| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | You Really Got Me | Van Halen | 4.2 | 2:37 |
| 2 | Symphony of Destruction | Megadeth | 3.6 | 4:03 |
| 3 | You Don’t Remember, I’ll Never Forget | Yngwie J. Malmsteen | 4.5 | 4:29 |
| 4 | This Flight Tonight | Nazareth | 3.75 | 3:20 |
| 5 | Join Me in Death | HIM | 3.5 | 3:36 |
| 6 | Jet City Woman | Queensrÿche | 3 | 5:23 |
| 7 | Ride Like the Wind | Saxon | | 4:24 |
| 8 | Over the Hills and Far Away | Nightwish | 4.4 | 4:59 |
| 9 | Metal Heart- assistant engineer:
- Peter Brandt and Mike Kashnitz
- engineer:
- Gerd Rautenbach
- producer:
- Dieter Dierks
- acoustic guitar, electric guitar [lead] and electric sitar [coral electric sitar]:
- Wolf Hoffmann (from 1984-10 until 1984-12)
- cymbal [cymbals], drums (drum set), gong [gongs] and timpani [timpanis]:
- Stefan Kaufmann (from 1984-10 until 1984-12)
- electric bass guitar and Moog:
- Peter Baltes (from 1984-10 until 1984-12)
- electric guitar [rhythm]:
- Jörg Fischer (from 1984-10 until 1984-12) and Wolf Hoffmann (from 1984-10 until 1984-12)
- background vocals [backing vocals]:
- Peter Baltes (from 1984-10 until 1984-12), Udo Dirkschneider (from 1984-10 until 1984-12), Jörg Fischer (from 1984-10 until 1984-12), Wolf Hoffmann (from 1984-10 until 1984-12) and Stefan Kaufmann (from 1984-10 until 1984-12)
- lead vocals:
- Udo Dirkschneider (from 1984-10 until 1984-12)
- arranger:
- Dieter Dierks
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- RCA Schallplatten GmbH (in 1985)
- produced for:
- Breeze Music GmbH
- recorded at and mixed at:
- Dierks-Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen , Germany (from 1984-10 until 1984-12)
- recording of:
- Metal Heart (from 1984-10 until 1984-12)
- writer:
- Peter Baltes, Deaffy, Udo Dirkschneider, Jörg Fischer , Wolf Hoffmann and Stefan Kaufmann
- publisher:
- Breeze Music GmbH and Schacht Musikverlage
| Accept | 4.5 | 5:24 |
| 10 | FullMoon | Sonata Arctica | 3.8 | 5:07 |
| 11 | Would You Love a Monsterman? | Lordi | 3.35 | 3:03 |
| 12 | Carry On Wayward Son | Kansas | 3.7 | 5:22 |
| 13 | Shake Me- assistant engineer:
- David Glover , Joe Hauserman , Mark McKenna , Nick Didia and Paul Wertheimer
- engineer and producer:
- Andy Johns
- bass guitar:
- Eric Brittingham
- drums (drum set):
- Fred Coury
- guest keyboard:
- Jeff Paris
- guitar:
- Tom Keifer and Jeff LaBar
- piano and lead vocals:
- Tom Keifer
- background vocals:
- Eric Brittingham and Jeff LaBar
- guest background vocals:
- Bill Mattson and Tony Mills
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- PolyGram Records, Inc. (in 1986)
- recorded at:
- Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States, Kajem/Victory Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, Sound Factory in Los Angeles, California, United States and The Warehouse in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- mixed at:
- The Record Plant in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- recording of:
- Shake Me
- lyricist and composer:
- Tom Keifer
- publisher:
- Chappell & Co., Inc. and Eve Songs, Inc.
- 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 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
| Cinderella | 4.5 | 3:43 |
| 14 | New York Groove | Ace Frehley | 5 | 3:00 |
| 15 | The Final Countdown- recording engineer and mixer:
- Wally Buck and Kevin Elson
- producer:
- Kevin Elson
- bass guitar [bass]:
- John Levén
- drums (drum set) [drums]:
- Ian Haugland
- guitar:
- John Norum
- keyboard:
- Mic Michaeli
- background vocals:
- Ian Haugland, Mic Michaeli and John Norum
- lead vocals:
- Joey Tempest
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS, Inc. (in 1986), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1986) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1986)
- produced for:
- Elson Music Vision, Inc.
- recorded at and mixed at:
- Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California, United States, Powerplay Studios in Maur, Zürich , Switzerland and Soundtrade Studios in Solna City, Stockholms län , Sweden
- part of:
- VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (number: 66) and Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 155)
- 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 | 4.15 | 5:11 |