| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me)- recording engineer:
- David Frazer (in 1986)
- percussion programming:
- Preston Glass (in 1986)
- synthesizer programming:
- Walter Afanasieff (in 1986)
- additional assistant engineer:
- Stuart Hirotsu, Mike Iacopelli , Gordon Lyon, Lennete Viegas and Jim Watts
- additional engineer:
- Dana Jon Chappelle and Maureen Droney
- producer:
- George Michael and Narada Michael Walden
- mixer:
- David Frazer and Serban Ghenea
- bass guitar:
- Randy Jackson (in 1986)
- drums (drum set):
- Narada Michael Walden (in 1986)
- electric guitar:
- Corrado Rustici (in 1986)
- percussion and tambourine:
- Greg “Gigi” Gonaway (in 1986)
- synthesizer:
- Walter Afanasieff (in 1986)
- additional vocals:
- Aretha Franklin (in 1986)
- background vocals:
- Kitty Beethoven (in 1986), Jim Gilstrap (in 1986), Jennifer Hall (in 1986), Myrna Matthews (in 1986) and Claytoven Richardson (in 1986)
- lead vocals:
- Aretha Franklin (in 1986) and George Michael (in 1986)
- vocals:
- Aretha Franklin (in 1986)
- strings arranger:
- Jerry Hey
- arranger:
- Narada Michael Walden
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Arista Records, Inc. (in 1986), Arista Records, LLC (in 1986), CBS, Inc. (in 1986) and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (in 1986)
- mixed at:
- MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
- recording of:
- I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me) (in 1986)
- writer:
- Simon Climie and Dennis Morgan
- publisher:
- BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Chrysalis Music , Chrysalis Music Ltd. , Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. , Kobalt Music Services Ltd. , Little Shop of Morgansongs , Rare Blue Music, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. , ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) , 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 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
| George Michael & Aretha Franklin | 4 | 4:01 |
| 2 | (I’ve Had) The Time of My Life- assistant engineer:
- Jeff DeMorris (task: 2nd assistant engineer) and Dan Nebenzal (task: 1st assistant engineer)
- engineer:
- Carmine Rubino
- producer:
- Michael Lloyd
- vocals:
- Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
- remixer:
- Jimmy Ienner , Michael Lloyd , Dan Nebenzal and Carmine Rubino
- additional arranger:
- John D’Andrea and Michael Lloyd
- arranger:
- Gene Page
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- RCA Records , BMG Music (in 1987) and Vestron Music Inc. (in 1987)
- produced for:
- Mike Curb Productions
- recorded at:
- The Village Recorder in Los Angeles, California, United States
- recording of:
- (I’ve Had) The Time of My Life
- lyricist:
- Franke Previte
- composer:
- John DeNicola and Donald Markowitz
- publisher:
- ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (ended), Calspen Music, Copyright Control , EMI April Music Inc., Marcu Music Company, Inc., R U Cyrius Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. , Sony/ATV Tunes LLC , ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 , フジパシフィックミュージック , Donald Jay Music, Ltd. (in 1987), Jemava Music Corp. (in 1987), Knockout Music Inc. (in 1987) and R.U. Cyrius Publishing (in 1987)
- part of:
- The 60th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1987 winner)
| Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes | 3.75 | 4:50 |
| 3 | Never Too Much- recording engineer and mixer:
- Michael H. Brauer
- assistant engineer:
- Lincoln Clapp , Gregg Mann , Andy Hoffman , Nicky Kalliongos and Don Wershba
- engineer:
- Carl Beatty
- executive producer:
- Larkin Arnold
- producer:
- Luther Vandross
- bass:
- Marcus Miller
- congas:
- Bashiri Johnson
- drums (drum set):
- Buddy Williams
- guitar:
- Georg Wadenius
- horn [horns] and strings:
- Paul Riser
- keyboard [keyboards]:
- Nat Adderley, Jr.
- percussion:
- Crusher Bennett
- background vocals [female backup vocals]:
- Tawatha Agee, Brenda White, Michelle Cobbs, Cissy Houston, Yvonne Lewis and Sybil Thomas
- background vocals [male backup vocals] and lead vocals:
- Luther Vandross
- arranger:
- Nat Adderley, Jr. and Paul Riser
- vocals arranger:
- Luther Vandross
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS Records Inc. (in 1981), CBS, Inc. (in 1981), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1981) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1981)
- recorded at:
- Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States
- music videos:
- Never Too Much by Luther Vandross
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 466) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 468)
- recording of:
- Never Too Much
- lyricist and composer:
- Luther Vandross
- publisher:
- April Music Ltd., Barry Platnick, CBS Songs Ltd., EMI April Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd., MCA Music Ltd., SBK Songs , SBK Songs Ltd. and Uncle Ronnie’s Music Company Inc.
| Luther Vandross | 4.15 | 3:50 |
| 4 | With or Without You- recording engineer:
- Flood
- synthesizer [DX7] programming:
- Brian Eno
- additional engineer:
- Pat McCarthy and Dave Meegan
- producer:
- Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois
- assistant mixer:
- Mary Kettle
- mixer:
- Steve Lillywhite and Mark Wallis
- additional guitar, omnichord and tambourine:
- Daniel Lanois
- bass guitar:
- Adam Clayton
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Larry Mullen, Jr.
- guitar:
- The Edge
- harmonica and lead vocals:
- Bono
- keyboard:
- Brian Eno
- background vocals:
- The Edge , Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- BMG Ariola München GmbH (in 1987), Island Records (in 1987, in 2007, in 2017), Island Records Ltd. (in 1987) and Universal Island Records Ltd. (in 2007)
- recorded at and mixed at:
- Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
- part of:
- VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 13), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 131) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 211)
- recording of:
- With or Without You
- lyricist:
- Bono
- composer:
- Bono , Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen, Jr. and The Edge
- publisher:
- Blue Mountain Music Ltd, Mother Music, PolyGram International Music Publishing B.V., Taiyo Music Inc., U2 Music, Universal Music Publishing B.V. , Universal Music Publishing International B.V. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
| U2 | 4.35 | 4:56 |
| 5 | Only Love Can Hurt Like This | Paloma Faith | 3.5 | 3:53 |
| 6 | Home | Michael Bublé | 2 | 3:46 |
| 7 | True | Spandau Ballet | 3.65 | 5:29 |
| 8 | Time After Time- additional engineer:
- John Jansen and Rod O’Brien
- assistant engineer:
- John Agnello
- engineer:
- William Wittman
- associate producer:
- William Wittman
- producer:
- Rick Chertoff
- lead vocals:
- Cyndi Lauper
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Epic Records (in 1983), Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1983), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1983), Sony Music Entertainment (Holland) B.V. (in 1983) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1983, in 1984)
- recorded at:
- The Record Plant in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
- a cappella versions:
- Time After Time by Forte A Cappella
- part of:
- VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 19), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 116) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 494)
- recording of:
- Time After Time
- writer:
- Rob Hyman and Cyndi Lauper
- publisher:
- Sony Songs Inc. (ended, ), CBS Songs Ltd., Copyright Control , Dub Notes Music (, in 1984), Gray Matter Music, Human Boy Music, Reilla Music Company, Rella Music Co. (, in 1984), Rellla Music Corp., Sony Music Publishing , Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music , Warner Chappell Music Ltd. , Warner/Chappell North America, WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
- sub-publisher:
- Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division , Warner Brothers Music Ltd. , Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
| Cyndi Lauper | 4.25 | 3:59 |
| 9 | I Will Always Love You- engineer:
- David Reitzas, Bill Schnee and Peter Yianilos
- executive producer:
- Clive Davis and Whitney Houston
- producer:
- David Foster
- mixer:
- David Reitzas
- creative direction:
- Rickey Minor
- solo saxophone:
- Kirk Whalum
- arranger:
- David Foster
- vocals arranger:
- Whitney Houston
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- RCA Records and Arista Records, Inc. (in 1992)
- mixed at:
- Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- part of:
- The Co-Op: Top 10 British Funeral Songs (number: 3), New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 59), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 60), Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 60) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 94)
- karaoke recording of:
- I Will Always Love You
- lyricist and composer:
- Dolly Parton
- publisher:
- Carlin Music Corporation, EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd , Owepar Publishing Inc. and Velvet Apple Music
- cover recording of:
- I Will Always Love You
- lyricist and composer:
- Dolly Parton
- publisher:
- Carlin Music Corporation, EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd , Owepar Publishing Inc. and Velvet Apple Music
| Whitney Houston | 4.5 | 4:24 |
| 10 | Holding Back the Years | Simply Red | 4 | 4:30 |
| 11 | Un‐Break My Heart- assistant recording engineer:
- Brandon Harris (in 1995)
- recording engineer:
- Felipe Elgueta (in 1995)
- keyboard programming:
- David Foster (in 1995)
- synclavier programming:
- Simon Franglen (in 1995)
- producer:
- David Foster
- assistant mixer:
- Marnie Riley
- mixer:
- Mick Guzauski
- acoustic guitar:
- Dean Parks (in 1995)
- electric guitar:
- Michael Thompson (in 1995)
- background vocals:
- Toni Braxton (in 1995) and Shanice (in 1995)
- lead vocals:
- Toni Braxton (in 1995) and Shanice Wilson (in 1995)
- arranger:
- David Foster , L.A. Reid and Tim Thomas
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- LaFace Records, Inc. (in 1996)
- arranged for and produced for:
- Chartmaker, Inc.
- recorded at:
- Chartmaker Studios in Malibu, California, United States (in 1995) and The Record Plant in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1995)
- mixed at:
- Barking Doctor in Mount Kisco, New York, United States
- part of:
- Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 16)
- recording of:
- Un-Break My Heart (in 1995)
- lyricist and composer:
- Diane Warren
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Realsongs
| Toni Braxton | 3.95 | 4:29 |
| 12 | Just Give Me a Reason | P!nk feat. Nate Ruess | 3.8 | 4:02 |
| 13 | Beneath Your Beautiful | Labrinth feat. Emeli Sandé | 3 | 3:57 |
| 14 | Angels | Robbie Williams | 3.65 | 4:21 |
| 15 | How Long Will I Love You | Ellie Goulding | 2 | 2:34 |
| 16 | Flying Without Wings | Westlife | 2 | 3:35 |
| 17 | 2 Become 1 | Spice Girls | 4 | 3:31 |
| 18 | It Must Be Love | Madness | 4 | 3:25 |
| 19 | (I Can’t Help) Falling in Love With You- cover recording of:
- Can’t Help Falling in Love
- writer:
- Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti and George David Weiss
- publisher:
- Aberbach Musikverlag , ABG EPE Gladys Music, Carlin Music Corporation, Cherry Lane Music, Chrysalis Music , Gladys Music, Gladys Music (Joachim Jean Aberbach), Gladys Music Elvis Presley Enterprises LLC, Gladys Music Inc., INTERSONG International Musikverlag G.m.b.H. , Luigi Creatore Music and The Manor Music Co. Ltd.
- sub-publisher:
- 日音 (ended), フジパシフィックミュージック , ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) and 日音 Synch事業部
- is based on:
- Plaisir d’amour
- recording of:
- Can’t Help Falling in Love
- writer:
- Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti and George David Weiss
- publisher:
- Aberbach Musikverlag , ABG EPE Gladys Music, Carlin Music Corporation, Cherry Lane Music, Chrysalis Music , Gladys Music, Gladys Music (Joachim Jean Aberbach), Gladys Music Elvis Presley Enterprises LLC, Gladys Music Inc., INTERSONG International Musikverlag G.m.b.H. , Luigi Creatore Music and The Manor Music Co. Ltd.
- sub-publisher:
- 日音 (ended), フジパシフィックミュージック , ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) and 日音 Synch事業部
- is based on:
- Plaisir d’amour
| UB40 | 3.25 | 3:25 |
| 20 | All of Me | John Legend | 3 | 3:01 |