| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Don’t Stop Believin’- assistant engineer:
- Wally Buck
- engineer:
- Kevin Elson
- producer:
- Kevin Elson and Mike Stone
- bass guitar:
- Ross Valory (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Steve Smith (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
- guitar:
- Neal Schon (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
- keyboard and piano:
- Jonathan Cain (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
- background vocals:
- Jonathan Cain (from 1981-04 until 1981-06), Neal Schon (from 1981-04 until 1981-06) and Ross Valory (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
- lead vocals:
- Steve Perry (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS Inc. (in 1981), CBS Records Inc. (in 1981), Columbia Records (in 1981), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1981) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1981)
- recorded at:
- Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California, United States (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
- mixed at:
- Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California, United States
- part of:
- SWR1 Hitparade 2022 (number: 10), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 11), Offizielle deutsche Charts – Single-Jahrescharts 2025 (number: 34), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-07-18 (number: 35), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 51) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 133)
- recording of:
- Don’t Stop Believin’ (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
- writer:
- Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry and Neal Schon
- publisher:
- BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. , Lacey Boulevard Music, Sharandall Music, Sony Music , Universal/MCA Music Ltd. and Weedhigh‐Nightmare Music
- sub-publisher:
- 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 , 日音 Synch事業部 , フジパシフィック音楽出版 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック (from 2015-01-01 to present)
| Journey | 4.3 | 4:10 |
| 2 | Rebel Yell- recording of:
- Rebel Yell
- lyricist and composer:
- Billy Idol and Steve Stevens
- publisher:
- BMG Monarch, Boneidol Music, Chrysalis Music , Chrysalis Music Holdings GmbH , Chrysalis Music Ltd. , Chrysalis Music Publishing Ltd., Chrysalis Records Ltd. , Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG , Rare Blue Music, Rare Blue Music Inc, Rock Steady Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. , Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Canada Ltd., WB Music Corp. and WC Music Corp.
| Billy Idol | | 4:47 |
| 3 | Message in a Bottle | The Police | 3.8 | 4:50 |
| 4 | Urgent- assistant engineer:
- Edwin Hobgood and Michael Sauvage
- engineer:
- Tony Platt , Brad Samuelsohn and Dave Wittman
- producer:
- Mick Jones and Robert John “Mutt” Lange
- bass guitar:
- Rick Wills
- drums (drum set):
- Dennis Elliott
- electric guitar [lead guitar]:
- Mick Jones
- keyboard:
- Michael Fonfara and Mick Jones
- saxophone:
- Mark Rivera
- solo saxophone:
- Junior Walker
- synthesizer:
- Thomas Dolby
- background vocals:
- Dennis Elliott, Mick Jones , Robert John “Mutt” Lange , Ian Lloyd , Mark Rivera and Rick Wills
- lead vocals:
- Lou Gramm
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1981, in 2002), WEA International Inc. (in 1981) and Rhino Entertainment Company (in 2009)
- recorded at:
- Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
- recording of:
- Urgent
- lyricist and composer:
- Mick Jones
- publisher:
- Intersong Music Ltd. and Somerset Songs Publishing Inc.
- sub-publisher:
- Fuji Pacific Music inc. (until 2014-12-31) and Fujipacific Music, Inc. (from 2015-01-01 to present)
| Foreigner | 4.15 | 4:27 |
| 5 | Hold the Line | Toto | 3.7 | 3:32 |
| 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 | 3.9 | 4:27 |
| 7 | 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 |
| 8 | More Than a Feeling- assistant engineer:
- Bruce Hensal, Deni King and Doug Rider
- engineer:
- Warren Dewey and Tom Scholz
- producer:
- John Boylan and Tom Scholz
- assistant mixer:
- Steve Hodge
- acoustic guitar, bass guitar, guitar [lead guitar] and guitar [rhythm guitar]:
- Tom Scholz (from 1975 until 1976)
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Sib Hashian (from 1975 until 1976)
- lead vocals and lead vocals [Harmony]:
- Brad Delp (from 1975 until 1976)
- arranger:
- Brad Delp and Tom Scholz
- co-arranger:
- Jim Masdea
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS Records Inc. (in 1976), CBS, Inc. (in 1976), Epic Records (in 1976), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1976) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1976)
- recorded at:
- Foxglove Studios in Watertown, Massachusetts, United States (in 1975), Capitol Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1976) and The Record Plant in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1976)
- mixed at:
- Westlake Audio in Los Angeles, California, United States
- earliest release:
- More Than a Feeling by Boston
- part of:
- VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (number: 39), Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (number: 63), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 194), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 212) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 500)
- recording of:
- More Than a Feeling (from 1975 until 1976)
- lyricist and composer:
- Tom Scholz
- publisher:
- Copyright Control , PolyGram Music Publishing Australia Pty. Ltd., PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. , Warner Chappell Music , Warner Chappell Music Ltd. , WB Music Corp. and Pure Songs (in 1976)
| Boston | 3.95 | 4:44 |
| 9 | Carry On Wayward Son | Kansas | 3.65 | 5:22 |
| 10 | The Heart of Rock & Roll | Huey Lewis and the News | | 4:05 |
| 11 | Footloose (From “Footloose” Soundtrack)- producer:
- Lee DeCarlo and Kenny Loggins
- bass guitar:
- Nathan East
- bass synthesizer:
- Michael Boddicker
- drums (drum set):
- Tris Imboden
- guitar:
- Buzz Feiten
- instruments:
- Michael Boddicker
- keyboard:
- Neil Larsen and Steven Wood
- percussion:
- Michael Boddicker and Paulinho da Costa
- background vocals:
- Marilyn Dorman, Richey Washington and Steven Wood
- lead vocals:
- Kenny Loggins
- remixer:
- Humberto Gatica
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS, Inc. (in 1984), Columbia Records (in 1984), Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1984) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1984)
- recording of:
- Footloose
- lyricist:
- Dean Pitchford
- composer:
- Kenny Loggins
- publisher:
- BMG Music Ltd., BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Copyright Control , Ensign Music Corporation, Ensign Music LLC, Famous Music Corporation , Island Music , Milk Money Music, Sony Music Publishing , Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Melody, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal Music Publishers MGB Australia Pty Ltd
- part of:
- The 57th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1984 nominee)
| Kenny Loggins | 4.1 | 3:47 |
| 12 | Shadow on the Wall | Mike Oldfield | 3.4 | 3:08 |
| 13 | Should I Stay or Should I Go | The Clash | 4.4 | 3:08 |
| 14 | Baby Love | Mother’s Finest | 4 | 4:20 |
| 15 | Zombie- assistant engineer and assistant producer:
- Julie Gardiner
- engineer and producer:
- Stephen Street
- acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
- Noel Hogan and Dolores O’Riordan
- bass guitar:
- Mike Hogan
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Fergal Lawler
- keyboard and lead vocals:
- Dolores O’Riordan
- background vocals:
- Noel Hogan
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- The Island Def Jam Music Group , Island Records, Inc. (in 1994), UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 1994) and Island Records (in 2002)
- recorded at:
- The Manor in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1993-11 until 1994-08) and The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London , England, United Kingdom (from 1993-11 until 1994-08)
- mixed at:
- The Manor in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London , England, United Kingdom
- part of:
- triple j’s Hottest 100 (number: 1994) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 234)
- recording of:
- Zombie
- lyricist and composer:
- Dolores O’Riordan
- publisher:
- Island Music Ltd., Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
| The Cranberries | 4.2 | 5:07 |
| 16 | Barracuda- producer:
- Mike Flicker
- acoustic guitar:
- Nancy Wilson (from 1977-02 until 1977-04)
- bass guitar:
- Steve Fossen (from 1977-02 until 1977-04)
- drums (drum set):
- Michael Derosier (from 1977-02 until 1977-04)
- electric guitar:
- Roger Fisher (from 1977-02 until 1977-04)
- guitar and mellotron:
- Howard Leese (from 1977-02 until 1977-04)
- lead vocals:
- Ann Wilson (from 1977-02 until 1977-04)
- arranger:
- Heart
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS, Inc. (in 1977), Epic Records (in 1977), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1977) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1977)
- recorded at:
- Kaye–Smith Studios in Seattle, Washington, United States (from 1977-02 until 1977-04)
- mixed at:
- Royaltone Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Kaye–Smith Studios in Seattle, Washington, United States (from 1977-02 until 1977-04)
- part of:
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (number: 34)
- recording of:
- Barracuda (from 1977-02 until 1977-04)
- writer:
- Michael Derosier, Roger Fisher , Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson
- publisher:
- BMG Songs, Inc., IQ Music Ltd., Know Music, Of the Roses Music, Play My Music, Rosebud Music, Strange Euphoria Music, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. , Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd., Universal Music–MGB Songs, Universal/MCA Music Ltd. and Wilsongs
- sub-publisher:
- Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division
| Heart | 4.15 | 4:22 |
| 17 | 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 | 4.4 | 4:29 |
| 18 | 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
- music videos:
- We're Not Gonna Take it by Twisted Sister and We're Not Gonna Take It by Twisted Sister
- 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 | 3:38 |
| 19 | 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 | 4.2 | 4:05 |
| 20 | 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
- music video for:
- The Final Countdown by Europe
- 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 | 4.05 | 5:09 |