| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | The Look of Love (Pt. 1)- engineer:
- Gary Langan
- producer:
- Trevor Horn
- bass guitar:
- Mark Lickley
- keyboard:
- Mark White
- lead vocals:
- Martin Fry
- strings arranger:
- Anne Dudley
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Mercury Records Ltd. (in 1982), Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (in 1982), Phonogram Ltd. (in 1982) and Phonogram Ltd. (London) (in 1982)
- mixed at:
- Sarm Studios in Aldgate, Tower Hamlets, London , England, United Kingdom (in 1982)
- part of:
- TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 4), The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 73) and VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 43)
- partial recording of:
- The Look of Love
- writer:
- Martin Fry, David Palmer , Stephen Singleton and Mark White
- publisher:
- 10 Music Ltd., Copyright Control , Neutron Music, Neutron Music Ltd., Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. and Virgin Music, Inc.
- part of:
- Mantrap
| ABC | 3.9 | 3:30 |
| 2 | Tainted Love- engineer:
- Paul Hardiman
- producer:
- Mike Thorne
- mixer:
- Harvey Goldberg
- electronic instruments and other instruments:
- Dave Ball
- saxophone:
- David Tofani
- background vocals:
- Vicious Pink
- vocals:
- Marc Almond
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (in 1981)
- recorded at:
- Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden , Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom
- music videos:
- Tainted Love by Soft Cell
- part of:
- VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 5), Paste: The 50 Greatest NON One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 8), New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 10), Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs, VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 33) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 46)
- cover recording of:
- Tainted Love
- lyricist and composer:
- Ed Cobb
- publisher:
- Burlington Music Co., Ltd. and Embassy Music Corporation
- sub-publisher:
- ミュージック・セールス
| Soft Cell | 3.95 | 2:37 |
| 3 | The Tide Is High- assistant engineer:
- Gary Boatner and Doug Schwartz
- engineer:
- Lenise Bent
- producer:
- Mike Chapman
- bass guitar:
- Nigel Harrison (in 1980)
- drums (drum set):
- Clem Burke (in 1980)
- guest percussion:
- Alex Acuña (in 1980), Ollie E. Brown (in 1980) and Emil Richards (in 1980)
- guitar:
- Frank Infante (in 1980) and Chris Stein (in 1980)
- keyboard:
- Jimmy Destri (in 1980)
- timpani:
- Chris Stein (in 1980)
- background vocals [girl-group backup vocals]:
- The ‘B’ Girls and Deborah Harry
- lead vocals:
- Deborah Harry (in 1980)
- instruments arranger:
- Jimmie Haskell
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Chrysalis Records (in 1980), Chrysalis Records Ltd. (in 1980), Chrysalis Records, Inc. (in 1980, in 2001), Capitol Records (in 2001), Capitol Records, Inc. (in 2001) and Capitol Records, LLC (in 2001)
- recorded at:
- Power Station Studios in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (in 1980) and United Western Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1980)
- cover recording of:
- The Tide Is High (in 1980)
- additional writer:
- Howard Barrett (in 1967) and Tyrone Evans (in 1967)
- writer:
- John Holt (in 1967)
- publisher:
- B & C Music Corp., Campbell Connelly (Australia) P/L, Copyright Control , Embassy Music Corporation, Gemrod Music Inc., Sparta Florida Music Group and Sparta Florida Music Group Ltd.
| Blondie | 4.15 | 4:42 |
| 4 | Every Breath You Take- engineer:
- Hugh Padgham
- producer:
- Hugh Padgham and The Police
- drums (drum set):
- Stewart Copeland (in 1983)
- electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
- Sting (in 1983)
- electric guitar:
- Andy Summers (in 1983)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- A&M Records, Ltd. (in 1981, in 2003), A&M Records (in 1983, in 2016), A&M Records Limited (in 1983), Polydor Records (in 1983) and A&M Records, Inc. (in 1997)
- recorded at:
- AIR Studios in Hampstead, Camden , London , England, United Kingdom (in 1983) and Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec , Canada (in 1983)
- music videos:
- Every Breath You Take by The Police
- part of:
- Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 35), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 46), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 84), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 287) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 305)
- recording of:
- Every Breath You Take (in 1983)
- lyricist and composer:
- Sting
- publisher:
- EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd , GM Sumner, Magnetic Publishing Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
- sub-publisher:
- Universal Music Publishing France , 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 , 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)
| The Police | 4.1 | 4:14 |
| 5 | All Night Long (All Night) | Lionel Richie | 4.15 | 6:23 |
| 6 | Karma Chameleon (remastered 2002)- engineer:
- Simon Frith, Simon Humphrey, Gordon Milne and Mike Ross‐Trevor
- producer:
- Steve Levine
- mixer:
- Steve Levine and Jon Moss
- bass guitar:
- Mikey Craig (in 1983)
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Jon Moss (in 1983)
- electric sitar, guitar, keyboard, piano and sitar:
- Roy Hay (in 1983)
- guest harmonica:
- Judd Lander (in 1983)
- guest keyboard:
- Phil Pickett (in 1983)
- background vocals:
- Helen Terry (in 1983)
- lead vocals:
- Boy George (in 1983)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Virgin Records Ltd. (in 1983, in 2002, in 2003)
- recorded at:
- CBS Studios in London , England, United Kingdom (in 1983) and Red Bus Studios in London , England, United Kingdom (in 1983)
- music videos:
- Karma Chameleon by Culture Club
- recording of:
- Karma Chameleon (in 1983)
- writer:
- Mikey Craig , George O’Dowd, Roy Hay , Jon Moss and Phil Pickett
- publisher:
- BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Copyright Control , EMI Virgin Music Ltd. , EMI Virgin Music Publishing Australia P/L, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Pendulum Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. , Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. and BMG VM Music Ltd. (from 2013-05 to present)
| Culture Club | 4 | 4:16 |
| 7 | Don’t You Want Me | The Human League | 3.85 | 3:57 |
| 8 | I Just Called to Say I Love You (single version) | Stevie Wonder | 4.35 | 4:21 |
| 9 | I Didn’t Mean to Turn You On | Robert Palmer | 4 | 3:45 |
| 10 | Come On Eileen | Dexys Midnight Runners | | 4:47 |
| 11 | Stuck With You (single edit) | Huey Lewis & the News | | 4:27 |
| 12 | Something About You (single version)- engineer and mixer:
- Julian Mendelsohn
- assistant producer:
- Julian Mendelsohn
- producer:
- Wally Badarou and Level 42
- music videos:
- Something About You by Level 42
- recording of:
- Something About You
- writer:
- Wally Badarou, Boon Gould, Phil Gould, Mark King and Mike Lindup
- publisher:
- BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Copyright Control , Island Visual Arts Ltd., Music of Windswept, Peermusic III, Ltd. , Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. , WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
| Level 42 | 2.5 | 3:46 |
| 13 | Don’t You (Forget About Me) | Simple Minds | 4.25 | 4:21 |
| 14 | Shattered Dreams | Johnny Hates Jazz | 4.5 | 3:31 |
| 15 | (I Just) Died in Your Arms | Cutting Crew | 4.1 | 4:29 |
| 16 | Satisfied | Richard Marx | 5 | 4:14 |
| 17 | Kingston Town | UB40 | 4.5 | 3:51 |
| 18 | Don’t Turn Around | Aswad | 4 | 3:38 |
| 19 | My Prerogative- recording of:
- My Prerogative
- writer:
- Bobby Brown , Gene Griffin and Teddy Riley
- publisher:
- Bobby Brown Music, Cal-Gene Music, Donril Music, EMI Virgin Songs, Inc., MCA Music Ltd., Unicity Music, Inc., Universal Music Corp. , Universal Music–Z Tunes LLC and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
| Bobby Brown | | 4:31 |
| 20 | Celebration- background vocals:
- Kelly Barretto, Ronald Bell, George Brown , Dee Dee Bryant, Gwen Hester, Cynthia Huggins, Joan Motley, Meekaeel Muhammad, Robert Bell, Robert Mickens, Elaine Sims, James “J.T.” Taylor , Cedric Toon and Earl Toon, Jr.
- lead vocals:
- James “J.T.” Taylor
- performer:
- Kool & the Gang
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 1980, in 2020)
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 298)
- recording of:
- Celebration
- writer:
- Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown , Eumir Deodato, Robert Spike Mickens, Claydes Smith, James “J.T.” Taylor , Dennis “D.T.” Thomas and Earl Toon, Jr.
- publisher:
- Delightful Music Publishing Ltd., Double F Music Co., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd , EMI Music Publishing WP Ltd., Fresh Start Music, Intersong-Förlagen AB, Planetary Nom (London) Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. , Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (in 1980) and WB Music Corp. (in 1980)
| Kool & the Gang | 4.5 | 4:59 |
| 21 | Push It (radio version) | Salt‐n‐Pepa | | 3:27 |
| 22 | Buffalo Stance- programming and engineer:
- Mark Saunders
- producer and mixer:
- Tim Simenon
- lead vocals:
- Neneh Cherry
- arranger:
- Booga Bear, Neneh Cherry, Mark Saunders and Tim Simenon
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Circa Records Ltd. (in 1988)
- recorded at:
- Hot nights Ltd in London , England, United Kingdom
- mixed at:
- Roundhouse Studios in London , England, United Kingdom
- part of:
- TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 14), VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 50), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 238) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 412)
- recording of:
- Buffalo Stance
- writer:
- Neneh Cherry, Cameron McVey, Jamie J. Morgan and Phil Ramacon
- is based on:
- Looking Good Diving With The Wild Bunch
| Neneh Cherry | 4 | 5:42 |
| 23 | Higher Love | Steve Winwood | 4.5 | 5:49 |
| 24 | Every Rose Has It’s Thorn (remastered 1996) | Poison | 4 | 4:18 |
| 25 | Love Is a Battlefield | Pat Benatar | | 5:19 |
| 26 | Eyes Without a Face (remastered)- engineer and mixer:
- Dave Wittman
- producer:
- Keith Forsey
- bass guitar:
- Sal Cuevas
- drums (drum set):
- Thommy Price
- guitar:
- Steve Stevens
- background vocals:
- Perri Lister
- lead vocals:
- Billy Idol
- arranger:
- Billy Idol and Steve Stevens
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1983) and Chrysalis Records, Inc. (in 1999)
- recorded at and mixed at:
- Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
- music videos:
- Eyes Without a Face by Billy Idol
- recording of:
- Eyes Without a Face
- lyricist and composer:
- Billy Idol and Steve Stevens
- publisher:
- Boneidol Music, Chrysalis Music Group Inc., Chrysalis Music Ltd. , Chrysalis Music Publishing Ltd., Rare Blue Music, Rock Steady Music, Sitting Pretty Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
| Billy Idol | 4.7 | 4:58 |
| 27 | The One I Love | R.E.M. | 4.25 | 3:18 |