"Funky Broadway," Wilson Pickett (1967)

Forget logic. Wilson Pickett has soul.

Peak: #8 on the Hot 100
Streams: 4.4 million

Early last year, I noted Luther Vandross’ signature song (“Never Too Much”) is not his highest-charting hit (“Power of Love / Love Power”). That goes triple for Wilson Pickett. Stone-cold classics like “Mustang Sally,” “In the Midnight Hour,” and “Stagger Lee” didn’t even make the top 20 of the Hot 100, let alo…