| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | I Keep Forgettin’ (Every Time You’re Near) | Michael McDonald | 4 | 3:42 |
| 2 | 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 | 4:36 |
| 3 | Lonely Boy | Andrew Gold | 4 | 4:25 |
| 4 | Glory of Love- engineer and mixer:
- Terry Christian and John Guess
- producer:
- Michael Omartian
- guest background vocals:
- Kenny Cetera
- lead vocals:
- Peter Cetera
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1986) and Warner Music International (in 1986)
- recorded at and mixed at:
- Lion Share Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
- recording of:
- Glory of Love
- writer:
- Peter Cetera, David Foster and Diane Nini
- publisher:
- EMI Gold Horizon Music Corp., EMI Golden Torch Music Corp., Rondor Music Publishing, Universal Music–MGB Songs, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. , シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント , ピアーミュージック , ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 , コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30), Air Bear Music (in 1986), Fall Line Orange Music (in 1986), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (in 1986), 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) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
- part of:
- The 59th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1986 nominee)
| Peter Cetera | 4.2 | 4:18 |
| 5 | Summer Breeze | Seals & Crofts | | 4:30 |
| 6 | I’d Really Love to See You Tonight | England Dan & John Ford Coley | 5 | 2:39 |
| 7 | A Horse With No Name | America | 4.2 | 4:09 |
| 8 | Goodbye Girl | David Gates | | 2:49 |
| 9 | What a Fool Believes | The Doobie Brothers | 4 | 3:40 |
| 10 | 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 | 3:50 |
| 11 | We’re in This Love Together- additional engineer:
- Jay Graydon
- assistant engineer:
- Debbie Thompson
- engineer:
- Joe Bogan
- associate producer:
- Tom Canning
- producer and mixer:
- Jay Graydon
- alto saxophone:
- Lon Price
- bass guitar:
- Abe LaBoriel
- drums (drum set):
- Steve Gadd
- electric guitar:
- Jay Graydon and Steve Lukather
- Rhodes piano:
- Michael Omartian
- synthesizer:
- Michael Boddicker and Michael Omartian
- background vocals and lead vocals:
- Al Jarreau
- percussion [rhythm] arranger:
- Tom Canning, Jay Graydon and Al Jarreau
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1981)
- additionally recorded at:
- Garden Rake Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
- recorded at:
- Dawnbreaker Studios in San Fernando, California, United States
- mixed at:
- Garden Rake Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
- recording of:
- We’re in This Love Together
- writer:
- Roger Murrah and Keith Stegall
- publisher:
- Blackwood Music, Inc. (ended), EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Magic Castle Music, Inc., Universal Music Careers, 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
| Al Jarreau | 5 | 3:46 |
| 12 | Urgent- assistant engineer:
- Edwin Hobgood and Michael Sauvage
- engineer:
- Tony Platt , Brad Samuelsohn and Dave Wittman
- producer:
- Mick Jones and Robert John “Mutt” Lange
- bass guitar:
- Rick Wills
- drums (drum set):
- Dennis Elliott
- electric guitar [lead guitar]:
- Mick Jones
- keyboard:
- Michael Fonfara and Mick Jones
- saxophone:
- Mark Rivera
- solo saxophone:
- Junior Walker
- synthesizer:
- Thomas Dolby
- background vocals:
- Dennis Elliott, Mick Jones , Robert John “Mutt” Lange , Ian Lloyd , Mark Rivera and Rick Wills
- lead vocals:
- Lou Gramm
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1981, in 2002), WEA International Inc. (in 1981) and Rhino Entertainment Company (in 2009)
- recorded at:
- Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
- recording of:
- Urgent
- lyricist and composer:
- Mick Jones
- publisher:
- Intersong Music Ltd., Somerset Songs Publishing Inc., Fuji Pacific Music inc. (until 2014-12-31) and Fujipacific Music, Inc. (from 2015-01-01 to present)
| Foreigner | 4.15 | 4:31 |
| 13 | Shower the People | James Taylor | 5 | 4:32 |
| 14 | Lotta Love | Nicolette Larson | 5 | 3:06 |
| 15 | 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 |
| 16 | Magic | Pilot | 4.75 | 3:06 |
| 17 | Smoke From a Distant Fire | Sanford & Townsend | 5 | 3:34 |
| 18 | Dance With Me | Orleans | 5 | 3:01 |
| 19 | Who’ll Be the Fool Tonight | Larsen/Feiten Band | | 4:10 |
| 20 | Hello It’s Me | Todd Rundgren | 5 | 3:52 |
| 21 | She’s Gone | Daryl Hall & John Oates | 3.65 | 5:13 |
| 22 | Sara | Starship | 4.4 | 4:53 |
| 23 | Walking in Memphis | Marc Cohn | 3.9 | 4:13 |
| 24 | You Might Need Somebody | Turley Richards | | 3:37 |
| 25 | I.G.Y. | Donald Fagen | | 6:03 |
| 26 | Night Owl (edit) | Gerry Rafferty | 2 | 4:24 |
| 27 | Thunder Island | Jay Ferguson | | 3:59 |
| 28 | Baby What a Big Surprise- assistant recording engineer and recording engineer:
- Armin Steiner (strings)
- assistant engineer:
- Tom Likes
- engineer:
- Wayne Tarnowski
- producer:
- James William Guercio
- acoustic guitar and bass:
- James William Guercio (in 1977)
- additional background vocals:
- Tim Cetera (in 1977) and Carl Wilson (in 1977)
- orchestrator:
- Peter Cetera, Dominic Frontiere and James William Guercio
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS, Inc. (in 1977, in 1978), Chicago Records Inc. (in 1977) and Rhino Entertainment Company (in 2002, in 2007)
- recorded at:
- Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States and Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (strings)
- mixed at:
- Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States
- recording of:
- Baby, What a Big Surprise (in 1977)
- orchestrator:
- Dominic Frontiere
- lyricist and composer:
- Peter Cetera (in 1977)
- publisher:
- BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Songs, Inc., Island Music Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd.
| Chicago | 3 | 3:06 |
| 29 | I’d Love You to Want Me | Lobo | 3 | 4:04 |
| 30 | I Love a Rainy Night | Eddie Rabbitt | 5 | 3:11 |
| 31 | We’re All Alone | Frankie Valli | | 4:08 |
| 32 | Year of the Cat- producer:
- Alan Parsons
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Al Stewart (in 1976)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- EMI Records Ltd. (in 1981)
- mixed at:
- Davlen Sound Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- part of:
- Paste: The 25 Greatest Yacht Rock Songs of All Time (number: 13)
- recording of:
- Year of the Cat
- writer:
- Al Stewart and Peter Wood
- publisher:
- Carlin Music Corporation, Dick James Music Ltd. , Gwyneth Music Ltd., Pepper Music Inc., PolyGram Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. , Universal Songs , Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Victoria Music Ltd., Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
| Al Stewart | 4.4 | 6:34 |
| 33 | Dream Weaver | Gary Wright | 4 | 4:16 |
| 34 | You Are the Woman | Firefall | 2.5 | 2:46 |
| 35 | Marina Del Rey | Marc Jordan | | 3:12 |
| 36 | Just When I Needed You Most | Randy VanWarmer | | 4:02 |
| 37 | Love You Like I Never Loved Before | John O’Banion | | 3:23 |
| 38 | Jack of Speed | Steely Dan | 3 | 6:18 |
| 39 | It’s the Falling in Love | Carole Bayer Sager feat. Michael McDonald | | 3:56 |
| 40 | Just the Way It Is, Baby | The Rembrandts | 3.5 | 4:04 |
| 41 | Too Young | Jack Wagner | | 4:11 |
| 42 | Ain’t Nothin’ for a Heartache | Larry Carlton | | 3:19 |
| 43 | Make It With You | Bread | 5 | 3:12 |
| 44 | Satisfaction | Bill Champlin | | 3:43 |
| 45 | Believe It or Not (from “Greatest American Hero”) | Joey Scarbury | 4 | 3:15 |
| 46 | Last Plane Out | Toy Matinee | | 5:12 |
| 47 | Get Used to It | Roger Voudouris | | 3:00 |
| 48 | The Best of Me- recorded in:
- Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1985 until 1986)
- engineer and mixer:
- Humberto Gatica
- producer:
- David Foster and Humberto Gatica
- guitar:
- Michael Landau (from 1985 until 1986)
- keyboard:
- David Foster (from 1985 until 1986)
- vocals:
- Olivia Newton‐John (from 1985 until 1986)
- performer:
- David Foster
- arranger:
- David Foster
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Atlantic Recording Corporation
- recorded at:
- The Lighthouse in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1985 until 1986)
- recording of:
- The Best of Me (from 1985 until 1986)
- lyricist:
- Richard Marx
- composer:
- David Foster , Jeremy Lubbock and Richard Marx
- publisher:
- AF Encore Fund LLC, BMG Monarch, Bravo and Encore Music, Foster Frees Music Inc., Hollysongs, Peermusic III, Ltd. , Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. , Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., ピアーミュージック and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部
| David Foster & Olivia Newton‐John | | 4:06 |
| 49 | Love Is the Answer | Utopia | | 4:18 |
| 50 | Cool Fool | Bruce Roberts | | 4:25 |
| 51 | Just Be You | David Pack | | 4:15 |
| 52 | Twelve Day Lover | Peter Gallway | | 3:28 |
| 53 | Keep a Light On | Maxus | | 3:22 |
| 54 | It’s Your Move | Patty Weaver | | 4:06 |
| 55 | Crazy Love | Blondie Chaplin | | 3:21 |