| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Walk on the Wild Side- producer:
- David Bowie , Lou Reed and Mick Ronson
- baritone saxophone:
- Ronnie Ross (in 1972-08)
- double bass and electric bass guitar:
- Herbie Flowers (in 1972-08)
- drums (drum set):
- John Halsey (in 1972-08)
- background vocals:
- The Thunder Thighs (in 1972-08)
- lead vocals:
- Lou Reed (in 1972-08)
- brass arranger and strings arranger:
- Mick Ronson
- arranger:
- David Bowie , Lou Reed and Mick Ronson
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- BMG Entertainment (in 1972), BMG Music (in 1972), RCA Records (in 1972) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1972)
- recorded at:
- Trident Studios in Soho, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (in 1972-08)
- mixed at:
- Trident Studios in Soho, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom
- samples from:
- Lexicon Valley #150, “Why Language Can’t Be Tamed” by John McWhorter
- part of:
- Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 75), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 180) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 221)
- recording of:
- Walk on the Wild Side (in 1972-08)
- lyricist and composer:
- Lou Reed
- publisher:
- Dunbar Music, EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited , EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , Oakfield Avenue Music, Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. and Six Continents Music Publishing Inc.
| Lou Reed | 4.25 | 4:14 |
| 2 | Listen to the Man | George Ezra | | 3:04 |
| 3 | Sure Hope You Mean It | Raphael Saadiq | | 3:40 |
| 4 | Emotional | Snoh Aalegra | | 3:51 |
| 5 | All I Want, Pt. 2 | Kodaline | 5 | 5:07 |
| 6 | Long Way Down | Tom Odell | 3.5 | 2:30 |
| 7 | Never Wanna Know | MØ | 5 | 4:13 |
| 8 | It’s Too Late | Carole King | 4 | 3:53 |
| 9 | The High Road- recording engineer:
- Todd Monfalcone and Kennie Takahashi
- miscellaneous support:
- Anton Riehl (task: score preparation)
- programming:
- Danger Mouse and Kennie Takahashi
- producer:
- Danger Mouse
- assistant mixer:
- Todd Monfalcone
- mixer:
- Kennie Takahashi
- bass, drums (drum set) [drums], organ [organs], piano and synthesizer [synthesizers]:
- Danger Mouse
- bass guitar [bass] and guitar [guitars]:
- James Mercer
- strings [string musician]:
- Margo Aldcroft, Peggy Baldwin, Alisha Bauer, Ruth Bruegger, Christopher J. Tedesco, Ronald Clark , Yvette D'Evereaux, Kirstin Fife, Stefanie Fife, Vanessa Freebairn‐Smith, Ilona Geller, Neel Hammond , Peter Kent , Johana Krejci, Miriam Mayer , Calabria McChesney, Michele Nardone, Carolyn Osborn, Philip Vaiman, Jessica Van Velzen, Jennifer Walton , John Wittenberg, Alwyn Wright and Adriana Zoppo
- vocals:
- James Mercer
- conductor:
- Daniele Luppi
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sony Music Entertainment (in 2009)
- recorded at:
- Glenwood Place Studios in Burbank, California, United States (strings) and Mondo Studio in Los Angeles, California, United States
- mixed at:
- Glenwood Place Studios in Burbank, California, United States
- part of:
- Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 263)
- recording of:
- The High Road
- writer:
- Brian Burton and James Mercer
- publisher:
- Cheese Breath, Chrysalis Music Ltd. and Lettuce Flavored Music
| Broken Bells | 3.5 | 3:52 |
| 10 | Valerie (version revisited)- assistant recording engineer:
- Iain Gore and Rohan Onraet
- recording engineer:
- Gabriel Roth, Taz Mattar, Dom Morley, Derek Pacuk and Mark Ronson
- producer:
- Mark Ronson
- assistant mixer:
- Dan Parry
- mixer:
- Tom Elmhirst
- baritone saxophone:
- Ian Hendrickson-Smith
- bass:
- Nick Movshon
- guitar:
- Thomas Brenneck and Binky Griptite
- membranophone:
- Homer Steinweiss
- percussion:
- ?uestlove
- tenor saxophone:
- Neal Sugarman
- trumpet:
- Dave Guy
- viola:
- Rachel Bolt , Peter Lale , Ivo van der Werff and Bruce White
- violin:
- Mark Berrow , Thomas Bowes , Boguslaw Kostecki , Julian Leaper , Rita Manning , Everton Nelson , Jonathan Rees, Jackie Shave, Emlyn Singleton , Cathy Thompson , David Woodcock and Warren Zielinski
- guest lead vocals:
- Amy Winehouse
- conductor:
- Chris Elliott
- strings arranger:
- Chris Elliott
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Mark Ronson (in 2007)
- recorded at:
- Allido Sound in New York, New York, United States, Daptone Studios in Bushwick, New York, New York, United States, Metropolis in London , England, United Kingdom and SARM West in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London , England, United Kingdom
- mixed at:
- Metropolis in London , England, United Kingdom
- cover recording of:
- Valerie
- writer:
- Boyan Chowdhury, Dave McCabe , Abi Harding, Sean Payne and Russ Pritchard
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
| Mark Ronson feat. Amy Winehouse | 4 | 3:38 |
| 11 | The Bucket | Kings of Leon | 3.15 | 2:56 |
| 12 | Stay Gold | First Aid Kit | 4.25 | 4:11 |
| 13 | Love on Top- recording engineer:
- Jordan “DJ Swivel” Young
- assistant engineer:
- Scott Barnett and Pete Wolford
- executive producer:
- Beyoncé Knowles
- producer:
- Beyoncé Knowles and Shea Taylor
- assistant mixer:
- Phil Seaford
- mixer:
- Serban Ghenea and John Hanes
- alto saxophone:
- Shea Taylor and Nick Videen
- baritone saxophone:
- Drew Sayers
- drums (drum set) [drums]:
- Nikki Gallespi
- guitar:
- Robert “R.T.” Taylor and Pat Thrall
- horn [horns]:
- The Superpower Horns
- tenor saxophone:
- Drew Sayers and Nick Videen
- trombone:
- Alex Asher
- trumpet:
- Cole Kamen‐Green and Josiah Woodson
- lead vocals:
- Beyoncé
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sony Music Entertainment (in 2011)
- recorded at:
- MSR Studios in New York, New York, United States and Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
- mixed at:
- MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 167)
- recording of:
- Love on Top
- writer:
- Beyoncé Knowles, Shea Taylor and Terius Nash
- publisher:
- 2082 Music Publishing, B‐Day Publishing, DLJ Songs, Downtown Music Publishing and EMI April Music Inc.
| Beyoncé | 4.2 | 4:27 |
| 14 | Take a Walk | Passion Pit | 3.75 | 4:24 |
| 15 | Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right- recording of:
- Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
- lyricist:
- Bob Dylan (in 1962)
- composer:
- [traditional] (in 1962) and Bob Dylan (in 1962)
- arranger:
- Paul Clayton (in 1962) and Bruce Langhorne (in 1962)
- publisher:
- Budde Musikverlag , Neue Welt Musikverlag, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner Bros. Music , Warner Bros., Inc. , Witmark & Sons Essex Music, Warner/Chappell (from 1963 until 1991), Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Records, Inc. (in 1965) and Special Rider Music (from 1991 to present)
- adaptations:
- Anna olla älä huoli lain
- version of:
- Who’s Gonna Buy You Ribbons (When I’m Gone)
| Bob Dylan | | 3:38 |
| 16 | You Don’t Know My Name- additional recording engineer:
- Ann Mincieli
- recording engineer:
- Tony Black
- miscellaneous support:
- Al Schoonmaker (task: Copyist)
- producer:
- Kanye West and Alicia Keys
- mixer:
- Manny Marroquin
- bass guitar [bass]:
- Artie Reynolds
- cello:
- Eileen Folson and Caryl Paisner
- guitar [guitars]:
- Sharief Hobley
- viola:
- Richard Brice , Robert Chausow, Barry Finclair and Maxine Roach
- violin:
- Sanford Allen, Kurt Briggs, Avril Brown , Stanley Hunte, Lori Miller, Marion Pinheiro, Alexander Vselensky and Xin Zhao
- background vocals:
- AK, John Legend and Harold Lilly
- lead vocals:
- AK
- conductor:
- Ray Chew
- strings arranger:
- Ray Chew
- concertmaster:
- Sanford Allen
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- J Records LLC (in 2003)
- produced for:
- KonMan Entertaiment, Krucial/Keys Enterprise, MBK Entertainment and Roc the World
- recorded at:
- Kampo Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States and Quad Recording Studios in New York, New York, United States
- mixed at:
- Larrabee North in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- samples:
- Let Me Prove My Love to You by The Main Ingredient
- recording of:
- You Don’t Know My Name
- writer:
- Kanye West , Ken Williams , Mel Kent, Alicia Keys, Harold Lilly and Ralph Bailey
- publisher:
- A Dish A Tunes LLC, EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing, Inc., Lellow Productions, Uncle Bobby Music and Ye World Music
| Alicia Keys | 4 | 6:07 |
| 17 | Electric Feel | MGMT | 4.25 | 3:50 |
| 18 | Ms. Jackson (radio mix) | OutKast | 2.4 | 3:59 |
| 19 | My Love Is Your Love (remastered) | Whitney Houston | 3.5 | 4:19 |
| 20 | Factory | Band of Horses | 4 | 4:35 |
| 21 | Stars Fell on Alabama | She & Him | 3 | 2:21 |
| 22 | Lovely Day- producer:
- Clarence McDonald and Bill Withers
- bass guitar:
- Jerry Knight (in 1977)
- drums (drum set) and shakers:
- Russell Kunkel (in 1977)
- guitar:
- Ray Parker (in 1977)
- keyboard:
- Clarence McDonald (in 1977)
- percussion:
- Ralph MacDonald (in 1977)
- lead vocals:
- Bill Withers (in 1977)
- arranger:
- Clarence McDonald
- concertmaster:
- Charles Veal (in 1977)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS Records Ltd. (in 1977), CBS, Inc. (in 1977) and Columbia Records (in 1977)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 402)
- recording of:
- Lovely Day (in 1977)
- writer:
- Skip Scarborough and Bill Withers
- publisher:
- Chappell Music Ltd., Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Golden Withers Music, Plaid Flowers Music, Sweet Cookie Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. , フジパシフィックミュージック , 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 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
| Bill Withers | 4.45 | 4:11 |
| 23 | Adorn | Miguel | 3.65 | 3:16 |
| 24 | Man of the Hour | Pearl Jam | 3.5 | 3:44 |
| 25 | Tiny Little Piece of My Heart | Bic Runga | | 2:16 |
| 26 | Come Get It Bae | Pharrell Williams | 2.65 | 3:22 |
| 27 | King of Anything | Sara Bareilles | 4.4 | 3:27 |
| 28 | Pumped Up Kicks | Foster the People | 4.3 | 3:58 |
| 29 | C O O L | Le Youth | 4 | 3:34 |
| 30 | XO | John Mayer | 4 | 3:34 |
| 31 | Wetsuit | The Vaccines | 3 | 3:50 |
| 32 | Candyman | Christina Aguilera | 3.5 | 3:14 |
| 33 | Used to Love U | John Legend | 3.15 | 3:40 |
| 34 | Dark Doo Wop | MS MR | | 2:53 |
| 35 | Electric Relaxation | A Tribe Called Quest | 2.45 | 3:45 |
| 36 | It’s Only Life | The Shins | 4.35 | 4:02 |
| 37 | Lover, You Should’ve Come Over | Jeff Buckley | 3.5 | 6:42 |
| 38 | Maria Maria (radio mix)- assistant engineer:
- Chuck Bailey and Jason Gorucott
- engineer:
- Steve Fontano, Andy Grassi and Chris Theis
- producer:
- Jerry Duplessis and Wyclef Jean
- assistant mixer:
- Michael McCoy
- mixer:
- Andy Grassi
- cello:
- Joseph Hébert
- electric guitar [guitar] and additional vocals:
- Carlos Santana
- percussion:
- Carol Steele
- viola:
- David Balakrishnan and Danny Seidenberg
- violin:
- Jeremy Cohen
- lead vocals:
- The Product G&B
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- RCA Records (in 1999)
- mixed at:
- The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
- engineered at:
- Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California, United States and The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
- recording of:
- Maria Maria
- writer:
- Jerry Duplessis, Wyclef Jean , David McRae, Marvin Moore-Hough, Karl Perazzo, Raul Rekow and Carlos Santana
- publisher:
- EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Ghetto and Blues, Hempstead Live, Huss‐Zwingli Publishing Inc., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC , Stellabella Music, Te Bass Music, Inc., ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 , ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 and 日音 Synch事業部
| Santana feat. The Product G&B | 3.85 | 4:23 |
| 39 | Only Love Can Hurt Like This | Paloma Faith | 3.35 | 3:53 |
| 40 | Next Year- recording engineer:
- Adam Kasper (in 1999)
- producer:
- Foo Fighters and Adam Kasper
- assistant mixer:
- John Nelson (in 1999-07)
- mixer:
- Adam Kasper (in 1999-07)
- bass guitar:
- Nate Mendel (in 1999)
- drums (drum set):
- Dave Grohl (in 1999) and Taylor Hawkins (in 1999)
- guitar, percussion and lead vocals:
- Dave Grohl (in 1999)
- mellotron:
- Dave Grohl
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Roswell Records (in 1999) and Roswell Records, Inc. (in 1999)
- additionally recorded at:
- Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1999)
- recorded at:
- Studio 606 in Alexandria, Virginia, United States (in 1999)
- mixed at:
- Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1999-07)
- recording of:
- Next Year (in 1999)
- writer:
- Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins and Nate Mendel
- publisher:
- Flying Earform Music , Living Under a Rock Music and MJ Twelve Music
| Foo Fighters | 3.4 | 4:36 |
| 41 | Seven Days in Sunny June (remastered) | Jamiroquai | 4.25 | 4:00 |
| 42 | Jealous | Labrinth | 3 | 4:48 |
| 43 | Like I’m Gonna Lose You- assistant recording engineer:
- Kenta Yonesaka (lead vocals [John Legend])
- recording engineer:
- Jason Agel (lead vocals [John Legend]) and Chris Gelbuda
- programming and producer:
- Chris Gelbuda and Meghan Trainor
- mixer:
- Manny Marroquin
- instruments:
- Chris Gelbuda and Meghan Trainor
- additional background vocals:
- Chris Gelbuda and Meghan Trainor
- vocals:
- John Legend and Meghan Trainor
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Epic Records (in 2014, in 2015, in 2025)
- recorded at:
- Germano Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (lead vocals [John Legend]) and The Green Room in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- mixed at:
- Larrabee North Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- music videos:
- Like I’m Gonna Lose You by Meghan Trainor feat. John Legend
- part of:
- Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2016 (number: 42) and Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2015 (number: 76)
- recording of:
- Like I’m Gonna Lose You
- writer:
- Caitlyn Smith , Meghan Trainor and Justin Weaver
- publisher:
- Cornman Music Publishing, Music of the Corn, WB Music Corp. and Year of the Dog Music
| Meghan Trainor feat. John Legend | 3.9 | 3:45 |
| 44 | Suzanne | Leonard Cohen | 4.15 | 3:47 |
| 45 | She Bangs the Drums | The Stone Roses | 4.35 | 3:43 |
| 46 | White Flag | Dido | 4.05 | 4:00 |
| 47 | Blame It on the Tetons | Modest Mouse | 3.2 | 5:25 |
| 48 | Everyday People (single version) | Sly & the Family Stone | 4.15 | 2:19 |
| 49 | Never Seen Anything “Quite Like You”- recording engineer:
- Dan Frampton (drums (drum set) [drums]) and Michael Heffernan
- assistant engineer:
- Fergal Toohey and Rommy Turtev (strings)
- engineer:
- Nick Taylor (strings)
- additional producer:
- Andrew Frampton
- assistant producer:
- Fergal Toohey
- producer:
- Jimbo , Danny O’Donoghue and Mark Sheehan
- assistant mixer:
- Geoff Swan
- mixer:
- Spike Stent
- drums (drum set) [drums] and percussion:
- Glen Power
- strings:
- Wired Strings
- strings arranger:
- Rosie Danvers and Peter Tomasso
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (in 2014)
- recorded at:
- Air Edel in London , England, United Kingdom (strings), Sofa Sound Studio in London , England, United Kingdom, Sphere Studios in London , England, United Kingdom and Sun Studios in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
- recording of:
- Never Seen Anything “Quite Like You”
- writer:
- James Barry , Danny O’Donoghue and Mark Sheehan
- publisher:
- Global Talent Publishing Ltd. and MadMusic Publishing
| The Script | 3 | 3:23 |
| 50 | I Try | Macy Gray | 4.1 | 3:58 |