| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Sultans of Swing | Dire Straits | 4.2 | 5:49 |
| 2 | Rhiannon | Fleetwood Mac | 4.35 | 4:10 |
| 3 | La Grange | ZZ Top | 4.2 | 3:54 |
| 4 | Here I Go Again ’87- producer:
- Kevin Elson, Keith Olsen and Mike Stone
- mixer:
- Keith Olsen
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Aynsley Dunbar
- electric bass guitar:
- Neil Murray
- electric guitar and background vocals:
- John Sykes
- guest keyboard and keyboard:
- Don Airey and Bill Cuomo
- solo electric guitar:
- Adrian Vandenberg
- lead vocals:
- David Coverdale
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Geffen Records (in 1987) and Whitesnake Productions (Overseas) Ltd. (in 1987)
- mixed at:
- Goodnight LA Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States
- music videos:
- Here I Go Again ’87 by Whitesnake
- part of:
- VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 17)
- recording of:
- Here I Go Again
- writer:
- David Coverdale and Bernie Marsden
- publisher:
- Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (ended), EMI Music Publishing (WP) Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Scandinavia AB, Seabreeze Music Ltd., Songs of Windswept Pacific, Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia AB, Windswept Pacific Music Ltd., Windswept Pacific Music Ltd. , WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
- sub-publisher:
- 渡辺音楽出版 , イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
| Whitesnake | 4.05 | 4:36 |
| 5 | Feel Like Makin’ Love- recording engineer:
- Ron Nevison (in 1974-09)
- producer:
- Bad Company
- mixer:
- Ron Nevison
- drums (drum set):
- Simon Kirke (in 1974-09)
- electric bass guitar:
- Boz Burrell (in 1974-09)
- guitar:
- Mick Ralphs (in 1974-09) and Paul Rodgers (in 1974-09)
- keyboard:
- Mick Ralphs (in 1974-09)
- piano and lead vocals:
- Paul Rodgers (in 1974-09)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Swan Song Inc. (in 1975)
- recorded at:
- Clearwell Castle in Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom (in 1974-09)
- mixed at:
- AIR Studios in Hampstead, Camden , London , England, United Kingdom
- part of:
- VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (number: 78)
- recording of:
- Feel Like Makin’ Love (in 1974-09)
- writer:
- Mick Ralphs and Paul Rodgers
- publisher:
- MCA Music , MCA Music Ltd., WC Music Corp., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス , ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 and Badco Music, Inc. (from 1974 to present)
| Bad Company | 4.25 | 5:15 |
| 6 | Owner of a Lonely Heart- engineer:
- Gary Langan
- producer:
- Trevor Horn
- bass guitar:
- Chris Squire (in 1983)
- drums (drum set):
- Alan White (in 1983)
- guitar:
- Trevor Rabin (in 1983)
- keyboard:
- Tony Kaye (in 1983)
- lead vocals:
- Jon Anderson (in 1983)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1983, in 2003) and WEA International Inc. (in 1983, in 2003)
- recorded at:
- Sarm Studios in Aldgate, Tower Hamlets, London , England, United Kingdom (in 1983)
- recording of:
- Owner of a Lonely Heart (in 1983)
- writer:
- Jon Anderson , Trevor Horn, Trevor Rabin and Chris Squire
- publisher:
- Affirmative Music , BMG Chrysalis Scandinavia AB , BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. , Carbert Music Inc., Carlin America, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Downtown Music Publishing, Downtown Music Publishing International Inc., Downtown Music Publishing LLC , Hebbes Music Group Pty. Ltd., Kassner Associated Publishers, Ltd., SPZ Music, Inc. , Tremander Songs, Unforgettable Songs , Unforgettable Songs Ltd., Warner Bros. Music , Warner Bros. Music Ltd. , Warner Chappell Music , Warner Chappell Music Ltd. , Warner Chappell Music Scandinavia, Warner Chappell North America, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. , Warner/Chappell and Warner/Chappell North America Limited
- sub-publisher:
- エイベックス・ミュージック・パブリッシング 第7出版事業部 , ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 , フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (from 2017-04-01 to present)
| Yes | 3.85 | 4:29 |
| 7 | Elected | Alice Cooper | 3.6 | 4:05 |
| 8 | New Sensation | INXS | 3.95 | 3:39 |
| 9 | Brass in Pocket- additional recording engineer:
- Steve Nye
- engineer:
- Bill Price
- producer:
- Chris Thomas
- mixer:
- Michael Paul Stavrou
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Warner Music UK Ltd. (in 1979, in 1987, in 2000)
- additionally recorded at:
- Air Studios in London , England, United Kingdom
- recorded at:
- Wessex Sound Studios in Highbury, Islington, London , England, United Kingdom
- mixed at:
- Air Studios in London , England, United Kingdom
- part of:
- VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 89) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 389)
- recording of:
- Brass in Pocket
- writer:
- James Honeyman‐Scott and Chrissie Hynde
- publisher:
- ATV Music Ltd., Banks Clive Music, EMI Music Publishing , EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd , Hynde House of Hits Music and Modern Music Publishing Co., Inc.
| Pretenders | 4.3 | 3:06 |
| 10 | Werewolves of London | Warren Zevon | 4.9 | 3:29 |
| 11 | Baker Street- recording engineer:
- Barry Hammond
- producer:
- Hugh Murphy and Gerry Rafferty
- mixer:
- Declan O’Doherty
- bass:
- Gary Taylor
- drums (drum set):
- Henry Spinetti
- electric guitar:
- Hugh Burns and Nigel Jenkins
- Moog and keyboard:
- Tommy Eyre
- percussion:
- Glen LeFleur
- saxophone:
- Raphael Ravenscroft
- lead vocals:
- Gerry Rafferty
- strings arranger:
- Graham Preskett
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- EMI Records USA (in 1977), EMI (in 1978), EMI Records Ltd. (in 1978), Parlophone Records Ltd. (in 1978) and United Artists Music and Records Group, Inc. (in 1978)
- recorded at:
- Chipping Norton Recording Studios in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
- mixed at:
- Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden , Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom
- part of:
- Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 26) and Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (number: 89)
- recording of:
- Baker Street
- lyricist and composer:
- Gerry Rafferty
- publisher:
- B Music, Belfern Ltd., EMI Music Publishing , EMI Publishing Ltd., Icon Music Ltd., Island Music Ltd., Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Music of Stage Three, PolyGram Music Publishing, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. , Stage Three Music Ltd., Stage Three Music Publishing Limited, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. , Universal Songs and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
| Gerry Rafferty | 3.7 | 6:11 |
| 12 | Black Night (single version)- drums (drum set):
- Ian Paice (in 1970-05)
- electric bass guitar:
- Roger Glover (in 1970-05)
- electric guitar:
- Ritchie Blackmore (in 1970-05)
- Hammond organ:
- Jon Lord (in 1970-05)
- lead vocals:
- Ian Gillan (in 1970-05)
- recorded at:
- De Lane Lea Studios in Soho, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (in 1970-05)
- recording of:
- Black Night (in 1970-05)
- writer:
- Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing , Glenwood Music Corp., HEC Music and Henrees Music co.
- sub-publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing France, EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. division (until 2021-06-30), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
| Deep Purple | 4.25 | 3:27 |
| 13 | We Built This City- assistant engineer:
- Paul Ericksen
- engineer:
- Jeremy Smith
- producer:
- Jeremy Smith and Peter Wolf
- mixer:
- Bill Bottrell
- other vocals [DJ voice]:
- Les Garland (in 1985)
- arranger:
- Peter Wolf
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- BMG Music (in 1985) and RCA Records (in 1985)
- mixed at:
- Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California, United States
- remixed at:
- The Soundcastle in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, United States
- recording of:
- We Built This City (in 1985)
- writer:
- Dennis Lambert, Martin Page, Bernie Taupin and Peter Wolf
- publisher:
- BMG Music, BMG Songs, Inc., Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Concord Copyrights London Limited, Copyright Control , Little Mole Music, Petwolf Music, Tuneworks Music Co., Universal Music Careers, Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. , Universal Music–MGB Songs, Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. , Zomba Enterprises and Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
- sub-publisher:
- シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
| Starship | 3.9 | 4:56 |
| 14 | Hot Legs | Rod Stewart | 4 | 5:17 |
| 15 | Slow Ride | Foghat | 4.5 | 3:58 |
| 16 | Lonely Boy | Andrew Gold | 4 | 4:25 |
| 17 | Listen to the Music | The Doobie Brothers | 4.35 | 3:27 |
| 18 | Just What I Needed | The Cars | 4.3 | 3:46 |
| 19 | Sweet Jane | The Velvet Underground | 5 | 3:18 |
| 20 | Saturday in the Park | Chicago | 4 | 3:56 |
| 21 | Cold as Ice- associate engineer:
- Jimmy Douglass , Michael Getlin, Kevin Herron and Randy Mason
- engineer:
- Gary Lyons
- co-producer:
- Mick Jones and Ian McDonald
- producer:
- Gary Lyons and John Sinclair
- mixer:
- Jimmy Douglass , Mick Jones and Ian McDonald
- bass guitar:
- Ed Gagliardi
- drums (drum set):
- Dennis Elliott
- guitar:
- Mick Jones and Ian McDonald
- horn:
- Ian McDonald
- keyboard:
- Al Greenwood and Ian McDonald
- synthesizer:
- Al Greenwood
- background vocals:
- Ed Gagliardi , Mick Jones , Ian Lloyd and Ian McDonald
- lead vocals:
- Lou Gramm
- vocals:
- Ed Gagliardi , Mick Jones and Ian McDonald
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1977), WEA International Inc. (in 1977) and Rhino Entertainment Company (in 2009)
- recording of:
- Cold as Ice
- writer:
- Lou Gramm and Mick Jones
- publisher:
- Intersong Music Ltd., MVA Music, Somerset Songs Publishing Inc., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. , Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. , WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
- sub-publisher:
- Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division , Fuji Pacific Music inc. (until 2014-12-31), Yamaha Music Publishing (until 2017-03-31), Fujipacific Music, Inc. (from 2015-01-01 to present) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (from 2017-04-01 to present)
| Foreigner | 4 | 3:20 |
| 22 | Riders on the Storm | The Doors | 4.5 | 7:15 |
| 23 | Magic | Pilot | 4.75 | 3:06 |
| 24 | 2-4-6-8 Motorway | Tom Robinson Band | 4 | 3:17 |
| 25 | Smokin’ in the Boy’s Room | Brownsville Station | 5 | 2:58 |
| 26 | I Saw the Light | Todd Rundgren | 5 | 3:00 |
| 27 | Edge of Seventeen | Stevie Nicks | 4.05 | 5:29 |
| 28 | Blitzkrieg Bop (single version) | Ramones | | 2:12 |
| 29 | St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion) | John Parr | 3.8 | 4:12 |
| 30 | Ooh La La | Faces | 3.75 | 3:34 |
| 31 | Kayleigh | Marillion | 3.7 | 4:04 |
| 32 | Ventura Highway | America | 4 | 3:32 |
| 33 | We’re Not Gonna Take It (single version)- recording engineer and mixer:
- Geoff Workman
- assistant engineer:
- Gary McGachan
- engineer:
- John Agnello , Greg Laney and Geoff Workman
- producer:
- Tom Werman
- bass guitar:
- Mark Mendoza
- drums (drum set):
- A.J. Pero
- electric guitar:
- Jay Jay French and Eddie Ojeda
- background vocals:
- Jay Jay French, Mark Mendoza , Eddie Ojeda, A.J. Pero and Dee Snider
- lead vocals:
- Dee Snider
- arranger:
- Twisted Sister and Tom Werman
- recorded at:
- Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1984-02 until 1984-03), The Record Plant in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1984-02 until 1984-03) and Westlake Audio in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
- mixed at:
- Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- part of:
- VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 21), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 47) and Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 81)
- recording of:
- We’re Not Gonna Take It
- lyricist and composer:
- Dee Snider
- publisher:
- Copyright Control and Universal Tunes
- part of:
- “The Filthy Fifteen” (number: 7)
| Twisted Sister | 4.35 | 3:37 |
| 34 | Psycho Killer- additional engineer:
- Matt Cohen
- engineer:
- Ed Stasium
- executive producer:
- Karen Ahmed and Robin Hurley
- producer:
- Tony Bongiovi, Lance Quinn and Talking Heads
- bass guitar:
- Tina Weymouth (from 1976 until 1977)
- drums (drum set):
- Chris Frantz (from 1976 until 1977)
- guitar:
- David Byrne (from 1976 until 1977) and Jerry Harrison (from 1976 until 1977)
- guitar and keyboard and keyboard:
- Jerry Harrison (from 1976 until 1977)
- lead vocals:
- David Byrne (from 1976 until 1977)
- vocals:
- Jerry Harrison (from 1976 until 1977)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sire Records Inc. (in 1977)
- recorded at:
- Sundragon Studios in Flatiron District, New York, New York, United States (from 1976 until 1977)
- mixed at:
- Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 2005)
- samples from:
- Lexicon Valley #190, "Beyond the Five Ws" by John McWhorter
- part of:
- Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 108)
- recording of:
- Psycho Killer (from 1976 until 1977)
- lyricist:
- David Byrne , Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth
- writer:
- David Byrne , Christopher Frantz and Martina Weymouth
- composer:
- David Byrne
- publisher:
- Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. , Index Music, Inc., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music
| Talking Heads | 3.85 | 4:21 |
| 35 | 18 and Life | Skid Row | 3.85 | 3:51 |
| 36 | Rock Candy | Montrose | | 5:05 |
| 37 | Black Velvet | Alannah Myles | 4.5 | 4:47 |
| 38 | Silver Machine (single version)- producer:
- Doctor Technichal and Hawkwind
- additional bass guitar and additional guitar:
- Guy Pratt (on 1972-02-13)
- bass guitar and lead vocals:
- Lemmy Kilmister (on 1972-02-13)
- drums (drum set):
- Simon King (on 1972-02-13)
- flute and saxophone:
- Nik Turner (on 1972-02-13)
- guitar:
- Dave Brock (on 1972-02-13)
- synthesizer:
- Dik Mik Davies (on 1972-02-13) and Del Dettmar (on 1972-02-13)
- vocals:
- Dave Brock (on 1972-02-13), Robert Calvert (on 1972-02-13) and Nik Turner (on 1972-02-13)
- remixer:
- The Scourge of the Earth
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- EMI Records Ltd. (in 1972)
- recorded at:
- Roundhouse in Camden Town, Camden , London , England, United Kingdom (on 1972-02-13)
- mixed at:
- Morgan Studios in Willesden, Brent , London , England, United Kingdom
- edit of:
- Silver Machine (12″ mix) by Hawkwind infected by The Scourge of the Earth
- live recording of:
- Silver Machine (on 1972-02-13)
- lyricist:
- Robert Calvert
- composer:
- Sylvia MacManus
- publisher:
- EMI United Partnership Ltd., United Artists Music and United Partnership Ltd.
- recording of:
- Silver Machine
- lyricist:
- Robert Calvert
- composer:
- Sylvia MacManus
- publisher:
- EMI United Partnership Ltd., United Artists Music and United Partnership Ltd.
| Hawkwind | 3.65 | 4:41 |
| 39 | Ride Captain Ride (single version) | Blues Image | 4.5 | 3:42 |
| 40 | Epic | Faith No More | 4.3 | 4:54 |
| 41 | Cruisin’ Down the Highway | James Gang | | 3:15 |
| 42 | Simply Irresistible | Robert Palmer | 3.6 | 4:14 |
| 43 | Marquee Moon (edit) | Television | 5 | 4:31 |
| 44 | Dirty Blvd. | Lou Reed | 3.8 | 3:29 |
| 45 | Train, Train | Blackfoot | 4.5 | 3:37 |
| 46 | I Love Rock ’n’ Roll | The Arrows | | 3:03 |
| 47 | Must of Got Lost | The J. Geils Band | 5 | 2:58 |
| 48 | The Mexican (edit) | Babe Ruth | | 3:27 |
| 49 | Peaches- engineer:
- Alan Winstanley
- producer:
- Martin Rushent
- assistant mixer:
- Benny King
- mixer:
- Doug Bennett
- bass guitar:
- Jean‐Jacques Burnel (from 1976-12-20 until 1977-01-28)
- drums (drum set):
- Jet Black (from 1976-12-20 until 1977-01-28)
- guitar and lead vocals:
- Hugh Cornwell (from 1976-12-20 until 1977-01-28)
- keyboard:
- Dave Greenfield (from 1976-12-20 until 1977-01-28)
- publisher:
- EMI April Music Inc.
- recorded at:
- T.W. Studios in Fulham, Hammersmith and Fulham, London , England, United Kingdom (from 1976-12-20 until 1977-01-28)
- mixed at:
- Olympic Studios in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London , England, United Kingdom
- produced at:
- T.W. Studios in Fulham, Hammersmith and Fulham, London , England, United Kingdom (from 1977-01 until 1977-02)
- recording of:
- Peaches (from 1976-12-20 until 1977-01-28)
- writer:
- Brian Duffy , Jean‐Jacques Burnel, Hugh Cornwell and Dave Greenfield
- publisher:
- Albion Music Ltd., April Music Ltd., Complete Music, Complete Music Ltd., Musik-Edition Discoton GmbH and Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd.
| The Stranglers | 4.15 | 4:05 |
| 50 | Run Run Run | Jo Jo Gunne | 3 | 2:35 |