| # | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|
| 1 | We Built This City- assistant engineer:
- Paul Ericksen
- engineer:
- Jeremy Smith
- producer:
- Jeremy Smith and Peter Wolf
- mixer:
- Bill Bottrell
- other vocals [DJ voice]:
- Les Garland (in 1985)
- arranger:
- Peter Wolf
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- BMG Music (in 1985) and RCA Records (in 1985)
- mixed at:
- Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California, United States
- remixed at:
- The Soundcastle in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, United States
- recording of:
- We Built This City (in 1985)
- writer:
- Dennis Lambert, Martin Page, Bernie Taupin and Peter Wolf
- publisher:
- BMG Music, BMG Songs, Inc., Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Concord Copyrights London Limited, Copyright Control, Little Mole Music, Petwolf Music, Tuneworks Music Co., Universal Music Careers, Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd., Universal Music–MGB Songs, Warner/Chappell Music Ltd., Zomba Enterprises and Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
- 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
| Starship | 4:50 |
| 2 | St. Elmo’s Fire | John Parr | 4:08 |
| 3 | The Edge of Heaven | Wham! | 4:29 |
| 4 | Stuck With You | Huey Lewis and the News | 4:28 |
| 5 | Time After Time- additional engineer:
- John Jansen and Rod O’Brien
- assistant engineer:
- John Agnello
- engineer:
- William Wittman
- associate producer:
- William Wittman
- producer:
- Rick Chertoff
- lead vocals:
- Cyndi Lauper
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Epic Records (in 1983), Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1983), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1983), Sony Music Entertainment (Holland) B.V. (in 1983) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1983, in 1984)
- recorded at:
- The Record Plant in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
- a cappella versions:
- Time After Time by Forte A Cappella
- part of:
- VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 19), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 116) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 494)
- recording of:
- Time After Time
- writer:
- Rob Hyman and Cyndi Lauper
- publisher:
- Sony Songs Inc. (ended, ), CBS Songs Ltd., Copyright Control, Dub Notes Music (, in 1984), Gray Matter Music, Human Boy Music, Reilla Music Company, Rella Music Co. (, in 1984), Rellla Music Corp., Sony Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell North America, WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
- sub-publisher:
- Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division, Warner Brothers Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
| Cyndi Lauper | 4:00 |
| 6 | Don’t Talk Dirty to Me | Jermaine Stewart | 4:07 |
| 7 | The Land of Make Believe | Bucks Fizz | 3:51 |
| 8 | I Won’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me | Nik Kershaw | 3:22 |
| 9 | One Night in Bangkok | Murray Head | 3:56 |
| 10 | All Cried Out | Alison Moyet | 3:39 |
| 11 | Sledgehammer | Peter Gabriel | 4:50 |
| 12 | If You Don’t Know Me by Now | Simply Red | 3:25 |
| 13 | Circle in the Sand- recording engineer:
- Steve McMillan
- drums (drum set) [drum] programming:
- Charles Judge and Rick Nowels
- additional engineer:
- Stacy Baird and Robert Feist
- assistant engineer:
- Matthew Freeman, Clark Germaine, Brian Scheuble and Joe Schiff
- additional producer:
- Robert Feist (other vocals [vocal]) and Ellen Shipley (other vocals [vocal])
- producer:
- Rick Nowels
- mixer:
- Shelly Yakus
- acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars]:
- Rick Nowels
- additional guitar:
- Tim Pierce
- additional guitar [guitars]:
- Michael Landau
- additional keyboard [keyboards]:
- Thomas Dolby
- additional percussion:
- Jimmy Bralower and Paulinho da Costa
- bass:
- John Pierce
- drums (drum set) [drums]:
- Kenny Aronoff and Curly Smith
- electric guitar [electric guitars]:
- Dan Huff, John McCurry and Rick Nowels
- guitar [air guitar] and lead vocals:
- Belinda Carlisle
- keyboard [keyboards]:
- Charles Judge and Rick Nowels
- other instruments [fairlight]:
- Rhett Lawrence
- piano [acoustic piano]:
- Charles Judge
- vocals:
- Beth Anderson, Charlotte Caffey, Donna Davidson, Donna Delory, Edie Lehmann, Rick Nowels, Michelle Phillips and Ellen Shipley
- arranger:
- Rick Nowels
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- MCA Records, Inc. (in 1987), Virgin Records Ltd (in 1987), Artist Management Services Ltd. (in 1988) and Virgin Records, Inc. (in 1988)
- additionally recorded at:
- Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Hollywood Sound in Los Angeles, California, United States and Music Grinder Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- recorded at:
- American Recording and Ocean Way Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- mixed at:
- A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- recording of:
- Circle in the Sand
- writer:
- Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley
- publisher:
- Bug Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd., Future Furniture Music (in 1987) and Shipwreck Music (in 1987)
| Belinda Carlisle | 4:27 |
| 14 | Hold On Tight- engineer:
- Mack
- producer:
- Jeff Lynne
- bass:
- Kelly Groucutt (in 1981)
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Bev Bevan (in 1981)
- electric piano:
- Richard Tandy (in 1981)
- guitar, piano and synthesizer:
- Jeff Lynne (in 1981) and Richard Tandy (in 1981)
- lead vocals:
- Jeff Lynne (in 1981)
- conductor:
- Rainer Pietsch (in 1981)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Jet Records (in 1981), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1981, in 2005), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1981) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (in 1981)
- recorded at:
- Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany (in 1981)
- recording of:
- Hold On Tight (in 1981)
- lyricist and composer:
- Jeff Lynne
- publisher:
- EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs, EMI Songs Ltd., Jet Music Ltd., Polygon Publishing Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division (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 | 3:08 |
| 15 | Bad Boy | Miami Sound Machine | 3:56 |
| 16 | Lean on Me- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1986) and WEA International Inc. (in 1986)
- cover recording of:
- Lean on Me
- lyricist and composer:
- Bill Withers
- publisher:
- Copyright Control, EMI Music Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited, EMI Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd., Interior Music, Interior Music Corp., Songs of Universal, Inc., Universal/MCA Music Ltd., Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd, 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
| Club Nouveau | 4:01 |
| 17 | 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 | 4:57 |
| 18 | Nothing Compares 2 U | Sinéad O’Connor | 5:07 |
