| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Take On Me | a‐ha | 4.25 | 3:45 |
| 2 | Rio (US edit) | Duran Duran | 4.15 | 4:44 |
| 3 | True (single edit) | Spandau Ballet | 3.65 | 5:28 |
| 4 | Ain’t Nobody | Rufus & Chaka Khan | 3.7 | 4:41 |
| 5 | Bizarre Love Triangle- engineer:
- Michael Johnson
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Factory Communications Ltd. (in 1986)
- recorded at:
- Amazon Studios in Simonswood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, Jam Studios in Finsbury Park, Hackney, Haringey, Islington, London , England, United Kingdom and Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
- part of:
- Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 114), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 201), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 220) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 379)
- recording of:
- Bizarre Love Triangle
- writer:
- Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner
- publisher:
- Be Music , Universal Music Publishing Ltd. , Warner Bros. Music Ltd. , Warner Chappell Music and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
| New Order | 4.5 | 4:20 |
| 6 | Geno | Dexys Midnight Runners | 3 | 3:27 |
| 7 | 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 |
| 8 | Money’s Too Tight (to Mention) | Simply Red | 4.5 | 4:15 |
| 9 | Don’t You Want Me (2012 Remastered version) | The Human League | 3.9 | 3:58 |
| 10 | Shout (edit) | Tears for Fears | 3.75 | 4:46 |
| 11 | Karma Chameleon- engineer:
- Simon Humphrey, Gordon Milne and Mike Ross‐Trevor
- producer:
- Steve Levine
- mixer:
- Steve Levine and Jon Moss
- bass guitar:
- Mikey Craig (in 1983)
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Jon Moss (in 1983)
- electric sitar, guitar, keyboard, piano and sitar:
- Roy Hay (in 1983)
- guest keyboard:
- Phil Pickett (in 1983)
- harmonica:
- Judd Lander (in 1983)
- background vocals:
- Helen Terry (in 1983)
- lead vocals:
- Boy George (in 1983)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Virgin Records Ltd. (in 1983, in 2003)
- recorded at:
- CBS Studios in London , England, United Kingdom (in 1983) and Red Bus Studios in London , England, United Kingdom (in 1983)
- music videos:
- Karma Chameleon by Culture Club
- recording of:
- Karma Chameleon (in 1983)
- writer:
- Mikey Craig , George O’Dowd, Roy Hay , Jon Moss and Phil Pickett
- publisher:
- BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Copyright Control , EMI Virgin Music Ltd. , EMI Virgin Music Publishing Australia P/L, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Pendulum Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. , Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. and BMG VM Music Ltd. (from 2013-05 to present)
| Culture Club | 3.75 | 3:58 |
| 12 | Never Ending Story | Limahl | 3.35 | 3:30 |
| 13 | Just What I Always Wanted | Mari Wilson | | 3:27 |
| 14 | 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 |
| 15 | Back on the Chain Gang | Pretenders | 4.5 | 3:52 |
| 16 | The Harder I Try | Brother Beyond | 1 | 3:29 |
| 17 | Some Like It Hot | The Power Station | 5 | 3:46 |
| 18 | I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) | The Proclaimers | 4 | 3:39 |
| 19 | 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 |
| 20 | Everywhere (2013 remaster) | Fleetwood Mac | 4 | 3:43 |
| 21 | Too Shy | Kajagoogoo | 3.55 | 3:45 |
| 22 | Straight Up (single version) | Paula Abdul | 4 | 3:47 |
| 23 | Somewhere in My Heart | Aztec Camera | 3.65 | 3:59 |
| 24 | Each Time You Break My Heart (edit) | Nick Kamen | | 4:20 |
| 25 | Sweet Love | Anita Baker | 3.55 | 4:26 |
| 26 | Love Shack (edit) | The B‐52’s | 3.65 | 4:18 |
| 27 | Two of Hearts | Stacey Q | 4 | 3:58 |
| 28 | Dancin’ in the Key of Life | Steve Arrington | | 4:57 |
| 29 | Superwoman (edit) | Karyn White | | 4:32 |
| 30 | Holding Back the Years | Simply Red | 4 | 4:26 |
| 31 | It Started With a Kiss | Hot Chocolate | 3 | 4:02 |
| 32 | I Feel for You (edit) (45 version) | Chaka Khan | 3.35 | 4:06 |
| 33 | I Can’t Wait | Nu Shooz | 4 | 3:39 |
| 34 | You Might Need Somebody | Randy Crawford | 4 | 4:18 |
| 35 | Frankie | Sister Sledge | | 4:18 |
| 36 | La bamba | Los Lobos | 4.15 | 2:56 |
| 37 | Best Years of Our Lives (7″ version) | Modern Romance | | 2:37 |
| 38 | Imagination | Belouis Some | 3 | 3:35 |
| 39 | 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 | 4:58 |
| 40 | The Look | Roxette | 3.6 | 4:00 |
| 41 | It’s My Life (edit) | Talk Talk | | 3:37 |
| 42 | Say Hello Wave Goodbye | Soft Cell | 5 | 5:25 |
| 43 | Notorious | Duran Duran | | 4:18 |
| 44 | Working My Way Back to You (2013 Remaster) | The Spinners | | 4:04 |
| 45 | International Rescue | Fuzzbox | | 3:29 |
| 46 | Jump to the Beat (single version) | Stacy Lattisaw | 3.65 | 3:34 |
| 47 | What’s the Colour of Money | Hollywood Beyond | 4 | 3:28 |
| 48 | Love Changes (Everything) | Climie Fisher | 3.9 | 4:28 |
| 49 | Candy Girl | New Edition | 4 | 3:57 |
| 50 | 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 |
| 51 | Out of the Blue | Debbie Gibson | 5 | 3:53 |
| 52 | Beast of Burden | Bette Midler | 4 | 3:46 |
| 53 | Mirror Mirror | Dollar | | 3:31 |
| 54 | Don’t Blame It on That Girl | Matt Bianco | 4 | 3:48 |
| 55 | I’ll Fly for You | Spandau Ballet | 2 | 5:12 |
| 56 | St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion) | John Parr | 3.8 | 4:09 |
| 57 | On the Beach (Summer 88) | Chris Rea | | 3:42 |
| 58 | 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 |
| 59 | Red Red Wine (edit) | UB40 | 3.8 | 3:03 |
| 60 | Once in a Lifetime (live) | Talking Heads | | 5:25 |
| 61 | White Wedding, Pt. 1 (edit)- producer:
- Keith Forsey
- bass:
- Phil Feit (in 1982)
- drums (drum set):
- Steve Missal (in 1982)
- guitar:
- Billy Idol (in 1982) and Steve Stevens (in 1982)
- lead vocals:
- Billy Idol (in 1982)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1982) and Chrysalis Records, Inc. (in 1982)
- edit of:
- White Wedding, Part 1 by Billy Idol
- music videos:
- White Wedding, Pt. 1 by Billy Idol
- part of:
- VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 53)
- recording of:
- White Wedding (in 1982)
- lyricist and composer:
- Billy Idol
- publisher:
- Boneidol Music, Chrysalis Music , Chrysalis Music Group Inc., Chrysalis Music Holdings GmbH , Chrysalis Music Ltd. , Chrysalis Music Publishing Ltd., Copyright Control and Rare Blue Music Inc
| Billy Idol | 2.65 | 3:35 |
| 62 | Love Will Tear Us Apart (2005 remaster)- 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 | 3:26 |
| 63 | There Is a Light That Never Goes Out | The Smiths | 4.4 | 4:03 |
| 64 | What For | James | | 4:31 |
| 65 | Life in a Northern Town | The Dream Academy | 4.3 | 4:16 |
| 66 | April Skies | The Jesus and Mary Chain | 4.35 | 4:00 |
| 67 | Cry Boy Cry | Blue Zoo | | 4:27 |
| 68 | Lips Like Sugar | Echo & the Bunnymen | 4.25 | 4:52 |
| 69 | Gentle Tuesday | Primal Scream | 4.5 | 3:47 |
| 70 | This Corrosion | The Sisters of Mercy | | 4:29 |
| 71 | Fatty Fatty | Bad Manners | | 2:26 |
| 72 | Golden Brown | The Stranglers | 4.45 | 3:27 |
| 73 | Birdhouse in Your Soul | They Might Be Giants | 4.55 | 3:17 |
| 74 | Love Wars | Womack & Womack | | 4:02 |
| 75 | 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 |
| 76 | Hymn to Her | Pretenders | | 4:30 |
| 77 | Twist in My Sobriety | Tanita Tikaram | 4.45 | 4:51 |
| 78 | Black Velvet | Alannah Myles | | 4:33 |
| 79 | Give Me the Night | George Benson | 4.5 | 3:45 |
| 80 | Always | Atlantic Starr | | 4:48 |
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