| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Don’t You Want Me (2002 remastered version) | The Human League | 3.9 | 3:58 |
| 2 | Blue Monday ’88 | New Order | 4 | 4:05 |
| 3 | Take On Me | a‐ha | 4.25 | 3:45 |
| 4 | Maniac- producer:
- Phil Ramone and Michael Sembello
- vocals:
- Michael Sembello (in 1983)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Polygram Records, Inc. (New York) (in 1983) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (in 1983)
- recording of:
- Maniac (in 1983)
- writer:
- Dennis Matkosky and Michael Sembello
- publisher:
- Copyright Control , Famous Music Corporation , Intersong Music, Intersong Music Ltd., Intersong USA, Inc. , Riva Music Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Sony/ATV Harmony, Warner Bros. Music Co. Inc., Warner Bros. Music Corp. and WB Music Corp.
- part of:
- The 56th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1983 nominee)
| Michael Sembello | 4.15 | 4:03 |
| 5 | Head Over Heels | Tears for Fears | 4 | 4:19 |
| 6 | Tainted Love- engineer:
- Paul Hardiman
- producer:
- Mike Thorne
- mixer:
- Harvey Goldberg
- electronic instruments and other instruments:
- Dave Ball
- saxophone:
- David Tofani
- background vocals:
- Vicious Pink
- vocals:
- Marc Almond
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (in 1981)
- recorded at:
- Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden , Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom
- music videos:
- Tainted Love by Soft Cell
- part of:
- VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 5), Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 8), New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 10), Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs, VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 33) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 46)
- cover recording of:
- Tainted Love
- lyricist and composer:
- Ed Cobb
- publisher:
- Burlington Music Co., Ltd. and Embassy Music Corporation
- sub-publisher:
- ミュージック・セールス
| Soft Cell | 3.95 | 2:37 |
| 7 | (I Just) Died in Your Arms | Cutting Crew | 4.1 | 4:36 |
| 8 | 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 | 4:57 |
| 9 | Everywhere (2013 remaster) | Fleetwood Mac | 4 | 3:43 |
| 10 | Do You Really Want to Hurt Me | Culture Club | 3.95 | 4:22 |
| 11 | True (single edit) | Spandau Ballet | 3.65 | 5:28 |
| 12 | Holding Back the Years (single version) | Simply Red | 4 | 4:31 |
| 13 | Ain’t Nobody | Rufus & Chaka Khan | 3.7 | 4:42 |
| 14 | Hungry Like the Wolf | Duran Duran | 3.35 | 3:30 |
| 15 | Love Shack (single version) | The B‐52’s | 3.65 | 4:21 |
| 16 | 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 Limited (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 | 3:55 |
| 17 | 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 | 4.15 | 3:47 |
| 18 | Life’s What You Make It (edit) | Talk Talk | | 3:38 |
| 19 | Brass in Pocket- additional recording engineer:
- Steve Nye
- engineer:
- Bill Price
- producer:
- Chris Thomas
- mixer:
- Michael Paul Stavrou
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Warner Music UK Ltd. (in 1979, in 1987, in 2000)
- additionally recorded at:
- Air Studios in London , England, United Kingdom
- recorded at:
- Wessex Sound Studios in Highbury, Islington, London , England, United Kingdom
- mixed at:
- Air Studios in London , England, United Kingdom
- part of:
- VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 89) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 389)
- recording of:
- Brass in Pocket
- writer:
- James Honeyman‐Scott and Chrissie Hynde
- publisher:
- ATV Music Ltd., Banks Clive Music, EMI Music Publishing , EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd , Hynde House of Hits Music and Modern Music Publishing Co., Inc.
| Pretenders | 4.4 | 3:04 |
| 20 | I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) | The Proclaimers | 4 | 3:39 |
| 21 | Love Will Tear Us Apart- producer:
- Joy Division and Martin Hannett
- bass:
- Peter Hook
- drums (drum set):
- Stephen Morris
- guitar:
- Bernard Albrecht
- vocals:
- Bernard Albrecht and Ian Curtis
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Factory Communications Ltd. (in 1988)
- recorded at:
- Strawberry Studios in Stockport, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
- part of:
- triple j’s Hottest 100 (number: 1989 (All-time)), triple j’s Hottest 100 (number: 1990 (All-time)), Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 5), Q50 – December 2005 (number: 6), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 14), NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 19), Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 41) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 179)
- recording of:
- Love Will Tear Us Apart
- lyricist:
- Ian Curtis
- composer:
- Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner
- publisher:
- Fractured Music and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd.
| Joy Division | 4.5 | 3:27 |
| 22 | How Soon Is Now? (edit) | The Smiths | 4.5 | 3:39 |
| 23 | The Killing Moon | Echo & the Bunnymen | 4.25 | 5:46 |
| 24 | Just Like Honey | The Jesus and Mary Chain | 5 | 3:02 |
| 25 | Golden Brown | The Stranglers | 4.45 | 3:27 |
| 26 | 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 |
| 27 | Life in a Northern Town | The Dream Academy | 4.3 | 4:16 |
| 28 | Veronica | Elvis Costello | 4.65 | 3:09 |
| 29 | Imperial | Primal Scream | | 3:38 |
| 30 | The Power of Love (2006 remastered version)- recording engineer:
- Jim Gaines and Robert Missbach
- additional engineer:
- Michael Christopher , Phil Kaffel and Malcolm Pollack
- assistant engineer:
- Rob Beaton, Alex Haas , Tom Size and Jim “Watts” Vereecke
- producer:
- Bob Clearmountain, Jellybean and Huey Lewis and the News
- mixer:
- Robert Missbach
- bass guitar:
- Mario Cipollina
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Bill Gibson
- guitar:
- Johnny Colla and Chris Hayes
- harmonica:
- Huey Lewis
- keyboard:
- Sean Hopper
- saxophone:
- Johnny Colla
- vocals:
- Johnny Colla , Bill Gibson , Chris Hayes , Sean Hopper and Huey Lewis
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Chrysalis Records, Inc. (in 1984, in 1985, in 1986) and Chrysalis (in 1985)
- recorded at:
- Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California, United States, Studio D Recording in Sausalito, California, United States and The Plant Studios in Sausalito, California, United States
- mixed at:
- Power Station Studios in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
- music videos:
- The Power of Love by Huey Lewis and the News
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 108)
- recording of:
- The Power of Love
- writer:
- Johnny Colla , Chris Hayes and Huey Lewis
- publisher:
- Cause and Effect Music, Copyright Control , Huey Lewis Music, Hulex Music , Kinda Blue Music, Mushroom Music and WB Music Corp.
- sub-publisher:
- Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
- part of:
- The 58th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1985 nominee)
- part of:
- Back to the Future: the Musical
| Huey Lewis & the News | 4 | 3:53 |
| 31 | 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 | 3.9 | 4:24 |
| 32 | Sharp Dressed Man | ZZ Top | 4.6 | 4:11 |
| 33 | Black Velvet | Alannah Myles | 4.5 | 4:47 |
| 34 | Geno | Dexys Midnight Runners | 3 | 3:27 |
| 35 | Lip Up Fatty | Bad Manners | 4 | 2:46 |
| 36 | Somewhere in My Heart | Aztec Camera | 3.65 | 4:00 |
| 37 | Listen to Your Heart | Roxette | 3.6 | 5:28 |
| 38 | Kokomo- engineer and mixer:
- Keith Wechsler
- producer:
- Terry Melcher
- accordion:
- Van Dyke Parks (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
- acoustic guitar:
- Jeffrey Foskett (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
- alto saxophone:
- Joel Peskin (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
- bass:
- Rod Clark (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
- drums (drum set):
- Jim Keltner (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
- slide guitar [electric slide guitar]:
- Ry Cooder (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
- background vocals:
- Al Jardine (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06), Bruce Johnston (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06), Mike Love (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06) and Carl Wilson (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
- lead vocals:
- Mike Love (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06) and Carl Wilson (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
- performer:
- The Beach Boys (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- WEA International Inc. , Elektra (in 1988) and Touchstone Pictures (in 1988)
- music videos:
- Kokomo by The Beach Boys
- recording of:
- Kokomo (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
- writer:
- Mike Love , Scott McKenzie, Terry Melcher and John Phillips
- publisher:
- Buena Vista Music Company, Clairaudient Music Corporation, Daywin Music Inc., Honest John Music, Nichion Synch Division , Spirit One Music, Touchstone Pictures Music and Songs Inc. and Yamaha Music EH(CM)
| The Beach Boys | 4.25 | 3:35 |
| 39 | Fairground | James | | 3:45 |
| 40 | Once in a Lifetime (live) | Talking Heads | | 5:25 |
| 41 | Don’t You (Forget About Me) (2002 remastered version) | Simple Minds | 4.25 | 4:20 |
| 42 | Too Shy | Kajagoogoo | 3.55 | 3:42 |
| 43 | Give Me the Night (edit) | George Benson | 4.5 | 3:43 |
| 44 | Ride Like the Wind- assistant engineer:
- Stuart Gitlin
- engineer and mixer:
- Chet Himes
- producer:
- Michael Omartian
- acoustic guitar, electric guitar, solo guitar and lead vocals:
- Christopher Cross
- bass guitar:
- Andy Salmon
- drums (drum set):
- Tommy Taylor
- electric piano and piano:
- Michael Omartian
- percussion:
- Lenny Castro
- synthesizer:
- Rob Meurer
- background vocals:
- Christopher Cross and Michael McDonald
- arranger:
- Christopher Cross , Rob Meurer and Michael Omartian
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Warner Bros. (in 1979) and Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1979)
- 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:
- Ride Like the Wind
- lyricist and composer:
- Christopher Cross
- publisher:
- BMG Songs, Inc., Pop ’n’ Roll Music and Universal Music–MGB Songs
- sub-publisher:
- Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division
| Christopher Cross | 4.2 | 4:36 |
| 45 | I Keep Forgettin’ (Every Time You’re Near) | Michael McDonald | 4 | 3:42 |
| 46 | Working My Way Back to You | The Spinners | 5 | 4:03 |
| 47 | Candy Girl | New Edition | 4 | 3:57 |
| 48 | I Can’t Wait | Nu Shooz | 4 | 3:39 |
| 49 | Sweet Love | Anita Baker | 3.55 | 4:26 |
| 50 | Always | Atlantic Starr | | 4:48 |
| 51 | Girl Crazy | Hot Chocolate | 2 | 3:23 |
| 52 | Superwoman (edit) | Karyn White | | 4:32 |
| 53 | You Might Need Somebody | Randy Crawford | 4 | 4:18 |
| 54 | Love Wars | Womack & Womack | | 4:02 |
| 55 | Jump to the Beat (single version) | Stacy Lattisaw | 3.65 | 3:34 |
| 56 | Feel So Real (2012 collection remaster) | Steve Arrington | | 5:06 |
| 57 | Just What I Always Wanted | Mari Wilson | | 3:27 |
| 58 | Some People | Belouis Some | | 3:57 |
| 59 | Frankie | Sister Sledge | | 4:18 |
| 60 | Let’s Go Rock and Roll | KC and the Sunshine Band | | 3:34 |
| 61 | Red Red Wine (edit) | UB40 | 3.8 | 3:03 |
| 62 | 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 |
| 63 | St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion) | John Parr | 3.8 | 4:09 |
| 64 | Twist in My Sobriety | Tanita Tikaram | 4.45 | 4:51 |
| 65 | Never Ending Story | Limahl | 3.35 | 3:30 |
| 66 | Love Changes (Everything) | Climie Fisher | 3.9 | 4:28 |
| 67 | Wind Beneath My Wings (radio edit) | Bette Midler | | 4:18 |
| 68 | (Something Inside) So Strong | Labi Siffre | | 4:19 |
| 69 | Out of the Blue | Debbie Gibson | 5 | 3:57 |
| 70 | Just a Gigolo / I Ain’t Got Nobody | David Lee Roth | 3.3 | 4:38 |
| 71 | This Corrosion | The Sisters of Mercy | | 4:29 |
| 72 | Each Time You Break My Heart (edit) | Nick Kamen | | 4:20 |
| 73 | Cry Boy Cry | Blue Zoo | | 4:27 |
| 74 | Mirror Mirror | Dollar | | 3:31 |
| 75 | On the Beach (Summer 88) | Chris Rea | | 3:42 |
| 76 | That’s the Way Love Is (Underground mix; edit) | Ten City | | 6:31 |
| 77 | What’s the Colour of Money | Hollywood Beyond | 4 | 3:24 |
| 78 | Don’t Blame It on That Girl | Matt Bianco | 4 | 3:48 |
| 79 | Get It On (Bang a Gong) (7″ mix) | The Power Station | 3.25 | 3:46 |
| 80 | La bamba | Los Lobos | 4.15 | 2:56 |
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