You know them for the original "Please Mr. Postman", which by the way became the first #1 song ever on Motown Records. The Marvelettes also had another two Top 10 songs and several popular songs on the much-smaller R&B genre. Here is their complete Hits List:
1961: "Please Mr. Postman" (#1, #1 R&B)
"Twistin' Postman" (#34, #13 R&B)
1962: "Playboy" (#7, #4 R&B)
"Beechwood 4-5789" (#17, #7 R&B)
"Someday, Someway" (#8 R&B)
"Strange I Know" (#49, #10 R&B)
1963: "Locking Up My Heart" (#44, #25)
"Forever" (#44, #24 R&B)
"My Daddy Knows Best" (#67)
"As Long as I Know He's Mine" (#47)
"Too Hurt to Cry, Too Much in Love to Say Goodbye"
1964: "He's a Good Guy (Yes He Is)" (#55)
"You're My Remedy" (#48)
"Too Many Fish in the Sea" (#25, #15 R&B)
1965: "I'll Keep Holding On" (#34, #11 R&B)
1966: "Don't Mess With Bill" (#7, #3 R&B)
"You're the One" (#48, #20 R&B)
1967: "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game" (#13, #2 R&B)
"When You're Young and in Love" (#23, #9 R&B, #13 U.K.)
1968: "My Baby Must Be a Magician" (#17, #8 R&B)
"Here I am Baby" (#44, #14 R&B)
"Destination: Anywhere" (#63, #28 R&B)
"What's Easy for Two Is So Hard for One"
1969: "I'm Gonna' Hold on as Long as I Can" (#76)
"That's How Heartaches are Made" (#97)
1970: "Marionette"
1971: "A Breath-Taking Guy"
1961: "Please Mr. Postman" (#1, #1 R&B)
"Twistin' Postman" (#34, #13 R&B)
1962: "Playboy" (#7, #4 R&B)
"Beechwood 4-5789" (#17, #7 R&B)
"Someday, Someway" (#8 R&B)
"Strange I Know" (#49, #10 R&B)
1963: "Locking Up My Heart" (#44, #25)
"Forever" (#44, #24 R&B)
"My Daddy Knows Best" (#67)
"As Long as I Know He's Mine" (#47)
"Too Hurt to Cry, Too Much in Love to Say Goodbye"
1964: "He's a Good Guy (Yes He Is)" (#55)
"You're My Remedy" (#48)
"Too Many Fish in the Sea" (#25, #15 R&B)
1965: "I'll Keep Holding On" (#34, #11 R&B)
1966: "Don't Mess With Bill" (#7, #3 R&B)
"You're the One" (#48, #20 R&B)
1967: "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game" (#13, #2 R&B)
"When You're Young and in Love" (#23, #9 R&B, #13 U.K.)
1968: "My Baby Must Be a Magician" (#17, #8 R&B)
"Here I am Baby" (#44, #14 R&B)
"Destination: Anywhere" (#63, #28 R&B)
"What's Easy for Two Is So Hard for One"
1969: "I'm Gonna' Hold on as Long as I Can" (#76)
"That's How Heartaches are Made" (#97)
1970: "Marionette"
1971: "A Breath-Taking Guy"
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