| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | 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 | 2:40 |
| 2 | All I Ever Need Is You | Sonny & Cher | 5 | 2:37 |
| 3 | The Girl From Ipanema | Stan Getz | | 3:39 |
| 4 | Higher Love | Steve Winwood | 5 | 4:03 |
| 5 | Too Lost in You | Sugababes | 3.5 | 3:33 |
| 6 | Sowing the Seeds of Love | Tears for Fears | 4.5 | 5:42 |
| 7 | My Girl- producer:
- Smokey Robinson and Ronald White
- bass:
- James Jamerson (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
- drums (drum set):
- Benny Benjamin (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
- guitar:
- Robert White (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
- instruments:
- The Funk Brothers (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
- strings:
- Detroit Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
- background vocals:
- Eddie Kendricks (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17), Otis Williams (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17) and Paul Williams (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
- lead vocals:
- David Ruffin (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
- performer:
- The Temptations (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
- strings arranger:
- Paul Riser
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Motown Record Company, L.P. (in 1964)
- recorded at:
- Hitsville in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 3), Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (number: 11), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 43) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 88)
- recording of:
- My Girl (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
- lyricist:
- Smokey Robinson
- composer:
- Smokey Robinson and Ronald White
- publisher:
- Jobete Music , Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Music for Africa , Poochum, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
| The Temptations | 4.5 | 2:39 |
| 8 | Three Times a Lady- producer:
- James Anthony Carmichael and Commodores
- lead vocals:
- Lionel Richie
- arranger:
- James Anthony Carmichael and Commodores
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Motown Record Company, L.P. (in 1978), Motown Record Corporation (in 1978, in 1979) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 1978)
- part of:
- Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 10)
- recording of:
- Three Times a Lady
- lyricist and composer:
- Lionel Richie
- publisher:
- Brenda Richie Publishing, Brockman Enterprises, Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , Jobete Music , Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Libren Music
| Commodores | 3.65 | 3:37 |
| 9 | Reach Out, I’ll Be There- producer:
- Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland
- instruments:
- The Funk Brothers (in 1966)
- background vocals:
- The Andantes (in 1966), Marlene Barrow (in 1966), Renaldo Benson (in 1966), Louvain Demps (in 1966), Abdul “Duke” Fakir (in 1966), Jackie Hicks (in 1966) and Lawrence Payton (in 1966)
- lead vocals:
- Levi Stubbs (in 1966)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Motown Record Company (in 1966)
- recorded at:
- Hitsville in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1966)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 78) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 206)
- recording of:
- Reach Out, I’ll Be There (in 1966)
- lyricist:
- Eddie Holland
- composer:
- Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland
- publisher:
- EMI Songs, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Stone Agate Music Division, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
| Four Tops | 4 | 2:57 |
| 10 | There She Goes | The La’s | 4 | 2:40 |
| 11 | Love Me for a Reason | The Osmonds | | 4:01 |
| 12 | Smoke Gets in Your Eyes- recorded in:
- Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1958-09-24)
- producer:
- Buck Ram
- lead vocals:
- Tony Williams
- performer:
- The Platters
- cover recording of:
- Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (on 1958-09-24)
- lyricist:
- Otto Harbach
- composer:
- Jerome Kern
- publisher:
- Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell Music , Chappell Music Ltd., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. , PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Redwood Music, T.B. Harms Co., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc.
- part of:
- Roberta
| The Platters | 3.75 | 2:36 |
| 13 | Unchained Melody- engineer:
- Larry Levine
- producer:
- Phil Spector
- solo lead vocals:
- Bobby Hatfield (in 1965-03)
- arranger:
- Jack Nitzsche
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Spectrum Music , PolyGram Records, Inc. (in 1965, in 1968) and Universal Records (in 1966)
- recorded at:
- Radio Recorders Studios in West Hollywood, California, United States (in 1965-03)
- part of:
- The Co-Op: Top 10 British Funeral Songs (number: 8), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 269) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 366)
- cover recording of:
- Unchained Melody (in 1965-03)
- publisher:
- Hy Zaret
- lyricist:
- Hy Zaret
- composer:
- Alex North
- publisher:
- Frank Music Corp. (ended), HZUM Publishing, MPL Communication Ltd. , MPL Communications Australia, MPL Musik Verlags GmbH, North Melody Publishing and Unchained Melody Publishing, LLC
- sub-publisher:
- 日音 Synch事業部
- part of:
- The 28th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
| The Righteous Brothers | 3 | 3:35 |
| 14 | You’re the Best Thing | The Style Council | 2 | 5:39 |
| 15 | The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore | The Walker Brothers | 3.5 | 3:00 |
| 16 | A Thousand Miles | Vanessa Carlton | 3.7 | 3:57 |
| 17 | Save the Best for Last- producer:
- Keith Thomas
- additional arranger:
- Vanessa Williams
- arranger:
- Keith Thomas
- recording of:
- Save the Best for Last
- writer:
- Phil Galdston, Jon Lind and Wendy Waldman
- publisher:
- Big Mystique Music, EMI Longitude Music, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , Kazzoom Music, Inc., Moon and Stars Music, PolyGram Music Publishing, The International Music Network Ltd, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc.
| Vanessa Williams | 3.35 | 3:39 |
| 18 | Pale Blue Eyes | The Velvet Underground | 4 | 5:38 |
| 19 | Love Is All Around | Wet Wet Wet | 3.85 | 3:52 |
| 20 | If I Can’t Have You- producer:
- Freddie Perren
- bass:
- Scott Edwards
- drums (drum set):
- James Gadson
- guitar:
- Bob Bowles
- keyboard and synthesizer:
- Freddie Perren
- percussion:
- Bob Zimmitti, Paulinho da Costa and Freddie Perren
- piano:
- Sonny Burke
- background vocals [additional background vocals] and lead vocals:
- Yvonne Elliman
- background vocals [girl-group background vocals]:
- Marti McCall , Julia Waters and Maxine Waters
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- PolyGram Records, Inc. (in 1977) and Universal International Music B.V. (in 1977)
- part of:
- Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 19) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 343)
- recording of:
- If I Can’t Have You
- written in:
- France
- writer:
- Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
- publisher:
- BMG Music, Careers Music, Inc., Crompton Songs, Gibb Brothers Music, Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd., Stigwood Music, Inc. (in 1978) and Unichappell Music (in 1978)
- sub-publisher:
- 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
| Yvonne Elliman | 4.25 | 2:55 |