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1Waking Up In Vegas
recording engineer:
Greg Wells
producer:
Katy Perry and Greg Wells
mixer:
Joe Zook (engineer)
instruments:
Greg Wells
lead vocals:
Katy Perry
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Music Group (label group, not normally a release label) (in 2008)
recorded at:
Rocket Carousel Studio in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Aus Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2009 (number: 36)
recording of:
Waking Up in Vegas
writer:
Carlsson (pop songwriter), Child and Perry (Katy Perry)
publisher:
Andreas Carlsson Publishing AB, Desmundo Music, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and When I’m Rich You’ll Be My Bitch
Katy Perry3.353:19
2Love Story (US)
additional recording engineer and additional mixer:
Jeremy Wheatley (UK mix engineer, aka Jim Bob)
assistant recording engineer:
Richard Edgeler
recording engineer:
Chad Carlson
producer:
Nathan Chapman (American producer & songwriter) and Taylor Swift
assistant mixer:
Drew Bollman and Richard Edgeler
mixer:
Justin Niebank
additional guitar:
Tim Van der Kuil
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Taylor Swift (in 2008)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Apollo A‐1 LLC (in 2008) and Big Machine Records, LLC (not for release label use; please use “Big Machine Records” instead) (in 2008)
mixed at:
Blackbird Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
music videos:
Love Story (music video) by Taylor Swift
commentary:
Love Story (commentary) by Taylor Swift
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2009 (number: 5), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2008 (number: 81), Holler's Best 2000s Country Songs (number: 86) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Love Story
lyricist and composer:
Taylor Alison Swift (Taylor Swift)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Limited (Hong Kong), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (from 2008 to present), Taylor Swift Music (publisher) (from 2008 to present) and Sony Music Publishing (Hong Kong) Limited (2021–) (from 2021 to present)
Taylor Swift4.43:56
3Umbrella
recording engineer:
Kuk Harrell
drum machine [drum] programming:
C. “Tricky” Stewart (producer, C. “Tricky” Stewart)
producer:
C. “Tricky” Stewart (producer, C. “Tricky” Stewart) and Kuk Harrell (lead vocals)
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
keyboard [keyboards]:
C. “Tricky” Stewart (producer, C. “Tricky” Stewart)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Rihanna (Barbadian R&B/pop singer)
guest vocals:
Jay-Z (US rapper)
produced for:
RedZone Entertainment
recorded at:
Triangle Sound in Atlanta, Georgia, United States and Westlake Recording Studios (founded as Westlake Audio in the early 1970s) in West Hollywood, California, United States
mixed at:
Larrabee Studios North in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Umbrella by Rihanna (Barbadian R&B/pop singer) feat. Jay‐Z (US rapper)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 50), Top Songs of 2024: Global (number: 92) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 332)
recording of:
Umbrella
lyricist:
Terius Nash (US singer, songwriter & RnB producer Terius Youngdell Nash)
composer:
Christopher Stewart (producer, C. “Tricky” Stewart), Terius Nash (US singer, songwriter & RnB producer Terius Youngdell Nash) and Thaddis Harrell
Rihanna featuring JAY‐Z3.94:36
4Poker Face
recording engineer, programming and producer:
RedOne
engineer:
Dave Russell (British engineer, producer)
mixer:
Robert Orton
background vocals:
RedOne
background vocals and lead vocals:
Lady Gaga
performer:
RedOne
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2008, in 2009)
music videos:
Poker Face by Lady Gaga
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2009 (number: 2), Grammy Award: Best Dance/Electronic Recording nominees (number: 2010 winner) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Poker Face
writer:
Nadir Khayat and Stefani Germanotta
publisher:
GloJoe Music Inc., House of Gaga Publishing Inc., RedOne Productions LLC, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
Lady Gaga4.23:58
5This Love
assistant engineer:
Posie Muliadi and Danny Wright (US engineer)
engineer:
Mike Landolt
additional producer:
Mark Endert
producer:
Matt Wallace (US producer & engineer)
mixer:
Mark Endert and Matt Wallace (US producer & engineer)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 437)
recording of:
This Love
lyricist and composer:
A. Levine (Maroon 5’s lead vocalist), Ryan Dusick, J. Carmichael, Mickey Madden and James Valentine (Maroon 5)
publisher:
February Twenty Second Music 301 /372, Valentine, Valentine, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division) and Octjay LLC (in 2003)
Maroon 54.153:26
6I Gotta Feeling
co-producer:
Frédéric Riesterer
producer:
David Guetta
music videos:
I Gotta Feeling by The Black Eyed Peas (US pop/hip hop group)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2009 (number: 4), Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 8), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2010 (number: 29), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 103) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
I Gotta Feeling
lyricist:
Allan Pineda, Jaime Gomez (member of Black Eyed Peas), Stacy Ferguson (American singer) and William Adams (American rapper and producer)
composer:
David Guetta and Frédéric Riesterer
The Black Eyed Peas3.754:48
8Glad You Came
engineer:
Dann Pursey (UK engineer) and Chris Laws (engineer, keyboardist & songwriter)
producer:
Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
assistant mixer:
Dann Pursey (UK engineer)
mixer:
Chris Laws (engineer, keyboardist & songwriter)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Chris Laws (engineer, keyboardist & songwriter)
guitar:
John Parricelli
keyboard [keyboards]:
Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
vocals:
Max George, Siva Kaneswaran, Jay McGuiness, Tom Parker (member of The Wanted) and Nathan Sykes
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Global Talent Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2021)
recorded at and mixed at:
Rokstone Studios in Parsons Green, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Glad You Came by The Wanted (English-Irish pop boy band)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2012 (number: 6)
recording of:
Glad You Came
writer:
Ed Drewett, Wayne Hector and Steve Mac (British pop producer/songwriter Steve McCutcheon)
publisher:
Rokstone Music Ltd., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019‐05‐16)
The Wanted3.253:18
9Cha-Ching
Hedley3:30
10Mr. Brightside
recording engineer:
Jeff Saltzman (music attorney and record producer)
producer:
Jeff Saltzman (music attorney and record producer) and The Killers (American rock band)
mixer:
Mark Needham
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2004) and Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2017)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 4), NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 33), Offizielle deutsche Charts – Single-Jahrescharts 2025 (number: 51), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 90) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 378)
recording of:
Mr. Brightside
writer:
Brandon Flowers and Dave Keuning
publisher:
The Killers Publishing and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
The Killers4.33:42
11Beverly Hills
recording engineer:
Chad Bamford and Jim Scott (US recording engineer and producer)
additional producer:
Chad Bamford and Weezer (American rock band)
executive producer:
Jordan Schur
producer:
Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
mixer:
Rich Costey
additional background vocals:
Stephanie Eitel
performer:
Brian Bell (guitarist), Rivers Cuomo (US singer, guitarist & songwriter of Weezer), Scott Shriner (Scott Gardner Shriner) and Pat Wilson (female Australian singer)
music videos:
Beverly Hills (music video) by Weezer (American rock band)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 130)
recording of:
Beverly Hills
lyricist and composer:
Rivers Cuomo (US singer, guitarist & songwriter of Weezer)
publisher:
E.O. Smith Music
Weezer3.83:16
12The Middle
synthesizer programming:
Mark Trombino
engineer and mixer:
Mark Trombino
producer:
Jimmy Eat World and Mark Trombino
bass guitar:
Rick Burch
drums (drum set):
Zach Lind
guitar and percussion:
Jim Adkins (US singer, songwriter & guitarist for Jimmy Eat World)
vocals:
Jim Adkins (US singer, songwriter & guitarist for Jimmy Eat World)
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 26), Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 76), Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026-05-04) (number: 76) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 313)
recording of:
The Middle
writer:
Jim Adkins (US singer, songwriter & guitarist for Jimmy Eat World), Rick Burch, Zach Lind and Tom Linton
Jimmy Eat World4.12:45
13Hey There Delilah (Abbey Road Version)
live recording of:
Hey There Delilah
lyricist and composer:
Tom Higgenson (Plain White T's lead singer)
Plain White T’s3:38
14Grace Kelly
recording engineer:
Joe Chiccarelli
producer:
MIKA (Lebanese-born English pop singer) and Greg Wells
mixer:
Greg Wells
drums (drum set) and guitar:
Greg Wells
guitar:
Lyle Workman
keyboard and background vocals:
MIKA (Lebanese-born English pop singer)
recorded at:
Rocket Carousel Studio in Los Angeles, California, United States and Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Rocket Carousel Studio in Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Grace Kelly by MIKA (Lebanese-born English pop singer)
recording of:
Grace Kelly
writer:
Jodi Marr (American songwriter and record producer), John Merchant, MIKA (Lebanese-born English pop singer) and Dan Warner (producer, writer and studio guitarist)
publisher:
Famous Publishing Co. Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
MIKA3.553:07
15Baby
assistant recording engineer:
Luis Navarro (engineer) and Kevin Porter (engineer)
recording engineer:
Kuk Harrell (lead vocals), Joshua monroy (lead vocals), Kelly Sheehan (songwriter and engineer Kelly Sheehan), Brian “B‐Luv” Thomas (producer/engineer) and Andrew Wuepper
additional engineer:
Pat Thrall (guitarist, producer & engineer)
executive producer:
L.A. Reid and USHER (American R&B singer‐songwriter)
producer:
Kuk Harrell (lead vocals), Christopher Stewart (producer, C. “Tricky” Stewart) and The‐Dream (US singer, songwriter & RnB producer Terius Youngdell Nash)
assistant mixer:
Giancarlo Lino
mixer:
Jaycen Joshua
instruments:
Monte Neuble
vocals:
Justin Bieber and Ludacris (US rapper & actor)
guest performer:
Ludacris (US rapper & actor)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-02 (number: 39), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2010 (number: 44), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-04-25 (number: 47) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 89)
recording of:
Baby
writer:
Justin Bieber, Christopher Bridges (Ludacris, US rapper & actor), Christine Flores, Christopher Stewart (producer, C. “Tricky” Stewart) and Terius Nash (US singer, songwriter & RnB producer Terius Youngdell Nash)
publisher:
2082 Music Publishing, Bieber Time Publishing, Havana Brown Publishing, Ludacris Worldwide Publishing, RZE Music Publishing, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris3.43:33
16Big Girls Don't Cry (Personal)
music videos:
Big Girls Don’t Cry (personal version) by Fergie (American singer)
part of:
Amazon – Best Songs of 2007: Editor Picks (number: 22) and Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2008 (number: 78)
recording of:
Big Girls Don’t Cry
writer:
Fergie (American singer) and Toby Gad (German songwriter, producer, pianist)
Fergie3.94:28
17Super Bass
recording of:
Super Bass
writer:
Daniel Johnson (US hip hop producer), Ester Dean, Jeremy Coleman and Onika Maraj (Nicki Minaj)
Nicki Minaj3:21
18Hot In Herre
recording of:
Hot in Herre
lyricist:
Charles Brown (jazz guitarist/singer "The Godfather of Go-Go") and Nelly (US rapper)
writer:
Charles Brown (jazz guitarist/singer "The Godfather of Go-Go")
composer:
Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams
publisher:
BMG Songs, Inc. (ended), Chase Chad Music (BMI) (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
Nelly3.353:48
19Wavin' Flag
recording of:
Wavin' Flag
writer:
Jean Daval, K’naan (Somali Canadian poet, rapper, singer, songwriter and instrumentalist), Philip Lawrence (urban songwriter/producer, of The Smeezingtons) and Bruno Mars (US singer)
K’naan3:40
20Closer
recording of:
Closer (Ne‐Yo)
lyricist:
Magnus Beite, Bernt Stray and Shaffer Chimere Smith
composer:
Magnus Beite, Bernt Stray, Mikkel Sindberg Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen and Shaffer Chimere Smith
Ne‐Yo3:54
21Bubbly
acoustic guitar, bass and synthesizer:
Mikal Blue
drums (drum set):
Victor Indrizzo
electric guitar:
Jaco Caraco (production music)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1999-03-29 to 2014-06-25) (in 2007) and Universal Republic Records (2006–2012) (in 2007)
engineered at:
Revolver Studios in Thousand Oaks, California, United States
produced at:
Revolver Studios in Thousand Oaks, California, United States
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2008 (number: 21)
recording of:
Bubbly
writer:
Colbie Caillat and Jason Reeves (American folk songwriter)
Colbie Caillat3.93:17
22Rehab
assistant recording engineer:
Jesse Gladstone and Mike Makowski
recording engineer:
Vaughan Merrick and Mark Ronson (British DJ and producer)
miscellaneous support:
Isobel Griffiths (task: contractor / orchestra)
engineer:
Dom Morley
producer:
Mark Ronson (British DJ and producer)
assistant mixer:
Matt Paul
mixer:
Tom Elmhirst (mixing engineer)
alto saxophone:
Chris Davies and Andy Mackintosh (British-born saxophonist)
baritone saxophone:
Dave Bishop (saxophonist) and Ian Hendrickson-Smith
bass guitar:
Nick Movshon
cello:
John Heley (cellist), Joely Koos (cellist) and Anthony Pleeth (cellist)
drums (drum set):
Homer Steinweiss
electric piano, handclaps and piano and piano:
Victor Axelrod
guitar:
Thomas Brenneck and Binky Griptite
handclaps:
Vaughan Merrick and Mark Ronson (British DJ and producer)
harp:
Helen Tunstall
percussion:
Frank Ricotti (percussionist)
tenor saxophone:
Mike Smith (British saxophonist/keyboardist/composer/arranger/conductor), Neal Sugarman and Jamie Talbot (English jazz alto saxophonist)
trombone:
Richard Edwards (trombonist)
trumpet:
Dave Guy and Steve Sidwell (English composer & wind instrumentalist)
viola:
Rachel Bolt (violist), Jonathan Thorne (viola player), Bruce White (violist) and Katie Wilkinson (violist)
violin:
Mark Berrow (violinist), Elizabeth Edwards (violinist), Peter Hanson (violinist), Boguslaw Kostecki (violinist), Perry Montague‐Mason (violinist), Everton Nelson (violinist), Tom Pigott‐Smith (violinist), Jonathan Rees, Chris Tombling (violinist) and Warren Zielinski (violinist)
conductor:
Chris Elliott (composer and arranger)
strings arranger:
Chris Elliott (composer and arranger)
wind instruments arranger:
Gabriel Roth and Mark Ronson (British DJ and producer)
arranger:
Gabriel Roth (Gabriel Alexander Roth)
recorded at:
Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States, Daptone’s House of Soul in Bushwick, New York, New York, United States and Metropolis (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Amazon – Best Songs of 2007: Editor Picks (number: 57), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 73) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 419)
recording of:
Rehab
lyricist and composer:
Amy Winehouse
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
Amy Winehouse4.13:35
24Lips of an Angel
recording of:
Lips of an Angel
writer:
Brian Howes and Joseph Lombardo
Hinder4.254:21
25It's My Life
recording engineer:
Karl Derfler
programming:
Stuart Price
assistant engineer:
Kevin Mills (engineer)
producer:
Nellee Hooper and No Doubt (American rock band)
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
keyboard:
Gabrial McNair
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 451)
cover recording of:
It’s My Life
writer:
Tim Friese‐Greene and Mark Hollis
publisher:
F‐Sharp Productions Ltd., Hollis Songs Ltd., Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Universal/Island Music Ltd. (for music publishing use only, formerly Island Music Ltd.), Zomba Enterprises, Inc., Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing) and Zomba Music Publishing (music publisher – add no releases here!)
No Doubt3.83:45