| # | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Cheap Sunglasses | ZZ Top | 4:49 |
| 2 | Rock Lobster | The B‐52s | 6:51 |
| 3 | Once in a Lifetime- additional engineer:
- Jack Nuber, John Potoker and Steven Stanley
- assistant engineer:
- Kendal Stubbs
- engineer:
- Dave Jerden
- producer:
- Brian Eno and Talking Heads
- mixer:
- David Byrne, Brian Eno, Dave Jerden and John Potoker
- bass:
- Tina Weymouth
- drums (drum set):
- Chris Frantz
- guitar and lead vocals:
- David Byrne
- keyboard:
- Jerry Harrison
- background vocals:
- Brian Eno and Nona Hendryx
- arranger:
- Talking Heads
- vocals arranger:
- David Byrne and Brian Eno
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sire Records Company (in 1980)
- additionally recorded at:
- Eldorado Studios in Burbank, California, United States and Sigma Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States
- recorded at:
- Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas, Eldorado Studios in Burbank, California, United States (lead vocals, background vocals) and Sigma Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (lead vocals, background vocals)
- mixed at:
- Eldorado Studios in Burbank, California, United States
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 28), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 35) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 54)
- recording of:
- Once in a Lifetime
- lyricist:
- David Byrne
- composer:
- David Byrne, Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison and Tina Weymouth
- publisher:
- Bleu Disque Music Co., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., E.G. Music Ltd. and Index Music
| Talking Heads | 4:20 |
| 4 | Natural’s Not in It | Gang of Four | 3:08 |
| 5 | Freedom of Choice | DEVO | 3:28 |
| 6 | The Glow of Love | Change | 3:40 |
| 7 | One in a Million You | Larry Graham | 4:11 |
| 8 | Sailing- assistant engineer:
- Stuart Gitlin
- engineer and mixer:
- Chet Himes
- producer:
- Michael Omartian
- acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals and lead vocals:
- Christopher Cross
- bass guitar:
- Andy Salmon
- drums (drum set):
- Tommy Taylor
- electric piano and synthesizer:
- Rob Meurer
- percussion:
- Victor Feldman
- piano:
- Michael Omartian
- arranger:
- Christopher Cross, Rob Meurer and Michael Omartian
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1979, in 1981, in 2001)
- 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:
- Sailing
- lyricist and composer:
- Christopher Cross
- publisher:
- BMG Songs, Inc., Pop ’n’ Roll Music, Universal Music Corp. and Universal Music–MGB Songs
- sub-publisher:
- 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
| Christopher Cross | 4:15 |
| 9 | Watching the Wheels | John Lennon & Yoko Ono | 3:33 |
| 10 | ’Til I Gain Control Again | Rodney Crowell | 5:06 |
| 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 | 3:47 |
| 12 | Genius of Love | Tom Tom Club | 3:33 |
| 13 | Pull Up to the Bumper | Grace Jones | 4:35 |
| 14 | Tainted Love- engineer:
- Paul Hardiman
- producer:
- Mike Thorne
- mixer:
- Harvey Goldberg
- electronic instruments and other instruments:
- Dave Ball
- background vocals:
- Vicious Pink
- vocals:
- Marc Almond
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (in 1981)
- recorded at:
- Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom
- music videos:
- Tainted Love by Soft Cell
- part of:
- VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 5), Paste: The 50 Greatest NON One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 8), New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 10), Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs, VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 33) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 46)
- cover recording of:
- Tainted Love
- lyricist and composer:
- Ed Cobb
- publisher:
- Burlington Music Co., Ltd. and Embassy Music Corporation
- sub-publisher:
- ミュージック・セールス
- recording of:
- Tainted Love
- lyricist and composer:
- Ed Cobb
- publisher:
- Burlington Music Co., Ltd. and Embassy Music Corporation
- sub-publisher:
- ミュージック・セールス
| Soft Cell | 2:41 |
| 15 | The Jezebel Spirit | Brian Eno & David Byrne | 4:56 |
| 16 | I’m a Wonderful Thing, Baby | Kid Creole and the Coconuts | 5:17 |
| 17 | Someday, Someway | Marshall Crenshaw | 2:49 |
| 18 | I Melt With You | Modern English | 4:09 |
| 19 | Only You | Yazoo | 3:11 |
