I know any list like this, by its nature, is going to inspire debate, maybe even anger, but rarely agreement. (and in all fairness, a couple of pleasant surprises, giving the list some legitimacy. More on that later.) Rolling Stone Magazine did another one of their top 100 lists; this time the category was top 100 Motown singles, for the anniversary, in 1961 of the Marvelette's "Please Mr. Postman becoming Motown's first number one hit song. That led to the list of the 100 greatest Motown hits.. Motown Records is about as homegrown as you can get, beginning with Berry Gordy, Jr and its' founding in the late 1950's. If you can get over there, the Hitsville USA Museum is very good. I'd rather hear pop songs than look at dinosaur bones, anytime.