| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Summer of ’69- assistant engineer:
- Mike Fraser , Bruce Lampcov and Michael Sauvage
- engineer:
- Bob Clearmountain (from 1984-03-27 until 1984-09-22)
- associate producer:
- Jim Vallance
- producer:
- Bryan Adams and Bob Clearmountain
- mixer:
- Bob Clearmountain (on 1984-09-22)
- drums (drum set) [drums]:
- Pat (from 1984-03-27 until 1984-09-22)
- electric bass guitar [bass]:
- Dave (from 1984-03-27 until 1984-09-22)
- guitar [lead guitar]:
- Keith (from 1984-03-27 until 1984-09-22)
- guitar [rhythm guitar] and background vocals [harmony vocal]:
- BA (from 1984-03-27 until 1984-09-22)
- percussion:
- Jim (from 1984-03-27 until 1984-09-22)
- lead vocals:
- Bryan Adams (from 1984-03-27 until 1984-09-22)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- A&M Records (in 1984), A&M Records, Inc. (in 1984, in 1999) and Badman Ltd. (in 1999)
- recorded at:
- Little Mountain Sound in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (from 1984-03-27 until 1984-09-22)
- mixed at:
- Power Station in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (on 1984-09-22)
- part of:
- SWR1 Hitparade 2004 der Frauen (number: 1), SWR1 Hitparade 2005 der Badener (number: 3), SWR1 Hitparade 2005 der Württemberger (number: 3), SWR1 Hitparade 2007 (number: 5), SWR1 Hitparade 2008 (number: 8), Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 9), SWR1 Hitparade 2009 (number: 9), SWR1 Hitparade 2004 der Männer (number: 10) and The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 179)
- recording of:
- Summer of ’69 (from 1984-03-27 until 1984-09-22)
- written in:
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (on 1984-01-25)
- writer:
- Bryan Adams (on 1984-01-25) and Jim Vallance (on 1984-01-25)
- publisher:
- Adams Communications Inc. (in 1984), Almo Music Corp. (in 1984), Calypso Toonz (in 1984), Irving Music, Inc. (in 1984), Rondor Music (London) Ltd. (in 1984) and Testatyme Music (in 1984)
| Bryan Adams | 4.4 | 3:34 |
| 2 | Come On Eileen | Dexys Midnight Runners | | 4:45 |
| 3 | Every Breath You Take (remastered 2003)- engineer:
- Hugh Padgham
- producer:
- Hugh Padgham and The Police
- drums (drum set):
- Stewart Copeland (in 1983)
- electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
- Sting (in 1983)
- electric guitar:
- Andy Summers (in 1983)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- A&M Records, Ltd. (in 1981, in 2003), A&M Records (in 1983, in 2016), A&M Records Limited (in 1983), Polydor Records (in 1983) and A&M Records, Inc. (in 1997)
- recorded at:
- AIR Studios in Hampstead, Camden , London , England, United Kingdom (in 1983) and Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec , Canada (in 1983)
- music videos:
- Every Breath You Take by The Police
- part of:
- Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 35), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 46), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 84), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 287) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 305)
- recording of:
- Every Breath You Take (in 1983)
- lyricist and composer:
- Sting
- publisher:
- EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd , GM Sumner, Magnetic Publishing Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
- sub-publisher:
- Universal Music Publishing France , シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント , ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 , EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division (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)
| The Police | 4.05 | 4:14 |
| 4 | Walking on Sunshine- recorded in:
- England, United Kingdom
- assistant engineer:
- Jon Goldberger
- engineer and mixer:
- Scott Litt
- additional producer:
- Scott Litt
- producer:
- Pat Collier and Katrina and the Waves
- bass guitar:
- Vince de la Cruz
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Alex Cooper
- guest brass [Rumour Brass Section]:
- Ray Beavis, Dick Hanson and John "Irish" Earl
- guest organ:
- Nick Glennie‐Smith
- guitar [lead guitar]:
- Kimberley Rew
- guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
- Katrina Leskanich
- background vocals:
- Alex Cooper , Vince de la Cruz and Kimberley Rew
- brass arranger:
- Eamon Fitzpatrick
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1985)
- recorded at:
- Alaska Studios in London , England, United Kingdom and Greenhouse Studio in London , England, United Kingdom
- mixed at:
- Power Station in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
- part of:
- VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 91) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 378)
- recording of:
- Walking on Sunshine
- lyricist:
- Kimberley Rew (in 1983)
- composer:
- Kimberley Rew
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing , Kyboside Music, Megasongs Limited, Pondwater Music and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc.
| Katrina and the Waves | 3.95 | 3:59 |
| 5 | Have You Ever Seen the Rain | Creedence Clearwater Revival | 4.4 | 2:40 |
| 6 | Call Me (single version / theme from the Paramount picture American Gigolo)- DJ-mixer:
- Armand van Helden
- recording of:
- Call Me
- lyricist:
- Deborah Harry
- composer:
- Giorgio Moroder
- publisher:
- BMG Monarch, Chrysalis Music , Chrysalis Music Ltd. , Copyright Control , EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , Ensign Music Corporation, Famous Chappell, Monster Island Music Publishing Corporation, Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Rare Blue Music, inc., Sony/ATV Melody and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd.
- sub-publisher:
- Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division , Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., フジパシフィック音楽出版 (until 2014-12-31) and Fujipacific Music, Inc. (from 2015-01-01 to present)
| Blondie | | 3:29 |
| 7 | Red Red Wine (7″ version) | UB40 | 3.8 | 3:02 |
| 8 | Better Be Home Soon | Crowded House | 3.5 | 3:08 |
| 9 | I’m Still Standing | Elton John | 3.9 | 3:02 |
| 10 | Sweet Home Alabama- miscellaneous support:
- Ronnie Van Zant
- engineer and producer:
- Al Kooper
- drums (drum set):
- Bob Burns (in 1973-07)
- electric bass guitar:
- Leon Wilkeson (in 1973-07)
- electric guitar:
- Allen Collins (in 1973-07), Ed King (in 1973-07) and Gary Rossington (in 1973-07)
- keyboard:
- Billy Powell (in 1973-07)
- background vocals:
- Merry Clayton (in 1973-07) and Clydie King (in 1973-07)
- lead vocals:
- Ronnie Van Zant (in 1973-07)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Geffen Records (in 1974), MCA Records (in 1974), MCA Records Ltd. (in 1974), MCA Records, Inc. (in 1974), UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 1974), Universal Music (in 1974), Union Square Music Ltd. (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Ltd. (in 2018)
- produced for:
- Sounds of the South Productions
- recorded at:
- Studio One in Doraville, Georgia, United States (in 1973-07)
- part of:
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 398)
- recording of:
- Sweet Home Alabama (in 1973-07)
- miscellaneous support:
- Ronnie Van Zant
- writer:
- Ed King , Gary Rossington and Ronnie Van Zant
- publisher:
- Hustler Inc., Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. , Universal Music Corp. , Universal Music Publishing Ltd. , Universal/MCA Music Ltd. , Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH and Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
| Lynyrd Skynyrd | 4.1 | 4:41 |
| 11 | Cheap Wine (2011 remastered) | Cold Chisel | 3 | 3:23 |
| 12 | Don’t You (Forget About Me) (2001 mix) | Simple Minds | 4.25 | 4:21 |
| 13 | That’s When I Think of You | 1927 | | 4:13 |
| 14 | Centerfold- engineer:
- Dave Thoener
- producer:
- Seth Justman
- arranger:
- Seth Justman
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1981), Capitol Records, LLC (in 1981), EMI Records USA (in 1981) and EMI Catalog (in 2006)
- recorded at:
- Long View Farm in North Brookfield, Massachusetts, United States
- mixed at:
- Mix Room, Record Plant in New York, New York, United States
- part of:
- TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 38), Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 73) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 314)
- recording of:
- Centerfold
- lyricist and composer:
- Seth Justman
- publisher:
- Center City Music, Copyright Control , Pal-Park Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
| The J. Geils Band | 4 | 3:38 |
| 15 | There She Goes | The La’s | 4 | 2:42 |
| 16 | (I Just) Died in Your Arms | Cutting Crew | 4.1 | 4:38 |
| 17 | Free Fallin’- engineer:
- Bill Bottrell, Mike Campbell and Don Smith
- producer:
- Mike Campbell , Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty
- 12 string guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, tambourine and lead vocals:
- Tom Petty (from 1988 until 1989)
- bass, guitar and keyboard:
- Jeff Lynne (from 1988 until 1989)
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Phil Jones (from 1988 until 1989)
- guitar and keyboard:
- Mike Campbell (from 1988 until 1989) and Tom Petty (from 1988 until 1989)
- mandolin and slide guitar:
- Mike Campbell (from 1988 until 1989)
- background vocals:
- Jeff Lynne (from 1988 until 1989) and Tom Petty (from 1988 until 1989)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- MCA Records, Inc. (in 1989)
- recorded at:
- M.C. Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988 until 1989) and Rumbo Recorders in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988 until 1989)
- part of:
- NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (number: 27), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 120), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 177) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 219)
- recording of:
- Free Fallin’ (from 1988 until 1989)
- writer:
- Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty
- publisher:
- EMI April Music Inc. and Gone Gator Music
| Tom Petty | 3.9 | 4:15 |
| 18 | White Wedding, Pt. 1 | Billy Idol | | 1:10 |
| 19 | If I Could Turn Back Time- recording engineer and mixer:
- Frank Wolf
- additional engineer:
- Guy Roche
- assistant engineer:
- Ken Allardyce, Mario Luccy, Craig Porteils and Duane Seykora
- producer:
- Guy Roche and Diane Warren
- additional guitar:
- Gene Black and Glenn Sciurba
- bass guitar:
- John Pierce
- drums (drum set) and tambourine:
- Mark T. Williams
- guitar:
- Steve Lukather
- keyboard:
- Alan Pasqua and Guy Roche
- background vocals:
- Michael Anthony , Robin Beck, Desmond Child, Jimmy Demers, Jean McClain and Maria Vidal
- lead vocals:
- Cher
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Geffen Records (in 1989), The David Geffen Company (in 1989), Union Square Music Ltd. (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Limited (in 2018)
- recorded at:
- Bill Schnee Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Criterion Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
- mixed at:
- The Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 386)
- recording of:
- If I Could Turn Back Time
- lyricist and composer:
- Diane Warren
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing and Realsongs (in 1989)
| Cher | 3.75 | 3:56 |
| 20 | I Was Made for Lovin’ You- recording engineer and mixer:
- Jay Messina
- assistant engineer:
- Jim Galante and Jon Mathias
- producer:
- Vini Poncia
- drums (drum set):
- Anton Fig
- keyboard and background vocals:
- Vini Poncia
- lead vocals:
- Paul Stanley
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Casablanca Record & FilmWorks, Inc. (in 1979), PolyGram Records, Inc. (in 1979) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (in 1979)
- produced for:
- Mad Vincent Productions
- recorded at:
- Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States and The Record Plant in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
- recording of:
- I Was Made for Lovin’ You
- writer:
- Desmond Child, Vini Poncia and Paul Stanley
- publisher:
- Desmobile Inc., Hori Productions America Inc., Universal Music Publishing , Universal Polygram International Publishing I , Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Kiss (in 1979) and Mad Vincent Music (in 1979)
- sub-publisher:
- Taiyō Music, Universal Music Publishing France , Universal Music Publishing GmbH and Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
| KISS | 4.45 | 4:30 |
| 21 | Love Is a Battlefield | Pat Benatar | | 4:08 |
| 22 | All Night Long (All Night) (single version) | Lionel Richie | 3.4 | 4:11 |
| 23 | Karma Chameleon (remastered)- engineer:
- Simon Frith, Simon Humphrey, Gordon Milne and Mike Ross‐Trevor
- producer:
- Steve Levine
- mixer:
- Steve Levine and Jon Moss
- bass guitar:
- Mikey Craig (in 1983)
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Jon Moss (in 1983)
- electric sitar, guitar, keyboard, piano and sitar:
- Roy Hay (in 1983)
- guest harmonica:
- Judd Lander (in 1983)
- guest keyboard:
- Phil Pickett (in 1983)
- background vocals:
- Helen Terry (in 1983)
- lead vocals:
- Boy George (in 1983)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Virgin Records Ltd. (in 1983, in 2002, in 2003)
- recorded at:
- CBS Studios in London , England, United Kingdom (in 1983) and Red Bus Studios in London , England, United Kingdom (in 1983)
- music videos:
- Karma Chameleon by Culture Club
- recording of:
- Karma Chameleon (in 1983)
- writer:
- Mikey Craig , George O’Dowd, Roy Hay , Jon Moss and Phil Pickett
- publisher:
- BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Copyright Control , EMI Virgin Music Ltd. , EMI Virgin Music Publishing Australia P/L, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Pendulum Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. , Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. and BMG VM Music Ltd. (from 2013-05 to present)
| Culture Club | 4 | 4:12 |
| 24 | Higher Love (single version) | Steve Winwood | | 4:15 |
| 25 | The Boys Light Up (remastered) | Australian Crawl | 3 | 4:40 |
| 26 | The Power of Love- recording engineer:
- Jim Gaines and Robert Missbach
- additional engineer:
- Michael Christopher , Phil Kaffel and Malcolm Pollack
- assistant engineer:
- Rob Beaton, Alex Haas , Tom Size and Jim “Watts” Vereecke
- producer:
- Bob Clearmountain, Jellybean and Huey Lewis and the News
- mixer:
- Robert Missbach
- bass guitar:
- Mario Cipollina
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Bill Gibson
- guitar:
- Johnny Colla and Chris Hayes
- harmonica:
- Huey Lewis
- keyboard:
- Sean Hopper
- saxophone:
- Johnny Colla
- vocals:
- Johnny Colla , Bill Gibson , Chris Hayes , Sean Hopper and Huey Lewis
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Chrysalis Records, Inc. (in 1984, in 1985, in 1986) and Chrysalis (in 1985)
- recorded at:
- Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California, United States, Studio D Recording in Sausalito, California, United States and The Plant Studios in Sausalito, California, United States
- mixed at:
- Power Station Studios in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
- music videos:
- The Power of Love by Huey Lewis and the News
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 108)
- recording of:
- The Power of Love
- writer:
- Johnny Colla , Chris Hayes and Huey Lewis
- publisher:
- Cause and Effect Music, Copyright Control , Huey Lewis Music, Hulex Music , Kinda Blue Music, Mushroom Music and WB Music Corp.
- sub-publisher:
- Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
- part of:
- The 58th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1985 nominee)
- part of:
- Back to the Future: the Musical
| Huey Lewis and the News | 4 | 3:55 |
| 27 | Town Called Malice | The Jam | 4.8 | 2:54 |
| 28 | Electric Blue | Icehouse | | 4:24 |
| 29 | Bring Me Some Water | Melissa Etheridge | 4.65 | 3:55 |
| 30 | Me Myself I | Joan Armatrading | 3.65 | 3:17 |
| 31 | Bette Davis Eyes- recording engineer:
- Val Garay (in 1981-01)
- producer:
- Val Garay
- electric guitar:
- Waddy Wachtel (in 1981-01)
- lead vocals:
- Kim Carnes (in 1981-01)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Capitol Records (in 1981), Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1981), Chrysalis Records (in 1981), EMI America Records, Inc. (in 1981), EMI Records Ltd. (in 1981), EMI Records USA (in 1981), EMI USA (in 1981), EMI–Manhattan Records (in 1981) and Capitol Records, LLC (in 1997)
- recorded at:
- Record One in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1981-01)
- part of:
- Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 18) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 425)
- cover recording of:
- Bette Davis Eyes (in 1981-01)
- writer:
- Jackie DeShannon and Donna Weiss
- publisher:
- Donna Weiss Music Inc., Mothfrog Publishing, Plain and Simple Music, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Brothers Inc., Warner Chappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
| Kim Carnes | 3.95 | 3:46 |
| 32 | Rhythm Nation- recording engineer and mixer:
- Steve Hodge
- programming:
- Jimmy Jam
- co-producer:
- Janet Jackson
- producer:
- Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
- drums (drum set):
- Jimmy Jam
- keyboard:
- Janet Jackson and Jimmy Jam
- percussion:
- Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
- additional vocals:
- Rene Elizondo , James Greer , John McClain, Jellybean Johnson, Randy Ran and Anthony Thomas
- background vocals:
- Janet Jackson, Lisa Keith and Terry Lewis
- additional performer:
- Rene Elizondo , James Greer , Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam , John McClain, Jellybean Johnson, Lisa Keith, Terry Lewis , Randy Ran and Anthony Thomas
- performer:
- Janet Jackson
- arranger and vocals arranger:
- Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- A&M Records (in 2015)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 475)
- recording of:
- Rhythm Nation
- lyricist and composer:
- Janet Jackson, James Harris , Sylvester Stewart and Terry Lewis
- publisher:
- Black Ice Publishing
| Janet Jackson | 3.65 | 5:31 |
| 33 | Opposites Attract | Paula Abdul | | 3:47 |
| 34 | Real Wild Child (Wild One)- drum machine [Linn drum] programming:
- David Richards (from 1986-04 until 1986-05)
- engineer:
- David Richards
- producer and mixer:
- David Bowie and David Richards
- bass, drums (drum set), organ, sampler [Akai S900], synthesizer [Yamaha DX7] and violin:
- Erdal Kızılçay (from 1986-04 until 1986-05)
- guitar:
- Kevin Armstrong (from 1986-04 until 1986-05) and Steve Jones (from 1986-04 until 1986-05)
- background vocals:
- Kevin Armstrong (from 1986-04 until 1986-05), David Bowie (from 1986-04 until 1986-05) and Erdal Kızılçay (from 1986-04 until 1986-05)
- lead vocals:
- Iggy Pop (from 1986-04 until 1986-05)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- A&M Records (in 1986)
- recorded at:
- Mountain Recording Studios in Montreux, Vaud , Switzerland (from 1986-04 until 1986-05)
- cover recording of:
- Wild One (from 1986-04 until 1986-05)
- writer:
- Johnny Greenan, Johnny O’Keefe and Dave Owens
- publisher:
- Melodie der Welt , MPL Communications Inc. , Peermusic (Germany) GmbH, Peermusic (UK) Limited and Southern Music
| Iggy Pop | 3.85 | 3:38 |
| 35 | Don’t Need Love | Johnny Diesel & the Injectors | | 4:12 |
| 36 | Addicted to Love | Robert Palmer | 4.75 | 5:59 |
| 37 | Push It | Salt‐n‐Pepa | 4 | 4:28 |
| 38 | Upside Down | Diana Ross | 3.75 | 4:03 |
| 39 | The Lady in Red | Chris de Burgh | 3.35 | 4:13 |
| 40 | The Unguarded Moment | The Church | | 4:15 |
| 41 | Children’s Story | Slick Rick | 3.6 | 4:00 |
| 42 | I Think We’re Alone Now | Tiffany | 3.8 | 3:47 |