| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Don’t You Want Me | The Human League | 3.9 | 3:57 |
| 2 | Blue Monday ’88 | New Order | 4 | 4:04 |
| 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 | 4:02 |
| 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 | 4:23 |
| 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 | 4:56 |
| 9 | Everywhere | Fleetwood Mac | 4 | 3:42 |
| 10 | Do You Really Want to Hurt Me | Culture Club | 3.95 | 4:21 |
| 11 | True | Spandau Ballet | 3.65 | 5:28 |
| 12 | Holding Back the Years | Simply Red | 4 | 4:30 |
| 13 | Ain’t Nobody | Chaka Khan | 3.7 | 4:41 |
| 14 | Hungry Like the Wolf | Duran Duran | 3.35 | 3:29 |
| 15 | Love Shack | The B‐52s | 3.65 | 4:20 |
| 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 | 3:54 |
| 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 | 3:46 |
| 18 | Life’s What You Make It | Talk Talk | | 3:37 |
| 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.
| The Pretenders | 4.4 | 3:04 |
| 20 | I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) | The Proclaimers | 4 | 3:39 |
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