| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Rolling in the Deep- recording engineer:
- Mark Rankin
- engineer:
- Mark “Top” Rankin
- producer:
- Paul Epworth
- assistant mixer:
- Dan Perry
- mixer:
- Tom Elmhirst
- acoustic guitar, bass, electric guitar and percussion and background vocals:
- Paul Epworth
- drums (drum set):
- Leo Taylor
- piano:
- Neil Cowley
- tenor saxophone:
- Ray Carless
- trumpet:
- Noel Langley
- lead vocals:
- Adele Laurie Blue Adkins
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- XL Recordings Ltd. (in 2011)
- recorded at:
- Eastcote Studios in London , England, United Kingdom
- music videos:
- Rolling in the Deep by Adele
- part of:
- Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2011 (number: 1), Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 3), Billboard Decade End Chart: Adult Contemporary Songs (number: 11), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 30), Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 39), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2012 (number: 71), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 82), Pitchfork: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 171) and BILLIONS CLUB
- recording of:
- Rolling in the Deep
- writer:
- Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth
- publisher:
- EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , Nebo Ridge Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
| Adele | 4.4 | 3:48 |
| 2 | She Said | Plan B | 3.5 | 3:28 |
| 3 | Son of a Preacher Man | Dusty Springfield | 4.45 | 2:26 |
| 4 | Empire State of Mind, Pt. 2: Broken Down | Alicia Keys | 3.7 | 3:36 |
| 5 | I Don’t Want to Talk About It | Rod Stewart | 4.5 | 4:49 |
| 6 | Last Request | Paolo Nutini | 3.35 | 3:36 |
| 7 | 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover | Paul Simon | | 3:15 |
| 8 | I’m Yours | Jason Mraz | 3.45 | 4:02 |
| 9 | Constant Craving | k.d. lang | 3.8 | 4:36 |
| 10 | Cornflake Girl | Tori Amos | | 6:32 |
| 11 | Crazy Love- executive producer:
- Lewis Merenstein
- producer:
- Van Morrison
- mixer:
- Elliot Scheiner (in 1969-12)
- background vocals:
- Judy Clay (in 1969), Emily Houston (in 1969) and Jackie Verdell (in 1969)
- lead vocals:
- Van Morrison (in 1969)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Warner Bros. Records (in 1970)
- produced for:
- Inherit Productions
- recorded at:
- A&R Recording Studio in New York, New York, United States (in 1969)
- mixed at:
- A & R Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1969-12)
- recording of:
- Crazy Love (in 1969)
- lyricist and composer:
- Van Morrison
- publisher:
- Caledonia Soul Music (, in 1970), Van-Jan Music, Warner Bros. Music , Warner Bros. Music Ltd. , Warner Chappell Music Ltd. , Warner/Chappell North America and WB Music Corp. (in 1970)
| Van Morrison | 3.7 | 2:36 |
| 12 | (Something Inside) So Strong | Labi Siffre | | 5:37 |
| 13 | Patience of Angels | Eddi Reader | | 4:01 |
| 14 | I’d Rather Be With You | Joshua Radin | | 2:43 |
| 15 | Bad Day | Daniel Powter | 3.1 | 3:56 |
| 16 | I Don’t Know Why | Shawn Colvin | | 4:36 |
| 17 | Sail Away | David Gray | 4 | 5:16 |
| 18 | The Blower’s Daughter | Damien Rice | 4.6 | 4:47 |
| 19 | Slow | Rumer | 3.65 | 3:37 |
| 20 | Grenade- engineer:
- Ari Levine
- producer:
- The Smeezingtons
- assistant mixer:
- Erik Madrid and Christian Plata
- mixer:
- Manny Marroquin
- instruments:
- Brody Brown, Ari Levine and Bruno Mars
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. (in 2010) and WEA International Inc. (in 2010)
- mixed at:
- Larrabee Sound Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- engineered at:
- Levcon Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- music videos:
- Grenade by Bruno Mars
- part of:
- Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2011 (number: 6)
- recording of:
- Grenade
- writer:
- Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, Philip Lawrence , Ari Levine, Bruno Mars and Andrew Wyatt
- publisher:
- Art for Art's Sake Music, Bughouse, Concord Road , Downtown DMP Songs, Late 80’s Music, Mars Force Music, Roc Nation Music, Studio Beast Music , Toy Plane Music, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. and Westside Independent Music Publishing
| Bruno Mars | 3.85 | 3:42 |
| 21 | What’s Going On- producer:
- Marvin Gaye
- mixer:
- Lawrence Miles (on 1971-05-06)
- instruments:
- Detroit Symphony Orchestra (on 1971-05-06) and The Funk Brothers (on 1971-05-06)
- percussion [box drum], piano and lead vocals:
- Marvin Gaye (on 1971-05-06)
- background vocals:
- Lem Barney (on 1971-05-06), Mel Farr (on 1971-05-06) and Marvin Gaye (on 1971-05-06)
- conductor:
- David Van dePitte (on 1971-05-06)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Motown Records (in 1971)
- recorded at:
- Hitsville in Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1971-05-06)
- part of:
- Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 4), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 4), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 6), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 102) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
- recording of:
- What’s Going On (on 1971-05-06)
- lyricist and composer:
- Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland and Marvin Gaye
- publisher:
- EMI Songs Australia, FCG Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc., MG III Music, NMG Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Stone Agate Music Corp.
- sub-publisher:
- イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
| Marvin Gaye | 4.2 | 3:51 |
| 22 | I Need a Dollar | Aloe Blacc | 3.8 | 4:06 |
| 23 | Bright Lights Big City | CeeLo Green | 3 | 3:38 |
| 24 | I Say a Little Prayer- recording engineer:
- Tom Dowd (on 1968-04-17)
- producer:
- Jerry Wexler
- bass:
- Jerry Jemmott (on 1968-04-17)
- drums (drum set):
- Roger Hawkins (on 1968-04-17)
- guitar:
- Tommy Cogbill (on 1968-04-17)
- piano and lead vocals:
- Aretha Franklin (on 1968-04-17)
- background vocals:
- The Sweet Inspirations (on 1968-04-17)
- arranger:
- Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Warner Music UK Ltd. , Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1968) and WEA International Inc. (in 1968)
- recorded at:
- Atlantic Studios in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1968-04-17)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 117)
- cover recording of:
- I Say a Little Prayer (on 1968-04-17)
- lyricist:
- Hal David
- composer:
- Burt Bacharach
- publisher:
- Blue Seas Music, Inc., Casa David Music, Jac Music, MCA Music Ltd., Rondor Music (Australia), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
- part of:
- Baby It’s You!
| Aretha Franklin | 4.3 | 3:33 |
| 25 | By Your Side | Sade | 4 | 4:34 |
| 26 | Sweet Love | Anita Baker | 3.55 | 4:27 |
| 27 | Ordinary People | John Legend | 3.35 | 4:41 |
| 28 | Ain’t Go No I Got Life | Nina Simone | 1 | 2:54 |
| 29 | Clean Up Woman | Betty Wright | 5 | 2:50 |
| 30 | People Get Ready | The Impressions | 4 | 2:37 |
| 31 | Ain’t No Sunshine | Bill Withers | 4.55 | 2:04 |
| 32 | At Last | Etta James | 4.5 | 3:00 |
| 33 | I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel to Be Free) | Solomon Burke | | 2:50 |
| 34 | This Woman’s Work | Maxwell | 5 | 4:00 |
| 35 | One Day I’ll Fly Away | Randy Crawford | 3 | 5:03 |
| 36 | My Funny Valentine- engineer:
- Val Valentin
- producer:
- Norman Granz
- bass:
- Joe Mondragon (on 1956-08-30)
- cello:
- Robert La Marchina (on 1956-08-30) and Edgar Lustgarten (on 1956-08-30)
- cor anglais [English horn] and oboe:
- Bob Cooper (on 1956-08-30)
- drums (drum set):
- Alvin Stoller (on 1956-08-30)
- flute:
- Ted Nash (on 1956-08-30)
- French horn:
- Vince DeRosa (on 1956-08-30)
- guitar:
- Barney Kessel (on 1956-08-30)
- harp:
- Corky Hale (on 1956-08-30)
- piano:
- Paul Smith (on 1956-08-30)
- viola and violin:
- [unknown] (on 1956-08-30)
- lead vocals:
- Ella Fitzgerald (on 1956-08-30)
- vocals:
- Ella Fitzgerald (on 1956-08-30)
- conductor:
- Buddy Bregman (on 1956-08-30)
- arranger:
- Buddy Bregman
- recorded at:
- Capitol Studios, Studio B in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-08-30)
- cover recording of:
- My Funny Valentine (on 1956-08-30)
- lyricist:
- Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
- composer:
- Richard Rodgers (in 1937)
- publisher:
- Chappell & Co., Inc. , Touch Music Publishing Pte Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. , Warner/Chappell and Williamson Music Company
- sub-publisher:
- Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited , シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント , 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 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
- part of:
- Babes in Arms
- part of:
- The Real Book
- part of:
- Waiting to Exhale
| Ella Fitzgerald | 4 | 3:53 |
| 37 | That Ole Devil Called Love | Alison Moyet | 3 | 3:04 |
| 38 | A Song for You | Donny Hathaway | 4 | 5:28 |
| 39 | Try a Little Tenderness | Otis Redding | | 3:50 |
| 40 | Me and Mr. Jones | Billy Paul | 4.5 | 4:45 |
| 41 | She’s Always a Woman- engineer:
- Jim Boyer and Phil Ramone
- producer:
- Phil Ramone
- acoustic guitar:
- Steve Burgh (in 1977) and Hugh McCracken (in 1977)
- electric bass guitar:
- Doug Stegmeyer (in 1977)
- flute:
- Richie Cannata (in 1977)
- piano and lead vocals:
- Billy Joel (in 1977)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS, Inc. (in 1977), Columbia Records (in 1977), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1977) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1977)
- recorded at:
- A&R Recording Studio in New York, New York, United States (in 1977)
- mixed at:
- A&R Recording Studio in New York, New York, United States
- music videos:
- She’s Always a Woman by Billy Joel
- recording of:
- She’s Always a Woman (in 1977)
- lyricist and composer:
- Billy Joel
- publisher:
- April Music Inc., EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., Joelsongs (from 1977 to present), CBS Songs Ltd. (in 1977) and Impulsive Music (in 1977)
- sub-publisher:
- ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
| Billy Joel | 4 | 3:19 |
| 42 | Daniel | Elton John | 3.5 | 3:50 |
| 43 | Your Song | Ellie Goulding | 3.35 | 3:10 |
| 44 | You Give Me Something | James Morrison | 3.5 | 3:36 |
| 45 | Everybody’s Talkin’ | Harry Nilsson | 3.9 | 2:32 |
| 46 | Waiting On the World to Change | John Mayer | 3.8 | 3:20 |
| 47 | Father and Son- producer:
- Paul Samwell-Smith
- bass guitar:
- John Ryan (in 1970-07)
- drums (drum set):
- Harvey Burns (in 1970-07)
- guitar and keyboard:
- Cat Stevens (in 1970-07)
- guitar [2nd]:
- Alun Davies (in 1970-07)
- solo violin:
- John Rostein (in 1970-07)
- vocals:
- Cat Stevens (in 1970-07)
- strings arranger:
- Del Newman
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Island Records Ltd. (in 1970) and Universal Island Records Ltd. (in 1970)
- recorded at:
- Morgan Studios in Willesden, Brent , London , England, United Kingdom (in 1970-07)
- instrumental version of:
- Father and Son by Giacomo Bucci
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 408)
- recording of:
- Father and Son (in 1970-07)
- lyricist and composer:
- Cat Stevens
- publisher:
- Cat Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , Island Music Ltd., Island Music, Inc. , Freshwater Music Ltd. (from 1970 to present) and Irving Music, Inc. (from 1970 to present)
| Cat Stevens | 4.25 | 3:37 |
| 48 | You’ve Got a Friend | Carole King | 4.5 | 5:09 |
| 49 | New York- drum machine programming:
- Pete Davis
- keyboard programming:
- George Noriega and Rob Wells
- producer:
- Jodi Marr , George Noriega and Rob Wells
- assistant mixer:
- Darren Heelis
- mixer:
- Steve Fitzmaurice
- bass guitar:
- Pete Davis
- keyboard:
- George Noriega and Rob Wells
- piano:
- Rob Wells
- strings:
- London Studio Orchestra
- background vocals:
- Robin Bailey-Reid , Paloma Faith, Pearle Jarrett, Bryon Jones , Joy Malcolm, Jodi Marr , Subrina McCalla, Ian Pitter, Carol Riley, Patricia Scott, Dee Dee Wilde and Vanessa Yeboah
- lead vocals:
- Paloma Faith
- conductor:
- Simon Hale (strings)
- brass arranger:
- David Campbell , Jodi Marr , George Noriega and Rob Wells
- strings arranger:
- Simon Hale
- mixed at:
- The Pierce Rooms in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London , England, United Kingdom
- recording of:
- New York
- writer:
- Paloma Faith and Jodi Marr
| Paloma Faith | 2 | 3:38 |
| 50 | Coming Around Again- assistant engineer:
- Noah Baron, Bill Miranda and Scott Mabuchi
- engineer:
- George Massenburg and Frank Filipetti (in 1987)
- associate producer:
- Frank Filipetti and Carly Simon
- producer:
- Russ Kunkel , George Massenburg, Bill Payne and Paul Samwell-Smith
- mixer:
- Frank Filipetti
- drums (drum set) [drums]:
- Russ Kunkel
- keyboard [keyboards]:
- Scott Martin , Bill Payne and Carly Simon
- background vocals:
- Terry Homberg, Scott Martin , Paul Samwell-Smith and Carly Simon
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Arista Records, Inc. (in 1986)
- recorded at:
- Power Station in New York, New York, United States and Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
- mixed at:
- Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
- recording of:
- Coming Around Again
- lyricist and composer:
- Carly Simon
- publisher:
- BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Famous Chappell, Famous Music Corporation , Sony/ATV Harmony, Universal Music Corporation , C’est Music (in 1986) and Famous Music Publishing (in 1986)
| Carly Simon | 3.35 | 3:38 |
| 51 | Hands | Jewel | 4 | 3:54 |
| 52 | True Colors | Cyndi Lauper | 4.6 | 3:47 |
| 53 | When I’m Alone | Lissie | | 3:41 |
| 54 | Chuck E’s in Love- additional engineer:
- Tom Knox and Roger Nichols
- engineer:
- Loyd Clifft and Lee Herschberg
- producer:
- Russ Titelman and Lenny Waronker
- mixer:
- Lee Herschberg
- vocals:
- Rickie Lee Jones
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1979) and WEA International Inc. (in 1979)
- recorded at:
- The Burbank Studios in Burbank, California, 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:
- Chuck E.’s in Love
- lyricist and composer:
- Rickie Lee Jones
- publisher:
- Blue Raincoat Songs Ltd., Easy Money Music, Reservoir Media Music, Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. , ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 , ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) 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
| Rickie Lee Jones | 4.25 | 3:28 |
| 55 | Love and Affection | Joan Armatrading | 4 | 4:28 |
| 56 | Walking In Memphis | Marc Cohn | 3.9 | 4:19 |
| 57 | From a Distance | Nanci Griffith | 4 | 4:11 |
| 58 | One of Us | Joan Osborne | 4 | 4:16 |
| 59 | Hallelujah | Jeff Buckley | 5 | 4:15 |
| 60 | Make You Feel My Love | Bob Dylan | 3.65 | 3:31 |