100 Essential Hits

Album by Ray Charles

100 Essential Hits is a compilation collecting 100 recordings by Ray Charles, covering rhythm and blues, soul, blues, jazz and gospel‑infused material. It centres on themes of love, heartbreak and spirituality across his classic vocal and piano‑led work.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Georgia on My Mind
    3:37
  2. 2.
    What'd I Say
    5:08
  3. 3.
    I Got a Woman
    2:53
  4. 4.
    Mess Around
    2:44
  5. 5.
    Hallelujah, I Love Her So
    2:38
  6. 6.
    Leave My Woman Alone
    2:42
  7. 7.
    Let the Good Times Roll
    2:56
  8. 8.
    Drown in My Own Tears
    3:23
  9. 9.
    See See Rider
    2:39
  10. 10.
    It Had to Be You
    2:46
  11. 11.
    Alexander's Ragtime Band
    2:56
  12. 12.
    Two Years of Torture
    3:28
  13. 13.
    When Your Lover Has Gone
    2:54
  14. 14.
    'Deed I Do
    2:30
  15. 15.
    Just for a Thrill
    3:28
  16. 16.
    You Won't Let Me Go
    3:24
  17. 17.
    Tell Me You' Wait for Me
    3:27
  18. 18.
    Am I Blue?
    3:41
  19. 19.
    Jumpin' in the Morning
    2:49
  20. 20.
    You Be My Baby
    2:33
  21. 21.
    Tell Me How Do You Feel
    2:44
  22. 22.
    What Kind of Man Are You?
    2:53
  23. 23.
    Rockhouse, Pt. I & II
    3:57
  24. 24.
    Roll With Me Baby
    2:41
  25. 25.
    Tell All the World About You
    2:05
  26. 26.
    My Bonnie
    2:49
  27. 27.
    That's Enough
    2:47
  28. 28.
    What Would I Do Without You?
    2:39
  29. 29.
    You'll Never Miss the Water (Until the Well's Gone Dry)
    2:50
  30. 30.
    It's Alright
    2:19
  31. 31.
    I Want to Know
    2:29
  32. 32.
    Yes, Indeed!
    2:19
  33. 33.
    Get on the Right Track
    2:22
  34. 34.
    Alone in the City
    2:59
  35. 35.
    Talkin' About You
    2:54
  36. 36.
    Swanee River Rock (Talkin' 'Bout That River)
    2:24
  37. 37.
    Walkin' and Talkin'
    3:12
  38. 38.
    Lonely Avenue
    2:37
  39. 39.
    Blackjack
    2:22
  40. 40.
    Hot Rod
    3:54
  41. 41.
    The Sun's Gonna Shine Again
    2:41
  42. 42.
    I Had a Dream
    2:57
  43. 43.
    I Want a Little Girl
    2:57
  44. 44.
    Heartbreaker
    2:54
  45. 45.
    Let Me Hear You Call My Name
    3:34
  46. 46.
    It Should Have Been Me
    2:46
  47. 47.
    Back Home (instrumental)
    2:34
  48. 48.
    Don't You Know
    2:59
  49. 49.
    Baby, Let Me Hold Your Hand
    3:02
  50. 50.
    Kiss Me Baby
    3:11

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    This Little Girl of Mine
    2:35
  2. 3.
    Hey Now
    2:21
  3. 4.
    Blues Waltz
    6:28
  4. 5.
    Baby Won't You Please Come Home
    2:56
  5. 6.
    Why Did You Go?
    2:52
  6. 7.
    I'm Glad for Your Sake
    2:43
  7. 8.
    I've Had My Fun
    2:45
  8. 9.
    Tell Me Baby, What Have I Done?
    2:36
  9. 10.
    Honey Honey
    2:46
  10. 11.
    Ain't That Fine
    2:20
  11. 12.
    In a Little Spanish Town
    3:56
  12. 13.
    Confession Blues
    2:34
  13. 14.
    I'm Sittin' on Top of the World
    2:19
  14. 15.
    Misery in My Heart
    3:07
  15. 16.
    Alabamy Bound
    1:56
  16. 17.
    Basin Street Blues
    2:48
  17. 18.
    Mississippi Mud
    3:26
  18. 19.
    Blues Before Sunrise
    2:52
  19. 20.
    Moonlight in Vermont
    3:05
  20. 21.
    Can't You See Darling
    2:41
  21. 22.
    New York's My Home
    3:07
  22. 23.
    California, Here I Come
    2:12
  23. 24.
    The Snow Is Falling
    2:52
  24. 25.
    Moon Over Miami
    3:22
  25. 26.
    If I Give You My Love
    2:40
  26. 27.
    Deep in the Heart of Texas
    2:30
  27. 28.
    How Long Blues
    2:38
  28. 29.
    Carry Me Back to Old Virginny
    2:04
  29. 30.
    Blue Hawaii
    3:00
  30. 31.
    I'll Do Anything but Work
    2:30
  31. 32.
    Chattanooga Choo-Choo
    3:05
  32. 33.
    Don't Put All Your Dreams Into One Basket
    2:54
  33. 34.
    Come Rain or Come Shine
    3:41
  34. 35.
    A Sentimental Blues
    2:29
  35. 36.
    Ruby
    3:56
  36. 37.
    She's on the Ball
    2:33
  37. 38.
    This Love of Mine
    3:05
  38. 39.
    A Fool for You (single version)
    3:04
  39. 40.
    I'm Movin' On (single version)
    2:23
  40. 41.
    Let's Have a Ball
    2:36
  41. 42.
    Feelin' Sad
    2:52
  42. 43.
    Sticks and Stones
    2:13
  43. 44.
    Ain't That Love? (single version)
    2:55
  44. 45.
    The Ego Song
    2:23
  45. 46.
    Tell the Truth
    3:06
  46. 47.
    Come Back Baby (single version)
    3:08
  47. 48.
    Greenbacks (single version)
    2:53
  48. 49.
    Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying
    3:49
  49. 50.
    Mary Ann
    2:47
  50. 51.
    Night Time Is the Right Time
    3:28

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