Song · Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
“Ain't No Mountain High Enough” by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
“Ain't No Mountain High Enough” by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell appears on 5 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2007 and 2020. Its best result is #275 on the WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,443 indie & aaa song of all time.
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Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson wrote "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" in 1966, before they had a foot in the door at Motown, and they guarded it like a winning ticket. Dusty Springfield wanted it and they said no, betting the song could get them into the Detroit label; Ashford called it the golden egg. Springfield went on to record "I'm Gonna Leave You", which has a similar verse melody.
The bet paid off. Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell cut it in December 1966, the first session the two ever did together, and in 1967 it was a hit, a duet that sounds like two people daring each other to reach higher with every line.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 729 | WTMD | WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time | 897 |
| 2010 | 637 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) | 885 |
| 2014 | 485 | WXPN | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) | 885 |
| 2018 | 424 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs | 892 |
| 2020 | 275 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
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