Sunday, September 6, 2026

Question: Motown’s first million-selling record, Shop Around, was cut in 1960 by a Detroit group led by Smokey Robinson. What was the group called?

Answer: The Miracles. Smokey Robinson and the Miracles handed Berry Gordy’s young Motown label its first million-seller with Shop Around, helping establish the sound that would make Motown a hitmaking powerhouse.