The Best Rock Album in the World... Ever!

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistLength
1Are You Gonna Go My WayLenny Kravitz3:31
2Paradise CityGuns N’ Roses6:46
3Walk This WayRun‐D.M.C. feat. Aerosmith3:38
4The Boys Are Back in TownThin Lizzy4:26
520th Century Boy
performer:
Marc Bolan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Demon Music Group Ltd. (in 1973)
recording of:
20th Century Boy (in 1972-12)
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
publisher:
Fintage Publishing, Spirit Catalogue Holdings and Wizard (Bahamas) Ltd.
sub-publisher:
Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd. (ended) and フジパシフィックミュージック
T. Rex feat. Marc Bolan3:37
6Gimme All Your Lovin'ZZ Top3:58
7Born to Be WildSteppenwolf3:26
8All Right NowFree4:16
9The BestTina Turner4:09
10A Girl Like You
engineer and mixer:
Edwyn Collins and Sebastian Lewsley
producer:
Edwyn Collins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Setanta (in 1994)
recording of:
A Girl Like You
lyricist and composer:
Edwyn Collins
Edwyn Collins4:02
11Inside
producer:
Peter Lawlor
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
White Water Records (in 1994)
recording of:
Inside
lyricist and composer:
Peter Lawlor
Stiltskin4:25
12Since You Been Gone
recording engineer:
Leigh Mantle (in 1979-04) and Dr. Michael Palmer (in 1979-04)
engineer:
Gary Edwards
producer:
Roger Glover
bass guitar:
Roger Glover (in 1979-04)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Powell (in 1979-04)
guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (in 1979-04)
keyboard:
Don Airey (in 1979-04)
lead vocals:
Graham Bonnet (in 1979-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Incorporated (in 1979), Polydor Records Inc. (in 1979), PolyGram Records, Inc. (in 1979), UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 1979) and Universal Records Inc. (in 1979)
recorded at:
Château de Pelly in Desingy, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (in 1979-04) and Maison Rouge Mobile Studio (in 1979-04)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (number: 82)
cover recording of:
Since You Been Gone (in 1979-04)
lyricist and composer:
Russ Ballard
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, BMG Rights Management GmbH, Complete Music Ltd., EMI Virgin Music Ltd., Island Music, Island Music Ltd., Russell Ballard Ltd, Union Square Music Songs Ltd. and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Rainbow3:15
13Here I Go Again ('87 remix)Whitesnake3:53
14Turn It On Again
engineer:
David Hentschel
assistant producer:
David Bascombe
producer:
Genesis and David Hentschel
bass guitar and guitar:
Mike Rutherford (from 1979-11 until 1979-12)
drums (drum set) and lead vocals:
Phil Collins (from 1979-11 until 1979-12)
keyboard:
Tony Banks (from 1979-11 until 1979-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Charisma Records Ltd. (from 1980 to present) and Virgin Records Ltd. (from 1994 to present)
recorded at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (from 1979-11 until 1979-12)
mixed at:
Maison Rouge in London, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Turn It On Again (from 1979-11 until 1979-12)
lyricist:
Mike Rutherford
composer:
Tony Banks, Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford
publisher:
Concord Music GmbH, Concord Sounds, Hit & Run Music (Publishing) Ltd, Imagem CV, Imagem Music GmbH, Imagem Sounds Banks, Imagem Sounds Collins, Imagem Sounds Rutherford, Michael Rutherford Ltd., Anthony Banks Ltd. (from 1980 to present) and Philip Collins Ltd. (from 1980 to present)
Genesis3:47
15Do the StrandRoxy Music3:58
16The Passenger
engineer:
Eduard Meyer and Colin Thurston
producer:
Bewlay Bros.
bass guitar:
Tony Sales (from 1977-06-04 until 1977-06-18)
cowbell, drums (drum set), shakers and tambourine:
Hunt Sales (from 1977-06-04 until 1977-06-18)
guitar:
Carlos Alomar (from 1977-06-04 until 1977-06-18) and Ricky Gardiner (from 1977-06-04 until 1977-06-18)
piano:
David Bowie (from 1977-06-04 until 1977-06-18)
background vocals:
David Bowie (from 1977-06-04 until 1977-06-18), Hunt Sales (from 1977-06-04 until 1977-06-18) and Tony Sales (from 1977-06-04 until 1977-06-18)
lead vocals:
Iggy Pop (from 1977-06-04 until 1977-06-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Thousand Mile, Inc. (in 1977) and Virgin America (in 1990)
recorded at:
Hansa Studio III in Berlin, Germany (from 1977-06-04 until 1977-06-18)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 179)
recording of:
The Passenger (from 1977-06-04 until 1977-06-18)
lyricist:
Iggy Pop
composer:
Ricky Gardiner
publisher:
Ricky Gardiner Songs and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Iggy Pop4:38
17Silver MachineHawkwind4:15
18Ace of Spades
producer:
Vic Maile (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
bass:
Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
drums (drum set):
Phil 'Philthy Animal' Taylor (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
guitar:
'Fast' Eddie Clarke (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
vocals:
'Fast' Eddie Clarke (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15) and Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
performer:
Motörhead (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1980), Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (in 1980) and Universal Music (in 1980)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 3), VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (number: 10), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 33), TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 41) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 442)
recording of:
Ace of Spades (from 1980-08-04 until 1980-09-15)
writer:
Eddie Clarke, Ian Fraser Kilmister and Phil Taylor
publisher:
Motor Music Ltd.
Motörhead2:46
19Paranoid
engineer:
Tom Allom and Brian Humphries
producer:
Rodger Bain (from 1970-06 until 1970-07)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bill Ward (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-06-21)
electric bass guitar:
Geezer Butler (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-06-21)
electric guitar:
Tony Iommi (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-06-21)
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne (in 1970)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gimcastle Ltd., Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., Warner Bros. Records Inc., Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1970), Interworld Communications (in 1970), Sanctuary Copyrights Ltd. (in 1970) and Icarus Music (in 2006)
recorded at:
Island Studios in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1970) and Regent Sound Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-06-21)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (number: 4), NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (number: 6), Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 13), TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 27), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, BILLIONS CLUB, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 250) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 338)
recording of:
Paranoid (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-07-08)
lyricist:
Geezer Butler
composer:
Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
publisher:
Essex Music International Ltd., Essex Music International, Inc., TRO Essex Japan, A-Division, TRO Essex Music International, Inc., Tro-Andover Music, Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd. (in 1970)
Black Sabbath2:46
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