Top hits

James Brown had dozens of hits over his long career. Here is a smattering of his career-defining songs:

1956: "Please, Please, Please"

1959: "Try Me"

1961: "Bewildered"

1962: "Night Train"

1965: "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, Part I"

1965: "I Got You (I Feel Good)"

1966: "It's a Man's Man's Man's World"

1967: "Cold Sweat"

1968: "Say it Loud -- I'm Black and I'm Proud, Part 1"

1970: "Get Up (I Feel Like Being Like A) Sex Machine, Part 1"

1971: "Make It Funky, Part 1"

1974: "Papa Don't Take No Mess,

Part I"

1974: "The Payback, Part I"

1976: "Get Up Offa That Thing"

1985: "Living in America"

1988: "Static, Pts. 1 & 2" (with Full Force)

Source: The Associated Press