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)