| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | One Vision (single version) | Queen | | 4:02 |
| 2 | Start Me Up (remastered) | The Rolling Stones | | 3:33 |
| 3 | Money for Nothing (edit) | Dire Straits | 3.85 | 4:06 |
| 4 | The Boys Are Back in Town | Thin Lizzy | 4.2 | 4:24 |
| 5 | Crazy Crazy Nights | KISS | 4.15 | 3:46 |
| 6 | Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve) | Buzzcocks | 4.4 | 2:41 |
| 7 | One Way Road | The John Butler Trio | | 3:05 |
| 8 | You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet | Bachman–Turner Overdrive | 4.65 | 3:54 |
| 9 | All Right Now | Free | 5 | 3:48 |
| 10 | Sunshine of Your Love- recording engineer:
- Tom Dowd (from 1967-04 until 1967-05)
- producer:
- Felix Pappalardi
- bass:
- Jack Bruce (from 1967-04 until 1967-05)
- drums (drum set):
- Ginger Baker (from 1967-04 until 1967-05)
- guitar:
- Eric Clapton (from 1967-04 until 1967-05)
- vocals:
- Jack Bruce (from 1967-04 until 1967-05) and Eric Clapton (from 1967-04 until 1967-05)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Robert Stigwood Group Ltd. (in 1967), Robert Stigwood Organisation Ltd. (in 1967, in 1969) and Universal International Music B.V. (in 1967)
- recorded at:
- Atlantic Studios in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1967-04 until 1967-05)
- part of:
- NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (number: 11), VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (number: 44), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 65) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
- recording of:
- Sunshine of Your Love (from 1967-04 until 1967-05)
- writer:
- Pete Brown , Jack Bruce and Eric Clapton
- publisher:
- Casserole Music Corp., Dratleaf Music Ltd., E.C. Music , Nemperor Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
| Cream | 4.35 | 4:11 |
| 11 | Feel Good Hit of the Summer | Queens of the Stone Age | 4.55 | 2:44 |
| 12 | Peaches | The Stranglers | | 4:05 |
| 13 | Jessica (single version) | The Allman Brothers Band | | 4:01 |
| 14 | Parisienne Walkways | Phil Lynott & Gary Moore | 3.65 | 3:19 |
| 15 | My Name Is Jonas | Weezer | 3.65 | 3:24 |
| 16 | When You Were Young | The Killers | 4.1 | 3:39 |
| 17 | Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead | Jimmy Barnes | | 4:08 |
| 18 | Word Up (radio mix) | Gun | 4 | 4:16 |
| 19 | Wild Thing | The Troggs | 4.4 | 2:36 |
| 20 | Free Bird (edit) | Lynyrd Skynyrd | | 4:19 |
| 21 | Clocks | Coldplay | | 4:13 |
| 22 | These Days (edit) | Bon Jovi | | 4:31 |
| 23 | Beautiful Day- miscellaneous support:
- Cheryl Engels (task: audio post production manager and technical guru), Rab McAllister (task: studio tech) and Sam O’Sullivan (task: studio manager)
- programming:
- Brian Eno
- additional engineer:
- Stephen Harris and Tim Palmer
- assistant engineer:
- Chris Heaney
- engineer:
- Richard Rainey
- additional producer:
- Steve Lillywhite
- producer:
- Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois
- mixer:
- Steve Lillywhite
- bass guitar:
- Adam Clayton
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Larry Mullen
- guitar:
- Bono and The Edge
- keyboard [keyboards]:
- The Edge and Brian Eno
- piano:
- The Edge
- synthesizer:
- Brian Eno
- background vocals:
- The Edge and Daniel Lanois
- vocals:
- Bono and The Edge
- drums (drum set) technician:
- Sam O’Sullivan
- guitar technician:
- Fraser McAlister
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Universal Music International BV (in 2000)
- recorded at:
- HQ in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland, Totally Wired in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland, Westland Studios in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland and Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
- music videos:
- Beautiful Day by U2 and Beautiful Day by U2
- part of:
- My VH1 Music Awards - Damn I Wish I Wrote That! (song of the year) Nominees
- recording of:
- Beautiful Day
- lyricist:
- Bono
- composer:
- Bono , Adam Clayton, The Edge and Larry Mullen, Jr.
- publisher:
- Blue Mountain Music Ltd., Mother Music, PolyGram International Music Publishing B.V., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC , Universal Music Publishing BV , Universal Music Publishing International BV and Universal Music Publishing International Ltd.
- revision of:
- Always
| U2 | 3.75 | 4:06 |
| 24 | Rebel Rebel (remastered)- engineer:
- Keith Harwood
- producer:
- David Bowie
- mixer:
- David Bowie and Keith Harwood
- bass:
- Herbie Flowers (from 1973-10 until 1974-02)
- drums (drum set):
- Aynsley Dunbar (from 1973-10 until 1974-02) and Tony Newman (from 1973-10 until 1974-02)
- guitar:
- Alan Parker (from 1973-10 until 1974-02)
- guitar, keyboard and saxophone and lead vocals:
- David Bowie (from 1973-10 until 1974-02)
- harpsichord, mellotron, Moog and piano:
- Mike Garson (from 1973-10 until 1974-02)
- arranger:
- David Bowie
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Co. LLC. (in 1976) and EMI Records Ltd. (in 2004)
- recorded at:
- Island Studios in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London , England, United Kingdom (from 1973-10 until 1974-02) and Olympic Studios in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London , England, United Kingdom (from 1973-10 until 1974-02)
- part of:
- NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (number: 9)
- recording of:
- Rebel Rebel (from 1973-10 until 1974-02)
- lyricist and composer:
- David Bowie
- publisher:
- Chrysalis Music , Chrysalis Music Ltd. , Colgems-EMI Music Inc., EMI Music , EMI Music Publishing , EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , Jones Music America (, from 1974 to present), MainMan, RZO Music Ltd and Tintoretto Music (from 1997 to present)
| David Bowie | 3.9 | 4:28 |
| 25 | The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You | Bryan Adams | | 3:35 |
| 26 | Pictures of Matchstick Men (original version) | Status Quo | | 3:08 |
| 27 | Who Are You (single edit)- producer:
- Jon Astley and Glyn Johns
- drums (drum set):
- Keith Moon (on 1977-10-04)
- piano:
- Rod Argent (in 1977-10)
- background vocals:
- Andy Fairweather‐Low (in 1977-10)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- MCA Records, Inc. (in 1978) and Polydor Ltd. (UK) (in 1978)
- recorded at:
- Goring Studios in Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (on 1977-10-04) and Ramport Studios in Battersea, Wandsworth, London , England, United Kingdom (on 1977-10-04, from 1977-10 until 1977-12)
- recording of:
- Who Are You (on 1977-10-04)
- lyricist and composer:
- Pete Townshend
- publisher:
- Eel Pie Publishing Ltd., Tower Tunes, Inc., Whistle Rhymes Limited and Windswept Pacific
| The Who | 4.5 | 5:07 |
| 28 | Addicted to Love (edit) | Robert Palmer | | 4:20 |
| 29 | Since You Been Gone- recording engineer:
- Leigh Mantle (in 1979-04) and Dr. Michael Palmer (in 1979-04)
- engineer:
- Gary Edwards
- producer:
- Roger Glover
- bass guitar:
- Roger Glover (in 1979-04)
- drums (drum set):
- Cozy Powell (in 1979-04)
- guitar:
- Ritchie Blackmore (in 1979-04)
- keyboard:
- Don Airey (in 1979-04)
- lead vocals:
- Graham Bonnet (in 1979-04)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Polydor Incorporated (in 1979), Polydor Records Inc. (in 1979), PolyGram Records, Inc. (in 1979), UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 1979) and Universal Records Inc. (in 1979)
- recorded at:
- Château de Pelly in Desingy, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (in 1979-04) and Maison Rouge Mobile Studio (in 1979-04)
- part of:
- VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (number: 82)
- cover recording of:
- Since You Been Gone (in 1979-04)
- lyricist and composer:
- Russ Ballard
- publisher:
- BMG Gold Songs, BMG Rights Management GmbH , Complete Music Ltd., EMI Virgin Music Ltd. , Island Music , Island Music Ltd., Russell Ballard Ltd, Union Square Music Songs Ltd. and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
| Rainbow | 4 | 3:17 |
| 30 | Ace of Spades | Motörhead | 4.25 | 2:47 |
| 31 | Paranoid- engineer:
- Tom Allom and Brian Humphries
- producer:
- Rodger Bain (from 1970-06 until 1970-07)
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Bill Ward (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-06-21)
- electric bass guitar:
- Geezer Butler (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-06-21)
- electric guitar:
- Tony Iommi (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-06-21)
- lead vocals:
- Ozzy Osbourne (in 1970)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Gimcastle Ltd., Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. , Warner Bros. Records Inc. , Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1970), Interworld Communications (in 1970), Sanctuary Copyrights Ltd. (in 1970) and Icarus Music (in 2006)
- recorded at:
- Island Studios in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London , England, United Kingdom (in 1970) and Regent Sound Studios in London , England, United Kingdom (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-06-21)
- part of:
- VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (number: 4), NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (number: 6), Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 13), TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 27), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, BILLIONS CLUB, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 250) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 338)
- recording of:
- Paranoid (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-07-08)
- lyricist:
- Geezer Butler
- composer:
- Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
- publisher:
- Essex Music International Ltd., Essex Music International, Inc., TRO Essex Japan, A-Division, TRO Essex Music International, Inc., Tro-Andover Music, Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd. (in 1970)
| Black Sabbath | 4.55 | 2:48 |
| 32 | Higher Ground- additional engineer:
- Michael Beinhorn
- engineer:
- Garth Richardson
- producer:
- Michael Beinhorn
- mixer:
- Dave Jerden and Garth Richardson
- bass:
- Flea
- drums (drum set):
- Chad Smith
- guitar:
- John Frusciante
- background vocals:
- Sir Babs, Vicki Calhoun, Aklia Chinn, Bruno Deron, Joel Virgel Viergel, Iris Parker, Julie Ritter, Randy Ruff, Gretchen Seager, Jack Sherman, Laura Spinosa, Kristen Vigard, WAG and Merrill Ward
- lead vocals:
- Anthony Kiedis
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Capitol Records, LLC (in 1989), EMI Records Ltd. (in 1989) and EMI Records USA (in 1989)
- produced for:
- Demolition Sound
- recorded at:
- Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- cover recording of:
- Higher Ground
- lyricist and composer:
- Stevie Wonder
- publisher:
- Black Bull Music, Inc., EMI Music Publishing , Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stein & Van Stock, Inc.
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | 3.95 | 3:22 |
| 33 | Woman (single) | Wolfmother | 3.45 | 2:55 |
| 34 | This Ain’t a Scene, It’s an Arms Race- engineer:
- Erich Talaba
- producer:
- Neal Avron , Babyface and Fall Out Boy
- mixer:
- Neal Avron
- bass guitar:
- Pete Wentz
- drums (drum set):
- Andy Hurley
- guitar [lead guitar]:
- Joe Trohman
- guitar [rhythm guitar], keyboard and lead vocals:
- Patrick Stump
- background vocals:
- Lindsey Blaufarb, Sofia Toufa, Joe Trohman, Butch Walker and Pete Wentz
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 2007)
- recorded at:
- The Pass Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
- music videos:
- This Ain’t a Scene, It’s an Arms Race (video) by Fall Out Boy
- recording of:
- This Ain’t a Scene, It’s an Arms Race
- writer:
- Patrick Stump and Pete Wentz
| Fall Out Boy | 4.05 | 3:32 |
| 35 | Rockstar | Nickelback | 3.65 | 4:15 |
| 36 | Question | The Moody Blues | | 5:44 |
| 37 | Born to Be Wild- producer:
- Gabriel Mekler
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Geffen Records (in 1968), MCA Records, Inc. (in 1968) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 1968)
- part of:
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (number: 53) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 129)
- recording of:
- Born to Be Wild
- lyricist and composer:
- Mars Bonfire
- publisher:
- Duchess Music Corporation , Manitou Music, Manitou Music Canada, MCA Music Canada, Songs of Universal, Inc. , Universal/MCA Music Ltd. , Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH, Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
| Steppenwolf | 4.35 | 3:29 |
| 38 | Smoke on the Water (remastered)- recorded in:
- Montreux, Vaud , Switzerland (in 1971-12)
- assistant engineer:
- Jeremy Gee
- engineer:
- Martin Birch
- producer:
- Deep Purple
- drums (drum set):
- Ian Paice (in 1971-12)
- electric bass guitar:
- Roger Glover (in 1971-12)
- electric guitar:
- Ritchie Blackmore (in 1971-12)
- Hammond organ:
- Jon Lord (in 1971-12)
- lead vocals:
- Ian Gillan (in 1971-12)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Deep Purple (Overseas) Ltd. (in 1973)
- recorded at:
- Rolling Stones Mobile Studio in United Kingdom (in 1971-12)
- part of:
- SWR1 Hitparade 2004 der Männer (number: 8), SWR1 Hitparade 2008 (number: 10), SWR1 Hitparade 2009 (number: 10), SWR1 Hitparade 2012 (number: 10), VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (number: 11), NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (number: 13), Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 34) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
- recording of:
- Smoke on the Water (in 1971-12)
- writer:
- Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice
- publisher:
- B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. , EMI Music Publishing , Glenwood Music Corp., HEC Music and Henrees Music co.
- sub-publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing France, EMI Music Publishing Scandinavia AB, EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. division (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
| Deep Purple | 4.15 | 5:36 |
| 39 | Layla | Derek and the Dominos | 4.45 | 7:08 |
| 40 | Dumb Things | Paul Kelly and the Messengers | | 2:29 |
| 41 | Live and Let Die- recording engineer:
- Bill Price (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20)
- producer:
- George Martin (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20) and Paul McCartney (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20)
- mixer:
- Bill Price (on 1972-10-21)
- bass guitar:
- Denny Laine (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20)
- bass guitar, electric guitar and percussion, piano and lead vocals:
- Paul McCartney (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20)
- drums (drum set):
- Denny Seiwell (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20)
- duck call and timpani:
- Ray Cooper (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20)
- electric guitar:
- Denny Laine (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20) and Henry McCullough (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20)
- percussion:
- Ray Cooper (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20) and Denny Seiwell (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20)
- background vocals:
- Denny Laine (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20) and Linda McCartney (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20)
- orchestrator:
- George Martin
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- MPL Communications Inc. and MPL Communications Ltd. (in 1973)
- additionally recorded at:
- Air Studios in London , England, United Kingdom (on 1972-10-20)
- recorded at:
- Air Studios in London , England, United Kingdom (on 1972-10-19)
- mixed at:
- Air Studios in London , England, United Kingdom (on 1972-10-21)
- recording of:
- Live and Let Die (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20)
- writer:
- Linda McCartney and Paul McCartney
- publisher:
- EMI Unart Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Kobalt Songs Music Publishing and MPL Communications Ltd.
- part of:
- The 46th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and James Bond themes
| Wings | 4.1 | 3:13 |