| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Take On Me | a‐ha | 4.25 | 3:49 |
| 2 | Billie Jean | Michael Jackson | | 4:55 |
| 3 | Kiss- recording engineer:
- Coke Johnson, David Leonard , Peggy McCreary, Susan Rogers , David Tickle and David Z.
- producer:
- Prince and The Revolution
- acoustic guitar, drum machine [Linn 9000], drum machine [Linn LM-1] and synthesizer [Yamaha DX7]:
- David Z.
- electric guitar and lead vocals:
- Prince
- background vocals:
- Bruce DeShazer, Prince and Marr Starr
- arranger:
- David Z.
- recorded at:
- Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, United States and Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 11), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 85) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 461)
- recording of:
- Kiss (from 1985-04-27 until 1986-02-10)
- lyricist and composer:
- Prince
- publisher:
- Controversy Music
| Prince and The Revolution | 2.9 | 3:48 |
| 4 | Daddy Cool | Boney M. | 4.1 | 3:27 |
| 5 | Come on Eileen | Dexys Midnight Runners | 4.15 | 4:03 |
| 6 | Wake Me Up Before You Go Go | Wham! | 3.85 | 3:53 |
| 7 | 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 | 3:34 |
| 8 | 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 | 2:43 |
| 9 | Shout | Tears for Fears | | 5:51 |
| 10 | Video Killed the Radio Star | The Buggles | | 4:15 |
| 11 | I Will Survive- associate producer:
- Freddie Perren
- producer:
- Dino Fekaris
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- PolyGram Records, Inc. (in 1978), Universal Records (in 1978) and Polydor Incorporated (in 1979)
- edit of:
- I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 35), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 251) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 489)
- recording of:
- I Will Survive
- writer:
- Dino Fekaris and Freddie Perren
- publisher:
- ATV Music, Perren‐Vibes Music, Inc., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. , Universal Music Publishing , Universal Music Publishing Ltd. , Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc.
| Gloria Gaynor | 3.95 | 3:16 |
| 12 | Footloose- producer:
- Lee DeCarlo and Kenny Loggins
- bass guitar:
- Nathan East
- bass synthesizer:
- Michael Boddicker
- drums (drum set):
- Tris Imboden
- guitar:
- Buzz Feiten
- instruments:
- Michael Boddicker
- keyboard:
- Neil Larsen and Steven Wood
- percussion:
- Michael Boddicker and Paulinho da Costa
- background vocals:
- Marilyn Dorman, Richey Washington and Steven Wood
- lead vocals:
- Kenny Loggins
- remixer:
- Humberto Gatica
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS, Inc. (in 1984), Columbia Records (in 1984), Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1984) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1984)
- recording of:
- Footloose
- lyricist:
- Dean Pitchford
- composer:
- Kenny Loggins
- publisher:
- BMG Music Ltd., BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Copyright Control , Ensign Music Corporation, Ensign Music LLC, Famous Music Corporation , Island Music , Milk Money Music, Sony Music Publishing , Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Melody, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal Music Publishers MGB Australia Pty Ltd
- part of:
- The 57th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1984 nominee)
| Kenny Loggins | 4.1 | 3:44 |
| 13 | Walking on Sunshine | Katrina and the Waves | | 3:41 |
| 14 | Perfect | Fairground Attraction | 4.25 | 3:38 |
| 15 | Down Under- additional engineer:
- Paul Ray
- engineer:
- Jim Barbour and Peter McIan
- producer:
- Peter McIan
- bass:
- John Rees
- drums (drum set):
- Jerry Speiser
- guitar:
- Ron Strykert
- keyboard and woodwind:
- Greg Ham
- vocals:
- Colin Hay
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS Records Australia Limited (in 1981), Columbia Records (in 1981), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty Limited (in 1981), Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (in 1981), Sony Music Productions Pty. Ltd. (in 1981, in 1982), CBS, Inc. (in 1982), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1982) and Diski CBS AEBE (in 1986)
- recorded at:
- Richmond Recorders in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- part of:
- triple j’s Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (number: 21) and VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 96)
- recording of:
- Down Under
- lyricist:
- Colin Hay
- composer:
- Colin Hay and Ron Strykert
- publisher:
- April Music Pty. Ltd., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music , EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited , EMI Songs, EMI Songs Australia, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd., フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
| Men at Work | 3.95 | 3:45 |
| 16 | Walk Like an Egyptian | The Bangles | 4.15 | 3:26 |
| 17 | I Want You to Want Me | Cheap Trick | | 3:46 |
| 18 | Your Love | The Outfield | 3.75 | 3:38 |
| 19 | Sweat (A La La La La Long) | Inner Circle | 3.35 | 3:48 |
| 20 | Self Control | Laura Branigan | | 4:04 |