Motown
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100

This former auto-plant worker borrowed $800 from his family to start Motown Records in 1959.

Berry Gordy

100

DTW

Detroit

100
Michigan

Lansing

100

Terminator

2: Judgment Day

100
  • Jurassic Park

  • The Fugitive

  • Mrs. Doubtfire

  • Schindler’s List

1993

200

Visitors to Motown’s original studio on W. Grand Blvd are greeted by this phrase, famously painted above the entrance.

Hitsville U.S.A.

200

ORD

Chicago O'Hare

200

Illinois

Springfield

200

Star Wars

Empire Strikes Back (or Attack of the Clones)

200
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

  • Blade Runner

  • Poltergeist

  • First Blood

1982

300

Before leaving Motown over royalty disputes, this artist scored hits with “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” and “Mercy Mercy Me.”

Marvin Gaye

300
CVG

Cincinnati

300

Vermont

Montepelier

300

Lord of the Rings

The Two Towers

300
  • Pulp Fiction

  • Forrest Gump

  • The Shawshank Redemption

  • Four Weddings and a Funeral

1994

400

Despite being known as the “Queen of Soul” and a Detroit native, this artist never released an album on Motown Records.

Aretha Franklin

400

EWR

Newark

400

Louisiana

Baton Rouge

400

Jurassic Park

2: The Lost World

400
  • The Dark Knight

  • Iron Man

  • Slumdog Millionaire

  • WALL·E

2008

500

This uncredited in-house studio band played on more Motown hits than the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Elvis, and Beach Boys combined.

The Funk Brothers

500

YYZ

Toronto

500

South Dakota

Pierre

500

The Bourne Series

The Bourne Supremacy 

500
  • The Sound of Music

  • Doctor Zhivago

  • Thunderball

  • Help!

1965