| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | 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 |
| 2 | Take On Me | a‐ha | 4.5 | 3:45 |
| 3 | Black Velvet | Alannah Myles | 4.5 | 4:47 |
| 4 | True | Spandau Ballet | 3.65 | 5:28 |
| 5 | What’s Love Got to Do With It- engineer and mixer:
- John Hudson
- producer:
- Terry Britten
- drums (drum set):
- Graham Jarvis
- guitar:
- Terry Britten
- keyboard:
- Nick Glennie‐Smith and Billy Livsey
- percussion:
- Simon Morton
- background vocals:
- Terry Britten and Tessa Niles
- lead vocals:
- Tina Turner
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1984), Parlophone Records Ltd. (in 1984, in 1997) and EMI Records Ltd. (in 2004)
- recorded at:
- Mayfair Studios in London , England, United Kingdom
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 134), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 160) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 309)
- recording of:
- What’s Love Got to Do With It
- writer:
- Graham Lyle and Terence Ernest Britten
- publisher:
- Hornall Brothers Music Ltd. , Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. , Goodsingle Limited (in 1984), Irving Music, Inc. (in 1984), Rondor Music (London) Ltd. (in 1984), WB Music Corp. (from 1984 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
- recording of:
- What’s Love Got to Do With It
- writer:
- Terry Britten, Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll and Graham Lyle
- publisher:
- Kobalt Music (from 2020 to present) and WC Music Corp. (from 2020 to present)
- is based on:
- What’s Love Got to Do With It
| Tina Turner | 4.05 | 3:50 |
| 6 | 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 | 4:28 |
| 7 | 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 | 3:55 |
| 8 | This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) | Talking Heads | 3.9 | 4:56 |
| 9 | You’re the Inspiration- engineer and mixer:
- Humberto Gatica
- producer:
- David Foster
- assistant mixer:
- Larry Fergusson
- instruments arranger:
- Jeremy Lubbock
- arranger:
- Peter Cetera and David Foster
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Warner Bros. Records , Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1984, in 2010) and WEA International Inc. (in 1984)
- recorded at:
- Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1984), The Lighthouse in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1984) and The Record Plant in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1984)
- mixed at:
- Lion Share Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
- recording of:
- You’re the Inspiration (in 1984)
- writer:
- Peter Cetera (in 1984) and David Foster (in 1984)
- publisher:
- BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. , Warner/Chappell North America Limited , Double Virgo Music (in 1984) and Foster Frees Music Inc. (in 1984)
| Chicago | 5 | 3:49 |
| 10 | Never Ending Story | Limahl | 3.35 | 3:30 |
| 11 | This Charming Man | The Smiths | 3.75 | 2:43 |
| 12 | I Keep Forgettin’ | Michael McDonald | 4 | 3:42 |
| 13 | Here I Go Again- producer:
- Kevin Elson, Keith Olsen and Mike Stone
- mixer:
- Keith Olsen
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Aynsley Dunbar
- electric bass guitar:
- Neil Murray
- electric guitar and background vocals:
- John Sykes
- guest keyboard and keyboard:
- Don Airey and Bill Cuomo
- solo electric guitar:
- Adrian Vandenberg
- lead vocals:
- David Coverdale
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Geffen Records (in 1987) and Whitesnake Productions (Overseas) Ltd. (in 1987)
- mixed at:
- Goodnight LA Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States
- music videos:
- Here I Go Again ’87 by Whitesnake
- part of:
- VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 17)
- recording of:
- Here I Go Again
- writer:
- David Coverdale and Bernie Marsden
- publisher:
- Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (ended), EMI Music Publishing (WP) Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Scandinavia AB, Seabreeze Music Ltd., Songs of Windswept Pacific, Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia AB, Windswept Pacific Music Ltd., Windswept Pacific Music Ltd. , WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
- sub-publisher:
- 渡辺音楽出版 , イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
| Whitesnake | 4.05 | 4:35 |
| 14 | Ain’t Nobody | Rufus & Chaka Khan | | 4:05 |
| 15 | Save a Prayer | Duran Duran | | 5:33 |
| 16 | We Built This City- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- BMG Entertainment (in 1985) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1985)
- recording of:
- We Built This City
- 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 | 4 | 4:38 |
| 17 | Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)- additional engineer:
- John Guess, Lee Herschberg, Mark Linett and Richard Mullen
- assistant engineer:
- Stuart Gitlin and Margaret Gwynne
- producer:
- Michael Omartian
- mixer:
- Chet Himes
- lead vocals:
- Christopher Cross
- conductor:
- Michael Omartian
- strings arranger:
- Michael Omartian
- arranger:
- Christopher Cross , Rob Meurer and Michael Omartian
- concertmaster:
- Assa Drori
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1981, in 1983)
- recorded at and mixed at:
- Warner Bros. Recording Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- part of:
- Paste: The 25 Greatest Yacht Rock Songs of All Time (number: 19)
- recording of:
- Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)
- writer:
- Peter Allen , Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager and Christopher Cross
- publisher:
- Begonia Melodies Inc., New Hidden Valley Music Co., Universal Music–MGB Songs, Warner Chappell Music Publishing , Warner Olive Music LLC, Warner-Barham Music LLC, Warner/Chappell North America, Woolnough Music, 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 ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
- part of:
- The 54th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1981 winner)
| Christopher Cross | 5 | 3:54 |
| 18 | It’s My Life | Talk Talk | 3.75 | 3:52 |
| 19 | If You Don’t Know Me by Now | Simply Red | 3.4 | 3:26 |
| 20 | Don’t Get Me Wrong | Pretenders | 4.2 | 3:48 |
| 21 | I Want to Know What Love Is- 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, in 2018) 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 | 3.95 | 5:05 |
| 22 | Blue Monday ’88 | New Order | | 4:12 |
| 23 | St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion) | John Parr | 3.8 | 4:12 |
| 24 | Give Me the Night- recording engineer and mixer:
- Bruce Swedien
- assistant engineer:
- Sheridan Eldridge, Ralph Osborne and Mark Sackett
- producer:
- Quincy Jones
- bass guitar:
- Abraham Laboriel
- bass synthesizer:
- Richard Tee
- drums (drum set):
- John “JR” Robinson
- flute and saxophone:
- Kim Hutchcroft and Larry Williams
- guitar:
- George Benson and Lee Ritenour
- percussion:
- Paulinho da Costa
- piano:
- Herbie Hancock
- synthesizer:
- Michael Boddicker
- background vocals:
- Patti Austin, Tom Bahler, Jim Gilstrap, Diva Gray and Jocelyn Allen
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1980)
- produced for:
- Quincy Jones Productions, Inc.
- recorded at:
- Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Kendun Recorders in Burbank, California, United States
- mixed at:
- Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- recording of:
- Give Me the Night
- lyricist and composer:
- Rod Temperton
- publisher:
- Rodsongs , Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., 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
| George Benson | 3.65 | 4:58 |
| 25 | We're Not Gonna Take It- recording engineer and mixer:
- Geoff Workman
- assistant engineer:
- Gary McGachan
- engineer:
- John Agnello , Greg Laney and Geoff Workman
- producer:
- Tom Werman
- bass guitar:
- Mark Mendoza
- drums (drum set):
- A.J. Pero
- electric guitar:
- Jay Jay French and Eddie Ojeda
- background vocals:
- Jay Jay French, Mark Mendoza , Eddie Ojeda, A.J. Pero and Dee Snider
- lead vocals:
- Dee Snider
- arranger:
- Twisted Sister and Tom Werman
- recorded at:
- Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1984-02 until 1984-03), The Record Plant in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1984-02 until 1984-03) and Westlake Audio in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
- mixed at:
- Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- part of:
- VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 21), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 47) and Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 81)
- recording of:
- We’re Not Gonna Take It
- lyricist and composer:
- Dee Snider
- publisher:
- Copyright Control and Universal Tunes
- part of:
- “The Filthy Fifteen” (number: 7)
| Twisted Sister | 4.35 | 3:37 |
| 26 | Wind Beneath My Wings | Bette Midler | 5 | 4:54 |
| 27 | Baby Jane | Rod Stewart | | 4:43 |
| 28 | 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) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1986 nominee)
| Peter Cetera | 4.2 | 4:18 |
| 29 | Josephine | Chris Rea | | 3:37 |
| 30 | Frankie | Sister Sledge | | 4:16 |
| 31 | Gimme All Your Lovin’ | ZZ Top | 4.05 | 4:01 |
| 32 | Too Shy | Kajagoogoo | 3.55 | 3:46 |
| 33 | Some People | Cliff Richard | | 3:52 |
| 34 | I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) | The Proclaimers | 4 | 3:39 |
| 35 | Love Changes (Everything) | Climie Fisher | 3.9 | 4:29 |
| 36 | Golden Brown | The Stranglers | 4.4 | 3:27 |
| 37 | Self Control | Laura Branigan | 4.65 | 4:07 |
| 38 | Suedehead | Morrissey | 4.1 | 3:56 |
| 39 | Something’s Gotten Hold of My Heart | Marc Almond with Gene Pitney | 2.65 | 4:40 |
| 40 | Don’t Wanna Fall in Love | Jane Child | 4.5 | 4:08 |
| 41 | Baby, I Love You | Ramones | 4 | 3:45 |
| 42 | Rooms on Fire | Stevie Nicks | 4.4 | 4:35 |
| 43 | Life in a Northern Town | The Dream Academy | 4.3 | 4:16 |
| 44 | Epic (radio remix edit) | Faith No More | 5 | 3:59 |
| 45 | Twist in My Sobriety | Tanita Tikaram | 4.7 | 4:51 |
| 46 | Each Time You Break My Heart | Nick Kamen | 3.5 | 4:34 |
| 47 | Love Shack- assistant engineer:
- Martin Kunitz
- engineer:
- Dave Cook
- producer:
- Don Was
- mixer:
- Tom Durack
- guest bass guitar:
- Sara Lee
- guest drums (drum set):
- Charley Drayton
- guest horn:
- Uptown Horns
- guitar:
- Keith Strickland
- keyboard:
- Kate Pierson
- vocals:
- Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider and Cindy Wilson
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Reprise Records (in 1989)
- recorded at:
- Dreamland Studios in Hurley, New York, United States
- mixed at:
- Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
- additionally produced at:
- Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States
- music videos:
- Love Shack by The B‐52’s
- part of:
- VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 40), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 41) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 243)
- recording of:
- Love Shack
- writer:
- Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider , Keith Strickland and Cindy Wilson
- publisher:
- Man-Woman Together, Now!
| The B‐52s | 4.2 | 5:14 |
| 48 | I.G.Y. | Donald Fagen | | 6:03 |
| 49 | La bamba | Los Lobos | 4.15 | 2:54 |
| 50 | Superwoman | Karyn White | | 4:32 |
| 51 | Simply Irresistible | Robert Palmer | 3.6 | 4:14 |
| 52 | I Can’t Wait | Nu Shooz | 4 | 3:39 |
| 53 | 18 and Life | Skid Row | 4.05 | 3:51 |
| 54 | Gimme Gimme Gimme | Narada Michael Walden feat. Patti Austin | | 4:41 |
| 55 | Lost in Your Eyes | Debbie Gibson | 5 | 3:33 |
| 56 | Believe It or Not (from “Greatest American Hero”) | Joey Scarbury | 4 | 3:15 |
| 57 | Bring On the Dancing Horses | Echo & the Bunnymen | 4.35 | 3:56 |
| 58 | It Started With a Kiss | Hot Chocolate | 3 | 4:02 |
| 59 | Major Tom (Coming Home) | Peter Schilling | 4.35 | 5:01 |
| 60 | If Ever You’re in My Arms Again | Peabo Bryson | 4 | 4:16 |
| 61 | Jane Says | Jane’s Addiction | 4.1 | 4:47 |
| 62 | You Might Need Somebody | Randy Crawford | | 4:15 |
| 63 | Everybody Needs Somebody to Love | Blues Brothers | 4.3 | 3:25 |
| 64 | Veronica | Elvis Costello | 4.65 | 3:09 |
| 65 | Nite and Day | Al B. Sure! | 4 | 3:59 |
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