| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Rapper’s Delight | Sugarhill Gang | 3.6 | 3:58 |
| 2 | The Message | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 5 | | 3:04 |
| 3 | The Breaks | Kurtis Blow | | 4:08 |
| 4 | Step Into a World | KRS One | 5 | 4:52 |
| 5 | Gravel Pit | Wu‐Tang Clan | | 3:52 |
| 6 | In da Club- recording engineer:
- Mauricio “Veto” Iragorri and Sha Money XL
- assistant engineer:
- Francis Forde, James “Flea” McCrone and Ruben Rivera
- co-producer:
- Mike Elizondo
- producer and mixer:
- Dr. Dre
- bass, guitar and keyboard:
- Mike Elizondo
- vocals:
- 50 Cent
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Aftermath Records (in 2003, in 2015), Interscope Records (in 2003, in 2015) and Shady Records (in 2003, in 2015)
- recorded at:
- Encore Recording Studios in Burbank, California, United States and Teamwork Studios in Long Island, New York, United States
- mixed at:
- Encore Recording Studios in Burbank, California, United States
- part of:
- Sean Michaels: The Top 30 Songs of 2003 (number: 9), VH1’s Big Song of 2003 (number: 28), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 58), BILLIONS CLUB and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 444)
- recording of:
- In da Club
- writer:
- Andre R. Young , Curtis Jackson and Mike Elizondo
- publisher:
- Ain’t Nuthin’ Goin’ On but F*****’ Music , Blotter, Elvismambo Music, High on Life Music, Music of Windswept and WB Music Corp.
| 50 Cent | 4.15 | 3:15 |
| 7 | Purple Pills | D12 | 4.7 | 5:06 |
| 8 | Hot in Herre- assistant recording engineer and assistant engineer:
- Nick Howard
- recording engineer and engineer:
- Brian Garten
- producer:
- The Neptunes
- assistant mixer:
- Dan Milazzo and Jeff Robinette
- associate mixer:
- Jamie Duncan
- mixer:
- Rich Travali
- other vocals [female vocals]:
- Dani Stevenson
- vocals:
- Nelly
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Universal Records (in 2002) and Universal Records Inc. (in 2002)
- recorded at and engineered at:
- Right Track Recordings in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
- mixed at:
- The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States and The Village in Los Angeles, California, United States
- part of:
- Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2002 (number: 3) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 195)
- recording of:
- Hot in Herre
- lyricist:
- Charles Brown and Nelly
- writer:
- Charles Brown
- composer:
- Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams
- publisher:
- BMG Songs, Inc. (ended), Chase Chad Music (ended), EMI April Music Inc. (ended), EMI Blackwood Inc. (ended), Ascent Music Inc., EMI Pop Music Publishing, Jackie Frost Music, Nouveau Music Company, Swing T Publishing, Universal Music–MGB Songs and Waters of the Nazareth Publishing
- quotes lyrics from:
- Bustin’ Loose
| Nelly | 3.95 | 3:50 |
| 9 | Let’s Get Dirty | Redman feat. DJ Kool | 4 | 3:57 |
| 10 | X | Xzibit feat. Snoop Dogg | 4.65 | 4:17 |
| 11 | Fight for Your Right (to Party) | The Beastie Boys | 3.85 | 3:30 |
| 12 | Mama Said Knock You Out- recording engineer and mixer:
- George Karras, David Kennedy , Marley Marl and Ivan “Doc” Rodriguez
- additional programming:
- Darren Lighty
- assistant engineer:
- Scott Canit, DJ Clash and Everett Ramos
- assistant producer:
- Bobby “Bobcat” Ervin
- co-producer:
- LL Cool J
- producer:
- Marley Mari
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS Records Inc. (in 1990), UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 1990) and Def Jam Records, Inc. (in 1991)
- produced for:
- Marley Marl Productions, Inc.
- recorded at:
- House of Hits in New York, New York, United States
- mixed at:
- Power Play Studios in New York, New York, United States and Sound Traxx in New York, New York, United States
- samples:
- Funky Drummer, Part 1 by James Brown , Gangster Boogie by Chicago Gangsters and Trip to Your Heart by Sly & the Family Stone
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 406)
- recording of:
- Mama Said Knock You Out
- writer:
- James Todd Smith and Marlon Williams
| LL Cool J | 4.2 | 4:50 |
| 13 | Straight Outta Compton- producer:
- Dr. Dre and Yella
- vocals:
- Eazy‐E, Ice Cube and MC Ren
- samples:
- Amen, Brother by The Winstons (membranophone), Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me) by The Gap Band (effects), Get Me Back on Time, Engine Number 9 by Wilson Pickett (lead vocals), It's My Turn by Dezo Daz feat. DJ Slip (lead vocals), Take Me to the Mardi Gras by Bob James (drums (drum set)), West Coast Poplock by Ronnie Hudson and the Street People (lead vocals) and You’ll Like It Too by Funkadelic (membranophone)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 248)
- recording of:
- Straight Outta Compton
- writer:
- Andre Young , Eric Wright, Lorenzo Patterson and O’Shea Jackson
| N.W.A | 4.25 | 4:18 |
| 14 | It’s Like That | Run‐D.M.C. | 3.3 | 4:08 |
| 15 | Push It | Salt ’n’ Pepa | 4 | 4:30 |
| 16 | Ice Ice Baby | Vanilla Ice | | 3:48 |
| 17 | U Can’t Touch This | M.C. Hammer | 4.1 | 4:14 |
| 18 | Insane in the Brain | Cypress Hill | 1 | 3:30 |
| 19 | Jump Around | House of Pain | 4.2 | 3:37 |
| 20 | Hip Hop Hooray- samples:
- Don't Change Your Love by The Five Stairsteps & Cubie, Funky President (People It’s Bad) by James Brown , Make Me Say It Again Girl, Part 1 & 2 by The Isley Brothers, Sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel and You Can’t Turn Me Away by Sylvia Striplin
- recording of:
- Hip Hop Hooray
- writer:
- Anthony Criss, Vincent Brown, Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley , Rudolph Isley, Chris Jasper and Keir Gist
| Naughty by Nature | 4.25 | 4:23 |
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