| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Fear of the Dark (1998 remastered version) | Iron Maiden | 4.65 | 7:17 |
| 2 | Viva la vida- producer:
- Markus Dravs, Brian Eno, Jon Hopkins and Rik Simpson
- mixer:
- Michael Brauer , Markus Dravs, Rik Simpson and Andy Wallace
- bass:
- Guy Berryman
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Will Champion
- guitar:
- Jonny Buckland
- piano and lead vocals:
- Chris Martin
- strings:
- Davide Rossi
- synthesizer:
- Brian Eno
- background vocals:
- Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Brian Eno
- music videos:
- Viva la Vida by Coldplay and Viva la Vida by Coldplay
- part of:
- Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2008 (number: 13), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2009 (number: 55), Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 71), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 144) and BILLIONS CLUB
- recording of:
- Viva la Vida
- writer:
- Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin
- publisher:
- Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd.
| Coldplay | 4.1 | 4:02 |
| 3 | A Forest | The Cure | 3.65 | 4:43 |
| 4 | No One Knows | Queens of the Stone Age | 4.45 | 4:39 |
| 5 | Wonderwall- recording engineer:
- Owen Morris
- producer:
- Noel Gallagher and Owen Morris
- acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar]:
- Paul Arthurs
- bass guitar, ebow, electric guitar [lead guitar], mellotron, piano and background vocals:
- Noel Gallagher
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Alan White
- tambourine and lead vocals:
- Liam Gallagher
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Big Brother Recordings, Ltd. (in 1995)
- recorded at:
- Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
- music videos:
- Wonderwall by Oasis
- part of:
- triple j’s Hottest 100 (number: 1995), Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 12), NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 27), triple j’s Hottest 100 (number: 2013 (Twenty Years)), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 48) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 95)
- recording of:
- Wonderwall
- lyricist and composer:
- Noel Gallagher
- publisher:
- Copyright Control , Creation Songs Ltd, Dead Leg Music, Sony Music Publishing , Sony/ATV, Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd.
| Oasis | 4.2 | 4:19 |
| 6 | Instant Street | dEUS | 4 | 6:12 |
| 7 | Nightswimming- additional engineer:
- George Cowan , Mark Howard , John Keane , Ted Malia and Andrew Roshberg
- engineer:
- Clif Norrell
- producer:
- Scott Litt and R.E.M.
- additional mixer:
- Ed Brooks
- assistant mixer:
- Tod Lemkuhl
- mixer:
- Scott Litt and Clif Norrell
- guest cello:
- Kathleen Kee, Daniel Laufer and Elizabeth Proctor Murphy
- guest oboe:
- Deborah Workman
- guest viola:
- Reid Harris, Paul Murphy and Heidi Nitchie
- guest violin:
- Denise Berginson-Smith , Patti Gouvas, Lonnie Ottzen , Sandy Salzinger , Sou-Chun Su and Jody Taylor
- vocals:
- Michael Stipe
- conductor:
- George Hanson
- orchestrator:
- John Paul Jones
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- R.E.M./Athens, Ltd. (in 1992) and R.E.M./Athens L.L.C. (in 2017)
- additionally recorded at:
- Bosstown Recording Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, John Keane Studios in Athens, Georgia, United States and Kingsway Studios in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- recorded at:
- Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States and Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
- mixed at:
- Bad Animals Studio in Seattle, Washington, United States
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 160)
- recording of:
- Nightswimming
- writer:
- Bill Berry , Peter Buck , Mike Mills and Michael Stipe
- publisher:
- Night Garden Music
- live recording of:
- Nightswimming
- writer:
- Bill Berry , Peter Buck , Mike Mills and Michael Stipe
- publisher:
- Night Garden Music
| R.E.M. | 4.3 | 4:18 |
| 8 | Debaser | Pixies | 4 | 2:52 |
| 9 | Steady, as She Goes | The Raconteurs | 4.15 | 3:34 |
| 10 | Don’t Stop (remastered version)- assistant engineer:
- Chris Morris
- engineer:
- Ken Caillat and Richard Dashut
- additional producer:
- Ken Caillat and Richard Dashut
- producer:
- Ken Caillat, Richard Dashut and Fleetwood Mac
- bass guitar:
- John McVie
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Mick Fleetwood
- guitar:
- Lindsey Buckingham
- keyboard and synthesizer:
- Christine McVie
- vocals:
- Lindsey Buckingham , Christine McVie and Stevie Nicks
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1977), WEA International Inc. (in 1977) and Warner Bros. (in 2004)
- mixed at:
- Producer’s Workshop in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- recording of:
- Don’t Stop
- lyricist and composer:
- Christine McVie
- publisher:
- BMG Music, BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Fleetwood Mac Music , Universal Music Publishing and Gentoo Music, Inc. (in 1977)
| Fleetwood Mac | 4.2 | 3:13 |
| 11 | The Dark of the Matinée | Franz Ferdinand | 3.25 | 4:03 |
| 12 | Motorcycle Emptiness | Manic Street Preachers | 3 | 3:32 |
| 13 | One Way (remastered version) | Levellers | | 4:09 |
| 14 | O La La La | T.C. Matic | | 3:17 |
| 15 | Ruby- assistant recording engineer and assistant engineer:
- Alex Mackenzie
- recording engineer and engineer:
- Tom Stanley and Cenzo Townshend
- producer:
- Stephen Street
- mixer:
- Stephen Street and Cenzo Townshend
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- B‐Unique Records (in 2007)
- recorded at:
- Hook End Manor in Checkendon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
- mixed at:
- Olympic Studios in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London , England, United Kingdom
- engineered at:
- Hook End Studios in Checkendon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
- music videos:
- Ruby by Kaiser Chiefs
- recording of:
- Ruby
- writer:
- Nick Baines, Nick J.D. Hodgson , Simon Rix, Andrew White and Ricky Wilson
| Kaiser Chiefs | 3.65 | 3:19 |
| 16 | Nobody’s Wife | Anouk | 5 | 3:25 |
| 17 | The Ship Song | Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds | | 4:42 |
| 18 | Zombie- assistant engineer and assistant producer:
- Julie Gardiner
- engineer and producer:
- Stephen Street
- acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
- Noel Hogan and Dolores O’Riordan
- bass guitar:
- Mike Hogan
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Fergal Lawler
- keyboard and lead vocals:
- Dolores O’Riordan
- background vocals:
- Noel Hogan
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- The Island Def Jam Music Group , Island Records, Inc. (in 1994), UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 1994) and Island Records (in 2002)
- recorded at:
- The Manor in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1993-11 until 1994-08) and The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London , England, United Kingdom (from 1993-11 until 1994-08)
- mixed at:
- The Manor in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London , England, United Kingdom
- part of:
- triple j’s Hottest 100 (number: 1994) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 234)
- recording of:
- Zombie
- lyricist and composer:
- Dolores O’Riordan
- publisher:
- Island Music Ltd., Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
| The Cranberries | 4.35 | 5:06 |
| 19 | The Man With the Red Face | Laurent Garnier | 2 | 3:31 |
| 20 | God Is a DJ | Faithless | 3.75 | 3:33 |
| 21 | Lonely Boy | The Black Keys | 4 | 3:14 |
| 22 | Ace of Spades | Motörhead | 4.25 | 2:48 |
| 23 | Iedereen is van de wereld | The Scene | | 3:47 |
| 24 | Swedish Designer Drugs | Daan | | 4:37 |
| 25 | Blue Monday (12″ remastered version) | New Order | 3.7 | 7:28 |
| 26 | Alice | The Sisters of Mercy | 4 | 3:35 |
| 27 | Transmission | Joy Division | 4.65 | 3:35 |
| 28 | Fuzzy | Grant Lee Buffalo | | 4:58 |
| 29 | The Fear | Ben Howard | 3.65 | 4:21 |
| 30 | Lieve kleine piranha | Gorki | | 3:10 |
| 31 | No Fun | The Stooges | 3.85 | 5:18 |
| 32 | When the Lady Smiles | Golden Earring | 4 | 5:38 |
| 33 | Shooting Star | Air Traffic | | 4:08 |
| 34 | Hoppípolla | Sigur Rós | 3 | 4:30 |
| 35 | 9 Crimes | Damien Rice | 4.65 | 3:38 |
| 36 | Diane | Therapy? | 3 | 4:01 |
| 37 | No Sound but the Wind (live at Rock Werchter 2010) | Editors | | 3:49 |