| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Go Your Own Way | Fleetwood Mac | 4.35 | 3:38 |
| 2 | Baker Street- recording engineer:
- Barry Hammond
- producer:
- Hugh Murphy and Gerry Rafferty
- mixer:
- Declan O’Doherty
- bass:
- Gary Taylor
- drums (drum set):
- Henry Spinetti
- electric guitar:
- Hugh Burns and Nigel Jenkins
- Moog and keyboard:
- Tommy Eyre
- percussion:
- Glen LeFleur
- saxophone:
- Raphael Ravenscroft
- lead vocals:
- Gerry Rafferty
- strings arranger:
- Graham Preskett
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- EMI Records USA (in 1977), EMI (in 1978), EMI Records Ltd. (in 1978), Parlophone Records Ltd. (in 1978) and United Artists Music and Records Group, Inc. (in 1978)
- recorded at:
- Chipping Norton Recording Studios in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
- mixed at:
- Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden , Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom
- part of:
- Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 26)
- recording of:
- Baker Street
- lyricist and composer:
- Gerry Rafferty
- publisher:
- B Music, Belfern Ltd., EMI Music Publishing , EMI Publishing Ltd., Icon Music Ltd., Island Music Ltd., Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Music of Stage Three, PolyGram Music Publishing, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. , Stage Three Music Ltd., Stage Three Music Publishing Limited, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. , Universal Songs and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
| Gerry Rafferty | 3.65 | 6:05 |
| 3 | Hooked on a Feeling | Blue Swede & Björn Skifs | 4.05 | 2:53 |
| 4 | You Sexy Thing | Hot Chocolate | 3.85 | 4:04 |
| 5 | That’s the Way (I Like It) (2004 remaster) | KC & the Sunshine Band | 4.3 | 3:05 |
| 6 | December, 1963 (Oh What a Night!)- recording engineer:
- Steve Maslow
- producer:
- Bob Gaudio
- mixer:
- Val Garay
- bass:
- Don Ciccone
- drums (drum set):
- Gerry Polci
- guitar:
- John Paiva
- keyboard:
- Bob Gaudio and Lee Shapiro
- piano:
- Bob Gaudio
- vocals:
- Bob Gaudio, Don Ciccone, Frankie Valli , Gerry Polci and John Paiva
- brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
- Lee Shapiro
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- WEA International Inc.
- recorded at:
- Sound Factory in Los Angeles, California, United States
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 64)
- recording of:
- December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)
- lyricist:
- Bob Gaudio and Judy Parker
- composer:
- Bob Gaudio
- publisher:
- EMI Songs, EMI Songs Australia, Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Seasons Music Co.
| The Four Seasons | 3.85 | 3:32 |
| 7 | Le Freak | Chic | 4.45 | 3:30 |
| 8 | The Rubberband Man (single version) | The Spinners | 4.65 | 3:33 |
| 9 | Magic | Pilot | 4.75 | 3:06 |
| 10 | Long Train Runnin’- engineer:
- Donn Landee
- producer:
- Ted Templeman
- congas, cymbal and timbales:
- Michael Hossack
- guest synthesizer:
- Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff
- guitar:
- Jeff “Skunk” Baxter, Tom Johnston and Patrick Simmons
- harmonica:
- Tom Johnston
- keyboard, organ and piano:
- Bill Payne
- membranophone:
- John Hartman and Michael Hossack
- percussion:
- John Hartman and Ted Templeman
- steel guitar:
- Jeff “Skunk” Baxter
- synthesizer:
- Tom Johnston and Patrick Simmons
- vocals:
- John Hartman , Tom Johnston , Tiran Porter and Patrick Simmons
- bass arranger:
- Tiran Porter
- strings arranger:
- Nick de Caro
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Warner Bros. Records Inc. (, in 1973) and WEA International Inc. (in 1973)
- recorded at:
- Warner Brothers Studios, North Hollywood in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- recording of:
- Long Train Runnin’
- lyricist and composer:
- Tom Johnston
- publisher:
- Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. , Warner Bros. Music (in 1982) and Warner Chappell Music (in 1991)
- 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 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
| The Doobie Brothers | 4 | 3:27 |
| 11 | Big Yellow Taxi | Joni Mitchell | 4.25 | 2:14 |
| 12 | Heart of Gold (2009 remaster) | Neil Young | 4.3 | 3:07 |
| 13 | If You Leave Me Now- recording engineer:
- Armin Steiner (from 1976-03 until 1976-04: strings)
- assistant engineer:
- Tom Likes
- engineer:
- Wayne Tarnowski
- producer:
- James William Guercio
- acoustic guitar and bass:
- James William Guercio (from 1976-03 until 1976-04)
- lead vocals:
- Peter Cetera (from 1976-03 until 1976-04)
- French horn arranger and strings arranger:
- Jimmie Haskell
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS, Inc. (in 1976), Rhino Entertainment Company (in 1976, in 2002), Warner Strategic Marketing Inc. (in 1976) and WEA International Inc. (in 1976)
- recorded at:
- Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (strings) and Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States (from 1976-03 until 1976-04)
- mixed at:
- Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States (from 1976-03 until 1976-04)
- recording of:
- If You Leave Me Now (from 1976-03 until 1976-04)
- lyricist:
- Peter Cetera
- composer:
- Peter Cetera (in 1976)
- publisher:
- Big Elk Music, BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Copyright Control , Fairwood Music Ltd., Island Music Ltd., Polish Prince Music and Spirit Music Publishing Ltd.
| Chicago | 4.2 | 3:55 |
| 14 | Stay With Me | Faces | 4.5 | 4:38 |
| 15 | You’re So Vain- recording engineer:
- Robin Geoffrey Cable (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
- engineer:
- Robin Geoffrey Cable
- producer:
- Richard Perry
- bass:
- Klaus Voorman (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
- drums (drum set):
- Jim Gordon (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
- guitar:
- Jimmy Ryan (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
- percussion:
- Richard Perry (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
- piano and lead vocals:
- Carly Simon (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
- additional background vocals:
- Carly Simon (from 1972-09 until 1972-10) and Doris Troy (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
- background vocals:
- Mick Jagger (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
- strings arranger:
- Carly Simon
- orchestrator:
- Paul Buckmaster
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Elektra Records (in 1972), Elektra/Asylum Records (in 1972), Elektra Entertainment (in 1978), WEA International Inc. (in 1984) and Rhino Entertainment Company (in 2015)
- recorded at:
- Trident Studios in Soho, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
- part of:
- Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 100), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 140) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 495)
- recording of:
- You’re So Vain (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
- lyricist and composer:
- Carly Simon
- publisher:
- C’est Music, Quackenbush Music, Ltd. , Universal Music Corporation and Universal Music Publishing Group
| Carly Simon | 4.55 | 4:18 |
| 16 | Ventura Highway | America | 4 | 3:31 |
| 17 | Year of the Cat- producer:
- Alan Parsons
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Al Stewart (in 1976)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- EMI Records Ltd. (in 1981)
- mixed at:
- Davlen Sound Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- part of:
- Paste: The 25 Greatest Yacht Rock Songs of All Time (number: 13)
- recording of:
- Year of the Cat
- writer:
- Al Stewart and Peter Wood
- publisher:
- Carlin Music Corporation, Dick James Music Ltd. , Gwyneth Music Ltd., Pepper Music Inc., PolyGram Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. , Universal Songs , Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Victoria Music Ltd., Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
| Al Stewart | 4.45 | 6:34 |
| 18 | Everything I Own | Bread | 4.35 | 3:07 |
| 19 | Summer Breeze | Seals and Crofts | 4.35 | 3:25 |
| 20 | Willin’ | Little Feat | | 2:54 |
| 21 | Love Hurts | Emmylou Harris & Gram Parsons | 5 | 3:39 |
| 22 | Fire and Rain | James Taylor | 4.3 | 3:20 |
| 23 | Sailing | Rod Stewart | | 4:37 |
| 24 | School’s Out- engineer:
- Roy Cicala and Shelly Yakus
- producer:
- Bob Ezrin
- drums (drum set):
- Neil Smith
- electric bass guitar:
- Dennis Dunaway
- electric guitar:
- Michael Bruce and Glen Buxton
- guitar and background vocals:
- Reggie Vincent
- keyboard:
- Michael Bruce and Bob Ezrin
- lead vocals:
- Alice Cooper
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1972, in 1974) and WEA International Inc. (in 1972)
- produced for:
- Alive Enterprises Incorporated and Nimbus 9 Productions
- recorded at:
- The Record Plant in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
- part of:
- VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (number: 35), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 293) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 319)
- recording of:
- School’s Out
- writer:
- Michael Bruce , Glen Buxton , Alice Cooper , Dennis Dunaway and Neal Smith
- publisher:
- Bizarre Music Co. , BMG Platinum Songs US, Carlin Music Corporation, Copyright Control , Ezra Music, Ezra Music Corp., Opus 19 Music, Primary Wave Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Third Palm Music, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Bros. Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
- sub-publisher:
- フジパシフィックミュージック and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
| Alice Cooper | 4.2 | 3:29 |
| 25 | La Grange (2005 remaster)- engineer:
- Robin Gibb, Terry Manning and Robin Brian
- producer:
- Bill Ham
- mixer and editor:
- Terry Manning
- bass guitar:
- Dusty Hill
- drums (drum set):
- Rube Beard
- electric guitar, guitar and lead vocals:
- Billy Gibbons
- recorded at:
- Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, Brian studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States and Robin Hood Studios in Tyler, Texas, United States
- recording of:
- La Grange
- writer:
- Frank Beard , Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill
- publisher:
- Hamstein Music Company , Music of Stage Three, Songs of Mosaic and Stage Three Songs
- is based on:
- Boogie Chillen’
| ZZ Top | 4.65 | 3:50 |
| 26 | Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress) (1999 remaster) | The Hollies | 4.2 | 3:19 |
| 27 | Running on Empty | Jackson Browne | | 4:58 |
| 28 | No More Heroes | The Stranglers | 4.65 | 3:28 |
| 29 | Riders on the Storm | The Doors | 4.75 | 7:14 |
| 30 | Short People | Randy Newman | | 2:09 |
| 31 | Chuck E’s in Love | Rickie Lee Jones | | 3:28 |
| 32 | Wuthering Heights- engineer:
- Jon Kelly
- producer:
- Andrew Powell
- drums (drum set):
- Stuart Elliott (from 1977-07 until 1977-08)
- piano, background vocals and lead vocals:
- Kate Bush (from 1977-07 until 1977-08)
- arranger:
- Andrew Powell
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- EMI Records Ltd. (in 1977, in 1978), EMI Records USA (in 1977, in 1978), EMI‐USA Records (in 1977, in 1978), EMI America Records, Inc. (in 1982) and EMI France (in 1995)
- recorded at:
- AIR London Studios in London , England, United Kingdom (from 1977-07 until 1977-08)
- part of:
- Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 18)
- recording of:
- Wuthering Heights (from 1977-07 until 1977-08)
- publisher:
- Kate Bush (from 1978 to present)
- lyricist and composer:
- Kate Bush (on 1977-03-05)
- publisher:
- Beechwood Music Corp., Castle , Ed. Itaipu, Glenwood Music Corporation, Kate Bush Music Ltd. and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (from 1978 to present)
| Kate Bush | 4 | 4:27 |
| 33 | Life’s Been Good | Joe Walsh | 4 | 4:39 |
| 34 | Moondance (2013 remaster)- executive producer:
- Lewis Merenstein
- producer:
- Van Morrison
- mixer:
- Elliot Scheiner (in 1969-12)
- lead vocals:
- Van Morrison (in 1969)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Exile Productions Ltd. (in 1970) and Warner Bros. Records, Ltd. (in 1970)
- produced for:
- Inherit Productions
- recorded at:
- A&R Recording Studio in New York, New York, United States (in 1969)
- mixed at:
- A & R Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1969-12)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 226)
- recording of:
- Moondance (in 1969)
- lyricist and composer:
- Van Morrison
- publisher:
- Caledonia Productions, Inc. (Caledonia Soul Music Division), Chappell Music , Van-Jan Music, Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. , Warner/Chappell North America, Caledonia Soul Music (from 1970 until 1971), WB Music Corp. (from 1970 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
- 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 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
| Van Morrison | 3.95 | 4:34 |
| 35 | Fool (If You Think It’s Over) | Chris Rea | | 4:44 |
| 36 | Just What I Needed | The Cars | 4.3 | 3:45 |
| 37 | Werewolves of London | Warren Zevon | 4.9 | 3:25 |
| 38 | Tiger Feet | Mud | 5 | 3:50 |
| 39 | If You Could Read My Mind | Gordon Lightfoot | 4.6 | 3:48 |
| 40 | I Hear You Knocking | Dave Edmunds | 4 | 2:47 |
| 41 | Thin Line Between Love and Hate | The Persuaders | | 3:21 |
| 42 | I Feel for You | Chaka Khan | 3.75 | 5:43 |
| 43 | Rock Steady- recording engineer:
- Ron Albert (on 1971-02-16)
- engineer:
- Howard Albert, Ron Albert and Chuck Kirkpatrick
- producer:
- Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin and Jerry Wexler
- mixer:
- Arif Mardin
- bass:
- Chuck Rainey (on 1971-02-16)
- drums (drum set):
- Bernard “Pretty” Purdie (on 1971-02-16)
- guitar:
- Cornell Dupree (on 1971-02-16)
- organ:
- Donny Hathaway (on 1971-02-16)
- percussion:
- Mac Rebennack (on 1971-02-16) and Robert Popwell (on 1971-02-16)
- piano and lead vocals:
- Aretha Franklin (on 1971-02-16)
- tenor saxophone:
- Andrew Love (on 1971-02-16)
- trumpet:
- Wayne Jackson (on 1971-02-16)
- background vocals:
- Margaret Branch (on 1971-02-16), Ann S. Clark (on 1971-02-16), Carolyn Franklin (on 1971-02-16), Erma Franklin (on 1971-02-16) and Pat Smith (on 1971-02-16)
- horn arranger:
- Tom Dowd
- strings and woodwind arranger:
- Arif Mardin
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1971, in 1972) and WEA International Inc. (in 1971)
- recorded at:
- Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (on 1971-02-16)
- recording of:
- Rock Steady (on 1971-02-16)
- lyricist and composer:
- Aretha Franklin (from 1970 until 1971)
- publisher:
- Carlin Music Corporation, Pundit Music, Inc and Springtime Music, Inc.
| Aretha Franklin | 3.75 | 3:13 |
| 44 | Precious, Precious | Jackie Moore | | 3:24 |
| 45 | Don’t Let the Green Grass Fool You | Wilson Pickett | | 2:49 |
| 46 | As Long as He Takes Care of Home | Candi Staton | | 3:19 |
| 47 | Supernatural Thing, Pt. 1 | Ben E. King | 4 | 4:07 |
| 48 | Sideshow | Blue Magic | 5 | 4:06 |
| 49 | What Is Hip? | Tower of Power | 5 | 5:04 |