# Gloria Jones — Every Record We Rank

Gloria Jones appears 2 times in our Northern Soul and Sung to Someone lists, placing as high as No. 5. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 2
- **Appears on:** Northern Soul and Sung to Someone
- **Year:** 1964
- **Highest placing:** No. 5 in Northern Soul
- **Updated:** 2026-08-31
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/gloria-jones/

## Appears on

### [Tainted Love](https://waxonia.com/track/gloria-jones--tainted-love/)

*1964 · No. 5 in [Northern Soul](https://waxonia.com/genre/northern-soul/)*

A B-side nobody bought, resurrected on the Northern circuit, and then turned by Soft Cell into a global synth-pop hit. The original is faster and considerably angrier.

Also on: [Sung to Someone](https://waxonia.com/theme/sung-to-someone/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Gloria%20Jones%20Tainted%20Love) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=WrAPgjcVDOc)

### [Tainted Love](https://waxonia.com/track/gloria-jones--tainted-love/)

*1964 · Picked by [Sung to Someone](https://waxonia.com/theme/sung-to-someone/)*

An address delivered at a run. "You don't really want any more from me" is not an observation about love, it is an accusation with somebody on the end of it, and the two-minute sprint is a woman getting it said before she loses her nerve.

Also on: [Northern Soul](https://waxonia.com/genre/northern-soul/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Gloria%20Jones%20Tainted%20Love) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=WrAPgjcVDOc)

---

Hand-curated by Waxonia. We host no audio; all links point to streaming platforms.