| # | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Take On Me | a‐ha | 3:45 |
| 2 | Love Will Tear Us Apart- producer:
- Joy Division and Martin Hannett
- bass:
- Peter Hook
- drums (drum set):
- Stephen Morris
- guitar:
- Bernard Albrecht
- vocals:
- Bernard Albrecht and Ian Curtis
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Factory Communications Ltd. (in 1988)
- recorded at:
- Strawberry Studios in Stockport, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
- part of:
- triple j’s Hottest 100 (number: 1989 (All-time)), triple j’s Hottest 100 (number: 1990 (All-time)), Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 5), Q50 – December 2005 (number: 6), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 14), NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 19), Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 41) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 179)
- recording of:
- Love Will Tear Us Apart
- lyricist:
- Ian Curtis
- composer:
- Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner
- publisher:
- Fractured Music and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd.
| Joy Division | 3:27 |
| 3 | True | Spandau Ballet | 5:28 |
| 4 | The Reflex | Duran Duran | 4:22 |
| 5 | What’s Love Got to Do With It- engineer and mixer:
- John Hudson
- producer:
- Terry Britten
- drums (drum set):
- Graham Jarvis
- guitar:
- Terry Britten
- keyboard:
- Nick Glennie‐Smith and Billy Livsey
- percussion:
- Simon Morton
- background vocals:
- Terry Britten and Tessa Niles
- lead vocals:
- Tina Turner
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1984), Parlophone Records Ltd. (in 1984, in 1997) and EMI Records Ltd. (in 2004)
- recorded at:
- Mayfair Studios in London, England, United Kingdom
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 134), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 160) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 309)
- recording of:
- What’s Love Got to Do With It
- writer:
- Graham Lyle and Terence Ernest Britten
- publisher:
- Hornall Brothers Music Ltd., Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd., Goodsingle Limited (in 1984), Irving Music, Inc. (in 1984), Rondor Music (London) Ltd. (in 1984), WB Music Corp. (from 1984 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
| Tina Turner | 3:47 |
| 6 | 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 | 3:54 |
| 7 | Black Velvet (edit version) | Alannah Myles | 4:41 |
| 8 | Brass in Pocket | The Pretenders | 3:04 |
| 9 | Kids in America- recording engineer:
- Jeo (from 1980 until 1981)
- programming:
- Jörn‐Uwe Fahrenkrog‐Petersen (from 1980 until 1981) and Derek von Krogh (from 1980 until 1981)
- engineer:
- Steve Stewart
- producer:
- Ricky Wilde
- additional keyboard:
- Nick Priessnitz (from 1980 until 1981)
- bass guitar:
- Martin Russell (from 1980 until 1981) and Derek von Krogh (from 1980 until 1981)
- drums (drum set):
- Bernhard Hahn (from 1980 until 1981), Chris North (from 1980 until 1981) and Tobias Wörner (from 1980 until 1981)
- guitar:
- Thomas Hahn (from 1980 until 1981), Charlotte Hatherley (from 1980 until 1981), Francis Lickerish (from 1980 until 1981), Steve Stewart (from 1980 until 1981), James Stevenson (from 1980 until 1981) and Ricky Wilde (from 1980 until 1981)
- keyboard:
- Jörn‐Uwe Fahrenkrog‐Petersen (from 1980 until 1981), Robert John Godfrey (from 1980 until 1981), Calvin Hayes (from 1980 until 1981), Derek von Krogh (from 1980 until 1981) and Ricky Wilde (from 1980 until 1981)
- background vocals:
- D. Janz (from 1980 until 1981), M. Janz (from 1980 until 1981), N. Janz (from 1980 until 1981) and Ricky Wilde (from 1980 until 1981)
- lead vocals:
- Charlotte Hatherley (from 1980 until 1981) and Kim Wilde (from 1980 until 1981)
- vocals:
- Kim Wilde (from 1980 until 1981)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Cherry Red Records Ltd., EMI Records Ltd. (in 1981, in 1996, in 2001), EMI France (in 1993) and EMI Records Limited (in 2006)
- recorded at:
- Amira Studio (from 1980 until 1981), RAK Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (from 1980 until 1981), Soundmastaz Studios (from 1980 until 1981), Studio 77 in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (from 1980 until 1981) and The Lodge Recording Studio in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1980 until 1981)
- mixed at:
- Jeopark in Buchholz, Niedersachsen, Germany, RAK Studios in London, England, United Kingdom and Studio 77 in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- part of:
- TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 55)
- recording of:
- Kids in America (from 1980 until 1981)
- writer:
- Marty Wilde and Ricky Wilde
- publisher:
- All Nations Music, EMI Music Publishing, Finchley Music Corp., RAK Publishing Ltd. and Rickim Music Ltd.
| Kim Wilde | 3:24 |
| 10 | Too Shy | Kajagoogoo | 3:42 |
| 11 | Glory of Love- engineer and mixer:
- Terry Christian and John Guess
- producer:
- Michael Omartian
- guest background vocals:
- Kenny Cetera
- lead vocals:
- Peter Cetera
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1986) and Warner Music International (in 1986)
- recorded at and mixed at:
- Lion Share Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
- recording of:
- Glory of Love
- writer:
- Peter Cetera, David Foster and Diane Nini
- publisher:
- EMI Gold Horizon Music Corp., EMI Golden Torch Music Corp., Rondor Music Publishing, Universal Music–MGB Songs, Warner Chappell Music Ltd., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ピアーミュージック, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30), Air Bear Music (in 1986), Fall Line Orange Music (in 1986), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (in 1986), 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 (from 2017-04-01 to present) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
- part of:
- The 59th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
| Peter Cetera | 4:18 |
| 12 | 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 | 4:36 |
| 13 | Always | Atlantic Starr | 4:48 |
| 14 | Love Changes (Everything) | Climie Fisher | 4:28 |
| 15 | Jump to the Beat | Stacy Lattisaw | 3:34 |
| 16 | Dancing With Tears in My Eyes | Ultravox | 4:04 |
| 17 | Lip Up Fatty | Bad Manners | 2:46 |
| 18 | Since Yesterday | Strawberry Switchblade | 2:54 |
| 19 | Respectable- producer:
- Jamie Bromfield and Mark McGuire
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Cherry Red Records Ltd. (in 1987), EMI Records Ltd. (in 1987) and The Supreme Record Company Ltd. (in 1987)
- music videos:
- Respectable by Mel & Kim
- recording of:
- Respectable
- writer:
- Matt Aitken, Mike Stock and Pete Waterman
- publisher:
- All Boys Music, All Boys Music Ltd., Copyright Control, Hammer Musik GmbH, Matt Aitken Publishing, MCA Gilbey, Mike Stock Publishing Limited, Mushroom Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
| Mel & Kim | 3:23 |
| 20 | Once in a Lifetime (live) | Talking Heads | 5:25 |
| 21 | Blue Monday ’88 | New Order | 3:50 |
| 22 | Smalltown Boy- recording of:
- Smalltown Boy
- writer:
- Steve Bronski, Jimmy Somerville and Larry Steinbachek
- publisher:
- BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., Bronski Music Ltd., Bucks Music Ltd, EMI Virgin Music Ltd., Fujipacific Music, Inc., The Copyright Collective, Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
- part of:
- Gotcha!
| Bronski Beat | 5:01 |
| 23 | She Drives Me Crazy | Fine Young Cannibals | 3:35 |
| 24 | Ain’t Nobody | Rufus and Chaka Khan | 4:46 |
| 25 | Cruel Summer- producer:
- Steve Jolley and Tony Swain
- lead vocals:
- Sara Dallin (in 1983-04), Siobhan Fahey (in 1983-04) and Keren Woodward (in 1983-04)
- performer:
- Bananarama (in 1983-04)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- London Records 90 Ltd. (in 1983) and London Records Ltd. (in 1984)
- part of:
- VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 44) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 414)
- recording of:
- Cruel Summer (in 1983-04)
- lyricist:
- Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Steve Jolley, Tony Swain and Keren Woodward
- composer:
- Leo Birenberg, Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Steve Jolley, Kari Kimmel, Tony Swain and Keren Woodward
- publisher:
- In a Bunch Music Ltd., PolyGram Songs, Red Bus Music Ltd., Reverb Music Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner Chappell and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
| Bananarama | 3:35 |
| 26 | Love Shack (edit) | The B‐52s | 4:18 |
| 27 | Don’t Leave Me This Way | The Communards with Sarah Jane Morris | 4:31 |
| 28 | Somewhere in My Heart | Aztec Camera | 4:00 |
| 29 | Candy Girl | New Edition | 3:57 |
| 30 | Give Me the Night (edit) | George Benson | 3:43 |
| 31 | Kokomo- engineer and mixer:
- Keith Wechsler
- producer:
- Terry Melcher
- accordion:
- Van Dyke Parks (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
- acoustic guitar:
- Jeffrey Foskett (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
- alto saxophone:
- Joel Peskin (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
- bass:
- Rod Clark (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
- drums (drum set):
- Jim Keltner (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
- slide guitar [electric slide guitar]:
- Ry Cooder (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
- background vocals:
- Al Jardine (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06), Bruce Johnston (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06), Mike Love (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06) and Carl Wilson (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
- lead vocals:
- Mike Love (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06) and Carl Wilson (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
- performer:
- The Beach Boys (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- WEA International Inc., Elektra (in 1988) and Touchstone Pictures (in 1988)
- music videos:
- Kokomo by The Beach Boys
- recording of:
- Kokomo (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
- writer:
- Mike Love, Scott McKenzie, Terry Melcher and John Phillips
- publisher:
- Buena Vista Music Company, Clairaudient Music Corporation, Daywin Music Inc., Honest John Music, Nichion Synch Division, Spirit One Music, Touchstone Pictures Music and Songs Inc. and Yamaha Music EH(CM)
| The Beach Boys | 3:35 |
| 32 | Geno | Dexys Midnight Runners | 3:27 |
| 33 | 19 | Paul Hardcastle | 3:31 |
| 34 | What Is Love? | Howard Jones | 3:40 |
| 35 | Don’t Go | Hothouse Flowers | 3:49 |
| 36 | Love Wars | Womack & Womack | 4:02 |
| 37 | Don’t Blame It on That Girl | Matt Bianco | 3:48 |
| 38 | Cry Boy Cry | Blue Zoo | 4:27 |
| 39 | This Corrosion | The Sisters of Mercy | 4:29 |
| 40 | (Something Inside) So Strong | Labi Siffre | 4:18 |
| 41 | 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, in 2018) 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 | 4:57 |
| 42 | Owner of a Lonely Heart- engineer:
- Gary Langan
- producer:
- Trevor Horn
- bass guitar:
- Chris Squire (in 1983)
- drums (drum set):
- Alan White (in 1983)
- guitar:
- Trevor Rabin (in 1983)
- keyboard:
- Tony Kaye (in 1983)
- lead vocals:
- Jon Anderson (in 1983)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1983, in 2003) and WEA International Inc. (in 1983, in 2003)
- recorded at:
- Sarm Studios in Aldgate, Tower Hamlets, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1983)
- recording of:
- Owner of a Lonely Heart (in 1983)
- writer:
- Jon Anderson, Trevor Horn, Trevor Rabin and Chris Squire
- publisher:
- Affirmative Music, BMG Chrysalis Scandinavia AB, BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., Carbert Music Inc., Carlin America, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Downtown Music Publishing, Downtown Music Publishing International Inc., Downtown Music Publishing LLC, Hebbes Music Group Pty. Ltd., Kassner Associated Publishers, Ltd., SPZ Music, Inc., Tremander Songs, Unforgettable Songs, Unforgettable Songs Ltd., Warner Bros. Music, Warner Bros. Music Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Scandinavia, Warner Chappell North America, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Warner/Chappell and Warner/Chappell North America Limited
- sub-publisher:
- エイベックス・ミュージック・パブリッシング 第7出版事業部, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present) 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 (from 2017-04-01 to present)
| Yes | 4:26 |
| 43 | Gimme All Your Lovin’ | ZZ Top | 4:00 |
| 44 | La Bamba | Los Lobos | 2:56 |
| 45 | Golden Brown | The Stranglers | 3:27 |
| 46 | I Keep Forgettin (Every Time You’re Near) | Michael McDonald | 3:42 |
| 47 | Twist in My Sobriety | Tanita Tikaram | 4:51 |
| 48 | Sweet Love | Anita Baker | 4:26 |
| 49 | Money’s Too Tight (To Mention) | Simply Red | 4:07 |
| 50 | Morning Train (Nine to Five) | Sheena Easton | 3:21 |
| 51 | Some Candy Talking | The Jesus and Mary Chain | 3:18 |
| 52 | I Can’t Wait | Nu Shooz | 3:39 |
| 53 | We Close Our Eyes | Go West | 3:42 |
| 54 | Out of the Blue | Debbie Gibson | 3:57 |
| 55 | Mirror Mirror | Dollar | 3:31 |
| 56 | I Don’t Want to Talk About It | Everything but the Girl | 4:18 |
| 57 | Living on the Ceiling | Blancmange | 4:00 |
| 58 | Superwoman (edit) | Karyn White | 4:32 |
| 59 | What’s the Colour of Money | Hollywood Beyond | 3:24 |
| 60 | I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) | The Proclaimers | 3:39 |
