| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Don’t Stop Believin’- assistant engineer:
- Wally Buck
- engineer:
- Kevin Elson
- producer:
- Kevin Elson and Mike Stone
- bass guitar:
- Ross Valory (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Steve Smith (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
- guitar:
- Neal Schon (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
- keyboard and piano:
- Jonathan Cain (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
- background vocals:
- Jonathan Cain (from 1981-04 until 1981-06), Neal Schon (from 1981-04 until 1981-06) and Ross Valory (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
- lead vocals:
- Steve Perry (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS Records Inc. (in 1981), Columbia Records (in 1981), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1981) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1981)
- recorded at:
- Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California, United States (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
- mixed at:
- Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California, United States
- part of:
- SWR1 Hitparade 2022 (number: 10), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 11), Offizielle deutsche Charts – Single-Jahrescharts 2025 (number: 34), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 51) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 133)
- recording of:
- Don’t Stop Believin’ (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
- writer:
- Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry and Neal Schon
- publisher:
- BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. , Lacey Boulevard Music, Sharandall Music, Sony Music , Universal/MCA Music Ltd. and Weedhigh‐Nightmare Music
- sub-publisher:
- 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 , 日音 Synch事業部 , フジパシフィック音楽出版 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック (from 2015-01-01 to present)
| Journey | 4.3 | 4:10 |
| 2 | The Final Countdown- producer:
- Kevin Elson
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS Records AB (in 1986), CBS, Inc. (in 1986), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1986), Epic Records (in 1987) and Sony Music Entertainment (in 1987)
- recording of:
- The Final Countdown
- lyricist and composer:
- Joey Tempest
- publisher:
- Copyright Control , EMI , EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd , EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , EMI Music Sweden AB , Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. and Seven Doors Music
| Europe | 4.2 | 3:57 |
| 3 | Eye of the Tiger- assistant engineer:
- Hill Swimmer
- engineer:
- Phil Bonnano and Mike Clink
- producer:
- Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Scotti Bros. Industries Inc (in 1982), Volcano Entertainment III, L.L.C. (in 1982, in 1985) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (in 2016)
- recorded at:
- Rumbo Recorders in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, United States
- part of:
- Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 28) and VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (number: 63)
- recording of:
- Eye of the Tiger
- writer:
- Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan
- publisher:
- Copyright Control , Easy Action Music, Ensign Music Corporation, Holy Moley Music, Rude Music , Rude Music Inc, Sony/ATV Harmony UK, Sony/ATV Melody, Three Wise Boys Music LLC, Warner Chappell North America Limited , Warner/Chappell North America Limited , WB Music Corp. (, until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
- sub-publisher:
- Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division , Sony/ATV Music Publishing France, Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division , Yamaha Music Publishing (until 2017-03-31) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (from 2017-04-01 to present)
- part of:
- The 55th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1982 nominee)
| Survivor | 4.45 | 4:04 |
| 4 | Poison- recording engineer:
- Sir Arthur Payson (from 1988 until 1989)
- synthesizer programming:
- Steve Deutsch
- assistant engineer:
- George Cowan , Ben Fowler, Lolly Grodner, Robert Hart , John Herman , Don Peterkofsky, Duane Seykora, Brian Sterber and Mark Tanzer
- producer:
- Desmond Child
- mixer:
- Michael Barbiero and Steve Thompson
- additional keyboard:
- Paul Chiten (from 1988 until 1989) and Gregg Mangiafico (from 1988 until 1989)
- additional other instruments [special effects]:
- Gregg Mangiafico (from 1988 until 1989)
- bass guitar:
- Hugh McDonald (from 1988 until 1989)
- drums (drum set):
- Bobby Chouinard (from 1988 until 1989)
- guitar:
- John McCurry (from 1988 until 1989)
- keyboard:
- Alan St. John (from 1988 until 1989)
- background vocals:
- Alan St. John (from 1988 until 1989), Michael Anthony (from 1988 until 1989), Desmond Child (from 1988 until 1989), Diana Grasselli (from 1988 until 1989), Jango (from 1988 until 1989), Louie Merlino (from 1988 until 1989), Hugh McDonald (from 1988 until 1989), Jamie Sever (from 1988 until 1989), Bernie Shanahan (from 1988 until 1989), Stiv Bator (from 1988 until 1989), Tom Teeley (from 1988 until 1989), Joe Turano (from 1988 until 1989), Myriam Valle (from 1988 until 1989) and Maria Vidal (from 1988 until 1989)
- lead vocals:
- Alice Cooper (from 1988 until 1989)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS Records Inc. (in 1989), Epic Records (in 1989), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1989), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1989) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1989)
- recorded at:
- Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Blue Jay Recording Studios in Carlisle, Massachusetts, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Grog Kill Studio in Woodstock, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Power Station Studios in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Sigma Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), The Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988 until 1989), The Record Plant in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988 until 1989) and The Village Recorder in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988 until 1989)
- recording of:
- Poison (from 1988 until 1989)
- writer:
- Desmond Child, Alice Cooper and John McCurry
- publisher:
- Desmobile Inc., Desmobile Music Co., Inc. , EMI April Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited , EMI Songs Ltd., Ezra Music, Kat and Mouse Music (, from 1989 to present), MCA Music Ltd., Primary Wave Music Publishing, SBK April Music Inc. (, from 1989 to ????), SBK Songs Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. , Sony Music Publishing , Sony Songs Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Scandinavia, Universal , Universal Music Publishing , Universal Music Publishing Group, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. , Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. , Universal/MCA Music Ltd. , Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd, Universal/MCA Music Publishing Scandinavia AB , Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. and Ezra Music Corp. (from 1989 to present)
- sub-publisher:
- 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 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
| Alice Cooper | 4.45 | 4:28 |
| 5 | If I Could Turn Back Time- recording engineer and mixer:
- Frank Wolf
- additional engineer:
- Guy Roche
- assistant engineer:
- Ken Allardyce, Mario Luccy, Craig Porteils and Duane Seykora
- producer:
- Guy Roche and Diane Warren
- additional guitar:
- Gene Black and Glenn Sciurba
- bass guitar:
- John Pierce
- drums (drum set) and tambourine:
- Mark T. Williams
- guitar:
- Steve Lukather
- keyboard:
- Alan Pasqua and Guy Roche
- background vocals:
- Michael Anthony , Robin Beck, Desmond Child, Jimmy Demers, Jean McClain and Maria Vidal
- lead vocals:
- Cher
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Geffen Records (in 1989) and The David Geffen Company (in 1989)
- recorded at:
- Bill Schnee Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Criterion Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
- mixed at:
- The Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 386)
- recording of:
- If I Could Turn Back Time
- lyricist and composer:
- Diane Warren
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing and Realsongs (in 1989)
| Cher | 3.75 | 4:00 |
| 6 | Golden Brown | The Stranglers | 4.4 | 3:29 |
| 7 | Ghost Town | The Specials | 3.95 | 3:40 |
| 8 | Love Will Tear Us Apart- producer:
- Joy Division and Martin Hannett
- bass:
- Peter Hook
- drums (drum set):
- Stephen Morris
- guitar:
- Bernard Albrecht
- vocals:
- Bernard Albrecht and Ian Curtis
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Factory Communications Ltd. (in 1988)
- recorded at:
- Strawberry Studios in Stockport, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
- part of:
- triple j’s Hottest 100 (number: 1989 (All-time)), triple j’s Hottest 100 (number: 1990 (All-time)), Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 5), Q50 – December 2005 (number: 6), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 14), NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 19), Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 41) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 179)
- recording of:
- Love Will Tear Us Apart
- lyricist:
- Ian Curtis
- composer:
- Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner
- publisher:
- Fractured Music and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd.
| Joy Division | 4.5 | 3:25 |
| 9 | Pretty in Pink | The Psychedelic Furs | 4.65 | 3:58 |
| 10 | Crash | The Primitives | 3 | 3:14 |
| 11 | Call Me- engineer:
- Harold Faltermeyer
- producer:
- Giorgio Moroder
- additional synthesizer:
- Giorgio Moroder (in 1980-01)
- bass guitar [bass]:
- Nigel Harrison (in 1980-01)
- drums (drum set) [drums]:
- Clem Burke (in 1980-01)
- electric piano:
- Jimmy Destri (in 1980-01)
- guitar:
- Frank Infante (in 1980-01) and Chris Stein (in 1980-01)
- lead vocals:
- Debbie Harry (in 1980-01)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Chrysalis Records (in 1980, in 1981), Chrysalis Records Ltd. (in 1980), Chrysalis Records, Inc. (in 1980, in 2002), Capitol Records (in 1998), Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1998) and Capitol Records, LLC (in 2002)
- recorded at:
- Westlake Audio in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1979) and The Power Station in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (in 1980-01)
- mixed at:
- Allen Zentz Mastering in San Clemente, California, United States
- part of:
- Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 64), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 78) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 157)
- recording of:
- Call Me (in 1980-01)
- lyricist:
- Deborah Harry
- composer:
- Giorgio Moroder
- publisher:
- BMG Monarch, Chrysalis Music , Chrysalis Music Ltd. , Copyright Control , EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , Ensign Music Corporation, Famous Chappell, Monster Island Music Publishing Corporation, Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Rare Blue Music, inc., Sony/ATV Melody and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd.
- sub-publisher:
- Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division , Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., フジパシフィック音楽出版 (until 2014-12-31) and Fujipacific Music, Inc. (from 2015-01-01 to present)
| Blondie | 4.2 | 3:29 |
| 12 | Only You | Yazoo | 4.4 | 3:11 |
| 13 | Sign of the Times | Belle Stars | 4.5 | 2:52 |
| 14 | I’m Not Scared | Eighth Wonder | | 3:46 |
| 15 | Sonic Boom Boy (original LP version) | Westworld | | 2:54 |
| 16 | Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You) | A Flock of Seagulls | | 4:09 |
| 17 | Stand and Deliver | Adam & the Ants | 4 | 3:05 |
| 18 | E=mc² | Big Audio Dynamite | 3 | 4:27 |
| 19 | Pop Muzik (89 remix) | M | | 4:01 |
| 20 | Close (to the Edit) | Art of Noise | | 4:09 |
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