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Songs Performed or Written by Marvin GayeTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography
Marvin Pentz Gaye Jr. (né Gay; April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. Commonly referred to as the "Prince of Motown" and "Prince of Soul", he helped to shape the sound of Motown and soul music in the 1960s and 1970s. A cultural icon, Gaye is often considered one of the greatest singers and songwriters of all time. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Gaye began his career... [more on Wikipedia]
Top songs: #1: I Heard It Through the Grapevine - #2: Blurred Lines - #3: Got to Give It Up - #4: Sexual Healing - #5: Dancing in the Street
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2.
10/1962
[Tamla 54068]
written by Marvin Gaye
, William "Mickey" Stevenson & George Gordy
3.
Hitch Hike Marvin Gaye
from
That Stubborn Kinda Fellow
backing vocals by Martha & The Vandellas
[Tamla 54075]
written by Marvin Gaye
, William "Mickey" Stevenson &
Clarence Paul
4.
05/1963
backing vocals by Martha & The Vandellas
[Tamla 54079]
written by
Norman Whitfield , Marvin Gaye
& William "Mickey" Stevenson
5.
10/1963
6.
10/1963
US B Side to Can I Get a Witness [Tamla 54087] written by William "Mickey" Stevenson
7.
[Tamla 54093] written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
8.
06/1964 Try It Baby Marvin Gaye
from
How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You
9.
08/1964
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #40]
[Gordy 7033]
written by Marvin Gaye
, William "Mickey" Stevenson &
Ivy Jo Hunter
10.
08/1964
[Okeh 7193]
written by Marvin Gaye
& William "Mickey" Stevenson
11.
09/1964
[Tamla 54101] written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
12.
11/1964
[Tamla 54107] written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
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14.
07/1965
15.
10/1965
[Tamla 54122]
written by Smokey Robinson, Marvin Tarplin,
Bobby Rogers & Pete Moore
16.
[Tamla 54129] written by Warren Moore, Smokey Robinson, Bobby Rogers & Marvin Tarplin
17.
05/1966
[Tamla 54132] written by Warren Moore, Smokey Robinson & Marvin Tarplin
18.
08/1966
[Tamla 54138] written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
19.
12/1966
[Dunhill 4057]
written by Marvin Gaye
, William "Mickey" Stevenson & Ivy Jo Hunter
20.
[Tamla 54153] written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
21.
09/1967
instrumental live [Cadet 5573]
written by Marvin Gaye
, William "Mickey" Stevenson & Ivy Jo Hunter
22.
23.
03/1968
B side to If I Could Build My Whole World Around You
[Tamla 54161]
written by Marvin Gaye
24.
09/1968 Chained Marvin Gaye
from
I Heard It through the Grapevine
25.
11/1968
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #80]
[Tamla 54176]
written by Norman Whitfield &
Barrett Strong 26.
as Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
R written by Marvin Gaye
, William "Mickey" Stevenson & Ivy Jo Hunter
27.
04/1969
[Tamla 54181]
written by Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong &
Janie Bradford
28.
08/1969
[Tamla 54185] written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong
29.
09/1969
30.
US B side to Gonna Give Her All the Love I Got [Tamla 54190] written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong
31.
01/1970
[Tamla 54190] written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong
32.
02/1970
33.
05/1970
34.
06/1970
35.
08/1970
[Soul 35074]
written by Marvin Gaye
&
James Nyx 36.
37.
07/1971
[Tamla 54207]
written by Marvin Gaye
38.
10/1971
[Tamla 54209]
written by Marvin Gaye
& James Nyx
39.
12/1971
written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland Jr., Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye
& Renaldo Benson
40.
instrumental [Kudu 902]
written by Marvin Gaye
& James Nyx
41.
05/1972
42.
06/1972
[Kudu 906]
written by Marvin Gaye
& Anna Gaye
43.
08/1972
with
James Cleveland [Atlantic 2901]
written by Marvin Gaye
, Renaldo Benson & Alfred Cleveland
44.
12/1972
[Tamla 54228]
written by Marvin Gaye
45.
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #167]
[Tamla 54234]
written by Marvin Gaye
&
Ed Townsend
46.
11/1973
[Tamla 54241]
written by Marvin Gaye
47.
[Tamla 54244]
written by Marvin Gaye
48.
08/1974
[Event 216]
written by Marvin Gaye
, William "Mickey" Stevenson & Ivy Jo Hunter
49.
09/1974
50.
11/1974
R written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong
51.
52.
08/1976
[Tamla 54273]
written by Marvin Gaye
& Leon Ware
53.
10/1976
[RCA 10805]
written by Marvin Gaye
, William "Mickey" Stevenson & George Gordy
54.
[Tamla 54280]
written by Marvin Gaye
55.
05/1977
[Blue Note 965]
written by Marvin Gaye
, Ivy Jo Hunter & William "Mickey" Stevenson
56.
[Tamla 54298]
written by Marvin Gaye
57.
07/1979
[London 274]
written by Marvin Gaye
, Ivy Jo Hunter & William "Mickey" Stevenson
58.
10/1979
[Tamla 54305]
written by Marvin Gaye
59.
[Mercury 76054]
written by Marvin Gaye
& Anna Gordy Gaye
60.
05/1980
as Peggie Blue
written by
Jerry Ragovoy , Marvin Gaye
, William "Mickey" Stevenson & Ivy Jo Hunter
61.
06/1980
with KC
[Casablanca 2278]
written by Marvin Gaye
, William "Mickey" Stevenson & Ivy Jo Hunter
62.
Praise Marvin Gaye
from
In Our Lifetime
[Tamla 54322]
written by Marvin Gaye
63.
05/1981
[Tamla 54326]
written by Marvin Gaye
64.
08/1981
[A&M 2405]
written by Marvin Gaye
, William "Mickey" Stevenson & George Gordy
65.
[Warner 29986]
written by Marvin Gaye
, William "Mickey" Stevenson & Ivy Jo Hunter
66.
06/1982
[De-Lite 819]
written by Marvin Gaye
67.
09/1982
68.
10/1982
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #231]
[Columbia 03302]
written by Marvin Gaye
69.
[Catawba 8000]
written by Marvin Gaye
70.
01/1983
71.
02/1983
[Columbia 03589]
written by Marvin Gaye
72.
05/1983
written by Marvin Gaye
, William "Mickey" Stevenson & George Gordy
73.
06/1983
[Columbia 04071]
written by Marvin Gaye
, Barrett Strong & Norman Whitfield
74.
06/1983 Joy Marvin Gaye
from
Midnight Love
[Columbia 03935]
written by Marvin Gaye
75.
11/1983
R written by Al Cleveland, Renaldo Benson & Marvin Gaye
76.
featuring
Keith Rodgers written by Marvin Gaye
& William Stevenson
77.
[Columbia 04861]
written by Marvin Gaye
& Gordon Banks
78.
07/1985
[Columbia 05442]
written by Marvin Gaye
79.
08/1985
charity record [EMI America 8288]
written by Marvin Gaye
, William "Mickey" Stevenson & Ivy Jo Hunter
80.
R: used in commercial for Levi's written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong
81.
06/1986
82.
07/1986
[MCA 52865]
written by Marvin Gaye
, Gwen Gordy Fuqua & Sandra Greene
83.
[Portrait 37-06970]
written by Al Cleveland, Renaldo Benson & Marvin Gaye
84.
11/1987
[Warner 28150]
written by Marvin Gaye
& Anna Gordy Gaye
85.
[Island 99162]
written by Ed Townsend & Marvin Gaye
86.
[Capitol 44497]
written by Marvin Gaye
&
MC Hammer
87.
04/1990
[Ruthless 96500]
written by Marvin Gaye
, James Nyx &
The D.O.C. 88.
04/1990
[Apollo/Motown 2038]
written by Marvin Gaye
89.
11/1990
[Motown 2083]
written by Marvin Gaye
90.
[EMI 50344]
written by Marvin Gaye
, Leon Ware & Arthur "T-Boy" Ross
91.
10/1991
featuring
El DeBarge [Warner 19184]
written by Marvin Gaye
& Leon Ware
92.
93.
10/1992
94.
12/1992
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96.
11/1993
written by Marvin Gaye
97.
11/1993
[MCA 54773]
written by Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, James Nyx & Marvin Gaye
98.
99.
04/1994
[Giant 18268]
written by Anna Gaye, Elgie Stover, Iris Gordy & Marvin Gaye
100.
05/1994
101.
05/1994
written by Marvin Gaye
& James Nyx
102.
06/1994
[Elektra 64539]
written by Marvin Gaye
& James Nyx
103.
07/1994
written by Marvin Gaye
104.
07/1994
written by Marvin Gaye
, Gwen Gordy Fuqua & Sandra Greene
105.
11/1994
written by Al Cleveland, Renaldo Benson & Marvin Gaye
106.
[Motown 0322]
written by
Prince ,
Rosie Gaines , Marvin Gaye
, James Nyx, Arthur Ross & Leon Ware
107.
11/1995
[Zoo 14248]
written by Marvin Gaye
108.
12/1995
[Chrysalis 58494]
written by Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye
, Renaldo Benson &
Speech 109.
110.
06/1996
111.
06/1996
[Chrysalis/EMI 58437]
written by
Antonia Reed , N.O. Joe & Marvin Gaye
112.
08/1996
113.
11/1996
written by Marvin Gaye
114.
written by Marvin Gaye
, Odell Brown & David Ritz
115.
09/1998
featuring
El DeBarge [Warner 17205]
written by Marvin Gaye
, David Ritz & Odell Brown
116.
09/1998
117.
written by Marvin Gaye
118.
09/1999
119.
10/1999
120.
[Columbia LP Cut]
written by Marvin Gaye
121.
122.
09/2001
[J Records 21089]
written by Erick Sermon,
Craig Mack & Marvin Gaye
123.
10/2001
charity record [Columbia 79670]
written by Marvin Gaye
, Al Cleveland & Renaldo Benson
124.
125.
12/2003
126.
127.
with
Erick Sermon R rm [Motown 003834]
written by Marvin Gaye
& Ed Townsend
128.
129.
written by Marvin Gaye
130.
11/2007
131.
12/2007
written by Marvin Gaye
132.
[album cut]
written by Al Cleveland, Renaldo Benson & Marvin Gaye
133.
12/2009
[JCS LP Cut]
written by Gwen Fuqua, Marvin Gaye
& Sandra Greene
134.
12/2009
135.
136.
137.
04/2011
[Motor City Hits LP Cut]
written by Marvin Gaye
138.
07/2011
featuring
Nas [J Records LP Cut]
written by
CJ Hilton ,
Nas ,
Salaam Remi , Marvin Gaye
, Odell Brown, David Ritz,
Roxanne Shanté ,
Biz Markie ,
Brian Potter ,
Dennis Lambert ,
Eric McCaine ,
Eric Smith ,
Galt MacDermot &
Vincent Davis 139.
10/2011
[Star Trak LP Cut]
written by Robin Thicke, Marvin Gaye
& Leon Ware
140.
R written by Marvin Gaye
& Ed Townsend
141.
12/2012
from The Voice (US), season 3 [Republic]
written by Al Cleveland, Renaldo Benson & Marvin Gaye
142.
143.
[parody of Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke]
[Way Moby Digital]
written by
Alfred Yankovic , Clifford Harris Jr., Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke & Marvin Gaye
144.
12/2014
from The Voice (US), season 7 [Republic]
written by Marvin Gaye
, Odell Brown & David Ritz
145.
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147.
148.
149.
R Christmas written by Marvin Gaye
& Forest Hairston
150.
151.
11/2023