| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Flashdance…what a Feeling- producer:
- Giorgio Moroder
- vocals:
- Irene Cara
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Polygram Records, Inc. (New York) (in 1983), Unidisc Music Inc. (in 1983) and Universal Music TV (in 1995)
- part of:
- Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 38) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 492)
- recording of:
- Flashdance… What a Feeling
- lyricist:
- Irene Cara and Keith Forsey
- composer:
- Giorgio Moroder
- publisher:
- Alcor Music , Carasmatic Music, Carub Music , Chappell Music Ltd., Famous Music Corporation , GMPC, Intersong Music, Intersong Music Ltd., Intersong U.S.A. , Sony/ATV Harmony and WB Music Corp.
- part of:
- The 56th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1983 winner)
| Irene Cara | 3.65 | 3:55 |
| 2 | I Wanna Dance With Somebody- recording engineer and mixer:
- David Frazer
- percussion programming:
- Preston Glass
- additional assistant engineer:
- Noah Baron, Rob Beaton, Paul Hamingson, Stuart Hirotsu, Gordon Lyon, Billy Miranda and Ross Williams
- additional engineer:
- Lincoln Clapp , Maureen Droney, Ken Kessie, Gordon Lyon and Jay Rifkin
- assistant engineer:
- Dana Jon Chappelle
- executive producer:
- Clive Davis
- producer:
- Narada Michael Walden
- alto saxophone:
- Marc Russo
- bass synthesizer [bass synth]:
- Randy Jackson
- drums (drum set):
- Narada Michael Walden
- electronic drum set [Simmons]:
- Greg “Gigi” Gonaway
- guitar synthesizer [Charvel GTM6 midi guitar synth]:
- Corrado Rustici
- synthesizer [synth horns]:
- Sterling Smith
- synthesizer [synths]:
- Walter Afanasieff
- background vocals:
- Kitty Beethoven, Kevin Dorsey, Jim Gilstrap, Jennifer Hall and Myrna Matthews
- background vocals and lead vocals:
- Whitney Houston
- arranger:
- Narada Michael Walden
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Arista Records, Inc. (in 1987) and RCA Records (in 1987)
- produced for:
- Perfection Light Productions
- recorded at:
- Clinton Recording Studios in New York, New York, United States, Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, Tarpan Studios in San Rafael, California, United States and The Plant Studios in Sausalito, California, United States
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 1) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 231)
- recording of:
- I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
- writer:
- George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam
- publisher:
- Boy Meets Girl Music, Copyright Control , Irving Music , Irving Music, Inc. and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
| Whitney Houston | 4.25 | 4:50 |
| 3 | Lay All Your Love on Me- engineer:
- Michael B. Tretow
- producer:
- Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
- bass guitar:
- Rutger Gunnarsson (on 1980-09-09)
- drums (drum set):
- Ola Brunkert (on 1980-09-09)
- guitar:
- Lasse Wellander (on 1980-09-09)
- keyboard and synthesizer:
- Benny Andersson (on 1980-09-09)
- background vocals:
- Frida (on 1980-09-09)
- lead vocals:
- Agnetha Fältskog (on 1980-09-09)
- arranger:
- Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Polar Music International AB (in 1980)
- recorded at:
- Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län , Sweden (on 1980-09-09)
- mixed at:
- Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län , Sweden (on 1980-10-10)
- part of:
- Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 49)
- recording of:
- Lay All Your Love on Me (on 1980-09-09)
- writer:
- Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
- publisher:
- Bocu Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing , Union Songs Music, Universal Music Publishing Group, Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB, Artwork Music Co., Inc. (from 1980 to ????) and Countless Songs, Ltd. (from 1980 to ????)
- part of:
- Mamma Mia!
| ABBA | 3.9 | 4:35 |
| 4 | Venus | Bananarama | | 3:38 |
| 5 | Walking on Sunshine- recorded in:
- England, United Kingdom
- assistant engineer:
- Jon Goldberger
- engineer and mixer:
- Scott Litt
- additional producer:
- Scott Litt
- producer:
- Pat Collier and Katrina and the Waves
- bass guitar:
- Vince de la Cruz
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Alex Cooper
- guest brass [Rumour Brass Section]:
- Ray Beavis, Dick Hanson and John "Irish" Earl
- guest organ:
- Nick Glennie‐Smith
- guitar [lead guitar]:
- Kimberley Rew
- guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
- Katrina Leskanich
- background vocals:
- Alex Cooper , Vince de la Cruz and Kimberley Rew
- brass arranger:
- Eamon Fitzpatrick
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1985)
- recorded at:
- Alaska Studios in London , England, United Kingdom and Greenhouse Studio in London , England, United Kingdom
- mixed at:
- Power Station in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
- part of:
- VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 91) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 378)
- recording of:
- Walking on Sunshine
- lyricist:
- Kimberley Rew (in 1983)
- composer:
- Kimberley Rew
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing , Kyboside Music, Megasongs Limited, Pondwater Music and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc.
| Katrina and the Waves | 3.95 | 3:56 |
| 6 | Footloose (From “Footloose” Soundtrack)- producer:
- Lee DeCarlo and Kenny Loggins
- bass guitar:
- Nathan East
- bass synthesizer:
- Michael Boddicker
- drums (drum set):
- Tris Imboden
- guitar:
- Buzz Feiten
- instruments:
- Michael Boddicker
- keyboard:
- Neil Larsen and Steven Wood
- percussion:
- Michael Boddicker and Paulinho da Costa
- background vocals:
- Marilyn Dorman, Richey Washington and Steven Wood
- lead vocals:
- Kenny Loggins
- remixer:
- Humberto Gatica
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS, Inc. (in 1984), Columbia Records (in 1984), Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1984) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1984)
- recording of:
- Footloose
- lyricist:
- Dean Pitchford
- composer:
- Kenny Loggins
- publisher:
- BMG Music Ltd., BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Copyright Control , Ensign Music Corporation, Ensign Music LLC, Famous Music Corporation , Island Music , Milk Money Music, Sony Music Publishing , Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Melody, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal Music Publishers MGB Australia Pty Ltd
- part of:
- The 57th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1984 nominee)
| Kenny Loggins | 4.1 | 3:46 |
| 7 | The Only Way Is Up | Yazz & The Plastic Population | 2.65 | 3:58 |
| 8 | Theme From “S’Express” | S’Express | 4 | 3:52 |
| 9 | Don’t Leave Me This Way | The Communards with Sarah Jane Morris | 3.4 | 4:31 |
| 10 | You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) | Dead or Alive | 4.15 | 3:12 |
| 11 | Male Stripper | Man 2 Man | | 5:00 |
| 12 | Tainted Love- engineer:
- Paul Hardiman
- producer:
- Mike Thorne
- mixer:
- Harvey Goldberg
- electronic instruments and other instruments:
- Dave Ball
- saxophone:
- David Tofani
- background vocals:
- Vicious Pink
- vocals:
- Marc Almond
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (in 1981)
- recorded at:
- Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden , Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom
- music videos:
- Tainted Love by Soft Cell
- part of:
- VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 5), Paste: The 50 Greatest NON One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 8), New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 10), Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs, VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 33) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 46)
- cover recording of:
- Tainted Love
- lyricist and composer:
- Ed Cobb
- publisher:
- Burlington Music Co., Ltd. and Embassy Music Corporation
- sub-publisher:
- ミュージック・セールス
| Soft Cell | 3.95 | 2:37 |
| 13 | Don’t You Want Me | The Human League | 3.85 | 3:58 |
| 14 | Karma Chameleon- engineer:
- Simon Frith, Simon Humphrey, Gordon Milne and Mike Ross‐Trevor
- producer:
- Steve Levine
- mixer:
- Steve Levine and Jon Moss
- bass guitar:
- Mikey Craig (in 1983)
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Jon Moss (in 1983)
- electric sitar, guitar, keyboard, piano and sitar:
- Roy Hay (in 1983)
- guest harmonica:
- Judd Lander (in 1983)
- guest keyboard:
- Phil Pickett (in 1983)
- background vocals:
- Helen Terry (in 1983)
- lead vocals:
- Boy George (in 1983)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Virgin Records Ltd. (in 1983, in 2002, in 2003)
- recorded at:
- CBS Studios in London , England, United Kingdom (in 1983) and Red Bus Studios in London , England, United Kingdom (in 1983)
- music videos:
- Karma Chameleon by Culture Club
- recording of:
- Karma Chameleon (in 1983)
- writer:
- Mikey Craig , George O’Dowd, Roy Hay , Jon Moss and Phil Pickett
- publisher:
- BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Copyright Control , EMI Virgin Music Ltd. , EMI Virgin Music Publishing Australia P/L, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Pendulum Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. , Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. and BMG VM Music Ltd. (from 2013-05 to present)
| Culture Club | 4 | 4:10 |
| 15 | Come On Eileen | Dexys Midnight Runners | | 3:28 |
| 16 | House of Fun | Madness | 3.65 | 2:58 |
| 17 | It’s Raining Men | The Weather Girls | 3.55 | 3:32 |
| 18 | So Macho | Sinitta | | 3:24 |
| 19 | Manic Monday | The Bangles | 4 | 3:05 |
| 20 | (I’ve Had) The Time of My Life (From "dirty Dancing" Soundtrack)- 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 | 4:47 |
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