| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | The Sun Always Shines on T.V. | a‐ha | 3.9 | 5:02 |
| 2 | Too Shy | Kajagoogoo | 3.55 | 3:41 |
| 3 | Geno | Dexys Midnight Runners | 3 | 3:26 |
| 4 | I Feel for You | Chaka Khan | 3.75 | 5:43 |
| 5 | True | Spandau Ballet | 3.65 | 5:28 |
| 6 | Never Can Say Goodbye | The Communards | 3.5 | 4:45 |
| 7 | La bamba | Los Lobos | 4.15 | 2:55 |
| 8 | Frankie | Sister Sledge | | 4:17 |
| 9 | Black Velvet | Alannah Myles | 4.5 | 4:47 |
| 10 | What Is Love? | Howard Jones | 4.5 | 3:37 |
| 11 | I Can’t Wait | Nu Shooz | 3.75 | 5:26 |
| 12 | Kids in America- recording engineer:
- Jeo (from 1980 until 1981)
- programming:
- Jörn‐Uwe Fahrenkrog‐Petersen (from 1980 until 1981) and Derek von Krogh (from 1980 until 1981)
- engineer:
- Steve Stewart
- producer:
- Ricky Wilde
- additional keyboard:
- Nick Priessnitz (from 1980 until 1981)
- bass guitar:
- Martin Russell (from 1980 until 1981) and Derek von Krogh (from 1980 until 1981)
- drums (drum set):
- Bernhard Hahn (from 1980 until 1981), Chris North (from 1980 until 1981) and Tobias Wörner (from 1980 until 1981)
- guitar:
- Thomas Hahn (from 1980 until 1981), Charlotte Hatherley (from 1980 until 1981), Francis Lickerish (from 1980 until 1981), Steve Stewart (from 1980 until 1981), James Stevenson (from 1980 until 1981) and Ricky Wilde (from 1980 until 1981)
- keyboard:
- Jörn‐Uwe Fahrenkrog‐Petersen (from 1980 until 1981), Robert John Godfrey (from 1980 until 1981), Calvin Hayes (from 1980 until 1981), Derek von Krogh (from 1980 until 1981) and Ricky Wilde (from 1980 until 1981)
- background vocals:
- D. Janz (from 1980 until 1981), M. Janz (from 1980 until 1981), N. Janz (from 1980 until 1981) and Ricky Wilde (from 1980 until 1981)
- lead vocals:
- Charlotte Hatherley (from 1980 until 1981) and Kim Wilde (from 1980 until 1981)
- vocals:
- Kim Wilde (from 1980 until 1981)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Cherry Red Records Ltd. , EMI Records Ltd. (in 1981, in 1996, in 2001), EMI France (in 1993) and EMI Records Limited (in 2006)
- recorded at:
- Amira Studio (from 1980 until 1981), RAK Studios in London , England, United Kingdom (from 1980 until 1981), Soundmastaz Studios (from 1980 until 1981), Studio 77 in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (from 1980 until 1981) and The Lodge Recording Studio in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1980 until 1981)
- mixed at:
- Jeopark in Buchholz, Niedersachsen , Germany, RAK Studios in London , England, United Kingdom and Studio 77 in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- part of:
- TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 55)
- recording of:
- Kids in America (from 1980 until 1981)
- writer:
- Marty Wilde and Ricky Wilde
- publisher:
- All Nations Music, EMI Music Publishing , Finchley Music Corp., RAK Publishing Ltd. and Rickim Music Ltd.
| Kim Wilde | 4.1 | 3:24 |
| 13 | Somewhere in My Heart | Aztec Camera | 3.6 | 3:58 |
| 14 | What’s Love Got to Do With It- engineer and mixer:
- John Hudson
- producer:
- Terry Britten
- drums (drum set):
- Graham Jarvis
- guitar:
- Terry Britten
- keyboard:
- Nick Glennie‐Smith and Billy Livsey
- percussion:
- Simon Morton
- background vocals:
- Terry Britten and Tessa Niles
- lead vocals:
- Tina Turner
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1984), Parlophone Records Ltd. (in 1984, in 1997) and EMI Records Ltd. (in 2004)
- recorded at:
- Mayfair Studios in London , England, United Kingdom
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 134), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 160) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 309)
- recording of:
- What’s Love Got to Do With It
- writer:
- Graham Lyle and Terence Ernest Britten
- publisher:
- Hornall Brothers Music Ltd. , Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. , Goodsingle Limited (in 1984), Irving Music, Inc. (in 1984), Rondor Music (London) Ltd. (in 1984), WB Music Corp. (from 1984 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
- recording of:
- What’s Love Got to Do With It
- writer:
- Terry Britten, Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll and Graham Lyle
- publisher:
- Kobalt Music (from 2020 to present) and WC Music Corp. (from 2020 to present)
- is based on:
- What’s Love Got to Do With It
| Tina Turner | 4.05 | 3:46 |
| 15 | Love in the First Degree | Bananarama | 3.35 | 3:31 |
| 16 | Always | Atlantic Starr | | 4:48 |
| 17 | Hit That Perfect Beat | Bronski Beat | 5 | 3:39 |
| 18 | Lean on Me- cover recording of:
- Lean on Me
- lyricist and composer:
- Bill Withers
- publisher:
- Copyright Control , EMI Music Publishing , EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited , EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , EMI Songs Ltd., Interior Music , Interior Music Corp., Songs of Universal, Inc. , Universal/MCA Music Ltd. , Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd, 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
| Club Nouveau | | 5:48 |
| 19 | Jump to the Beat | Stacy Lattisaw | | 5:16 |
| 20 | Morning Train (Nine to Five) | Sheena Easton | 4.35 | 3:20 |
| 21 | Mirror Mirror | Dollar | | 3:31 |
| 22 | It Ain’t What You Do It’s the Way That You Do It | Fun Boy Three with Bananarama | 3.65 | 2:52 |
| 23 | Drive- recording engineer:
- Nigel Green
- producer:
- The Cars and Robert John “Mutt” Lange
- mixer:
- Mike Shipley
- bass:
- Benjamin Orr
- drums (drum set):
- David Robinson
- guitar:
- Elliot Easton and Ric Ocasek
- keyboard:
- Greg Hawkes
- vocals:
- Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes, Ric Ocasek and Benjamin Orr
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Elektra/Asylum Records (in 1984) and WEA International Inc. (in 1984)
- recorded at:
- Battery Studios in London , England, United Kingdom
- mixed at:
- Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
- music videos:
- Drive by The Cars
- recording of:
- Drive
- publisher:
- Ric Ocasek
- lyricist and composer:
- Ric Ocasek
- publisher:
- Carlin Music Corp., Gallo Music Publishing, Lido Music, Inc., Universal Music Corp. , Universal Music Publishing, Inc., Universal‐MCA Music Publishing and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
| The Cars | 4 | 3:54 |
| 24 | Feel So Real | Steve Arrington | | 5:09 |
| 25 | The Living Daylights | a‐ha | 3 | 4:47 |
| 26 | You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) | Jimmy Somerville | 3.5 | 3:55 |
| 27 | Each Time You Break My Heart | Nick Kamen | 3.5 | 4:31 |
| 28 | We Close Our Eyes | Go West | 3.2 | 3:41 |
| 29 | Gloria | Laura Branigan | 5 | 4:55 |
| 30 | Cupid / I’ve Loved You for a Long Time | Spinners | 4 | 3:56 |
| 31 | Lean on Me (Ah‐li‐ayo) | Red Box | | 4:25 |
| 32 | You’re History | Shakespear’s Sister | 2 | 4:26 |
| 33 | Living on the Ceiling | Blancmange | 5 | 3:59 |
| 34 | Give Me the Night | George Benson | 4.6 | 3:43 |
| 35 | What’s the Colour of Money | Hollywood Beyond | 4 | 3:23 |
| 36 | This Corrosion | The Sisters of Mercy | 4.25 | 10:59 |
| 37 | Our Lips Are Sealed | Fun Boy Three | 3.2 | 2:51 |
| 38 | Cruel Summer- producer:
- Steve Jolley and Tony Swain
- lead vocals:
- Sara Dallin (in 1983-04), Siobhan Fahey (in 1983-04) and Keren Woodward (in 1983-04)
- performer:
- Bananarama (in 1983-04)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- London Records 90 Ltd. (in 1983) and London Records Ltd. (in 1984)
- part of:
- VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 44) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 414)
- recording of:
- Cruel Summer (in 1983-04)
- lyricist:
- Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Steve Jolley, Tony Swain and Keren Woodward
- composer:
- Leo Birenberg , Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Steve Jolley, Kari Kimmel , Tony Swain and Keren Woodward
- publisher:
- In a Bunch Music Ltd., PolyGram Songs, Red Bus Music Ltd., Reverb Music Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. , Sony Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner Chappell and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
| Bananarama | 4 | 3:35 |
| 39 | Big in Japan | Alphaville | 4.6 | 3:52 |
| 40 | Young at Heart | The Bluebells | 2.5 | 3:26 |
| 41 | Waiting for a Girl Like You | Foreigner | 4.4 | 4:47 |
| 42 | April Skies | The Jesus and Mary Chain | 4 | 3:11 |
| 43 | Forget Me Nots | Patrice Rushen | 3.65 | 4:35 |
| 44 | To Be or Not to Be | BA Robertson | | 3:21 |
| 45 | The Killing Moon | Echo & the Bunnymen | 4.25 | 5:46 |
| 46 | Rio | Duran Duran | 4 | 5:15 |
| 47 | Nelson Mandela (edit) | The Special AKA | | 4:05 |
| 48 | Don’t Get Me Wrong | Pretenders | 4.2 | 3:47 |
| 49 | International Rescue | Fuzzbox | | 3:29 |
| 50 | Searching | Change | | 3:33 |
| 51 | Let’s Hang On | Darts | | 3:15 |
| 52 | Superwoman- additional recording engineer:
- Bob Brown , Craig Burbidge and Tim Jaquette
- recording engineer and mixer:
- Jon Gass
- assistant engineer:
- Toni Greene and Fred Howard
- executive producer:
- Benny Medina and Leonard Richardson
- producer:
- L.A. & Babyface
- bass:
- Kayo
- drums (drum set) [drums] and percussion:
- L.A.
- keyboard [keyboards]:
- Babyface
- background vocals:
- Babyface , Carmen Carter, Bunny Hull and Karyn White
- mixed for:
- Ratstyle Productions
- produced for:
- La'Face, Inc.
- recorded at:
- Studio Masters in Los Angeles, California, United States
- mixed at:
- Elumba Recording Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- recording of:
- Superwoman (from 1988-03 until 1988-04)
- writer:
- Antonio M. Reid, Kenneth Edmonds and Daryl Simmons
- publisher:
- Green Skirt Music , Hip Trip and Kear Music
| Karyn White | 3 | 5:47 |
| 53 | You Might Need Somebody | Randy Crawford | | 4:14 |
| 54 | I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) | The Proclaimers | 4 | 3:39 |
| 55 | Everybody Salsa | Modern Romance | | 3:22 |
| 56 | Sweet Love | Anita Baker | 3.55 | 4:22 |
| 57 | Cry Boy Cry | Blue Zoo | | 4:27 |
| 58 | Love Will Tear Us Apart- producer:
- Joy Division and Martin Hannett
- bass:
- Peter Hook
- drums (drum set):
- Stephen Morris
- guitar:
- Bernard Albrecht
- vocals:
- Bernard Albrecht and Ian Curtis
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Factory Communications Ltd. (in 1988)
- recorded at:
- Strawberry Studios in Stockport, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
- part of:
- triple j’s Hottest 100 (number: 1989 (All-time)), triple j’s Hottest 100 (number: 1990 (All-time)), Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 5), Q50 – December 2005 (number: 6), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 14), NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 19), Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 41) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 179)
- recording of:
- Love Will Tear Us Apart
- lyricist:
- Ian Curtis
- composer:
- Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner
- publisher:
- Fractured Music and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd.
| Joy Division | 4.5 | 3:26 |
| 59 | Money’s Too Tight (to Mention) | Simply Red | | 4:29 |
| 60 | Big Area | Then Jerico | | 4:48 |
| 61 | Electric Youth | Debbie Gibson | 3.5 | 4:57 |
| 62 | Lip Up Fatty | Bad Manners | 4 | 2:46 |
| 63 | C’mon and Get My Love (radio version) | D‐Mob | | 7:36 |
| 64 | Life in a Northern Town | The Dream Academy | 4.3 | 4:16 |
| 65 | Don’t Call Me Baby | Voice of the Beehive | | 3:06 |
| 66 | Legs | ZZ Top | 4.35 | 4:35 |
| 67 | Got to Keep On | Cookie Crew | | 4:42 |
| 68 | Hand Held in Black and White | Dollar | | 3:21 |
| 69 | The Last Film | Kissing the Pink | | 3:26 |
| 70 | Broken Land | The Adventures | 5 | 5:03 |
| 71 | Buzz Buzz a Diddle It | Matchbox | | 2:52 |
| 72 | Half a Minute | Matt Bianco | 3.25 | 3:49 |
| 73 | Kokomo- engineer and mixer:
- Keith Wechsler
- producer:
- Terry Melcher
- accordion:
- Van Dyke Parks (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
- acoustic guitar:
- Jeffrey Foskett (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
- alto saxophone:
- Joel Peskin (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
- bass:
- Rod Clark (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
- drums (drum set):
- Jim Keltner (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
- slide guitar [electric slide guitar]:
- Ry Cooder (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
- background vocals:
- Al Jardine (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06), Bruce Johnston (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06), Mike Love (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06) and Carl Wilson (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
- lead vocals:
- Mike Love (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06) and Carl Wilson (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
- performer:
- The Beach Boys (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- WEA International Inc. , Elektra (in 1988) and Touchstone Pictures (in 1988)
- music videos:
- Kokomo by The Beach Boys
- recording of:
- Kokomo (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
- writer:
- Mike Love , Scott McKenzie, Terry Melcher and John Phillips
- publisher:
- Buena Vista Music Company, Clairaudient Music Corporation, Daywin Music Inc., Honest John Music, Nichion Synch Division , Spirit One Music, Touchstone Pictures Music and Songs Inc. and Yamaha Music EH(CM)
| The Beach Boys | 4.35 | 3:35 |
| 74 | Just Like Paradise | David Lee Roth | 4.5 | 4:03 |
| 75 | Let It Roll (vocal) | Doug Lazy | | 5:41 |
| 76 | Each and Every One | Everything but the Girl | 4 | 2:47 |
| 77 | Temptation | New Order | 3.4 | 6:57 |
| 78 | Devotion (radio mix) | Ten City | | 4:03 |
| 79 | The Sun Rising | The Beloved | 4 | 5:05 |
| 80 | She Drives Me Crazy | Fine Young Cannibals | 4 | 3:35 |
| 81 | Twisted | Keith Sweat | | 4:20 |
| 82 | Ain’t Nobody | Chaka Khan | 3.7 | 4:40 |
| 83 | Get Tough | Kleeer | | 8:41 |
| 84 | We Care a Lot | Faith No More | 4.1 | 4:03 |
| 85 | Jolene | Strawberry Switchblade | | 6:14 |
| 86 | Remembrance Day | B‐Movie | | 4:05 |
| 87 | Boogie Down | Al Jarreau | | 4:00 |
| 88 | Hangin’ | Chic | | 5:11 |
| 89 | Love Changes (Everything) | Climie Fisher | 3.9 | 4:28 |
| 90 | Bad Habits | Jenny Burton | | 4:29 |
| 91 | Ride Like the Wind- assistant engineer:
- Stuart Gitlin
- engineer and mixer:
- Chet Himes
- producer:
- Michael Omartian
- acoustic guitar, electric guitar, solo guitar and lead vocals:
- Christopher Cross
- bass guitar:
- Andy Salmon
- drums (drum set):
- Tommy Taylor
- electric piano and piano:
- Michael Omartian
- percussion:
- Lenny Castro
- synthesizer:
- Rob Meurer
- background vocals:
- Christopher Cross and Michael McDonald
- arranger:
- Christopher Cross , Rob Meurer and Michael Omartian
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Warner Bros. (in 1979) and Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1979)
- produced for:
- Free Flow Productions
- recorded at:
- Pecan Street Studios in Austin, Texas, United States and Warner Bros. Recording Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- mixed at:
- Warner Bros. Recording Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- recording of:
- Ride Like the Wind
- lyricist and composer:
- Christopher Cross
- publisher:
- BMG Songs, Inc., Pop ’n’ Roll Music and Universal Music–MGB Songs
- sub-publisher:
- Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division
| Christopher Cross | 4.1 | 4:35 |
| 92 | Off on Your Own (Girl) | Al B. Sure! | | 4:09 |
| 93 | Baby I’m Scared of You | Womack & Womack | | 5:38 |
| 94 | Baby, Come to Me | Patti Austin | | 3:35 |
| 95 | Drivin’ My Life Away | Eddie Rabbitt | 5 | 3:14 |
| 96 | Hallelujah (club mix edit) | Happy Mondays | | 5:37 |
| 97 | Gimme Your Love | New Edition | | 4:12 |
| 98 | Forever Young | Alphaville | 4.55 | 3:46 |
| 99 | Salsa House | Richie Rich | | 6:57 |
| 100 | We Call It Acieed | D‐Mob feat. Gary Haisman | | 3:22 |
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