| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Key Largo | Bertie Higgins | | 3:07 |
| 2 | Shout | Tears for Fears | 4.65 | 4:46 |
| 3 | 18 and Life | Skid Row | 4.05 | 3:52 |
| 4 | I Want Candy | Bow Wow Wow | 4 | 2:45 |
| 5 | Fast Car- engineer and mixer:
- Kevin Smith
- producer:
- David Kershenbaum
- acoustic guitar, electric guitar and percussion:
- Tracy Chapman
- bass guitar:
- Larry Klein
- drums (drum set):
- Denny Fongheiser
- steel guitar:
- Ed Black
- vocals:
- Tracy Chapman
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Elektra/Asylum Records (in 1988) and Elektra Entertainment (in 2015)
- recorded at and mixed at:
- Powertrax Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 71), BILLIONS CLUB, Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 113), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 165) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 275)
- recording of:
- Fast Car
- lyricist and composer:
- Tracy Chapman
- publisher:
- April Music Inc., EMI April Music Inc., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. , Purple Rabbit Music, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. 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
- sub-publisher:
- Kobalt Music Publishing France, Kobalt Music Publishing Italia Ltd and Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
| Tracy Chapman | 4.45 | 4:59 |
| 6 | Centerfold- engineer:
- Dave Thoener
- producer:
- Seth Justman
- arranger:
- Seth Justman
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1981), Capitol Records, LLC (in 1981), EMI Records USA (in 1981) and EMI Catalog (in 2006)
- recorded at:
- Long View Farm in North Brookfield, Massachusetts, United States
- mixed at:
- Mix Room, Record Plant in New York, New York, United States
- part of:
- TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 38), Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 73) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 314)
- recording of:
- Centerfold
- lyricist and composer:
- Seth Justman
- publisher:
- Center City Music, Copyright Control , Pal-Park Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
| The J. Geils Band | 4 | 3:38 |
| 7 | Foolish Heart | Steve Perry | | 3:37 |
| 8 | Angel | Aerosmith | 3.6 | 5:08 |
| 9 | 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
- lyricist and composer:
- Ric Ocasek
- publisher:
- Carlin Music Corp., Gallo Music Publishing, Lido Music, Inc., Universal Music Corp. , Universal Music Publishing, Inc., Universal‐MCA Music Publishing and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
| The Cars | 4 | 3:54 |
| 10 | Cold Hearted | Paula Abdul | 3 | 3:51 |
| 11 | More Than This | Roxy Music | | 4:12 |
| 12 | Sailing- assistant engineer:
- Stuart Gitlin
- engineer and mixer:
- Chet Himes
- producer:
- Michael Omartian
- acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals and lead vocals:
- Christopher Cross
- bass guitar:
- Andy Salmon
- drums (drum set):
- Tommy Taylor
- electric piano and synthesizer:
- Rob Meurer
- percussion:
- Victor Feldman
- piano:
- Michael Omartian
- arranger:
- Christopher Cross , Rob Meurer and Michael Omartian
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1979, in 1981, in 2001)
- produced for:
- Free Flow Productions
- recorded at:
- Pecan Street Studios in Austin, Texas, United States and Warner Bros. Recording Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- mixed at:
- Warner Bros. Recording Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- recording of:
- Sailing
- lyricist and composer:
- Christopher Cross
- publisher:
- BMG Songs, Inc., Pop ’n’ Roll Music , Universal Music Corp. and Universal Music–MGB Songs
- 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
| Christopher Cross | 4.1 | 4:17 |
| 13 | Rock You Like a Hurricane- engineer:
- Mike Beiriger, Dieter Dierks, David Hewitt and Gerd Rautenbach
- producer:
- Dieter Dierks
- mixer:
- Mike Beiriger, Dieter Dierks and Scorpions
- acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
- Rudolf Schenker (in 1984)
- bass guitar:
- Francis Buchholz (in 1984)
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Herman Rarebell (in 1984)
- electric guitar [lead guitar] and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
- Matthias Jabs (in 1984) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1984)
- slide guitar:
- Matthias Jabs (in 1984)
- background vocals:
- Francis Buchholz (in 1984), Matthias Jabs (in 1984), Klaus Meine (in 1984), Herman Rarebell (in 1984) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1984)
- lead vocals:
- Klaus Meine (in 1984)
- arranger:
- Dieter Dierks
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- BMG Rights Management GmbH (in 1984, in 2015, in 2018), Breeze Music (in 1984), EMI (in 1984) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (in 1984)
- recorded at:
- Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen , Germany (from 1983 until 1984)
- part of:
- Alan Cross: Hurricane Songs (number: 5), VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (number: 18) and Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 36)
- recording of:
- Rock You Like a Hurricane (in 1984)
- lyricist:
- Klaus Meine and Herman Rarebell
- composer:
- Rudolf Schenker
- publisher:
- Arabella Music Edition München, Arabella Musikverlag GmbH and Universal Music Publishing
| Scorpions | 4.05 | 4:14 |
| 14 | Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone)- recording engineer:
- Paul Northfield (lead vocals) and Hayward Parrott
- engineer:
- Mike Jones (task: Sounds Interchange)
- producer:
- Jim Vallance
- assistant mixer:
- Randy Staub
- mixer:
- Ed Thacker
- guest background vocals:
- Bryan Adams (on 1985-11-04)
- recorded at:
- Armoury Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (background vocals), Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec , Canada (lead vocals), McClear Place Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (background vocals, horn [horns]), Sounds Interchange in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Eastern Sound in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1985-11-04: background vocals [Bryan Adams' backing vocals])
- mixed at:
- Phase One Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- recording of:
- Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone)
- written in:
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (in 1985-05)
- writer:
- Alan Frew, Sam Reid and Jim Vallance (in 1985-05)
- publisher:
- Copyright Control and EMI Music Publishing
| Glass Tiger | 4.5 | 4:07 |
| 15 | 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
- piano [acoustic piano]:
- Charles Judge
- synthesizer [Fairlight]:
- Rhett Lawrence
- 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), Virgin Records Ltd (in 1987) and Demon Music Group Ltd. (in 2019)
- 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 | 4.15 | 4:04 |