| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Every Breath You Take- engineer:
- Hugh Padgham
- producer:
- Hugh Padgham and The Police
- drums (drum set):
- Stewart Copeland (in 1983)
- electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
- Sting (in 1983)
- electric guitar:
- Andy Summers (in 1983)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- A&M Records, Ltd. (in 1981, in 2003), A&M Records (in 1983, in 2016), A&M Records Limited (in 1983), Polydor Records (in 1983) and A&M Records, Inc. (in 1997)
- recorded at:
- AIR Studios in Hampstead, Camden , London , England, United Kingdom (in 1983) and Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec , Canada (in 1983)
- music videos:
- Every Breath You Take by The Police
- part of:
- Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 35), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 46), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 84), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 287) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 305)
- recording of:
- Every Breath You Take (in 1983)
- lyricist and composer:
- Sting
- publisher:
- EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd , GM Sumner, Magnetic Publishing Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
- sub-publisher:
- Universal Music Publishing France , シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント , ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 , EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
| The Police | 4.05 | 4:14 |
| 2 | Billie Jean- recording engineer and mixer:
- Bruce Swedien
- synthesizer programming:
- Bill Wolfer
- co-producer:
- Michael Jackson
- producer:
- Quincy Jones
- bass guitar:
- Louis Johnson
- drums (drum set):
- Leon Ndugu Chancler
- guitar:
- David Williams
- Rhodes piano and synthesizer:
- Greg Phillinganes
- synthesizer:
- Bill Wolfer
- lead vocals:
- Michael Jackson
- conductor:
- Jeremy Lubbock
- percussion and synthesizer arranger and synthesizer arranger:
- Michael Jackson
- strings arranger:
- Jerry Hey
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- MJJ Productions Inc. (in 1982)
- recorded at:
- Westlake Recording Studios in West Hollywood, California, United States (in 1982)
- edit of:
- Billie Jean (long version) by Michael Jackson
- music videos:
- Billie Jean by Michael Jackson
- part of:
- VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 4), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 7), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-23 (number: 15), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-16 (number: 17), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-06-20 (number: 18), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-06-06 (number: 19), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-06-13 (number: 19), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-30 (number: 32), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-09 (number: 38), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 44), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 58) and Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 95)
- recording of:
- Billie Jean
- lyricist and composer:
- Michael Jackson
- publisher:
- Mijac Music, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited
- sub-publisher:
- Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
- part of:
- MJ: The Musical
| Michael Jackson | 4.1 | 4:52 |
| 3 | I Wanna Dance With Somebody- recording engineer and mixer:
- David Frazer
- percussion programming:
- Preston Glass
- additional assistant engineer:
- Noah Baron, Rob Beaton, Paul Hamingson, Stuart Hirotsu, Gordon Lyon, Billy Miranda and Ross Williams
- additional engineer:
- Lincoln Clapp , Maureen Droney, Ken Kessie, Gordon Lyon and Jay Rifkin
- assistant engineer:
- Dana Jon Chappelle
- executive producer:
- Clive Davis
- producer:
- Narada Michael Walden
- alto saxophone:
- Marc Russo
- bass synthesizer [bass synth]:
- Randy Jackson
- drums (drum set):
- Narada Michael Walden
- electronic drum set [Simmons]:
- Greg “Gigi” Gonaway
- guitar synthesizer [Charvel GTM6 midi guitar synth]:
- Corrado Rustici
- synthesizer [synth horns]:
- Sterling Smith
- synthesizer [synths]:
- Walter Afanasieff
- background vocals:
- Kitty Beethoven, Kevin Dorsey, Jim Gilstrap, Jennifer Hall and Myrna Matthews
- background vocals and lead vocals:
- Whitney Houston
- arranger:
- Narada Michael Walden
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Arista Records, Inc. (in 1987) and RCA Records (in 1987)
- produced for:
- Perfection Light Productions
- recorded at:
- Clinton Recording Studios in New York, New York, United States, Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, Tarpan Studios in San Rafael, California, United States and The Plant Studios in Sausalito, California, United States
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 1) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 231)
- recording of:
- I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
- writer:
- George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam
- publisher:
- Boy Meets Girl Music, Copyright Control , Irving Music , Irving Music, Inc. and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
| Whitney Houston | 4.25 | 4:49 |
| 4 | There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart) | Eurythmics | 4.2 | 4:40 |
| 5 | Don’t You Want Me | The Human League | 3.9 | 3:56 |
| 6 | Wake Me Up Before You Go Go | Wham! | 3.85 | 3:50 |
| 7 | Come On Eileen | Dexys Midnight Runners | 4.15 | 3:59 |
| 8 | 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 | 4:00 |
| 9 | Tainted Love- engineer:
- Paul Hardiman
- producer:
- Mike Thorne
- mixer:
- Harvey Goldberg
- electronic instruments and other instruments:
- Dave Ball
- saxophone:
- David Tofani
- background vocals:
- Vicious Pink
- vocals:
- Marc Almond
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (in 1981)
- recorded at:
- Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden , Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom
- music videos:
- Tainted Love by Soft Cell
- part of:
- VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 5), Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 8), New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 10), Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs, VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 33) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 46)
- cover recording of:
- Tainted Love
- lyricist and composer:
- Ed Cobb
- publisher:
- Burlington Music Co., Ltd. and Embassy Music Corporation
- sub-publisher:
- ミュージック・セールス
| Soft Cell | 3.95 | 2:39 |
| 10 | You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) | Dead or Alive | 4.15 | 3:14 |
| 11 | House of Fun | Madness | 3.65 | 2:45 |
| 12 | Two Tribes | Frankie Goes to Hollywood | 3.65 | 3:53 |
| 13 | West End Girls | Pet Shop Boys | 3.8 | 4:02 |
| 14 | The Reflex | Duran Duran | | 4:24 |
| 15 | True | Spandau Ballet | 3.65 | 5:30 |
| 16 | Don’t Leave Me This Way | The Communards | 3.4 | 4:30 |
| 17 | Back to Life | Soul II Soul | 4.15 | 3:47 |
| 18 | Theme From S Express | S’Express | 4 | 3:51 |
| 19 | Too Shy | Kajagoogoo | 3.55 | 3:41 |
| 20 | 19 | Paul Hardcastle | 3.6 | 3:31 |
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