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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rain Down on Me
recording of:
Rain Down on Me
lyricist and composer:
DINAND
Kane4:10
2FighterChristina Aguilera4:09
3Per spoor (Kedeng, kedeng)
recording of:
Per spoor (Kedeng kedeng)
lyricist and composer:
Guus Meeuwis
Guus Meeuwis & Vagant4:15
4Automatic
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1983)
recording engineer:
Michael Brooks (sound engineer and remixer, notably associated with The Pointer Sisters) (in 1983)
drum machine programming:
Brock Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter) (in 1983)
associate producer:
Glen Ballard and Brock Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter)
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
bass:
Eddie N. Watkins Jr. (in 1983)
guitar:
Mark Goldenberg (in 1983) and Dennis Herring (in 1983)
Minimoog and synthesizer:
John Van Tongeren (in 1983)
synthesizer:
Stephen Mitchell (US musician, composer, songwriter, producer et al.) (in 1983), Howie Rice (in 1983) and Brock Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter) (in 1983)
lead vocals:
Ruth Pointer (in 1983)
remixer:
Bill Schnee
recording of:
Automatic (in 1983)
composer:
Brock Patrick Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter) and Mark Goldenberg
The Pointer Sisters44:50
5In the Dark
performer:
Christian Burns
recording of:
In the Dark
composer:
Christian Burns, Tijs Verwest (DJ Tiësto) and DJ Waakop Reijers
Tiësto feat. Christian Burns23:54
6Hold the Line
producer:
Toto (US rock group)
bass:
David Hungate
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jeff Procaro
guitar:
Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger)
keyboard:
David Paich and Steve Porcaro
vocals:
Bobby Kimball, David Paich, Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger) and Steve Porcaro
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1978)
recording of:
Hold the Line
lyricist and composer:
David Paich
publisher:
Hudmar Publishing Co. Inc., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Spirit Two Music
sub-publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
Toto3.73:33
7Move It UpCappella4:06
8Broad Daylight
recording of:
Broad Daylight
writer:
Gabriel Ríos (Puerto Rican‐born, Belgium‐based musician)
Gabriel Ríos3:08
9Push Up
vocals:
Theo (featured on Krafty Kuts' She's Out of My Head with Dr. Luke)
Freestylers33:59
10When Will I Be Famous?
recording engineer:
John Brand (engineer), Simon Humphrey and Robin Sellers
assistant engineer:
Richard Edwards (sound engineer) and Alex Osman
engineer:
Christopher Marc Potter (UK producer/mixer, Z Management, worked with The Verve and Richard Ashcroft)
producer and mixer:
Nicky Graham
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment)
recorded at:
Hot Nights Studio in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Sarm East Studios (1973–2013, fka Sarm Studios from 1973–1982) in Aldgate, Tower Hamlets, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
When Will I Be Famous?
writer:
Nicky Graham and Thomas Watkins
publisher:
Alderzone Ltd., BMG Platinum Songs US, BMG VM Music Ltd., EMI Virgin Music Australia Pty Ltd, Maximum Music Limited and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
Bros34:00
11Another Chance
engineer and mixer:
David Darlington (engineer at Bass Hit Studio, producer, songwriter and musician)
producer:
Roger Sanchez
bass guitar and guitar:
Christoff (techno producer/guitarist Chris Haliani)
keyboard:
Scars (techno keyboardist Henri Struck)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Defected Records Ltd. (in 2001)
mixed at:
Indeep Studios in New York, New York, United States
samples:
I Won’t Hold You Back by Toto (US rock group)
edit of:
Another Chance by Roger Sanchez
music videos:
Another Chance by Roger Sanchez
recording of:
Another Chance
composer:
Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger) and Roger Sanchez
publisher:
BMG Songs, Inc., Indeep Music and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
is based on:
I Won’t Hold You Back
Roger Sanchez3.53:30
12Don’t Stop Believin’
assistant engineer:
Wally Buck
engineer:
Kevin Elson
producer:
Kevin Elson and Mike Stone (producer and engineer, 1960s–80s)
bass guitar:
Ross Valory (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Steve Smith (US drummer most associated with Journey) (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
guitar:
Neal Schon (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
keyboard and piano:
Jonathan Cain (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
background vocals:
Jonathan Cain (from 1981-04 until 1981-06), Neal Schon (from 1981-04 until 1981-06) and Ross Valory (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
lead vocals:
Steve Perry (former lead singer of Journey) (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1981), CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1981), Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1981), Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1981) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
mixed at:
Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States
part of:
SWR1 Hitparade 2022 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 10), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 11), Offizielle deutsche Charts – Single-Jahrescharts 2025 (number: 34), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 51) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 133)
recording of:
Don’t Stop Believin’ (Journey song) (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
writer:
Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry (former lead singer of Journey) and Neal Schon
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Lacey Boulevard Music, Sharandall Music, Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Weedhigh‐Nightmare Music
sub-publisher:
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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division), フジパシフィック音楽出版 (Fujipacific Music inc.) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Journey4.34:11
13Loca People
recording of:
Loca People
lyricist and composer:
Sak Noel
Sak Noel3:38
14Is It Love
recording of:
Is It Love
writer:
Ruud van Rijen and Stay-C (Stacey Paton)
Twenty 4 Seven3:58
15Girl I’m Gonna Miss You
producer:
Frank Farian
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hansa (in 1989)
produced for:
Far Music Production
music videos:
Girl I’m Gonna Miss You by Milli Vanilli
recording of:
Girl I’m Gonna Miss You
writer:
Frank Farian, Dietmar Kawohl and Peter Bishoph
publisher:
FAR Music (publisher for Frank Farian)
Milli Vanilli34:33
16Sk8er Boi
recording engineer:
Mark Howard (producer/recording engineer, New Orleans/Los Angeles based) (drums (drum set)) and The Matrix (songwriters/producers collective)
executive producer:
Antonio M. Reid
producer:
The Matrix (songwriters/producers collective)
assistant mixer:
Femio Hernandez
mixer:
Tom Lord‐Alge
drums (drum set):
Victor Indrizzo
guitar:
Corky James
additional vocals:
The Matrix (songwriters/producers collective)
arranger:
The Matrix (songwriters/producers collective)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 2002) and Arista Records, LLC (holding company - file NO releases here!) (in 2022)
recorded at:
Decoy Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States and Real Music Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (drums (drum set))
mixed at:
South Beach Studios in Miami Beach, Florida, United States
music videos:
Sk8er Boi by Avril Lavigne
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2002 (number: 96) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 225)
recording of:
Sk8er Boi
writer:
Avril Lavigne and The Matrix (songwriters/producers collective)
publisher:
Avril Lavigne Publishing LLC, Ferry Hill Songs, Hollylodge Music, Mr. Spock Music, Rainbow Fish, Tix Music, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Avril Lavigne4.253:25
17Simulated
producer:
Benjamin Kuijten (Dutch electronic music DJ) and Marco Verkuylen (Dutch electronic music DJ)
arranger:
Benjamin Kuijten (Dutch electronic music DJ) and Marco Verkuylen (Dutch electronic music DJ)
Marco V3:10
18Release Me
Agnes3:23
19Cotton Eye Joe
recording engineer and mixer:
Lee Monteverde
engineer and producer:
Pat Reiniz
banjo:
Ken Tacky
vocals:
Billy Ray (stage name of Jonas Nilsson, violinist of Swedish novelty act Rednex), Mary Joe, Bobby Sue and Ken Tacky
additional performer:
Goran Danielsson (Rednex singer Ken Tacky), Annika Ljungberg and Bosse Nilsson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Records (in 1994) and Zomba Records Ltd (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1994)
recorded at and mixed at:
Future Crew Studios, Idaho in Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
music videos:
Cotton‐Eye Joe by Rednex (Swedish Euro-House group)
part of:
A.Side: 10 Songs That Have Their Own Dance Moves (number: 7)
recording of:
Cotton-Eye Joe (Rednex version)
writer:
Jan Ericsson (Swedish producer), Örjan Öberg (Örjan “Öban” Öberg, Swedish producer) and Pat Reiniz
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
version of:
Cotton‐Eyed Joe (traditional song)
Rednex4.13:13
20Open Your MindU.S.U.R.A.3:39
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