| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Heart of Gold | Neil Young | 4.3 | 3:10 |
| 2 | Running on Empty | Jackson Browne | | 4:51 |
| 3 | For What It’s Worth | Buffalo Springfield | 4.25 | 2:41 |
| 4 | Ol’ 55- recorded in:
- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1972)
- engineer and mixer:
- Richie Moore
- producer:
- Jerry Yester
- cello:
- Jesse Ehrlich (in 1972)
- double bass:
- Bill Plummer (in 1972)
- drums (drum set) and background vocals:
- John Seiter (in 1972)
- guitar:
- Shep Cooke (in 1972) and Peter Klimes (in 1972)
- piano:
- Tom Waits (in 1972)
- trumpet:
- Delbert Bennett (in 1972)
- vocals:
- Tom Waits (in 1972)
- recorded at:
- Sunset Hills Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1972)
- mixed at:
- Wally Heider Recording Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- recording of:
- Ol’ ’55 (in 1972)
- lyricist and composer:
- Tom Waits
- publisher:
- Fifth Floor Music, Inc.
| Tom Waits | 4 | 4:00 |
| 5 | Fire & Rain | James Taylor | 4.3 | 3:21 |
| 6 | She’s Gone | Hall & Oates | 3.65 | 5:15 |
| 7 | Guitar Man | Bread | 4 | 3:48 |
| 8 | Ventura Highway | America | 4 | 3:25 |
| 9 | Shadowland | k.d. lang | | 2:31 |
| 10 | Sailin’- assistant engineer:
- Stuart Gitlin
- engineer and mixer:
- Chet Himes
- producer:
- Michael Omartian
- acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals and lead vocals:
- Christopher Cross
- bass guitar:
- Andy Salmon
- drums (drum set):
- Tommy Taylor
- electric piano and synthesizer:
- Rob Meurer
- percussion:
- Victor Feldman
- piano:
- Michael Omartian
- arranger:
- Christopher Cross , Rob Meurer and Michael Omartian
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1979, in 1981, in 2001)
- 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:
- Sailing
- lyricist and composer:
- Christopher Cross
- publisher:
- BMG Songs, Inc., Pop ’n’ Roll Music , Universal Music Corp. and Universal Music–MGB Songs
- sub-publisher:
- シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
| Christopher Cross | 4.1 | 4:16 |
| 11 | Birdland | The Manhattan Transfer | | 6:01 |
| 12 | Loving You Too Long | Otis Redding | | 3:16 |
| 13 | Respect- recording engineer:
- Tom Dowd (on 1967-02-14)
- producer:
- Jerry Wexler
- baritone saxophone:
- Willie Bridges (on 1967-02-14)
- bass guitar:
- Tommy Cogbill (on 1967-02-14)
- cornet:
- Melvin Lastie (on 1967-02-14)
- drums (drum set):
- Roger Hawkins (on 1967-02-14)
- guitar:
- Jimmy Johnson (on 1967-02-14)
- organ:
- Spooner Oldham (on 1967-02-14)
- piano:
- Aretha Franklin (on 1967-02-14)
- tenor saxophone:
- Charles Chalmers (on 1967-02-14) and King Curtis (on 1967-02-14)
- background vocals:
- Carolyn Franklin (on 1967-02-14) and Erma Franklin (on 1967-02-14)
- vocals:
- Aretha Franklin (on 1967-02-14)
- conductor:
- Tom Dowd (on 1967-02-14)
- arranger:
- Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1967) and WEA International Inc. (in 1967)
- recorded at:
- Atlantic Studios in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1967-02-14)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 1), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 5), CBC Music: 10 Songs That Have Changed the World, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 21), New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 52) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
- cover recording of:
- Respect (on 1967-02-14)
- lyricist and composer:
- Otis Redding
- publisher:
- Cotillion Music Inc. , East-Time-Walco, Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Warner Chappell and Warner/Chappell North America
| Aretha Franklin | 3.9 | 2:27 |
| 14 | Soul Man- recording engineer:
- Warren Dewey
- assistant engineer:
- Jay Krugman
- assistant producer:
- Belinda Tischler
- producer and mixer:
- Bob Tischler
- bass guitar:
- Donald “Duck” Dunn
- guitar:
- Steve Cropper and Matt Murphy
- harmonica:
- Elwood J. Blues
- trombone:
- Tom “Bones” Malone
- trumpet:
- Al Rubin
- lead vocals:
- Jake E. “Joliet” Blues (on 1978-09-09)
- horn arranger:
- Tom Scott
- recorded at:
- Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California, United States (on 1978-09-09)
- mixed at:
- The Record Plant in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
- live cover recording of:
- Soul Man (on 1978-09-09)
- writer:
- Isaac Hayes (in 1967) and David Porter (in 1967)
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing , Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Rondor Music Ltd. , Walden Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. , Warner Chappell North America, Almo Music Corp. (in 1986) and Walden Music Corp. (in 1986)
- cover recording of:
- Soul Man
- writer:
- Isaac Hayes (in 1967) and David Porter (in 1967)
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing , Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Rondor Music Ltd. , Walden Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. , Warner Chappell North America, Almo Music Corp. (in 1986) and Walden Music Corp. (in 1986)
| Blues Brothers | 4 | 3:03 |
| 15 | You’re So Vain- recording engineer:
- Robin Geoffrey Cable (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
- engineer:
- Robin Geoffrey Cable
- producer:
- Richard Perry
- bass:
- Klaus Voorman (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
- drums (drum set):
- Jim Gordon (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
- guitar:
- Jimmy Ryan (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
- percussion:
- Richard Perry (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
- piano and lead vocals:
- Carly Simon (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
- additional background vocals:
- Carly Simon (from 1972-09 until 1972-10) and Doris Troy (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
- background vocals:
- Mick Jagger (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
- strings arranger:
- Carly Simon
- orchestrator:
- Paul Buckmaster
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Elektra Records (in 1972), Elektra/Asylum Records (in 1972), Elektra Entertainment (in 1978), WEA International Inc. (in 1984) and Rhino Entertainment Company (in 2015)
- recorded at:
- Trident Studios in Soho, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
- part of:
- Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 100), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 140) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 495)
- recording of:
- You’re So Vain (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
- lyricist and composer:
- Carly Simon
- publisher:
- C’est Music, Quackenbush Music, Ltd. , Universal Music Corporation and Universal Music Publishing Group
| Carly Simon | 4.55 | 4:15 |