| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Eye of the Tiger- assistant engineer:
- Hill Swimmer
- engineer:
- Phil Bonanno and Mike Clink
- producer:
- Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Volcano Entertainment III, L.L.C. (in 1985)
- recording of:
- Eye of the Tiger
- writer:
- Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan
- publisher:
- Copyright Control , Easy Action Music, Ensign Music Corporation, Holy Moley Music, Rude Music , Rude Music Inc, Sony/ATV Harmony UK, Sony/ATV Melody, Three Wise Boys Music LLC, Warner Chappell North America Limited , Warner/Chappell North America Limited , WB Music Corp. (, until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
- sub-publisher:
- Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division , Sony/ATV Music Publishing France, Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division , Yamaha Music Publishing (until 2017-03-31) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (from 2017-04-01 to present)
- part of:
- The 55th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
| Survivor | 4.8 | 3:46 |
| 2 | Don't Stop Believin'- assistant engineer:
- Wally Buck
- engineer:
- Kevin Elson
- producer:
- Kevin Elson and Mike Stone
- bass guitar:
- Ross Valory (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Steve Smith (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
- guitar:
- Neal Schon (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
- keyboard and piano:
- Jonathan Cain (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
- background vocals:
- Jonathan Cain (from 1981-04 until 1981-06), Neal Schon (from 1981-04 until 1981-06) and Ross Valory (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
- lead vocals:
- Steve Perry (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS Records Inc. (in 1981), Columbia Records (in 1981), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1981) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1981)
- recorded at:
- Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California, United States (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
- mixed at:
- Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California, United States
- part of:
- SWR1 Hitparade 2022 (number: 10), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 11), Offizielle deutsche Charts – Single-Jahrescharts 2025 (number: 34), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 51) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 133)
- recording of:
- Don’t Stop Believin’ (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
- writer:
- Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry and Neal Schon
- publisher:
- BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. , Lacey Boulevard Music, Sharandall Music, Sony Music , Universal/MCA Music Ltd. and Weedhigh‐Nightmare 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 , 日音 Synch事業部 , フジパシフィック音楽出版 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック (from 2015-01-01 to present)
| Journey | 4.3 | 4:08 |
| 3 | It's Like That | Run‐D.M.C. vs. Jason Nevins | 3.3 | 4:09 |
| 4 | Gonna Make You Sweat | C+C Music Factory | 4.15 | 4:03 |
| 5 | Two Tribes | Frankie Goes to Hollywood | | 3:46 |
| 6 | The Final Countdown- producer:
- Kevin Elson
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS Records AB (in 1986), CBS, Inc. (in 1986), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1986), Epic Records (in 1987) and Sony Music Entertainment (in 1987)
- recording of:
- The Final Countdown
- lyricist and composer:
- Joey Tempest
- publisher:
- Copyright Control , EMI , EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd , EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , EMI Music Sweden AB , Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. and Seven Doors Music
| Europe | 4.2 | 3:59 |
| 7 | When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (in 1986)
- recording of:
- When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going
- writer:
- Wayne Brathwaite, Barry Eastmond, Robert John “Mutt” Lange and Billy Ocean
- publisher:
- Aqua Music , Aqua Music Ltd., BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Imagem London Ltd., Universal Music Publishers MGB Australia Pty Ltd, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. , Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd.
| Billy Ocean | | 3:02 |
| 8 | Never Too Much- recording engineer and mixer:
- Michael H. Brauer
- assistant engineer:
- Lincoln Clapp , Gregg Mann , Andy Hoffman , Nicky Kalliongos and Don Wershba
- engineer:
- Carl Beatty
- executive producer:
- Larkin Arnold
- producer:
- Luther Vandross
- bass:
- Marcus Miller
- congas:
- Bashiri Johnson
- drums (drum set):
- Buddy Williams
- guitar:
- Georg Wadenius
- horn [horns] and strings:
- Paul Riser
- keyboard [keyboards]:
- Nat Adderley, Jr.
- percussion:
- Crusher Bennett
- background vocals [female backup vocals]:
- Tawatha Agee, Brenda White, Michelle Cobbs, Cissy Houston, Yvonne Lewis and Sybil Thomas
- background vocals [male backup vocals] and lead vocals:
- Luther Vandross
- arranger:
- Nat Adderley, Jr. and Paul Riser
- vocals arranger:
- Luther Vandross
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS Records Inc. (in 1981), CBS, Inc. (in 1981), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1981) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1981)
- recorded at:
- Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States
- music videos:
- Never Too Much by Luther Vandross
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 466) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 468)
- recording of:
- Never Too Much
- lyricist and composer:
- Luther Vandross
- publisher:
- April Music Ltd., Barry Platnick, CBS Songs Ltd., EMI April Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd., MCA Music Ltd., SBK Songs , SBK Songs Ltd. and Uncle Ronnie’s Music Company Inc.
| Luther Vandross | 4.15 | 3:50 |
| 9 | Nothing's Gonna Stop Us- performer:
- Starship (in 1987)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- BMG Music (in 1985, in 1987), BMG Entertainment (in 1987) and Sony Music Entertainment (in 1987)
- recording of:
- Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now (in 1987)
- writer:
- Albert Hammond and Diane Warren
- arranger:
- Narada Michael Walden
- publisher:
- BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Songs, Inc., Copyright Control , EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , Empire Music Ltd., Realsongs, Warner Bros. Music Ltd. , WB Music Corp. and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
- part of:
- The 60th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
| Starship | 4 | 4:29 |
| 10 | Waiting for a Star to Fall- drum machine programming:
- George Merrill
- producer:
- Arif Mardin
- assistant mixer:
- Jim Dineen
- mixer:
- David Leonard
- alto saxophone:
- Andy Snitzer
- bass guitar, piano and synthesizer:
- George Merrill
- drums (drum set):
- Denny Fongheiser and Michael Jochum
- guitar:
- John Goux
- synthesizer [Crowning touch]:
- Joe Mardin
- additional vocals:
- Susan Boyd
- vocals:
- George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- BMG Music (in 1988) and Sony Music Entertainment (in 1988)
- mixed at:
- The Grey Room in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- recording of:
- Waiting for a Star to Fall
- writer:
- George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam
- publisher:
- Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. , ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) , ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 , Boy Meets Girl Music (from 1987 to present) and Irving Music (from 1987 to present)
| Boy Meets Girl | 3.25 | 4:34 |
| 11 | Heaven Is a Place on Earth- 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:
- Artist Management Services Ltd. (in 1987), MCA Records, Inc. (in 1987) and Virgin Records Ltd (in 1987)
- 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
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 400)
- recording of:
- Heaven Is a Place on Earth
- writer:
- Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley
- publisher:
- BMG Bumblebee , BMG Rights Management , Bug Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing , EMI Virgin Music Publishing Australia P/L, EMI Virgin Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, Spirit Music Publishing Limited, Virgin Songs, Inc., Future Furniture Music (in 1987) and Shipwreck Music (in 1987)
- sub-publisher:
- Fujipacific Music, Inc.
| Belinda Carlisle | 4.05 | 4:05 |
| 12 | Footloose- producer:
- Lee DeCarlo and Kenny Loggins
- bass guitar:
- Nathan East
- bass synthesizer:
- Michael Boddicker
- drums (drum set):
- Tris Imboden
- guitar:
- Buzz Feiten
- instruments:
- Michael Boddicker
- keyboard:
- Neil Larsen and Steven Wood
- percussion:
- Michael Boddicker and Paulinho da Costa
- background vocals:
- Marilyn Dorman, Richey Washington and Steven Wood
- lead vocals:
- Kenny Loggins
- remixer:
- Humberto Gatica
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS, Inc. (in 1984), Columbia Records (in 1984), Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1984) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1984)
- recording of:
- Footloose
- lyricist:
- Dean Pitchford
- composer:
- Kenny Loggins
- publisher:
- BMG Music Ltd., BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Copyright Control , Ensign Music Corporation, Ensign Music LLC, Famous Music Corporation , Island Music , Milk Money Music, Sony Music Publishing , Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Melody, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal Music Publishers MGB Australia Pty Ltd
- part of:
- The 57th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
| Kenny Loggins | 4.1 | 3:40 |
| 13 | Relight My Fire | Take That feat. Lulu | 2.5 | 4:11 |
| 14 | Everybody (Backstreet's Back)- miscellaneous support:
- Bonnie Brewster (task: girl crowd), Andrea M. Majied (task: girl crowd) and Susan McCall (task: girl crowd)
- assistant engineer:
- Tommie Hicks, Jr.
- engineer:
- Joe Smith
- executive producer:
- Louis J Pearlman
- producer:
- Max Martin and Denniz PoP
- editor:
- Chaz Harper
- performer:
- A.J. , Brian , Howie D. , Kevin and Nick
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Zomba Recording Corporation (in 1997)
- produced for:
- Cheiron Productions
- recorded at:
- Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län , Sweden and Parc Studios in Orlando, Florida, United States
- mixed at:
- Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län , Sweden
- edited at:
- Battery Recording Studios in New York, New York, United States
- recording of:
- Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)
- writer:
- Max Martin and Denniz PoP
- publisher:
- Maratone AB (ended), MXM Music AB (ended), Grantsville Publishing Ltd., GV-Maratone, GV-MXM, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. , Zomba Enterprises, Inc., Zomba Music Publishers Limited and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)
| Backstreet Boys | 3.15 | 3:44 |
| 15 | Wake Me Up | Wham! | 3.85 | 3:52 |
| 16 | Can You Feel It?- producer:
- The Jacksons
- bass:
- Nathan Watts
- drums (drum set):
- Ollie E. Brown
- guitar:
- Tito Jackson and David Williams
- keyboard:
- Ronnie Foster, Greg Phillinganes and Bill Wolfer
- vibraphone [vibes]:
- Gary L. Coleman
- choir vocals:
- Lita Aubrey, Paulette Brown, Brigette Bush, Soloman Daniels, Rock Deadrick, Carolyn Dennis , Venetta Fields, Roy Galloway , Gerry Garrett, Rhonda Gentry, Jim Gilstrap, Gerry Gruberth, Bunny Hull, Roger Kenerly II, Josie James, Roger Kenerly-Saint, Yolanda Kenerly, Bob Mack, Arnold McCuller, Paulette McWilliams, Louis Price, Lisa Roberts, Stephanie Spruill , Phyllis St. James, Brian Stilwell, Audra Tillman, Carmen Twillie, Ronald Vann, Peter Wade and Gregory Wright
- lead vocals:
- Michael Jackson and Randy Jackson
- strings arranger:
- Tom Tom 84
- arranger:
- Jackie Jackson and Michael Jackson
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1980)
- recording of:
- Can You Feel It
- writer:
- Jackie Jackson and Michael Jackson
- publisher:
- Copyright Control , Warner Chappell Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
- part of:
- MJ: The Musical
| The Jacksons | 4.35 | 3:51 |
| 17 | Give It Up | KC and the Sunshine Band | 4.3 | 4:13 |
| 18 | You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) | Dead or Alive | 4.15 | 3:16 |
| 19 | House of Fun | Madness | 3.65 | 2:46 |
| 20 | Take on Me | a‐ha | 4.45 | 3:46 |