| # | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Good Vibrations- recording engineer:
- Bruce Botnick (from 1966-02 until 1966-06), Chuck Britz (from 1966-02 until 1966-06) and Larry Levine (from 1966-02 until 1966-06)
- engineer:
- Chuck Britz and Jim Lockert
- producer:
- The Beach Boys and Brian Wilson
- mixer:
- Derry FitzGerald
- lead vocals:
- Mike Love (from 1966-02 until 1966-06) and Carl Wilson (from 1966-02 until 1966-06)
- vocals:
- Mike Love (from 1966-02 until 1966-06)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1966)
- recorded at:
- Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1966-02 until 1966-06), Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1966-02 until 1966-06) and Western Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1966-02 until 1966-06)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 6), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 25), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 53)
- recording of:
- Good Vibrations (from 1966-02 until 1966-06)
- lyricist:
- Mike Love and Brian Wilson
- composer:
- Brian Wilson
- publisher:
- Irving Music, Inc., J. Albert & Son P/L, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Rondor Music Publishing, Sea of Tunes Publishing Co. and Universal Music Publishing
- version of:
- Good Vibrations
| The Beach Boys | 3:37 |
| 2 | What’s Going On- producer:
- Marvin Gaye
- mixer:
- Lawrence Miles (on 1971-05-06)
- instruments:
- Detroit Symphony Orchestra (on 1971-05-06) and The Funk Brothers (on 1971-05-06)
- percussion [box drum], piano and lead vocals:
- Marvin Gaye (on 1971-05-06)
- background vocals:
- Lem Barney (on 1971-05-06), Mel Farr (on 1971-05-06) and Marvin Gaye (on 1971-05-06)
- conductor:
- David Van dePitte (on 1971-05-06)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Motown Records (in 1971)
- recorded at:
- Hitsville in Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1971-05-06)
- part of:
- Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 4), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 4), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 6), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 102) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
- recording of:
- What’s Going On (on 1971-05-06)
- lyricist and composer:
- Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland and Marvin Gaye
- publisher:
- EMI Songs Australia, FCG Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc., MG III Music, NMG Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Stone Agate Music Corp.
- sub-publisher:
- イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
- recording of:
- What’s Going On
- writer:
- Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland and Marvin Gaye
- translator:
- 杉山清貴
- translated version of:
- What’s Going On
| Marvin Gaye | 3:52 |
| 3 | Respect- recording engineer:
- Tom Dowd (on 1967-02-14)
- producer:
- Jerry Wexler
- baritone saxophone:
- Willie Bridges (on 1967-02-14)
- bass guitar:
- Tommy Cogbill (on 1967-02-14)
- cornet:
- Melvin Lastie (on 1967-02-14)
- drums (drum set):
- Roger Hawkins (on 1967-02-14)
- guitar:
- Jimmy Johnson (on 1967-02-14)
- organ:
- Spooner Oldham (on 1967-02-14)
- piano:
- Aretha Franklin (on 1967-02-14)
- tenor saxophone:
- Charles Chalmers (on 1967-02-14) and King Curtis (on 1967-02-14)
- background vocals:
- Carolyn Franklin (on 1967-02-14) and Erma Franklin (on 1967-02-14)
- vocals:
- Aretha Franklin (on 1967-02-14)
- conductor:
- Tom Dowd (on 1967-02-14)
- arranger:
- Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1967) and WEA International Inc. (in 1967)
- recorded at:
- Atlantic Studios in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1967-02-14)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 1), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 5), CBC Music: 10 Songs That Have Changed the World, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 21), New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 52) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
- cover recording of:
- Respect (on 1967-02-14)
- lyricist and composer:
- Otis Redding
- publisher:
- Cotillion Music Inc., East-Time-Walco, Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Warner Chappell and Warner/Chappell North America
| Aretha Franklin | 2:26 |
| 4 | Band on the Run- recording engineer:
- Geoff Emerick (from 1973-09-01 until 1973-10)
- assistant engineer:
- Monday (from 1973-09-01 until 1973-11) and Pete Swettenham (from 1973-09-01 until 1973-11)
- producer:
- Paul McCartney (from 1973-09-01 until 1973-10)
- mixer:
- Geoff Emerick (from 1973-10 until 1973-11)
- acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
- Denny Laine (from 1973-09-01 until 1973-10) and Paul McCartney (from 1973-09-01 until 1973-10)
- bass guitar, drums (drum set), electric piano, synthesizer and lead vocals:
- Paul McCartney (from 1973-09-01 until 1973-10)
- horn and strings:
- Beaux Arts Orchestra (from 1973-09-01 until 1973-10)
- Moog:
- Linda McCartney (from 1973-09-01 until 1973-10)
- background vocals:
- Denny Laine (from 1973-09-01 until 1973-10), Linda McCartney (from 1973-09-01 until 1973-10) and Paul McCartney (from 1973-09-01 until 1973-10)
- orchestrator:
- Tony Visconti
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- MPL Communications Inc.
- additionally recorded at:
- Air Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (in 1973-10)
- mixed at:
- Kingsway Studios in Camden, London, England, United Kingdom (from 1973-10 until 1973-11)
- recording of:
- Band on the Run (from 1973-09-01 until 1973-10)
- writer:
- Linda McCartney and Paul McCartney
- publisher:
- ATV Music Corp. and McCartney Music, Inc.
| Paul McCartney & Wings | 5:14 |
| 5 | Always on My Mind- producer:
- Chips Moman
- bass:
- Mike Leech (on 1981-10-11)
- drums (drum set):
- Gene Chrisman (on 1981-10-11)
- guitar:
- Johnny Christopher (on 1981-10-11), Willie Nelson (on 1981-10-11) and Reggie Young (on 1981-10-11)
- harmonica:
- Mickey Raphael (on 1981-10-11)
- keyboard:
- Bobby Woods (on 1981-10-11) and Bobby Emmons (on 1981-10-11)
- vocals:
- Willie Nelson (on 1981-10-11)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1981, in 1982, in 2003) and CBS Records Inc. (in 1982)
- recorded at:
- Moman's Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1981-10-11)
- recording of:
- Always on My Mind (on 1981-10-11)
- writer:
- Johnny Christopher, Mark James and Wayne Carson Thompson
- publisher:
- Bike Music, Budde Songs Inc., Copyright Control, Lovolar Music, Peermusic (S.E. Asia) Ltd., Rose Bridge Music, Screen Gems, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. and Sebanine Music
- sub-publisher:
- Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (Hong Kong) Ltd. and Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
| Willie Nelson | 3:32 |
| 6 | Heartbreak Hotel- engineer:
- Bob Ferris
- bass:
- Bill Black (on 1956-01-10)
- drums (drum set):
- D.J. Fontana (on 1956-01-10)
- guitar:
- Chet Atkins (on 1956-01-10), Scotty Moore (on 1956-01-10) and Elvis Presley (on 1956-01-10)
- piano:
- Floyd Cramer (on 1956-01-10)
- lead vocals:
- Elvis Presley (on 1956-01-10)
- vocals:
- Elvis Presley, Ben Speer (on 1956-01-10), Lena Brock "Mom" Speer (on 1956-01-10) and Gordon Stoker (on 1956-01-10)
- publisher:
- Sony/ATV Songs LLC
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- BMG Entertainment (in 1956), BMG Music (in 1956) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 2002)
- recorded at:
- RCA Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-01-10)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 1), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 45) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 347)
- recording of:
- Heartbreak Hotel (on 1956-01-10)
- writer:
- Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden and Elvis Presley
- publisher:
- Belwin Mills Music Ltd., Durden Breyer Publishing, EMI Harmonies Limited, EMI Mills Music Limited, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Unichappell Music
- 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, コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30) 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)
| Elvis Presley | 2:10 |
| 7 | I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)- recording engineer and mixer:
- David Frazer
- percussion programming:
- Preston Glass
- additional assistant engineer:
- Noah Baron, Rob Beaton, Paul Hamingson, Stuart Hirotsu, Gordon Lyon, Billy Miranda and Ross Williams
- additional engineer:
- Lincoln Clapp, Maureen Droney, Ken Kessie, Gordon Lyon and Jay Rifkin
- assistant engineer:
- Dana Jon Chappelle
- executive producer:
- Clive Davis
- producer:
- Narada Michael Walden
- alto saxophone:
- Marc Russo
- bass synthesizer [bass synth]:
- Randy Jackson
- drums (drum set):
- Narada Michael Walden
- electronic drum set [Simmons]:
- Greg “Gigi” Gonaway
- guitar synthesizer [Charvel GTM6 midi guitar synth]:
- Corrado Rustici
- synthesizer [synth horns]:
- Sterling Smith
- synthesizer [synths]:
- Walter Afanasieff
- background vocals:
- Kitty Beethoven, Kevin Dorsey, Jim Gilstrap, Jennifer Hall and Myrna Matthews
- background vocals and lead vocals:
- Whitney Houston
- arranger:
- Narada Michael Walden
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Arista Records, Inc. (in 1987) and RCA Records (in 1987)
- produced for:
- Perfection Light Productions
- recorded at:
- Clinton Recording Studios in New York, New York, United States, Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, Tarpan Studios in San Rafael, California, United States and The Plant Studios in Sausalito, California, United States
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 1) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 231)
- recording of:
- I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
- writer:
- George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam
- publisher:
- Boy Meets Girl Music, Copyright Control, Irving Music, Irving Music, Inc. and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
| Whitney Houston | 4:51 |
| 8 | Purple Haze | The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 2:53 |
| 9 | God Bless the Child | Billie Holiday | 2:59 |
| 10 | Take the “A” Train | Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra | 2:57 |
| 11 | Just the Way You Are- engineer:
- Jim Boyer and Phil Ramone
- producer:
- Phil Ramone
- acoustic guitar:
- Steve Burgh (in 1977) and Hugh McCracken (in 1977)
- alto saxophone [alto sax]:
- Phil Woods (in 1977)
- drums (drum set):
- Liberty DeVitto (in 1977)
- electric bass guitar:
- Doug Stegmeyer (in 1977)
- keyboard and lead vocals:
- Billy Joel (in 1977)
- percussion:
- Ralph MacDonald (in 1977)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS, Inc. (in 1977) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1977)
- recorded at:
- A&R Recording Studio in New York, New York, United States (in 1977)
- mixed at:
- A&R Recording Studio in New York, New York, United States
- part of:
- Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 17)
- recording of:
- Just the Way You Are (in 1977)
- lyricist and composer:
- Billy Joel
- publisher:
- April Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd., Joelsongs (from 1977 to present), CBS Songs Ltd. (in 1977) and Impulsive Music (in 1977)
- sub-publisher:
- Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division and Yamaha Music EH(CM)
| Billy Joel | 4:51 |
| 12 | Is That All There Is? | Peggy Lee | 4:21 |
| 13 | Beat It | Michael Jackson | 4:19 |
| 14 | (I Left My Heart) In San Francisco | Tony Bennett | 2:52 |
| 15 | Vers la flamme (poème), op. 72 | Vladimir Horowitz | 5:44 |
| 16 | Isn’t She Lovely- producer:
- Stevie Wonder
- bass synthesizer, drums (drum set), electric piano, harmonica, percussion, Rhodes piano and lead vocals:
- Stevie Wonder
- handclaps:
- Brenda Barrett, Shirley Brewer, Colleen Carleton, Carole Cole, Nelson Hayes, David Henson, Artece May, Edna Orso, Sundray Tucker and Josette Valentino
- keyboard:
- Greg Phillinganes
- arranger:
- Stevie Wonder
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Motown Records (in 1976)
- recording of:
- Isn’t She Lovely
- lyricist and composer:
- Stevie Wonder
- publisher:
- Black Bull Music, EMI Music and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
- sub-publisher:
- 大洋音楽
| Stevie Wonder | 6:37 |
| 17 | A Taste of Honey | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass | 2:44 |
| 18 | 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 | 3:50 |
| 19 | Stayin’ Alive- producer:
- Bee Gees, Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson
- bass:
- Maurice Gibb (in 1977)
- drums (drum set):
- Dennis Bryon (in 1977)
- electric guitar:
- Alan Kendall (in 1977)
- guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
- Barry Gibb (in 1977)
- keyboard, piano and synthesizer:
- Blue Weaver (in 1977)
- percussion:
- Dennis Bryon (in 1977) and Joe Lala (in 1977)
- background vocals and other vocals [harmony vocals]:
- Barry Gibb (in 1977), Maurice Gibb (in 1977) and Robin Gibb (in 1977)
- performer:
- Bee Gees (in 1977)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Barry Gibb (in 1977), Maurice Gibb (in 1977) and Robin Gibb (in 1977)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- PolyGram International Ltd. (in 1977), PolyGram International Music B.V. (in 1977), PolyGram Records, Inc. (in 1977) and RSO Records, Inc. (in 1977)
- part of:
- Q50 – December 2005 (number: 3), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 4), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 32), Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 66), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 99), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 189) and BILLIONS CLUB
- recording of:
- Stayin’ Alive (in 1977)
- writer:
- Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
- publisher:
- BMG Music, BMG Publishing Ltd., Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Crompton Songs, Gibb Brothers Music, R.S.O. Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, Stigwood Music, Inc. (in 1978) and Unichappell Music (in 1978)
| Bee Gees | 4:43 |
