| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Billie Jean | Michael Jackson | 4.1 | 4:52 |
| 2 | Take On Me | a‐ha | 4.5 | 3:47 |
| 3 | Call Me- engineer:
- Harold Faltermeyer
- producer:
- Giorgio Moroder
- additional synthesizer:
- Giorgio Moroder (in 1980-01)
- bass guitar [bass]:
- Nigel Harrison (in 1980-01)
- drums (drum set) [drums]:
- Clem Burke (in 1980-01)
- electric piano:
- Jimmy Destri (in 1980-01)
- guitar:
- Frank Infante (in 1980-01) and Chris Stein (in 1980-01)
- lead vocals:
- Debbie Harry (in 1980-01)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Chrysalis Records (in 1980, in 1981), Chrysalis Records Ltd. (in 1980), Chrysalis Records, Inc. (in 1980, in 2002), Capitol Records (in 1998), Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1998) and Capitol Records, LLC (in 2002)
- recorded at:
- Westlake Audio in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1979) and The Power Station in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (in 1980-01)
- mixed at:
- Allen Zentz Mastering in San Clemente, California, United States
- part of:
- Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 64), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 78) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 157)
- recording of:
- Call Me (in 1980-01)
- lyricist:
- Deborah Harry
- composer:
- Giorgio Moroder
- publisher:
- BMG Monarch, Chrysalis Music , Chrysalis Music Ltd. , Copyright Control , EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , Ensign Music Corporation, Famous Chappell, Monster Island Music Publishing Corporation, Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Rare Blue Music, inc., Sony/ATV Melody and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd.
- sub-publisher:
- Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division , Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., フジパシフィック音楽出版 (until 2014-12-31) and Fujipacific Music, Inc. (from 2015-01-01 to present)
| Blondie | 4.2 | 3:34 |
| 4 | 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 | 3:37 |
| 5 | Beat It | Michael Jackson | 4.35 | 4:17 |
| 6 | Eye of the Tiger- assistant engineer:
- Hill Swimmer
- engineer:
- Phil Bonnano and Mike Clink
- producer:
- Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Scotti Bros. Industries Inc (in 1982), Volcano Entertainment III, L.L.C. (in 1982, in 1985) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (in 2016)
- recorded at:
- Rumbo Recorders in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, United States
- part of:
- Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 28) and VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (number: 63)
- recording of:
- Eye of the Tiger
- writer:
- Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan
- publisher:
- Copyright Control , Easy Action Music, Ensign Music Corporation, Holy Moley Music, Rude Music , Rude Music Inc, Sony/ATV Harmony UK, Sony/ATV Melody, Three Wise Boys Music LLC, Warner Chappell North America Limited , Warner/Chappell North America Limited , WB Music Corp. (, until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
- sub-publisher:
- Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division , Sony/ATV Music Publishing France, Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division , Yamaha Music Publishing (until 2017-03-31) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (from 2017-04-01 to present)
- part of:
- The 55th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1982 nominee)
| Survivor | 4.45 | 4:03 |
| 7 | Bette Davis Eyes- recording engineer:
- Val Garay (in 1981-01)
- producer:
- Val Garay
- electric guitar:
- Waddy Wachtel (in 1981-01)
- lead vocals:
- Kim Carnes (in 1981-01)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Capitol Records, LLC , Capitol Records (in 1981), Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1981), Chrysalis Records (in 1981), EMI America Records, Inc. (in 1981), EMI Records Ltd. (in 1981), EMI Records USA (in 1981), EMI USA (in 1981) and EMI–Manhattan Records (in 1981)
- recorded at:
- Record One in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1981-01)
- part of:
- Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 18) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 425)
- cover recording of:
- Bette Davis Eyes (in 1981-01)
- writer:
- Jackie DeShannon and Donna Weiss
- publisher:
- Donna Weiss Music Inc., Mothfrog Publishing, Plain and Simple Music, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Brothers Inc., Warner Chappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
| Kim Carnes | 3.95 | 3:49 |
| 8 | Another One Bites the Dust- engineer:
- Mack
- co-producer:
- Mack
- producer:
- Mack , Brian May , Queen and Roger Taylor
- bass, bass guitar, guitar, keyboard, piano [piano (reversed)] and synthesizer [synthesizer (reversed)]:
- John Deacon (from 1980-02 until 1980-05)
- drums (drum set) and electronic instruments [electronic percussion]:
- Roger Taylor (from 1980-02 until 1980-05)
- electric guitar:
- John Deacon (from 1980-02 until 1980-05) and Brian May (from 1980-02 until 1980-05)
- background vocals and lead vocals:
- Freddie Mercury (from 1980-02 until 1980-05)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Hollywood Records, Inc. (in 1980, in 2014), Queen Productions Ltd. (in 1980, in 2011) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1980, in 2014)
- recorded at:
- Musicland Studios in München , Bayern , Germany (from 1979-06 until 1980-05)
- part of:
- Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 48)
- recording of:
- Another One Bites the Dust (from 1980-02 until 1980-05)
- lyricist and composer:
- John Deacon
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division (until 2021-06-30), Beechwood Music Corp. (in 1980), Queen Music Ltd. (in 1980) 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)
- included in:
- We Will Rock You
- included in:
- We Will Rock You
| Queen | 4.15 | 3:34 |
| 9 | Maneater- assistant engineer:
- Bruce Buckhalter , Barry Harris and Michael Somer-Abbott
- engineer:
- Neil Kernon
- co-producer:
- Neil Kernon
- producer:
- Daryl Hall and John Oates
- mixer:
- Hugh Padgham
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- BMG Ariola Hamburg GmbH (in 1982), BMG Music (in 1982), RCA Records (in 1982), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1982) and Sony Music Entertainment (in 1982)
- recording of:
- Maneater (in 1981-12)
- lyricist:
- Sara Allen, Daryl Hall and John Oates
- composer:
- Daryl Hall and John Oates
- publisher:
- BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. , Copyright Control , Fust Buzza Inc., Hot Cha Music Co., Irving Music, Inc., Primary Wave Brian, Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd, Rondor Music Pty. Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
| Hall & Oates | 4.4 | 4:30 |
| 10 | When Doves Cry | Prince | 4.1 | 5:53 |
| 11 | I Love Rock ’n Roll | Joan Jett | 4.55 | 2:54 |
| 12 | Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)- engineer:
- Brian Christian, Nick Griffiths , James Guthrie, Rick Hart , John McClure and Patrice Quef
- co-producer:
- James Guthrie
- producer:
- Bob Ezrin, David Gilmour and Roger Waters
- bass guitar:
- Roger Waters
- drums (drum set):
- Nick Mason
- guitar:
- David Gilmour
- Hammond organ and synthesizer [Prophet-5 synthesizer]:
- Richard Wright
- choir vocals:
- Children of Islington Green School
- lead vocals:
- David Gilmour and Roger Waters
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS, Inc. (in 1979) and Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 1979, in 1994, in 2011, in 2016)
- recorded at:
- Britannia Row Studios in Islington, London , England, United Kingdom (in 1978-12), Studio Miraval in Le Val, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France (from 1979-01 until 1979-07), Super Bear Studios in Berre-les-Alpes, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France (from 1979-01 until 1979-07), Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1979-10 until 1979-11), The Village in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1979-10 until 1979-11) and Producer’s Workshop in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1979-11)
- part of:
- BILLIONS CLUB and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 376)
- recording of:
- Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 (from 1978-12 until 1979-11)
- lyricist and composer:
- Roger Waters
- publisher:
- Artemis Muziekuitgeverij B V, Chappell Music Ltd., Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd., Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd (Artemis BV), Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. , Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. and Pink Floyd Music Publishers Inc. (in 1979)
- part of:
- Another Brick in the Wall
| Pink Floyd | 4.2 | 4:00 |
| 13 | Like a Virgin | Madonna | 4 | 3:11 |
| 14 | Jump | Van Halen | 4.5 | 4:01 |
| 15 | Thriller | Michael Jackson | | 5:14 |
| 16 | Physical | Olivia Newton‐John | 4.4 | 3:45 |
| 17 | Every Breath You Take- engineer:
- Hugh Padgham
- producer:
- Hugh Padgham and The Police
- drums (drum set):
- Stewart Copeland (in 1983)
- electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
- Sting (in 1983)
- electric guitar:
- Andy Summers (in 1983)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- A&M Records, Ltd. (in 1981, in 2003), A&M Records (in 1983, in 2016), A&M Records Limited (in 1983), Polydor Records (in 1983) and A&M Records, Inc. (in 1997)
- recorded at:
- AIR Studios in Hampstead, Camden , London , England, United Kingdom (in 1983) and Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec , Canada (in 1983)
- music videos:
- Every Breath You Take by The Police
- part of:
- Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 35), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 46), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 84), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 287) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 305)
- recording of:
- Every Breath You Take (in 1983)
- lyricist and composer:
- Sting
- publisher:
- EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd , GM Sumner, Magnetic Publishing Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
- sub-publisher:
- Universal Music Publishing France , 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 , EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division (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)
| The Police | 4.1 | 4:13 |
| 18 | Jack & Diane | John Mellencamp | | 4:13 |
| 19 | Walking on Sunshine- recorded in:
- England, United Kingdom
- assistant engineer:
- Jon Goldberger
- engineer and mixer:
- Scott Litt
- additional producer:
- Scott Litt
- producer:
- Pat Collier and Katrina and the Waves
- bass guitar:
- Vince de la Cruz
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Alex Cooper
- guest brass [Rumour Brass Section]:
- Ray Beavis, Dick Hanson and John "Irish" Earl
- guest organ:
- Nick Glennie‐Smith
- guitar [lead guitar]:
- Kimberley Rew
- guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
- Katrina Leskanich
- background vocals:
- Alex Cooper , Vince de la Cruz and Kimberley Rew
- brass arranger:
- Eamon Fitzpatrick
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1985)
- recorded at:
- Alaska Studios in London , England, United Kingdom and Greenhouse Studio in London , England, United Kingdom
- mixed at:
- Power Station in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
- part of:
- VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 91) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 378)
- recording of:
- Walking on Sunshine
- lyricist:
- Kimberley Rew (in 1983)
- composer:
- Kimberley Rew
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing , Kyboside Music, Megasongs Limited, Pondwater Music and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc.
| Katrina and the Waves | 3.95 | 3:58 |
| 20 | Whip It | DEVO | 4.45 | 2:39 |