We picked the wrong song for both Etta James and Beyoncé in the bracket, according to reader Lydia Hatcher. Either artist’s version of the 1960 ode to a long-awaited love is her “number 1″ and “far better than all the other songs list,” she wrote.

In celebration of Valentine's Day and Black History Month, Billboard looks back at the genre's rich romantic legacy.

Music is the soundtrack for every beautiful love story. No matter the elaborate or thoughtful Valentine's gift you have planned out, it's incomplete without music. As you celebrate Valentine's Day with your partner,