| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Take On Me | a‐ha | 4.45 | 3:45 |
| 2 | Blue Monday ’88 | New Order | 4 | 4:05 |
| 3 | It’s My Life (1997 remaster) | Talk Talk | 3.75 | 3:52 |
| 4 | Always on My Mind- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- EMI Records Ltd. (in 1987, in 1991)
- part of:
- New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 42)
- cover recording of:
- Always on My Mind
- 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.
- recording of:
- Always on My Mind
- 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.
| Pet Shop Boys | 4.3 | 3:55 |
| 5 | Ain’t Nobody | Chaka Khan | 4.05 | 4:41 |
| 6 | The Look | Roxette | 3.6 | 3:57 |
| 7 | The Best (edit) | Tina Turner | 3.9 | 4:14 |
| 8 | True (single edit) | Spandau Ballet | 3.65 | 5:28 |
| 9 | Save a Prayer (2009 remaster) | Duran Duran | | 5:33 |
| 10 | Glory of Love- engineer and mixer:
- Terry Christian and John Guess
- producer:
- Michael Omartian
- guest background vocals:
- Kenny Cetera
- lead vocals:
- Peter Cetera
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1986) and Warner Music International (in 1986)
- recorded at and mixed at:
- Lion Share Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
- recording of:
- Glory of Love
- writer:
- Peter Cetera, David Foster and Diane Nini
- publisher:
- EMI Gold Horizon Music Corp., EMI Golden Torch Music Corp., Rondor Music Publishing, Universal Music–MGB Songs, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. , シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント , ピアーミュージック , ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 , コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30), Air Bear Music (in 1986), Fall Line Orange Music (in 1986), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (in 1986), 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 (from 2017-04-01 to present) 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)
- part of:
- The 59th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
| Peter Cetera | 4.2 | 4:18 |
| 11 | Forever Young | Alphaville | 4.65 | 3:47 |
| 12 | Drive- recording engineer:
- Nigel Green
- producer:
- The Cars and Robert John “Mutt” Lange
- mixer:
- Mike Shipley
- bass:
- Benjamin Orr
- drums (drum set):
- David Robinson
- guitar:
- Elliot Easton and Ric Ocasek
- keyboard:
- Greg Hawkes
- vocals:
- Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes, Ric Ocasek and Benjamin Orr
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Elektra/Asylum Records (in 1984) and WEA International Inc. (in 1984)
- recorded at:
- Battery Studios in London , England, United Kingdom
- mixed at:
- Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
- music videos:
- Drive by The Cars
- recording of:
- Drive
- publisher:
- Ric Ocasek (in 1983)
- lyricist and composer:
- Ric Ocasek
- publisher:
- Carlin Music Corp., Gallo Music Publishing, Lido Music, Inc., Universal Music Corp. , Universal‐MCA Music Publishing and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
| The Cars | 4 | 3:54 |
| 13 | Brass in Pocket (2006 remaster) | Pretenders | 4 | 3:06 |
| 14 | If You Don’t Know Me by Now (2008 remaster) | Simply Red | 3.4 | 3:26 |
| 15 | This Charming Man (2011 remaster) | The Smiths | 3.75 | 2:43 |
| 16 | Young Turks | Rod Stewart | 4.4 | 5:03 |
| 17 | Somewhere in My Heart | Aztec Camera | 3.6 | 4:00 |
| 18 | Love Shack (edit) | The B‐52’s | 3.5 | 4:18 |
| 19 | Hungry Like the Wolf (2009 remaster) | Duran Duran | 4.15 | 3:41 |
| 20 | Golden Brown | The Stranglers | 4.4 | 3:27 |
| 21 | Once in a Lifetime (2005 remaster)- additional engineer:
- Jack Nuber, John Potoker and Steven Stanley
- assistant engineer:
- Kendal Stubbs
- engineer:
- Dave Jerden
- producer:
- Brian Eno and Talking Heads
- mixer:
- David Byrne , Brian Eno, Dave Jerden and John Potoker
- bass:
- Tina Weymouth
- drums (drum set):
- Chris Frantz
- guitar and lead vocals:
- David Byrne
- keyboard:
- Jerry Harrison
- background vocals:
- Brian Eno and Nona Hendryx
- arranger:
- Talking Heads
- vocals arranger:
- David Byrne and Brian Eno
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sire Records Company (in 1980)
- additionally recorded at:
- Eldorado Studios in Burbank, California, United States and Sigma Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States
- recorded at:
- Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas, Eldorado Studios in Burbank, California, United States (lead vocals, background vocals) and Sigma Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (lead vocals, background vocals)
- mixed at:
- Eldorado Studios in Burbank, California, United States
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 28), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 35) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 54)
- recording of:
- Once in a Lifetime
- lyricist:
- David Byrne
- composer:
- David Byrne , Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison and Tina Weymouth
- publisher:
- Bleu Disque Music Co. , Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., E.G. Music Ltd. and Index Music
| Talking Heads | 4.35 | 4:20 |
| 22 | Love Will Tear Us Apart- producer:
- Joy Division and Martin Hannett
- bass:
- Peter Hook
- drums (drum set):
- Stephen Morris
- guitar:
- Bernard Albrecht
- vocals:
- Bernard Albrecht and Ian Curtis
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Factory Communications Ltd. (in 1988)
- recorded at:
- Strawberry Studios in Stockport, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
- part of:
- triple j’s Hottest 100 (number: 1989 (All-time)), triple j’s Hottest 100 (number: 1990 (All-time)), Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 5), Q50 – December 2005 (number: 6), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 14), NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 19), Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 41) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 179)
- recording of:
- Love Will Tear Us Apart
- lyricist:
- Ian Curtis
- composer:
- Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner
- publisher:
- Fractured Music and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd.
| Joy Division | 4.5 | 3:27 |
| 23 | I Want to Know What Love Is (1999 remaster)- 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 | 5:05 |
| 24 | Too Shy | Kajagoogoo | 3.65 | 3:42 |
| 25 | Babooshka (2018 remaster)- assistant engineer:
- John Barratt (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
- engineer:
- Jon Kelly (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
- producer:
- Kate Bush and Jon Kelly
- analog synthesizer [CS 80] and lead vocals:
- Kate Bush (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
- balalaika:
- Paddy Bush (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
- drums (drum set):
- Stuart Elliott (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
- electric bass guitar:
- John Giblin (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
- electric guitar:
- Brian Bath (from 1979-09 until 1980-05) and Alan Murphy (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
- Rhodes piano [Fender Rhodes]:
- Max Middleton (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
- background vocals:
- Paddy Bush (from 1979-09 until 1980-05) and Gary Hurst (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- EMI Records Ltd. (in 1980), Novercia Ltd. (in 1980) and EMI America Records, Inc. (in 1982)
- recorded at:
- Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (from 1979-09 until 1980-05) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
- recording of:
- Babooshka (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
- lyricist and composer:
- Kate Bush
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Kate Bush Music Ltd.
| Kate Bush | 3.55 | 3:19 |
| 26 | The Sun Always Shines on T.V. | a‐ha | 4 | 5:02 |
| 27 | Girls on Film (2010 remaster) | Duran Duran | 3.7 | 3:33 |
| 28 | Owner of a Lonely Heart- engineer:
- Gary Langan
- producer:
- Trevor Horn
- bass guitar:
- Chris Squire (in 1983)
- drums (drum set):
- Alan White (in 1983)
- guitar:
- Trevor Rabin (in 1983)
- keyboard:
- Tony Kaye (in 1983)
- lead vocals:
- Jon Anderson (in 1983)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1983, in 2003) and WEA International Inc. (in 1983, in 2003)
- recorded at:
- Sarm Studios in Aldgate, Tower Hamlets, London , England, United Kingdom (in 1983)
- recording of:
- Owner of a Lonely Heart (in 1983)
- writer:
- Jon Anderson , Trevor Horn, Trevor Rabin and Chris Squire
- publisher:
- Affirmative Music , BMG Chrysalis Scandinavia AB , BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. , Carbert Music Inc., Carlin America, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Downtown Music Publishing, Downtown Music Publishing International Inc., Downtown Music Publishing LLC , Hebbes Music Group Pty. Ltd., Kassner Associated Publishers, Ltd., SPZ Music, Inc. , Tremander Songs, Unforgettable Songs , Unforgettable Songs Ltd., Warner Bros. Music , Warner Bros. Music Ltd. , Warner Chappell Music , Warner Chappell Music Ltd. , Warner Chappell Music Scandinavia, Warner Chappell North America, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. , Warner/Chappell and Warner/Chappell North America Limited
- sub-publisher:
- エイベックス・ミュージック・パブリッシング 第7出版事業部 , ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 , フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present) and 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 (from 2017-04-01 to present)
| Yes | 3.95 | 4:24 |
| 29 | Just Like Honey | The Jesus and Mary Chain | 5 | 3:02 |
| 30 | Never Ending Story | Limahl | 3.35 | 3:30 |
| 31 | Don’t Get Me Wrong (2007 remaster) | Pretenders | 4.2 | 3:48 |
| 32 | Each Time You Break My Heart (edit) | Nick Kamen | | 4:20 |
| 33 | La bamba | Los Lobos | 4.15 | 2:56 |
| 34 | Money’s Too Tight (to Mention) (2008 remaster) | Simply Red | 5 | 4:13 |
| 35 | I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) | The Proclaimers | 4 | 3:39 |
| 36 | The Killing Moon | Echo & the Bunnymen | 4.65 | 5:46 |
| 37 | Veronica | Elvis Costello | 4.65 | 3:09 |
| 38 | Sweet Love | Anita Baker | 3.5 | 4:26 |
| 39 | Self Control | Laura Branigan | 4.55 | 4:07 |
| 40 | The Harder I Try | Brother Beyond | 1 | 3:29 |
| 41 | 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 | 3.9 | 4:56 |
| 42 | Everybody Needs Somebody to Love | The Blues Brothers | 4.3 | 3:21 |
| 43 | Mirror Mirror | Dollar | | 3:31 |
| 44 | Love Wars | Womack & Womack | | 5:59 |
| 45 | Imagination | Belouis Some | 3 | 3:35 |
| 46 | Just the Two of Us | Grover Washington, Jr. | 5 | 7:24 |
| 47 | Waiting for a Girl Like You | Foreigner | | 4:49 |
| 48 | He Ain’t No Competition | Brother Beyond | | 3:22 |
| 49 | Army Dreamers (2018 remaster) | Kate Bush | 4.05 | 2:59 |
| 50 | Gold | Spandau Ballet | 3.5 | 3:51 |
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