Soul – Musik der afro-amerikanischen Bevölkerung – Synonym für schwarze Popmusik – eng verbunden mit der Rassenproblematik in den U.S.A. und der daraus entstandenen Bürgerrechtsbewegung:

Four Tops (I Can’t Help Myself, Shake Me Wake Me, You Keep Running Away) – Roberta Flack (Killing Me Softly With His Song, The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face) – Sam & Dave (You Don’t Know What You Mean To Me, Can’t You Find Another Way) – Aretha Franklin (See Saw, Every Little Bit Hurts) – Booker T. & MG’s (Soul Limbo, Melting Pot) – Velvelettes (Needle In A Haystack, He Was Really Saying Something) – Temptations (Ain’t Too Proud To Beg, Run Away Child Running Wild, I’m Losing You)