# | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
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1 | American Pie | Don McLean | 5 | 4:11 |
2 | Heart of Stone | Cher | 4 | 4:14 |
3 | I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do) | Hall & Oates | | 4:47 |
4 | What a Fool Believes | The Doobie Brothers | 4 | 3:43 |
5 | Walk on the Wild Side- producer:
- David Bowie, Lou Reed and Mick Ronson
- baritone saxophone:
- Ronnie Ross (in 1972-08)
- double bass and electric bass guitar:
- Herbie Flowers (in 1972-08)
- membranophone:
- John Halsey (in 1972-08)
- background vocals:
- The Thunder Thighs (in 1972-08)
- lead vocals:
- Lou Reed (in 1972-08)
- brass arranger and strings arranger:
- Mick Ronson
- arranger:
- David Bowie, Lou Reed and Mick Ronson
- recorded at:
- Trident Studios in Soho, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (in 1972-08)
- mixed at:
- Trident Studios in Soho, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom
- part of:
- Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 75), The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 180) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 221)
- recording of:
- Walk on the Wild Side (in 1972-08)
- lyricist and composer:
- Lou Reed
- publisher:
- Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd.
| Lou Reed | 4.15 | 4:15 |
6 | Black Magic Woman | Santana | | 3:37 |
7 | Eight Miles High | The Byrds | 4.2 | 3:37 |
8 | My Best Friend’s Girl | The Cars | | 3:47 |
9 | Jeopardy | Greg Kihn Band | 5 | 3:52 |
10 | Sweet Home Alabama | Lynyrd Skynyrd | 4.35 | 4:41 |
11 | Will the Wolf Survive | Los Lobos | 4 | 3:44 |
12 | Road to Nowhere | Talking Heads | | 4:22 |
13 | (Don’t Fear) The Reaper- recording engineer:
- Andy Abrams (in 1976-03) and Shelly Yakus (in 1976-03)
- engineer:
- Andy Abrams and Shelly Yakus
- producer:
- Murray Krugman, David Lucas and Sandy Pearlman
- mixer:
- Andy Abrams (from 1975 until 1976) and Shelly Yakus (from 1975 until 1976)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS, Inc. (in 1976), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1976) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1976)
- recorded at:
- The Record Plant in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1976-03)
- mixed at:
- The Record Plant in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1975 until 1976)
- recording of:
- (Don’t Fear) The Reaper (in 1976-03)
- lyricist and composer:
- Donald Roeser
- publisher:
- Blue Oyster Cult Songs, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Sony Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC , Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (in 1976)
| Blue Öyster Cult | 4.5 | 5:11 |
14 | Spooky | Atlanta Rhythm Section | 4 | 5:00 |
15 | Magic Smile | Rosie Vela | | 4:26 |
16 | The Heat Is On | Glenn Frey | | 3:44 |
17 | Copperhead Road | Steve Earle | 4.25 | 4:33 |
18 | Ride Like the Wind- assistant engineer:
- Stuart Gitlin
- engineer and mixer:
- Chet Himes
- producer:
- Michael Omartian
- acoustic guitar, electric guitar, solo guitar and lead vocals:
- Christopher Cross
- bass guitar:
- Andy Salmon
- drums (drum set):
- Tommy Taylor
- electric piano and piano:
- Michael Omartian
- percussion:
- Lenny Castro
- synthesizer:
- Rob Meurer
- background vocals:
- Christopher Cross and Michael McDonald
- arranger:
- Christopher Cross , Rob Meurer and Michael Omartian
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1979)
- produced for:
- Free Flow Productions
- recorded at:
- Pecan Street Studios in Austin, Texas, United States and Warner Bros. Recording Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- mixed at:
- Warner Bros. Recording Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- recording of:
- Ride Like the Wind
- lyricist and composer:
- Christopher Cross
- publisher:
- Pop ’n’ Roll Music , Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd., Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division and Universal Music–MGB Songs
| Christopher Cross | 4 | 4:31 |