Timeline
| 1942 | May 4 - Nickolas Ashford is born in Fairfield, South Carolina |
| 1945 | Ashford family moves to Willow Run, Michigan and a few years later Nick joins the church choir |
| 1960 | Enrolls in Eastern Michigan University--drops out two years later and moves to Harlem, New York |
| 1964 | Ashford meets Valerie Simpson at the White Rock Baptist Church in New York City. |
| 1966 | Ashford and Simpson are signed to Motown Records as staff writers and producers |
| 1967 | AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH reaches the top twenty on the pop charts with a recording by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell |
| 1967 | Marvin Gaye's recording of YOUR PRECIOUS LOVE reaches #5 on the pop charts |
| 1968 | Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell's duet recording of AIN'T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING reaches #8 no the pop charts |
| 1968 | The Marvelette's recording of DESTINATION ANYWHERE reaches #63 on the pop charts |
| 1968 | Bobby Taylor and the Vancovers' recording of I AM YOUR MAN reaches #85 on the pop charts |
| 1968 | KEEP ON LOVIN' ME HONEYreaches the top twenty five with a recording by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell |
| 1968 | The Supremes' recording of SOME THINGS YOU NEVER GET USED TO reaches #30 on the pop charts |
| 1968 | YOU'RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY reaches #7 on the popc harts with a recording by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell |
| 1969 | The 5th Dimension's recording of CALIFORNIA SOUL reaches #25 on the pop charts |
| 1969 | Gladys Knight and the Pips' recording of DIDN'T YOU KNOW YOU'D HAVE TO CRY SOMETIME reaches #63 on the pop charts |
| 1969 | GOOD LOVIN' AINT EASY TO COME BY reaches #30 on the pop charts with a duet by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell |
| 1969 | WHAT YOU GAVE ME reaches the top 50 on the pop charts with a recording by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell |
| 1970 | Diana Ross' cover recording of AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH reaches #1 on the pop charts |
| 1970 | THE ONION SONG reaches #50 on the pop charts with a duet recording by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell |
| 1970 | REACH OUT AND TOUCH, SOMEBODY'S HAND reaches #20 on the pop charts with a recording by Diana Ross |
| 1970 | The Miracles' recording of WHO'S GONNA TAKE THE BLAME reaches #46 on the pop charts |
| 1971 | Diana Ross' recording of REMEMBER ME reaches #16 on the pop charts |
| 1971 | SURRENDER reaches the top 40 on the pop charts with a recording by Diana Ross |
| 1973 | Ashford and Simpson launch their own performing career with the album Keep it Comin' |
| 1973 | Ashford and Simpson's second album is released on Warner Bros.: Gimme Something Real |
| 1974 | Ashford and Simpson are married |
| 1974 | Aretha Franklin's recording of AIN'T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING reaches #47 on the pop charts |
| 1974 | Ace Spectrum's recording of DON'T SEND NOBODY ELSE reaches #57 on the pop charts |
| 1974 | The Dynamic Superiors' recording of SHOE SHOE SHINE reaches the top 70 on the pop charts |
| 1977 | Ashford and Simpson's third performing album is releaesd entitled Send It |
| 1978 | Ashford and Simpson's fourth album, and second gold album, Is It Still Good to Ya is released. |
| 1978 | I'M EVERY WOMAN reaches #21 on the pop charts with a recording by Chaka Khan |
| 1978 | Quincy Jones' recording of STUFF LIKE THAT reaches #21 on the pop charts |
| 1979 | Stay Free, Ashford and Simpson's third gold album, is released |
| 1979 | THE BOSS is a top twenty hit with a recording by Diana Ross |
| 1980 | A Musical Affair is released |
| 1980 | LANDLORD reaches #46 on the pop charts with a recording by Gladys Knight and the Pips |
| 1982 | Chris Christian's medley recording of AIN'T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING reaches the top 100 on the pop charts |
| 1985 | Diana Ross' recording of MISSING YOU reaches #10 on the pop charts |
| 1993 | Whitney Houston's cover recording of the 1978 hit I'M EVERY WOMAN reaches #4 on the pop charts |
| 1995 | Method Man's cover recording of the 1968 top ten hit YOU'RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY reaches #3 on the pop charts |
| 1997 | Zhane's recording of REQUEST LINE reaches the top 40 on the pop charts |