| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Dancing Queen- engineer:
- Michael B. Tretow
- producer:
- Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
- bass:
- Rutger Gunnarsson (from 1976-08-04 until 1976-08-05)
- cello:
- Hans‐Göran Eketorp (on 1976-09-12) and Åke Olofsson (on 1976-09-12)
- clavinet and keyboard:
- Benny Andersson (from 1976-08-04 until 1976-08-05)
- drums (drum set):
- Roger Palm (from 1976-08-04 until 1976-08-05, on 1976-12-03)
- viola:
- Åke Arvinder (on 1976-09-12), Lars Brolin (on 1976-09-12) and Håkan Roos (on 1976-09-12)
- violin:
- Martin Bylund (on 1976-09-12), Anders Dahl (on 1976-09-12), Lars Stegenberg (on 1976-09-12), Gunnar Michols (on 1976-09-12), Claes Nilsson (on 1976-09-12), Bertil Orsin (on 1976-09-12), Sixten Strömvall (on 1976-09-12), Harry Teike (on 1976-09-12) and Krzysztof Zdrzalka (on 1976-09-12)
- lead vocals:
- Agnetha Fältskog (in 1976-09) and Frida (in 1976-09)
- strings arranger:
- Sven-Olof Walldoff
- arranger:
- Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Polar Music AB (in 1976) and Polar Music International AB (in 1976)
- recorded at:
- Metronome Studio in Stockholm, Stockholms län , Sweden (in 1976), Glen Studio in Stockholms län , Sweden (from 1976-08-04 until 1976-08-05) and KMH Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län , Sweden (on 1976-12-03)
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 2), SWR1 Hitparade 2006 (number: 5), SWR1 Hitparade 2003 (number: 7), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 9), Q50 – December 2005 (number: 37), BILLIONS CLUB, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 171) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 286)
- recording of:
- Dancing Queen (in 1976)
- writer:
- Stig Anderson , Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
- publisher:
- Bocu Music Ltd., EMI Grove Park Music, Inc., EMI Music Publishing , Union Songs AB , Union Songs Music, Universal Music Publishing Group, Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. , Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., EMI Waterford Music (from 1976 to present), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (from 1976 to present) and Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB (from 1976 to present)
- premiered at:
- Kungliga Operan in Stockholm, Stockholms län , Sweden (on 1976-06-18)
- part of:
- Mamma Mia!
| ABBA | 4.05 | 3:50 |
| 2 | Music- engineer:
- Alan Parsons (from 1975-11 until 1975-12)
- producer:
- Alan Parsons
- bass:
- Bob Marshall (from 1975-11 until 1975-12)
- guitar, keyboard, synthesizer and lead vocals:
- John Miles (from 1975-11 until 1975-12)
- percussion:
- Barry Black (from 1975-11 until 1975-12)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- The Decca Record Company Limited (in 1976)
- recorded at:
- Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (from 1975-11 until 1975-12)
- part of:
- SWR1 Hitparade 2004 der Frauen (number: 5), SWR1 Hitparade 2005 der Württemberger (number: 6), SWR1 Hitparade 2004 der Männer (number: 7), SWR1 Hitparade 2005 der Badener (number: 7), SWR1 Hitparade 2010 (number: 7), SWR1 Hitparade 2011 (number: 7), SWR1 Hitparade 2016 (number: 7), SWR1 Hitparade 2009 (number: 8), SWR1 Hitparade 2013 (number: 8), SWR1 Hitparade 2007 (number: 9), SWR1 Hitparade 2008 (number: 9), SWR1 Hitparade 2012 (number: 9), SWR1 Hitparade 2014 (number: 9), SWR1 Hitparade 2017 (number: 9), SWR1 Hitparade 2019 (number: 9), SWR1 Hitparade 2022 (number: 9), SWR1 Hitparade 2023 (number: 9), SWR1 Hitparade 2015 (number: 10) and SWR1 Hitparade 2020 (number: 10)
- recording of:
- Music (from 1975-11 until 1975-12)
- lyricist and composer:
- John Miles
- publisher:
- Velvet Music
| John Miles | 4.4 | 5:53 |
| 3 | Livin’ Thing- engineer:
- Mack , Dick Plant , John Richards and Duane Scott
- producer:
- Jeff Lynne
- bass:
- Kelly Groucutt (in 1976-07)
- cello:
- Melvyn Gale (in 1976-07) and Hugh McDowell (in 1976-07)
- clavinet, Moog and piano:
- Richard Tandy (in 1976-07)
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Bev Bevan (in 1976-07)
- guitar:
- Jeff Lynne (in 1976-07) and Richard Tandy (in 1976-07)
- violin:
- Mik Kaminski (in 1976-07)
- background vocals:
- Brie Brandt (in 1976-07), Kelly Groucutt (in 1976-07), Addie Lee (in 1976-07) and Patti Quatro (in 1976-07)
- lead vocals:
- Jeff Lynne (in 1976-07)
- conductor:
- Louis Clark (in 1976-07)
- choir vocals arranger:
- Louis Clark, Jeff Lynne and Richard Tandy
- orchestrator:
- Louis Clark, Jeff Lynne and Richard Tandy
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Epic Records (in 1976), Jet Records (in 1976), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1976, in 2005), United Artists Music and Records Group, Inc. (in 1976) and Sony Music Productions Pty. Ltd. (in 1994)
- recorded at:
- De Lane Lea Studios in Soho, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (in 1976-07) and Musicland Studios in München , Bayern , Germany (in 1976-07)
- mixed at:
- Musicland Studios in München , Bayern , Germany
- edited at:
- Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- recording of:
- Livin’ Thing (in 1976-07)
- lyricist and composer:
- Jeff Lynne
- publisher:
- EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd., Jet Music Inc., Polygon Publishing Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (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)
| Electric Light Orchestra | 4.3 | 3:30 |
| 4 | Arms of Mary | Sutherland Brothers & Quiver | 5 | 2:38 |
| 5 | 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 | 6:33 |
| 6 | Too Old to Rock ’n’ Roll, Too Young to Die | Jethro Tull | 4.35 | 5:40 |
| 7 | (Don’t Fear) The Reaper- recording engineer:
- Andy Abrams (in 1976-03) and Shelly Yakus (in 1976-03)
- engineer:
- Andy Abrams and Shelly Yakus
- producer:
- Murray Krugman, David Lucas and Sandy Pearlman
- mixer:
- Andy Abrams (from 1975 until 1976) and Shelly Yakus (from 1975 until 1976)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS, Inc. (in 1976), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1976) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1976)
- recorded at:
- The Record Plant in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1976-03)
- mixed at:
- The Record Plant in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1975 until 1976)
- part of:
- VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (number: 55) and Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (number: 60)
- recording of:
- (Don’t Fear) The Reaper (in 1976-03)
- lyricist and composer:
- Donald Roeser
- publisher:
- Blue Oyster Cult Songs, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Sony Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC , Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (in 1976)
- sub-publisher:
- ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
| Blue Öyster Cult | 4.55 | 5:02 |
| 8 | Cocaine | J.J. Cale | | 2:46 |
| 9 | Show Me the Way | Peter Frampton | 3.7 | 4:36 |
| 10 | More Than a Feeling- assistant engineer:
- Bruce Hensal, Deni King and Doug Rider
- engineer:
- Warren Dewey and Tom Scholz
- producer:
- John Boylan and Tom Scholz
- assistant mixer:
- Steve Hodge
- acoustic guitar, bass guitar, guitar [lead guitar] and guitar [rhythm guitar]:
- Tom Scholz (from 1975 until 1976)
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Sib Hashian (from 1975 until 1976)
- lead vocals and lead vocals [Harmony]:
- Brad Delp (from 1975 until 1976)
- arranger:
- Brad Delp and Tom Scholz
- co-arranger:
- Jim Masdea
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS Records Inc. (in 1976), CBS, Inc. (in 1976), Epic Records (in 1976), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1976) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1976)
- recorded at:
- Foxglove Studios in Watertown, Massachusetts, United States (in 1975), Capitol Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1976) and The Record Plant in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1976)
- mixed at:
- Westlake Audio in Los Angeles, California, United States
- earliest release:
- More Than a Feeling by Boston
- part of:
- VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (number: 39), Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (number: 63), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 194), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 212) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 500)
- recording of:
- More Than a Feeling (from 1975 until 1976)
- lyricist and composer:
- Tom Scholz
- publisher:
- Copyright Control , PolyGram Music Publishing Australia Pty. Ltd., PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. , Warner Chappell Music , Warner Chappell Music Ltd. , WB Music Corp. and Pure Songs (in 1976)
| Boston | 3.9 | 4:41 |
| 11 | The Boys Are Back in Town | Thin Lizzy | 4.2 | 4:27 |
| 12 | The Tell-Tale Heart | The Alan Parsons Project | 4 | 4:40 |
| 13 | Questions | Manfred Mann’s Earth Band | | 3:58 |
| 14 | Police & Thieves | Junior Murvin | | 4:03 |
| 15 | Play That Funky Music | Wild Cherry | 3.5 | 4:57 |
| 16 | Let’s Stick Together- assistant engineer:
- Nigel Walker and Jon Walls
- engineer:
- Steve Nye and John Punter
- producer:
- Bryan Ferry and Chris Thomas
- bass:
- John Wetton (from 1973 until 1976)
- drums (drum set):
- Paul Thompson (from 1973 until 1976)
- guitar:
- Chris Spedding (from 1973 until 1976)
- harmonica and keyboard:
- Bryan Ferry (from 1973 until 1976)
- percussion:
- Morris Pert (from 1973 until 1976)
- soprano saxophone:
- Mel Collins (from 1973 until 1976)
- synthesizer and violin:
- Eddie Jobson (from 1973 until 1976)
- tenor saxophone:
- Chris Mercer (from 1973 until 1976)
- trumpet:
- Martin Drover (from 1973 until 1976)
- choir vocals:
- Vicki Brown (from 1973 until 1976), Doreen Chanter (from 1973 until 1976), Helen Chappelle (from 1973 until 1976), Jackie Sullivan (from 1973 until 1976), Martha Walker (from 1973 until 1976) and Paddie McHugh (from 1973 until 1976)
- vocals:
- Bryan Ferry (from 1973 until 1976)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- E.G. Records Ltd. (in 1976), Virgin EG Records Ltd. (in 1976) and Virgin Records Ltd. (in 1976, in 1999)
- recorded at:
- Air Studios in London , England, United Kingdom and Island Studios in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London , England, United Kingdom (from 1973 until 1976)
- cover recording of:
- Let’s Stick Together (from 1973 until 1976)
- lyricist and composer:
- Wilbert Harrison
- publisher:
- ABZ Music Corp., Copyright Control , EMI Catalogue Partnership, EMI Music Publishing Scandinavia AB, EMI United Partnership Ltd., SBK United Partnership Ltd., United Artists Music Ltd., United Partnership Ltd., Windswept Pacific Entertainment Co. and SBK/U Catalog (in 1969)
| Bryan Ferry | 3.35 | 2:57 |