| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Beat It- recording engineer:
- Donn Landee and Bruce Swedien
- synthesizer programming:
- Steve Porcaro
- co-producer:
- Michael Jackson
- producer:
- Quincy Jones
- mixer:
- Bruce Swedien
- drums (drum set):
- Jeff Porcaro
- electric bass guitar and electric guitar:
- Steve Lukather
- guitar:
- Paul Jackson, Jr.
- keyboard:
- Bill Wolfer
- percussion [drum case beater], background vocals and lead vocals:
- Michael Jackson
- Rhodes piano and synthesizer:
- Greg Phillinganes
- solo electric guitar:
- Edward Van Halen
- synclavier:
- Tom Bahler
- synthesizer:
- Steve Porcaro
- synthesizer [Synergy synthesizer]:
- Greg Smith
- vibraslap:
- Chris Shepard
- percussion arranger:
- Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones
- arranger:
- Rod Temperton
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- MJJ Productions Inc. (in 1982)
- recorded at:
- Westlake Recording Studios in West Hollywood, California, United States (in 1982)
- samples:
- Untitled by Denny Jaeger
- music videos:
- Beat It by Michael Jackson
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (number: 12), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (number: 18), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 21), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-23 (number: 29), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-16 (number: 32), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-30 (number: 47), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 185), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 209) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 337)
- recording of:
- Beat It
- lyricist and composer:
- Michael Jackson
- publisher:
- Mijac Music 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 | 4.35 | 4:20 |
| 2 | I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)- 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 | 4:52 |
| 3 | Livin’ la vida loca | Ricky Martin | 4.5 | 4:03 |
| 4 | Hips Don’t Lie | Naughty Boy feat. Sam Smith | | 3:39 |
| 5 | Wannabe | Spice Girls | 3.85 | 2:53 |
| 6 | Girls Just Wanna Have Fun- additional engineer:
- John Jansen and Rod O’Brien
- assistant engineer:
- John Agnello
- engineer:
- William Wittman
- associate producer:
- William Wittman
- producer:
- Rick Chertoff
- bass:
- Eric Bazilian
- electric guitar:
- Rick DiFonzo
- electronic drum set:
- Anton Fig
- keyboard [keyboards] and synthesizer [synthesizers]:
- Rob Hyman
- background vocals:
- Krystal Davis, Ellie Greenwich, Cyndi Lauper, Jules Shear, Maretha Stewart and Diane Wilson
- lead vocals:
- Cyndi Lauper
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS, Inc. (in 1983), Epic Records (in 1983), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1983) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1983, in 1994)
- produced for:
- Red Sox Music Productions, Inc.
- recorded at:
- The Record Plant in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
- music videos:
- Girls Just Want to Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper
- part of:
- VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 23), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 63)
- recording of:
- Girls Just Want to Have Fun
- lyricist and composer:
- Robert Hazard
- publisher:
- Copyright Control , EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Novelene Music, Sony Tunes, Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Heroic Music (in 1983)
- sub-publisher:
- ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
| Cyndi Lauper | 4.1 | 3:51 |
| 7 | All That She Wants | Ace of Base | 3.85 | 3:31 |
| 8 | Rude | MAGIC! | 4.35 | 3:45 |
| 9 | Never Gonna Give You Up- keyboard [Fairlight] programming:
- Ian Curnow (in 1986-10)
- additional engineer:
- Jamie Bromfield , Mike Duffy , Phil Harding and Karen Hewitt
- assistant engineer:
- Boky, Peter Day, Gordon Dennis , Jonathan King and Yoyo
- engineer:
- Mark McGuire
- producer:
- Aitken, Stock , Stock Aitken Waterman and Waterman
- mixer:
- Mixmasters Pete Hammond (on 1987-01-01)
- drums (drum set) [drums]:
- A Linn (in 1986-10)
- guitar [guitars]:
- Matt Aitken (in 1986-10)
- keyboard [keyboards]:
- Matt Aitken (in 1986-10) and Mike Stock (in 1986-10)
- background vocals [backing vocals]:
- Dee Lewis (in 1986-10), Shirley Lewis (in 1986-10), Mae McKenna (in 1986-10) and Suzanne Rhatigan (in 1986-10)
- lead vocals:
- Rick (in 1986-10)
- arranger:
- Gordon Jenkins
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- BMG Records (UK) Ltd. (from 1987 to present), BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (in 1987), Pete Waterman Ltd. (in 1987) and PWL (in 1987)
- miscellaneous support:
- PWL (task: original sound recordings made by)
- recorded at:
- PWL Studio 1 (in 1986-10), PWL Studio 2 (in 1986-10) and PWL Studios in London , England, United Kingdom (in 1986-10)
- mixed at:
- PWL Studio 1 (on 1987-01-01) and PWL Studio 2 (on 1987-01-01)
- music videos:
- Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley
- part of:
- Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 48) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 244)
- recording of:
- Never Gonna Give You Up (in 1986-10)
- writer:
- Matt Aitken, Mike Stock and Pete Waterman
- publisher:
- All Boys Music Ltd., BMG Music, Copyright Control , Hammer Music , Mike Stock Publishing Limited, Sid’s Songs Limited, Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing, Universal Music Careers, Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Terrace Music (in 1987)
- sub-publisher:
- Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. , Universal Music Publishers MGB Australia Pty Ltd, 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
| Rick Astley | 4.4 | 3:33 |
| 10 | Stitches | Shawn Mendes | 3.3 | 3:28 |
| 11 | Money on My Mind | Sam Smith | 3.2 | 3:15 |
| 12 | Blurred Lines | Robin Thicke feat. Pharrell | 1.65 | 3:52 |
| 13 | My Humps | The Black Eyed Peas | 3.75 | 3:45 |
| 14 | Want to Want Me | Jason Derulo | 2.25 | 3:27 |
| 15 | Good Feeling | Flo Rida | 3.6 | 4:08 |
| 16 | American Boy | Estelle | | 4:06 |
| 17 | Crazy | Gnarls Barkley | 4.1 | 2:59 |
| 18 | I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’ | Scissor Sisters | | 4:09 |
| 19 | Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)- miscellaneous support:
- Bonnie Brewster (task: girl crowd), Andrea M. Majied (task: girl crowd) and Susan McCall (task: girl crowd)
- assistant engineer:
- Tommie Hicks, Jr.
- engineer:
- Joe Smith
- executive producer:
- Louis J Pearlman
- producer:
- Max Martin and Denniz PoP
- editor:
- Chaz Harper
- performer:
- A.J. , Brian , Howie D. , Kevin and Nick
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Zomba Recording Corporation (in 1997)
- produced for:
- Cheiron Productions
- recorded at:
- Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län , Sweden and Parc Studios in Orlando, Florida, United States
- mixed at:
- Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län , Sweden
- edited at:
- Battery Recording Studios in New York, New York, United States
- recording of:
- Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)
- writer:
- Max Martin and Denniz PoP
- publisher:
- Maratone AB (ended), MXM Music AB (ended), Grantsville Publishing Ltd., GV-Maratone, GV-MXM, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. , Zomba Enterprises, Inc., Zomba Music Publishers Limited and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)
| Backstreet Boys | 3.15 | 3:45 |
| 20 | Turn Around | Phats & Small | 3.35 | 3:32 |
| 21 | What Is Love | Haddaway | | 3:58 |
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