Berry Gordy was wrong. Dick Clark was wrong. Record executives across America were wrong. These 12 R&B songs from the 1960s were rejected, ignored, and buried—until they became some of the biggest hits in music history. Remember, they may be hits now...

This video presents the 60 biggest hits written or co-written by Diane Warren. The chart data analysed in order to rank the songs was their peak position in both the US and the UK charts, giving more weight to the place in which the song peaked higher....

The variety in genres might seem confusing. Not huge surprises here though considering how the U.S. was always rejecting the dance genre.

Are you a fan of music history? Do you have a song that you once loved but completely forgot about? Here are the biggest hits for each month from the 50s to today.