| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | I Want to Break Free | Queen | | 4:20 |
| 2 | Candle in the Wind | Elton John | 3.65 | 3:50 |
| 3 | Everywhere | Fleetwood Mac | 4 | 3:43 |
| 4 | You Wear It Well | Rod Stewart | | 4:57 |
| 5 | Something So Strong | Crowded House | 4 | 2:53 |
| 6 | Devil Inside | INXS | 4 | 5:12 |
| 7 | Drop the Pilot | Joan Armatrading | 4 | 3:34 |
| 8 | Jump | Van Halen | 4.45 | 4:01 |
| 9 | Evie, Part 1 (Let Your Hair Hang Down) | Stevie Wright | | 4:05 |
| 10 | Walk on the Wild Side- producer:
- David Bowie , Lou Reed and Mick Ronson
- baritone saxophone:
- Ronnie Ross (in 1972-08)
- double bass and electric bass guitar:
- Herbie Flowers (in 1972-08)
- drums (drum set):
- John Halsey (in 1972-08)
- background vocals:
- The Thunder Thighs (in 1972-08)
- lead vocals:
- Lou Reed (in 1972-08)
- brass arranger and strings arranger:
- Mick Ronson
- arranger:
- David Bowie , Lou Reed and Mick Ronson
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- BMG Entertainment (in 1972), BMG Music (in 1972), RCA Records (in 1972) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1972)
- recorded at:
- Trident Studios in Soho, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (in 1972-08)
- mixed at:
- Trident Studios in Soho, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom
- samples from:
- Lexicon Valley #150, “Why Language Can’t Be Tamed” by John McWhorter
- part of:
- Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 75), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 180) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 221)
- recording of:
- Walk on the Wild Side (in 1972-08)
- lyricist and composer:
- Lou Reed
- publisher:
- Dunbar Music, EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited , EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , Oakfield Avenue Music, Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. and Six Continents Music Publishing Inc.
| Lou Reed | 4.25 | 4:11 |
| 11 | With a Little Luck | Wings | 2.35 | 3:15 |
| 12 | Against All Odds (take a Look at Me Now)- engineer:
- Jeremy Smith and Lewis Hahn
- producer:
- Arif Mardin
- drums (drum set) and lead vocals:
- Phil Collins
- keyboard:
- Rob Mounsey
- conductor:
- Arif Mardin
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1999)
- recording of:
- Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)
- lyricist and composer:
- Phil Collins
- publisher:
- Concord Music GmbH, Concord Sounds, EMI April Music Inc., EMI Entertainment World Inc US, EMI Golden Torch Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing , EMI Worldtrax Music Inc., Filmtrax Copyright Holdings Inc, Imagem CV, Imagem Sounds Collins, Philip Collins Ltd., Effectsound Ltd. (in 1984), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (in 1984), Golden Torch Music Corp. (in 1984) and Hit & Run Music (Publishing) Ltd (in 1984)
- sub-publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing Germany GmbH , Imagem Music GmbH , Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. , 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 , コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
- part of:
- The 57th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1984 nominee)
| Phil Collins | 3.8 | 3:25 |
| 13 | Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves | Cher | 4.25 | 2:37 |
| 14 | You Win Again | Bee Gees | | 3:58 |
| 15 | I Got You (I Feel Good) | James Brown | | 2:48 |
| 16 | Respect- recording engineer:
- Tom Dowd (on 1967-02-14)
- producer:
- Jerry Wexler
- baritone saxophone:
- Willie Bridges (on 1967-02-14)
- bass guitar:
- Tommy Cogbill (on 1967-02-14)
- cornet:
- Melvin Lastie (on 1967-02-14)
- drums (drum set):
- Roger Hawkins (on 1967-02-14)
- guitar:
- Jimmy Johnson (on 1967-02-14)
- organ:
- Spooner Oldham (on 1967-02-14)
- piano:
- Aretha Franklin (on 1967-02-14)
- tenor saxophone:
- Charles Chalmers (on 1967-02-14) and King Curtis (on 1967-02-14)
- background vocals:
- Carolyn Franklin (on 1967-02-14) and Erma Franklin (on 1967-02-14)
- vocals:
- Aretha Franklin (on 1967-02-14)
- conductor:
- Tom Dowd (on 1967-02-14)
- arranger:
- Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1967) and WEA International Inc. (in 1967)
- recorded at:
- Atlantic Studios in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1967-02-14)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 1), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 5), CBC Music: 10 Songs That Have Changed the World, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 21), New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 52) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
- cover recording of:
- Respect (on 1967-02-14)
- lyricist and composer:
- Otis Redding
- publisher:
- Cotillion Music Inc. , East-Time-Walco, Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Warner Chappell and Warner/Chappell North America
| Aretha Franklin | 3.9 | 2:22 |
| 17 | Me and Bobby McGee- engineer:
- Phil Macy
- producer:
- Paul Rothchild
- acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
- Janis Joplin (on 1970-09-25)
- bass guitar:
- Brad Campbell (on 1970-09-25)
- drums (drum set):
- Clark Pierson (on 1970-09-25)
- guest bongos and guest congas:
- Bobbye Hall
- guest bongos and congas:
- Bobbye Hall (on 1970-09-25)
- guest tambourine:
- Sandra Crouch (on 1970-09-25)
- guitar:
- John Till (on 1970-09-25)
- organ:
- Ken Pearson (on 1970-09-25)
- piano:
- Richard Bell (on 1970-09-25)
- background vocals:
- Phil Badella (on 1970-09-25), Richard Bell (on 1970-09-25), Brad Campbell (on 1970-09-25), John Cooke (on 1970-09-25), Janis Joplin (on 1970-09-25), Vince Mitchell (on 1970-09-25), Ken Pearson (on 1970-09-25), Clark Pierson (on 1970-09-25) and John Till (on 1970-09-25)
- performer:
- Full Tilt Boogie (on 1970-09-25)
- recorded at:
- Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1970-09-25)
- part of:
- New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 31) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 148)
- cover recording of:
- Me and Bobby McGee (on 1970-09-25)
- lyricist and composer:
- Fred Foster and Kris Kristofferson
- publisher:
- Combine Music Corp., Copyright Control , EMI Songs Ltd. and Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
| Janis Joplin | 4.3 | 4:30 |
| 18 | Stand by Me- recorded in:
- New York, New York, United States (on 1960-10-27)
- producer:
- Leiber and Stoller
- vocals:
- Ben E. King (on 1960-10-27)
- conductor:
- Stan Applebaum (on 1960-10-27)
- arranger:
- Stan Applebaum
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- HHO Ltd. , WEA International Inc. (in 1960, in 1961), Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1961, in 1986), Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc. (in 1981) and Trio Music Co., Inc. (in 1981)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 1), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 62), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 121), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 131) and BILLIONS CLUB
- recording of:
- Stand by Me (on 1960-10-27)
- publisher:
- Mike Stoller
- writer:
- Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
- publisher:
- A.D.T. Enterprises, Hornall Brothers Music , Jerry Leiber Music, Leiber Stoller Songs Ltd., Melodie der Welt , Melodie der Welt GmbH & Co. KG , Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc., Rightsong Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Trio Music , Trio Music Co., Inc., Unichappell Music and Universal Music Publishing
| Ben E. King | 4.65 | 2:53 |
| 19 | Back to You | Bryan Adams | | 4:33 |
| 20 | You Can Leave Your Hat On- engineer:
- Brian Reeves
- producer:
- Richie Zito
- mixer:
- Rik Pekkonen
- bass and synthesizer:
- Arthur Barrow
- guitar:
- Richie Zito
- horn:
- Dick Hyde, Steve Madaio and Joel Peskin
- membranophone:
- Michael Baird
- background vocals:
- Maxine Sharp, Julia Waters and Maxine Waters
- lead vocals:
- Joe Cocker
- recorded at:
- Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- cover recording of:
- You Can Leave Your Hat On
- lyricist and composer:
- Randy Newman
- publisher:
- Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. , WC Music Corp., Randy Newman (in 1972), Randy Newman Music (in 1972, in 1976) and WB Music Corp. (in 1972, in 1976)
- recording of:
- You Can Leave Your Hat On
- lyricist and composer:
- Randy Newman
- publisher:
- Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. , WC Music Corp., Randy Newman (in 1972), Randy Newman Music (in 1972, in 1976) and WB Music Corp. (in 1972, in 1976)
| Joe Cocker | 3.85 | 4:13 |
| 21 | I Don't Like Mondays | The Boomtown Rats | 4 | 4:18 |