| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Take on Me | a‐ha | 4.5 | 3:50 |
| 2 | A View to a Kill | Duran Duran | 3.6 | 3:38 |
| 3 | I Don’t Want a Lover | Texas | 3.65 | 5:00 |
| 4 | Poison- recording engineer:
- Sir Arthur Payson (from 1988 until 1989)
- synthesizer programming:
- Steve Deutsch
- assistant engineer:
- George Cowan , Ben Fowler, Lolly Grodner, Robert Hart , John Herman , Don Peterkofsky, Duane Seykora, Brian Sterber and Mark Tanzer
- producer:
- Desmond Child
- mixer:
- Michael Barbiero and Steve Thompson
- additional keyboard:
- Paul Chiten (from 1988 until 1989) and Gregg Mangiafico (from 1988 until 1989)
- additional other instruments [special effects]:
- Gregg Mangiafico (from 1988 until 1989)
- bass guitar:
- Hugh McDonald (from 1988 until 1989)
- drums (drum set):
- Bobby Chouinard (from 1988 until 1989)
- guitar:
- John McCurry (from 1988 until 1989)
- keyboard:
- Alan St. John (from 1988 until 1989)
- background vocals:
- Alan St. John (from 1988 until 1989), Michael Anthony (from 1988 until 1989), Desmond Child (from 1988 until 1989), Diana Grasselli (from 1988 until 1989), Jango (from 1988 until 1989), Louie Merlino (from 1988 until 1989), Hugh McDonald (from 1988 until 1989), Jamie Sever (from 1988 until 1989), Bernie Shanahan (from 1988 until 1989), Stiv Bator (from 1988 until 1989), Tom Teeley (from 1988 until 1989), Joe Turano (from 1988 until 1989), Myriam Valle (from 1988 until 1989) and Maria Vidal (from 1988 until 1989)
- lead vocals:
- Alice Cooper (from 1988 until 1989)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS Records Inc. (in 1989), Epic Records (in 1989), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1989), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1989) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1989)
- recorded at:
- Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Blue Jay Recording Studios in Carlisle, Massachusetts, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Grog Kill Studio in Woodstock, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Power Station Studios in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Sigma Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), The Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988 until 1989), The Record Plant in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988 until 1989) and The Village Recorder in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988 until 1989)
- recording of:
- Poison (from 1988 until 1989)
- writer:
- Desmond Child, Alice Cooper and John McCurry
- publisher:
- Desmobile Inc., Desmobile Music Co., Inc. , EMI April Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited , EMI Songs Ltd., Ezra Music, Kat and Mouse Music (, from 1989 to present), MCA Music Ltd., Primary Wave Music Publishing, SBK April Music Inc. (, from 1989 to ????), SBK Songs Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. , Sony Music Publishing , Sony Songs Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Scandinavia, Universal , Universal Music Publishing , Universal Music Publishing Group, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. , Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. , Universal/MCA Music Ltd. , Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd, Universal/MCA Music Publishing Scandinavia AB , Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. and Ezra Music Corp. (from 1989 to present)
- sub-publisher:
- 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 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
| Alice Cooper | 4.45 | 4:24 |
| 5 | Crazy Crazy Nights- producer:
- Ron Nevison
- mixer:
- Ron Nevison (from 1987-06 until 1987-07)
- lead vocals:
- Paul Stanley
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- PolyGram Records, Inc. (in 1987), The Island Def Jam Music Group (in 1987), Union Square Music Ltd. (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Ltd. (in 2018)
- mixed at:
- Can‐Am Recorders in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1987-06 until 1987-07)
- recording of:
- Crazy Crazy Nights
- writer:
- Adam Mitchell and Paul Stanley
- publisher:
- Downtown DMP Songs, Hori Productions America Inc., Largo Cargo Music, Piccadilly Music Corporation and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc.
- sub-publisher:
- ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and 大洋音楽
| KISS | 4.15 | 3:48 |
| 6 | 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 | 5:10 |
| 7 | Holding Out for a Hero- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sony Music Entertainment (in 1984), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1984), Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (in 1984) and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (in 1985)
- recording of:
- Holding Out for a Hero
- lyricist:
- Dean Pitchford
- composer:
- Jim Steinman
- publisher:
- BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Ensign Music Corp., Famous Chappell, Famous Chappell Ltd. , Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division , Sony/ATV Harmony UK, Sony/ATV Melody and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
- is based on:
- Stark Raving Love
| Bonnie Tyler | 4.15 | 4:21 |
| 8 | If I Could Turn Back Time- recording engineer and mixer:
- Frank Wolf
- additional engineer:
- Guy Roche
- assistant engineer:
- Ken Allardyce, Mario Luccy, Craig Porteils and Duane Seykora
- producer:
- Guy Roche and Diane Warren
- additional guitar:
- Gene Black and Glenn Sciurba
- bass guitar:
- John Pierce
- drums (drum set) and tambourine:
- Mark T. Williams
- guitar:
- Steve Lukather
- keyboard:
- Alan Pasqua and Guy Roche
- background vocals:
- Michael Anthony , Robin Beck, Desmond Child, Jimmy Demers, Jean McClain and Maria Vidal
- lead vocals:
- Cher
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Geffen Records (in 1989), The David Geffen Company (in 1989), Union Square Music Ltd. (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Ltd. (in 2018)
- recorded at:
- Bill Schnee Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Criterion Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
- mixed at:
- The Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 386)
- recording of:
- If I Could Turn Back Time
- lyricist and composer:
- Diane Warren
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing and Realsongs (in 1989)
| Cher | 3.75 | 4:09 |
| 9 | China in Your Hand | T’Pau | 4 | 4:00 |
| 10 | (I Just) Died in Your Arms Tonight | Cutting Crew | 4.1 | 4:44 |
| 11 | Real Gone Kid | Deacon Blue | 4.35 | 4:04 |
| 12 | Cherish | Kool & the Gang | 4 | 4:00 |
| 13 | All Around the World | Lisa Stansfield | 5 | 4:22 |
| 14 | Everytime You Go Away | Paul Young | | 5:22 |
| 15 | Sign Your Name | Terence Trent D’Arby | 3.5 | 4:32 |
| 16 | The Lady in Red | Chris de Burgh | 3.35 | 4:16 |
| 17 | Holding Back the Years | Simply Red | 4 | 4:30 |
| 18 | Caravan of Love | The Housemartins | 4.5 | 3:41 |
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