"One Chain Don't Make No Prison" by The Four Tops

The legendary R&B outfit from Detroit known as The Four Tops dominated the charts in the latter half of the 60s and early 70s. Monster hits like "Baby I Need Your Loving" (#11), "I Can't Help Myself" (#1), "Reach Out I'll Be There" (#1), "Bernadette" (#4), and "Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got)" (#4) earned them a ranking of the 67th most successful artist of all-time.

By the mid-70s, the Four Tops were struggling to maintain their high profile on the charts, but this doesn't mean their material was getting weaker. Consider "One Chain Don't Make No Prison" for example. This is a brilliant song that deserved to go much higher than #41 in 1974.

The Four Tops had a comeback of sorts in 1981 with the #11 hit "When She Was My Girl." Their last chart appearance was in 1988 when "Indestructible," used in the Summer Olympics, reached #35. An appropriately titled song to celebrate a string of classics spanning three decades.