| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | China Grove- engineer:
- Donn Landee
- producer:
- Ted Templeman
- congas, cymbal and timbales:
- Michael Hossack
- guest synthesizer:
- Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff
- guitar:
- Jeff “Skunk” Baxter, Tom Johnston and Patrick Simmons
- harmonica:
- Tom Johnston
- keyboard, organ and piano:
- Bill Payne
- membranophone:
- John Hartman and Michael Hossack
- percussion:
- John Hartman and Ted Templeman
- steel guitar:
- Jeff “Skunk” Baxter
- synthesizer:
- Tom Johnston and Patrick Simmons
- vocals:
- John Hartman , Tom Johnston , Tiran Porter and Patrick Simmons
- bass arranger:
- Tiran Porter
- strings arranger:
- Nick de Caro
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Warner Bros. Records Inc. (, in 1973) and WEA International Inc. (in 1973)
- recorded at:
- Warner Brothers Studios, North Hollywood in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- recording of:
- China Grove
- lyricist and composer:
- Tom Johnston
- publisher:
- Copyright Control and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
- 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 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
| The Doobie Brothers | 4.65 | 3:15 |
| 2 | Love Her Madly | The Doors | 3.95 | 3:18 |
| 3 | Baker Street- recording engineer:
- Barry Hammond
- producer:
- Hugh Murphy and Gerry Rafferty
- mixer:
- Declan O’Doherty
- bass:
- Gary Taylor
- drums (drum set):
- Henry Spinetti
- electric guitar:
- Hugh Burns and Nigel Jenkins
- Moog and keyboard:
- Tommy Eyre
- percussion:
- Glen LeFleur
- saxophone:
- Raphael Ravenscroft
- lead vocals:
- Gerry Rafferty
- strings arranger:
- Graham Preskett
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- EMI Records USA (in 1977), EMI (in 1978), EMI Records Ltd. (in 1978), Parlophone Records Ltd. (in 1978) and United Artists Music and Records Group, Inc. (in 1978)
- recorded at:
- Chipping Norton Recording Studios in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
- mixed at:
- Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden , Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom
- part of:
- Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 26) and Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (number: 89)
- recording of:
- Baker Street
- lyricist and composer:
- Gerry Rafferty
- publisher:
- B Music, Belfern Ltd., EMI Music Publishing , EMI Publishing Ltd., Icon Music Ltd., Island Music Ltd., Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Music of Stage Three, PolyGram Music Publishing, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. , Stage Three Music Ltd., Stage Three Music Publishing Limited, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. , Universal Songs and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
| Gerry Rafferty | 3.7 | 6:05 |
| 4 | You Make Loving Fun (2004 remaster) | Fleetwood Mac | 3.9 | 3:33 |
| 5 | Le Freak (edit) | Chic | 4.4 | 3:32 |
| 6 | Move On Up (extended version) | Curtis Mayfield | 5 | 8:55 |
| 7 | Young Hearts Run Free | Candi Staton | 4.2 | 4:09 |
| 8 | Hooked on a Feeling | Blue Swede & Björn Skifs | 4.05 | 2:53 |
| 9 | You’re So Vain- recording engineer:
- Robin Geoffrey Cable (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
- engineer:
- Robin Geoffrey Cable
- producer:
- Richard Perry
- bass:
- Klaus Voorman (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
- drums (drum set):
- Jim Gordon (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
- guitar:
- Jimmy Ryan (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
- percussion:
- Richard Perry (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
- piano and lead vocals:
- Carly Simon (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
- additional background vocals:
- Carly Simon (from 1972-09 until 1972-10) and Doris Troy (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
- background vocals:
- Mick Jagger (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
- strings arranger:
- Carly Simon
- orchestrator:
- Paul Buckmaster
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Elektra Records (in 1972), Elektra/Asylum Records (in 1972), Elektra Entertainment (in 1978), WEA International Inc. (in 1984) and Rhino Entertainment Company (in 2015)
- recorded at:
- Trident Studios in Soho, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
- part of:
- Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 100), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 140) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 495)
- recording of:
- You’re So Vain (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
- lyricist and composer:
- Carly Simon
- publisher:
- C’est Music, Quackenbush Music, Ltd. , Universal Music Corporation and Universal Music Publishing Group
| Carly Simon | 4.55 | 4:18 |
| 10 | 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 | 4:35 |
| 11 | Feel Like Makin’ Love (2015 remaster)- recording engineer:
- Ron Nevison (in 1974-09)
- producer:
- Bad Company
- mixer:
- Ron Nevison
- drums (drum set):
- Simon Kirke (in 1974-09)
- electric bass guitar:
- Boz Burrell (in 1974-09)
- guitar:
- Mick Ralphs (in 1974-09) and Paul Rodgers (in 1974-09)
- keyboard:
- Mick Ralphs (in 1974-09)
- piano and lead vocals:
- Paul Rodgers (in 1974-09)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Swan Song Inc. (in 1975)
- recorded at:
- Clearwell Castle in Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom (in 1974-09)
- mixed at:
- AIR Studios in Hampstead, Camden , London , England, United Kingdom
- part of:
- VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (number: 78)
- recording of:
- Feel Like Makin’ Love (in 1974-09)
- writer:
- Mick Ralphs and Paul Rodgers
- publisher:
- MCA Music , MCA Music Ltd., WC Music Corp., 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 , ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 and Badco Music, Inc. (from 1974 to present)
| Bad Company | 4.25 | 5:14 |
| 12 | If You Leave Me Now- recording engineer:
- Armin Steiner (from 1976-03 until 1976-04: strings)
- assistant engineer:
- Tom Likes
- engineer:
- Wayne Tarnowski
- producer:
- James William Guercio
- acoustic guitar and bass:
- James William Guercio (from 1976-03 until 1976-04)
- lead vocals:
- Peter Cetera (from 1976-03 until 1976-04)
- French horn arranger and strings arranger:
- Jimmie Haskell
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS, Inc. (in 1976), Rhino Entertainment Company (in 1976, in 2002), Warner Strategic Marketing Inc. (in 1976) and WEA International Inc. (in 1976)
- recorded at:
- Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (strings) and Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States (from 1976-03 until 1976-04)
- mixed at:
- Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States (from 1976-03 until 1976-04)
- recording of:
- If You Leave Me Now (from 1976-03 until 1976-04)
- lyricist:
- Peter Cetera
- composer:
- Peter Cetera (in 1976)
- publisher:
- Big Elk Music, BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Copyright Control , Fairwood Music Ltd., Island Music Ltd., Polish Prince Music and Spirit Music Publishing Ltd.
| Chicago | 4.2 | 3:55 |
| 13 | Heart of Gold (2009 remaster) | Neil Young | 4.3 | 3:07 |
| 14 | A Case of You | Joni Mitchell | 3.75 | 4:23 |
| 15 | Doctor My Eyes | Jackson Browne | 5 | 3:19 |
| 16 | And It Stoned Me (2013 remaster) | Van Morrison | 3.35 | 4:32 |
| 17 | You’ve Got a Friend | James Taylor | 4.4 | 4:28 |
| 18 | Sister Golden Hair | America | 4.1 | 3:17 |
| 19 | Teach Your Children | Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | 4.2 | 2:53 |
| 20 | The Man With the Child in His Eyes- engineer:
- Jon Kelly
- executive producer:
- David Gilmour
- producer:
- Andrew Powell
- piano, background vocals and lead vocals:
- Kate Bush (in 1975-06)
- arranger:
- Andrew Powell
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- EMI Records Ltd. (in 1977, in 1978), EMI Records USA (in 1977, in 1978), EMI‐USA Records (in 1977, in 1978) and EMI France (in 1995)
- recorded at:
- AIR London Studios in London , England, United Kingdom (from 1977-07 until 1977-08)
- recording of:
- The Man With the Child in His Eyes (in 1975-06)
- publisher:
- Kate Bush (from 1978 to present)
- lyricist and composer:
- Kate Bush
- arranger:
- Stefan Lievestro
- premiered at:
- Saturday Night Live: Season 4, Episode 8 (1978-12-09 – 1978-12-10)
- publisher:
- Beechwood Music Corp., Castle , Ed. Itaipu, EMI Music Publishing , EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (, from 1978 to present) and Kate Bush Music Ltd.
| Kate Bush | 3.65 | 2:38 |
| 21 | Everything I Own | Bread | 4.35 | 3:07 |
| 22 | I Don’t Want to Talk About It (2008 remaster) | Rod Stewart | | 4:48 |
| 23 | Cold as Ice- associate engineer:
- Jimmy Douglass , Michael Getlin, Kevin Herron and Randy Mason
- engineer:
- Gary Lyons
- co-producer:
- Mick Jones and Ian McDonald
- producer:
- Gary Lyons and John Sinclair
- mixer:
- Jimmy Douglass , Mick Jones and Ian McDonald
- bass guitar:
- Ed Gagliardi
- drums (drum set):
- Dennis Elliott
- guitar:
- Mick Jones and Ian McDonald
- horn:
- Ian McDonald
- keyboard:
- Al Greenwood and Ian McDonald
- synthesizer:
- Al Greenwood
- background vocals:
- Ed Gagliardi , Mick Jones , Ian Lloyd and Ian McDonald
- lead vocals:
- Lou Gramm
- vocals:
- Ed Gagliardi , Mick Jones and Ian McDonald
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1977), WEA International Inc. (in 1977) and Rhino Entertainment Company (in 2009)
- recording of:
- Cold as Ice
- writer:
- Lou Gramm and Mick Jones
- publisher:
- Intersong Music Ltd., MVA Music, Somerset Songs Publishing Inc., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. , Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. , WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
- sub-publisher:
- Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division , Fuji Pacific Music inc. (until 2014-12-31), Yamaha Music Publishing (until 2017-03-31), Fujipacific Music, Inc. (from 2015-01-01 to present) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (from 2017-04-01 to present)
| Foreigner | 4 | 3:20 |
| 24 | Summer Breeze | Seals and Crofts | 4.35 | 3:25 |
| 25 | She’s Gone | Daryl Hall & John Oates | 3.65 | 5:13 |
| 26 | December, 1963 (Oh What a Night!)- recording engineer:
- Steve Maslow
- producer:
- Bob Gaudio
- mixer:
- Val Garay
- bass:
- Don Ciccone
- drums (drum set):
- Gerry Polci
- guitar:
- John Paiva
- keyboard:
- Bob Gaudio and Lee Shapiro
- piano:
- Bob Gaudio
- vocals:
- Bob Gaudio, Don Ciccone, Frankie Valli , Gerry Polci and John Paiva
- brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
- Lee Shapiro
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- WEA International Inc.
- recorded at:
- Sound Factory in Los Angeles, California, United States
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 64)
- recording of:
- December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)
- lyricist:
- Bob Gaudio and Judy Parker
- composer:
- Bob Gaudio
- publisher:
- EMI Songs, EMI Songs Australia, Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Seasons Music Co.
| The Four Seasons | 3.85 | 3:32 |
| 27 | Every 1’s a Winner | Hot Chocolate | 4.15 | 4:04 |
| 28 | That’s the Way (I Like It) (edit) | KC & the Sunshine Band | 4.3 | 3:03 |
| 29 | Disco Inferno (single edit) | The Trammps | 4.35 | 3:11 |
| 30 | We Are Family (single edit) | Sister Sledge | | 3:21 |
| 31 | Tiger Feet | Mud | 5 | 3:50 |
| 32 | Magic | Pilot | 4.75 | 3:06 |
| 33 | Tush | ZZ Top | 4.5 | 2:17 |
| 34 | Locomotive Breath- engineer:
- John Burns
- executive producer:
- Terry Ellis
- producer:
- Ian Anderson and Terry Ellis
- acoustic guitar and flute and lead vocals:
- Ian Anderson (on 1971-02-12)
- bass guitar and treble recorder / alto recorder:
- Jeffrey Hammond Hammond (on 1971-02-12)
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Clive Bunker (on 1971-02-12)
- electric guitar and soprano recorder:
- Martin Barre (on 1971-02-12)
- Hammond organ, piano, piano accordion and synthesizer and mellotron, organ and piano:
- John Evan (on 1971-02-12)
- conductor:
- Dee Palmer (on 1971-02-12)
- remixer:
- Robin Black
- orchestrator:
- Dee Palmer
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Chrysalis Records Ltd. (in 1971)
- recorded at:
- Island Studios in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London , England, United Kingdom (on 1971-02-12)
- remixed at:
- Morgan Studios in Willesden, Brent , London , England, United Kingdom
- recording of:
- Locomotive Breath (on 1971-02-12)
- lyricist and composer:
- Ian Anderson
| Jethro Tull | 4.3 | 4:26 |
| 35 | Lonely Boy | Andrew Gold | 4 | 4:24 |
| 36 | Dixie Chicken | Little Feat | 4 | 3:56 |
| 37 | Me and You and a Dog Named Boo | Lobo | 4.5 | 2:59 |
| 38 | Oh! Sweet Nuthin’ (2015 remaster) | The Velvet Underground | 3.65 | 7:25 |
| 39 | One of These Days | Emmylou Harris | | 3:03 |
| 40 | Jane | Jefferson Starship | 3.75 | 4:12 |
| 41 | Cat’s in the Cradle- producer:
- Paul Leka
- arranger:
- Paul Leka
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Elektra Records , Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records and WEA International Inc. (in 1974)
- recorded at:
- Connecticut Recording Studios in Connecticut, United States
- recording of:
- Cat’s in the Cradle
- writer:
- Sandra Campbell Chapin and Harry F Chapin
- publisher:
- Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG , Story Songs, Ltd, Warner Bros., Inc. , Warner Chappell Music , Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited
| Harry Chapin | 3.8 | 3:42 |
| 42 | Dream Weaver | Gary Wright | 4 | 4:16 |
| 43 | Sundown | Gordon Lightfoot | 4.85 | 3:33 |
| 44 | Tumbling Dice (2017 remaster) | Linda Ronstadt | | 3:09 |
| 45 | I’d Rather Be With You | Bootsy Collins | 4.2 | 4:57 |
| 46 | Slide | Slave | | 6:50 |
| 47 | Love Don’t Live Here Anymore | Rose Royce | 4.5 | 3:51 |
| 48 | Chuck E’s in Love- additional engineer:
- Tom Knox and Roger Nichols
- engineer:
- Loyd Clifft and Lee Herschberg
- producer:
- Russ Titelman and Lenny Waronker
- mixer:
- Lee Herschberg
- vocals:
- Rickie Lee Jones
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1979) and WEA International Inc. (in 1979)
- recorded at:
- The Burbank Studios in Burbank, California, 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:
- Chuck E.’s in Love
- lyricist and composer:
- Rickie Lee Jones
- publisher:
- Blue Raincoat Songs Ltd., Easy Money Music, Reservoir Media Music, Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. , ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 , ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) and 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
| Rickie Lee Jones | 4.25 | 3:29 |
| 49 | Haven’t Stopped Dancing Yet | Gonzalez | | 4:11 |
| 50 | Motor Bikin’ | Chris Spedding | 3.35 | 2:35 |
| 51 | Softly Whispering I Love You | The Congregation | 2 | 3:01 |
| 52 | Moviestar | Harpo | 5 | 3:22 |
| 53 | I’m Every Woman | Chaka Khan | 3.3 | 4:05 |
| 54 | Just What I Needed | The Cars | 4.3 | 3:45 |
| 55 | Life’s Been Good | Joe Walsh | 4 | 4:39 |
| 56 | I Hear You Knocking | Dave Edmunds | 4 | 2:47 |
| 57 | Werewolves of London | Warren Zevon | 4.9 | 3:27 |
| 58 | Brass in Pocket- additional recording engineer:
- Steve Nye
- engineer:
- Bill Price
- producer:
- Chris Thomas
- mixer:
- Michael Paul Stavrou
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Warner Music UK Ltd. (in 1979, in 1987, in 2000)
- additionally recorded at:
- Air Studios in London , England, United Kingdom
- recorded at:
- Wessex Sound Studios in Highbury, Islington, London , England, United Kingdom
- mixed at:
- Air Studios in London , England, United Kingdom
- part of:
- VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 89) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 389)
- recording of:
- Brass in Pocket
- writer:
- James Honeyman‐Scott and Chrissie Hynde
- publisher:
- ATV Music Ltd., Banks Clive Music, EMI Music Publishing , EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd , Hynde House of Hits Music and Modern Music Publishing Co., Inc.
| Pretenders | 4.3 | 3:04 |
| 59 | Ooh La La | Faces | 3.75 | 3:34 |