| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | (Just Like) Starting Over- engineer:
- Lee DeCarlo
- producer:
- Jack Douglas, John Lennon and Yoko Ono
- bass guitar:
- Tony Levin
- drums (drum set):
- Andy Newmark
- electric guitar:
- John Lennon , Hugh McCracken and Earl Slick
- keyboard:
- George Small
- percussion:
- Arthur Jenkins
- background vocals:
- Cheryl Mason Jacks, Michelle Simpson, Eric Troyer and Cassandra Wooten
- lead vocals:
- John Lennon
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- The David Geffen Company (in 1980) and Calderstone Productions Limited (in 2016)
- recorded at:
- The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1980-08-09)
- mixed at:
- The Record Plant in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1980-09-25 until 1980-09-26)
- music videos:
- (Just Like) Starting Over by John Lennon
- part of:
- Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 76)
- recording of:
- (Just Like) Starting Over
- lyricist and composer:
- John Lennon
- publisher:
- Lenono Music and Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd.
| John Lennon | 3.75 | 3:57 |
| 2 | 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 | 4:15 |
| 3 | Do You Really Want to Hurt Me | Culture Club | 3.95 | 4:24 |
| 4 | Smooth Operator | Sade | 4.3 | 4:55 |
| 5 | Fast Car- engineer and mixer:
- Kevin Smith
- producer:
- David Kershenbaum
- acoustic guitar, electric guitar and percussion:
- Tracy Chapman
- bass guitar:
- Larry Klein
- drums (drum set):
- Denny Fongheiser
- steel guitar:
- Ed Black
- vocals:
- Tracy Chapman
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Elektra/Asylum Records (in 1988) and Elektra Entertainment (in 2015)
- recorded at and mixed at:
- Powertrax Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 71), BILLIONS CLUB, Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 113), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 165) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 275)
- recording of:
- Fast Car
- lyricist and composer:
- Tracy Chapman
- publisher:
- April Music Inc., EMI April Music Inc., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. , Purple Rabbit Music, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. 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
- sub-publisher:
- Kobalt Music Publishing France, Kobalt Music Publishing Italia Ltd and Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
| Tracy Chapman | 4.4 | 4:59 |
| 6 | Tears in Heaven | Eric Clapton | 3.1 | 4:36 |
| 7 | Constant Craving | k.d. lang | 3.8 | 4:38 |
| 8 | All I Wanna Do- engineer:
- Blair Lamb
- producer:
- Bill Bottrell
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- A&M Records, Inc. (in 1993) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 1993)
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 405)
- recording of:
- All I Wanna Do
- writer:
- David Baerwald, Bill Bottrell, Wyn Cooper, Sheryl Crow and Kevin Gilbert
- publisher:
- Almo Music Corp. , Ignorant Music , Old Crow Music , Reservoir One America, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC , Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. , WB Music Corp. , WC Music Corp. and Zen of Iniquity
| Sheryl Crow | 3.9 | 4:33 |
| 9 | Where It’s At- producer and mixer:
- Beck Hansen and The Dust Brothers
- acoustic guitar, bass guitar, celesta, clavinet, drums (drum set), electric guitar, electric piano, harmonica, keyboard, organ, percussion and slide guitar and lead vocals:
- Beck Hansen
- organ and trumpet:
- Mike Boito
- saxophone:
- David Arthur Brown
- recorded at:
- PCP Labs in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, United States
- mixed at:
- Conway Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- samples:
- Needle to the Groove by Mantronix
- music videos:
- Where It's At by Beck
- part of:
- Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 155)
- recording of:
- Where It’s At
- writer:
- Beck Hansen , John King and Mike Simpson
| Beck | 3.75 | 5:32 |
| 10 | Building a Mystery | Sarah McLachlan | 4 | 4:09 |
| 11 | Down to the River to Pray- recording engineer and mixer:
- Mike Piersante
- assistant engineer:
- Matt Andrews and Rail Rogut
- producer:
- T‐Bone Burnett
- assistant mixer:
- Ok Hee Kim
- additional vocals:
- Norman Blake , Dub Cornett, Pat Enright, Porter McClister, Tim O’Brien , Maura O’Connell, Sam Phillips , David Rawlings and Gillian Welch
- choir vocals:
- The First Baptist Choir of White House, Tennessee
- lead vocals:
- Alison Krauss
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Mercury Records (in 2000)
- recorded at:
- Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- recording of:
- The Good Old Way
- writer:
- [traditional]
| Alison Krauss | 4 | 2:57 |
| 12 | Lonestar | Norah Jones | 3.05 | 3:08 |
| 13 | Feel Good Inc. (album version) | Gorillaz feat. De La Soul | 4 | 3:44 |
| 14 | Gravity | John Mayer | 4.25 | 4:06 |
| 15 | Not Ready to Make Nice- additional recording engineer:
- Greg Fidelman and John Silva
- assistant recording engineer:
- Kevin Dean and Vanessa Par
- recording engineer:
- Jim Scott and Chris Testa
- producer:
- Rick Rubin
- assistant mixer:
- John Netti
- mixer:
- Richard Dodd
- flute:
- Steve Kujala
- French horn:
- Joe Meyer and Brad Warnaar
- strings:
- Larry Corbett, Mario DeLeon, Joel Derouin, Andrew Duckles, Matt Funes, Gerardo Hilera and Martie Maguire
- strings arranger:
- David Campbell and Martie Maguire
- recorded at:
- Sunset Sound Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and The Village in Los Angeles, California, United States
- mixed at:
- Blackbird Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- part of:
- Holler's Best 2000s Country Songs (number: 71) and Grammy Award: Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group nominees (number: 2007 winner)
- recording of:
- Not Ready to Make Nice
- lyricist and composer:
- Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Emily Robison and Dan Wilson
| Dixie Chicks | 4 | 3:58 |
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