| # | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Everybody Hurts- additional engineer:
- George Cowan, Mark Howard, John Keane, Ted Malia and Andrew Roshberg
- engineer:
- Clif Norrell
- producer:
- Scott Litt and R.E.M.
- additional mixer:
- Ed Brooks
- assistant mixer:
- Tod Lemkuhl
- mixer:
- Scott Litt and Clif Norrell
- guest cello:
- Kathleen Kee, Daniel Laufer and Elizabeth Proctor Murphy
- guest oboe:
- Deborah Workman
- guest viola:
- Reid Harris, Paul Murphy and Heidi Nitchie
- guest violin:
- Denise Berginson-Smith, Patti Gouvas, Lonnie Ottzen, Sandy Salzinger, Sou-Chun Su and Jody Taylor
- vocals:
- Michael Stipe
- conductor:
- George Hanson
- orchestrator:
- John Paul Jones
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- R.E.M./Athens, Ltd. (in 1992) and R.E.M./Athens L.L.C. (in 2017)
- additionally recorded at:
- Bosstown Recording Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, John Keane Studios in Athens, Georgia, United States and Kingsway Studios in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- recorded at:
- Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States and Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
- mixed at:
- Bad Animals Studio in Seattle, Washington, United States
- part of:
- Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 203)
- recording of:
- Everybody Hurts
- writer:
- Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe
- publisher:
- Night Garden Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
| R.E.M. | 5:18 |
| 2 | Sailing | Rod Stewart | 4:38 |
| 3 | Nights in White Satin | The Moody Blues | 5:39 |
| 4 | More Than Words | Extreme | 5:36 |
| 5 | Drive- recording engineer:
- Nigel Green
- producer:
- The Cars and Robert John “Mutt” Lange
- mixer:
- Mike Shipley
- bass:
- Benjamin Orr
- drums (drum set):
- David Robinson
- guitar:
- Elliot Easton and Ric Ocasek
- keyboard:
- Greg Hawkes
- vocals:
- Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes, Ric Ocasek and Benjamin Orr
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Elektra/Asylum Records (in 1984) and WEA International Inc. (in 1984)
- recorded at:
- Battery Studios in London, England, United Kingdom
- mixed at:
- Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
- music videos:
- Drive by The Cars
- recording of:
- Drive
- publisher:
- Ric Ocasek (in 1983)
- lyricist and composer:
- Ric Ocasek
- publisher:
- Carlin Music Corp., Gallo Music Publishing, Lido Music, Inc., Universal Music Corp., Universal‐MCA Music Publishing and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
| The Cars | 3:55 |
| 6 | Love Hurts | Nazareth | 3:52 |
| 7 | Changes- engineer:
- Colin Caldwell and Vic Coppersmith‐Heaven
- producer:
- Black Sabbath and Patrick Meehan
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Bill Ward (in 1972-05)
- electric bass guitar:
- Geezer Butler (in 1972-05)
- electric guitar:
- Tony Iommi (in 1972-05)
- lead vocals:
- Ozzy Osbourne (in 1972-05)
- arranger:
- Black Sabbath
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Gimcastle Ltd., Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1972), Interworld Communications (Record) Ltd. (in 1972) and Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (in 1975)
- recorded at:
- The Record Plant in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and The Record Plant in Sausalito, California, United States (in 1972-05)
- recording of:
- Changes (in 1972-05)
- lyricist:
- Geezer Butler
- composer:
- Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
- publisher:
- Essex Music International Ltd., Rollerjoint Music, TRO Essex Music International, Inc., Westminster Music Ltd. and Onward Music Ltd. (in 1972)
| Black Sabbath | 4:43 |
| 8 | Runaway Train | Soul Asylum | 4:27 |
| 9 | Because the Night (unplugged)- recording engineer:
- Ed Thacker, Jay Vicari and Mike Scott
- producer:
- Paul Fox
- assistant mixer:
- Chris Laidlaw
- mixer:
- Ed Thacker
- acoustic bass guitar:
- Steven Gustafson (on 1993-04-21)
- acoustic guitar:
- Bill Dillon (on 1993-04-21) and Rob Buck (on 1993-04-21)
- banjo:
- Richie Stearns (on 1993-04-21)
- bassoon:
- Atsuko Sato (on 1993-04-21) and Kim Laskowski (on 1993-04-21)
- cello:
- Jane Scarpantoni (on 1993-04-21)
- drums (drum set):
- Jerome Augustyniak (on 1993-04-21)
- Hammond organ:
- Dennis Drew (on 1993-04-21)
- mandolin and slide guitar:
- Bill Dillon (on 1993-04-21)
- organ:
- Amanda Kramer (on 1993-04-21) and Dennis Drew (on 1993-04-21)
- percussion:
- Jerome Augustyniak (on 1993-04-21) and Jerry Marotta (on 1993-04-21)
- piano:
- Amanda Kramer (on 1993-04-21), Dennis Drew (on 1993-04-21) and Natalie Merchant (on 1993-04-21)
- violin and background vocals:
- Mary Ramsey (on 1993-04-21) and Morgan Fichter (on 1993-04-21)
- lead vocals:
- Natalie Merchant (on 1993-04-21)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- MTV Networks (in 1993)
- recorded at:
- Sony Music Studios in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (on 1993-04-21)
- mixed at:
- Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States
- music videos:
- Because the Night by 10,000 Maniacs
- live cover recording of:
- Because the Night (on 1993-04-21)
- publisher:
- Bruce Springsteen and Bruce Springsteen (in 1975)
- lyricist:
- Patti Smith (in 1977) and Bruce Springsteen (in 1977)
- composer:
- Bruce Springsteen (in 1977)
- publisher:
- Bruce Springsteen Music, Rondor Music, Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd.
| 10,000 Maniacs | 3:45 |
| 10 | Black Velvet | Alannah Myles | 4:48 |
| 11 | The Way It Is | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | 4:59 |
| 12 | Easy | Faith No More | 3:08 |
| 13 | 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 | 3:57 |
| 14 | I Want to Know What Love Is- additional engineer:
- Josh Abbey, Larry Alexander, Jason Corsaro, Joe Ferla and Howie Lindeman
- assistant engineer:
- Bobby Cohen, Tim Crich and Scott "Abada" Mabuchi
- engineer:
- Frank Filipetti
- producer:
- Mick Jones and Alex Sadkin
- additional keyboard:
- Tom Bailey
- bass guitar:
- Rick Wills
- drums (drum set):
- Dennis Elliott
- electric guitar:
- Mick Jones
- additional vocals:
- Jennifer Holliday
- background vocals:
- Donnie Harper, Mick Jones and Rick Wills
- choir vocals:
- The New Jersey Mass Choir
- lead vocals:
- Lou Gramm
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1984), Warner Music International (in 1984), WEA International Inc. (in 1984) and Rhino Entertainment Company (in 2009)
- additionally recorded at:
- Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
- recorded at:
- The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
- mixed at:
- Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
- part of:
- VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 65), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 205) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 476)
- recording of:
- I Want to Know What Love Is
- lyricist and composer:
- Mick Jones
- publisher:
- Evansongs Ltd., Somerset Songs Publishing Inc., Warner Brothers Music Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Fujipacific Music inc. (until 2014-12-31) and Fujipacific Music, Inc. (from 2015-01-01 to present)
| Foreigner | 5:00 |
| 15 | All Out of Love- executive producer:
- Clive Davis
- producer:
- Robie Porter
- assistant mixer:
- Linda Corbin
- mixer:
- Jim Hilton
- bass guitar:
- Criston Barker
- drums (drum set):
- Ralph Cooper
- guitar [lead guitar]:
- David Moyse
- guitar [rhythm guitar]:
- Graham Russell
- keyboard:
- Frank Esler‐Smith and Sam McNally
- background vocals:
- Criston Barker, Tommy Dassalo, Russell Hitchcock, Marcy Levy, David Moyse and Graham Russell
- lead vocals:
- Russell Hitchcock
- vocals:
- Graham Russell
- arranger:
- Air Supply and Robie Porter
- orchestrator:
- Frank Esler‐Smith and Robie Porter
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Arista Records, Inc. (in 1980), Arista Records, LLC (in 1980), Big Time Phonograph Recording Co. (in 1980), Big Time Phonograph Recording Co. Pty Ltd. (in 1980) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1980)
- recorded at:
- Paradise Studios in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and Studios 301 in Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia
- mixed at:
- Larrabee Sound Studios in West Hollywood, California, United States
- part of:
- The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 290)
- recording of:
- All Out of Love
- writer:
- Clive Davis and Graham Russell
- publisher:
- Arista Music, Inc., BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BRM Publishing, Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., DJDMP, Inc., Nottsongs, Riva Music Ltd., Universal Music Careers, Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd., Warner Chappell Music and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
- sub-publisher:
- Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
| Air Supply | 4:02 |
| 16 | Hunting High and Low | a‐ha | 3:47 |
| 17 | Stay | Shakespears Sister | 3:25 |
| 18 | I’ll Stand by You | The Pretenders | 3:59 |
