#1s: 38 of the Greatest #1 Singles of All Time

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1We Will Rock You
engineer:
Mike Stone (producer, enginner, UK, 60’s–80’s)
assistant producer and co-producer:
Mike Stone (producer, enginner, UK, 60’s–80’s)
producer:
Queen (UK rock group)
electric guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
foot stomps [footstomps] and handclaps:
John Deacon (from 1977-08 until 1977-09), Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1977-08 until 1977-09), Freddie Mercury (from 1977-08 until 1977-09) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1977-08 until 1977-09)
guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1977-08 until 1977-09)
background vocals:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1977-08 until 1977-09), Freddie Mercury (from 1977-08 until 1977-09) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1977-08 until 1977-09)
lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury (from 1977-08 until 1977-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint "Elektra" instead) (in 1977), Hollywood Records, Inc. (holding company, not a release label; Disney subsidiary) (in 1977) and Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1977, in 2001, in 2011)
recorded at:
Wessex Sound Studios in Highbury, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1977-08 until 1977-09)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 338)
recording of:
We Will Rock You (from 1977-08 until 1977-09)
lyricist and composer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corporation, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
part of:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
part of:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
Queen3.92:04
2Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2
engineer:
James Guthrie
co-producer:
James Guthrie
producer:
Bob Ezrin, David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) and Roger Waters
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pink Floyd Music Ltd. (in 1979)
recording of:
Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2
lyricist and composer:
Roger Waters
publisher:
Artemis Muziekuitgeverij B V, Chappell Music Ltd., Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd., Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd (Artemis BV), Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019/05/16) and Pink Floyd Music Publishers Inc. (in 1979)
part of:
Another Brick in the Wall
Pink Floyd3:12
3Money for Nothing
producer:
Neil Dorfsman and Mark Knopfler
additional guest vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1988) and Warner Records Inc. (not for release label use; fka Warner Bros. Records Inc. until 2019) (in 1988, in 2022)
recording of:
Money for Nothing (Dire Straits song)
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
additional composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Chariscourt Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Dire Straits3.94:05
4How You Remind Me
producer:
Chad Kroeger, Mike Kroeger, Rick Parashar, Ryan Peake and Ryan "Nik" Vikedal
mixer:
Randy Staub
bass:
Mike Kroeger
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ryan "Nik" Vikedal
guitar [guitars]:
Chad Kroeger and Ryan Peake
lead vocals:
Chad Kroeger
vocals:
Ryan Peake
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The All Blacks B.V. (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2001)
music videos:
How You Remind Me by Nickelback
recording of:
How You Remind Me
lyricist:
Chad Kroeger
composer:
Chad Kroeger, Mike Kroeger, Ryan Peake and Ryan Vikedal
publisher:
Arm Your Dillo Publishing Inc., M. Kroeger Publishing, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Zero-G Music Inc.
Nickelback3.553:44
5Feel
programming:
Jim Brumby (UK engineer) and Richard Flack (producer/engineer)
additional engineer:
Jim Brumby (UK engineer)
assistant engineer:
Chris Barrett (engineer), Tom Jenkins (Welsh band Straight Lines singer), Tim Lauber, John Morical, Christine Sirois and Yen-Hue Tan
engineer:
Richard Flack (producer/engineer) and Steve Price (UK recording engineer/producer/orchestrator/arranger)
producer:
Guy Chambers (English songwriter and record producer) and Steve Power
assistant mixer:
J.D. Andrew
mixer:
Steve Power
bass:
Phil Spalding
bass synthesizer:
Guy Chambers (English songwriter and record producer)
drum machine [drum loops]:
Richard Flack (producer/engineer) and Jony Rockstar
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Jeremy Stacey
guitar [picky guitar]:
Gary Nuttall
piano:
Andy Wallace (engineer)
slide guitar:
Fil Eisler (Czech score composer) and Neil Taylor (guitarist)
synthesizer:
Dave Clayton
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Gary Nuttall and Zenia Santini
lead vocals:
Robbie Williams
orchestra:
London Session Orchestra
conductor:
Gavyn Wright (UK violinist)
chorus master:
Anne Skates
arranger:
Guy Chambers (English songwriter and record producer)
orchestrator:
Guy Chambers (English songwriter and record producer), Sally Herbert (violinist, composer, and conductor) and Nick Ingman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Robert Williams (in 2002) and The In Good Company Co Ltd (in 2002)
recorded at:
Air Lyndhurst Recording Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom, Angel Recording Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom, Capitol Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Conway Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Mayfair Recording Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom, O'Henry Sound Studios in Burbank, California, United States and Tower of Power Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Feel by Robbie Williams starring Daryl Hannah
recording of:
Feel
writer:
Guy Chambers (English songwriter and record producer) and Robbie Williams
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC-based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it) and EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
Robbie Williams4.24:24
6Message in a Bottle
engineer:
Nigel Gray (UK producer)
producer:
Nigel Gray (UK producer) and The Police (British rock band)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland
electric bass guitar:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
electric guitar:
Andy Summers
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
arranger:
The Police (British rock band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1979) and A&M Records, Inc. (in 1997)
recorded at:
Surrey Sound Studios in Leatherhead, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Message in a Bottle
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present) and Virgin Music, Inc. (The American arm of Virgin's publishing company)
The Police4.14:50
7Atomic
engineer:
Peter Coleman (British Engineer & Producer) and David Tickle
producer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter)
bass guitar:
Nigel Harrison (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
drums (drum set):
Clem Burke (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
guitar:
Frank Infante (from 1979-05 until 1979-06) and Chris Stein (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
keyboard:
Jimmy Destri (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
guest background vocals:
Ellie Greenwich (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
lead vocals:
Deborah Harry (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1979), Chrysalis Records (Don’t use as an imprint. Please use “Chrysalis” instead.) (in 1979) and Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (from 1979-05 until 1979-06), Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1979-05 until 1979-06) and Power Station Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
mixed at:
MCA Whitney Recording Studios in Glendale, California, United States
recording of:
Atomic (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
writer:
Jimmy Destri and Deborah Harry
publisher:
Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), Monster Island Music Publishing Corporation (ended), BMG Monarch, Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher), Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated)
Blondie43:49
8Let’s Dance
engineer and mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
producer:
David Bowie and Nile Rodgers
assistant mixer:
David Bowie and Nile Rodgers
solo guitar:
Stevie Ray Vaughan
lead vocals:
David Bowie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
David Bowie (in 1983)
recording of:
Let’s Dance
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
Essex (publisher), Jones Music (publishers associated with David Bowie), Jones Music America, RZO Music Ltd and Watanabe Music Publishing CM division
David Bowie4.14:10
9Need You Tonight
assistant engineer:
Paula Jones (Australian audio engineer, producer)
engineer:
David Nicholas (Australian recording engineer and producer)
producer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain and Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram International Music B.V. (not for release label use!) (in 1987) and Atlantic Recording Corp. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1999)
mixed at:
Air Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Need You Tonight (music video) by INXS
recording of:
Need You Tonight
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence
publisher:
Muziekuitgeverij Artemis B. V., WB Music Corp., XL Publishing Pty. Ltd., 101 Muziek (publisher) (in 1987) and Chardonnay Investments Ltd. (in 1987)
music quoted on:
Break My Heart
INXS4.353:03
10The Reflex
producer:
Duran Duran (English rock band), Ian Little (producer, engineer, songwriter) and Alex Sadkin
mixer:
Jason Corsaro and Nile Rodgers
remixer:
Jason Corsaro and Nile Rodgers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1998)
recording of:
The Reflex
writer:
Simon Le Bon (Singer for Duran Duran), Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor (of Duran Duran), John Taylor (UK bassist for Duran Duran) and Roger Taylor (Duran Duran drummer)
Duran Duran3.84:23
11Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)
assistant engineer:
Pearse Dunne
engineer:
Haydn Bendall (producer and engineer), James Guthrie, Paul Hardiman, Del Palmer, Brian Tench and Nigel Walker (UK producer/engineer/guitarist)
producer:
Kate Bush
mixer:
Brian Tench
balalaika:
Paddy Bush
bass:
Del Palmer
drums (drum set):
Stuart Elliott (Session drummer, member of Cockney Rebel)
guitar:
Alan Murphy (UK session guitarist)
vocals:
Kate Bush
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI America Records (holding - file NO releases here!) (in 1985), EMI Korea (in 1985), EMI Records (not for release label use!) (in 1985), EMI Records Group N.A. (in 1985), EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1985), Noble & Brite Ltd. (in 1985), Novercia Ltd. (in 1985), Oasis (in 1985), CEMA Special Markets (a division of Capitol‐EMI Music, Inc.) (in 1993), Universal Domestic Division (do not use as a release label! sub-division of Universal Music GmbH) (in 2006), Noble and Brite (in 2011) and Noble & Brite Ltd (in 2018)
recorded at:
Wickham Farm Home Studio in Welling, Bexley, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
engineered at:
Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 7), The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 60) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 279)
recording of:
Running Up That Hill
lyricist and composer:
Kate Bush
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Germany GmbH (2008-today), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Kate Bush Ltd., Noble & Brite Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works)
Kate Bush45:00
12Killer
recording of:
Killer
lyricist:
Seal (English-born singer and songwriter)
writer:
Seal (English-born singer and songwriter) and Adam Paul Tinley
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Publishing Germany GmbH & Co. KG (ended), Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. (ended), Beethoven Street Music Ltd, EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), MCA Music, Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH
Adamski5:37
13West End Girls
engineer:
David Jacob
producer:
Stephen Hague
additional vocals:
Helena Springs
background vocals, lead vocals and spoken vocals:
Neil Tennant
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1985, in 1991)
recording of:
West End Girls (in 1985)
writer:
Chris Lowe (1/2 of Pet Shop Boys) and Neil Tennant
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., Edition Meridian, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), Cage Music Ltd. (from 1984 to present) and CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (from 1984 to present)
Pet Shop Boys3.84:00
14Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
engineer and producer:
Steve Levine
mixer:
Steve Levine and Jon Moss
bass guitar:
Mikey Craig (Culture Club bassist)
membranophone and percussion:
Jon Moss
additional vocals:
Helen Terry (UK singer)
lead vocals:
Boy George
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1982)
recording of:
Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
writer:
Mikey Craig (Culture Club bassist), George O’Dowd, Roy Hay (Member of Culture Club and composer for film and television) and Jon Moss
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Culture Club3.94:24
15Tainted Love
engineer:
Paul Hardiman
producer:
Mike Thorne (UK producer & keyboardist)
mixer:
Harvey Goldberg
electronic instruments and other instruments:
Dave Ball (UK electronic musician, part of Soft Cell)
vocals:
Marc Almond (English pop singer and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Tainted Love by Soft Cell
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 10) and Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs
cover recording of:
Tainted Love
lyricist and composer:
Ed Cobb
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd. and Embassy Music Corporation
Soft Cell3.92:42
16Mad World
recording of:
Mad World
lyricist and composer:
Roland Orzabal
publisher:
BMG Blue, BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
music quoted on:
Двигай телом
Tears for Fears3:31
17Take On Me
producer:
Alan Tarney
mixer:
a‐ha and John Ratcliff
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1985)
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 284)
recording of:
Take On Me
writer:
Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd.
a‐ha4.453:47
18A Little Less Conversation
assistant engineer:
Dan Milazzo and Claudius Mittendorfer (engineer, producer, mixer)
engineer:
Ray Bardani
lead vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (from 1968-03-07 until 1968-06-23)
remixer:
Tom Holkenborg (Dutch DJ and score composer aka “Junkie XL” and “JXL”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation) (in 2002) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008) (in 2002)
recorded at:
Western Recorders (@ 6000 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1968-03-07 until 1968-06-23)
mixed at:
Computer Hell Cabin in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
remix of:
A Little Less Conversation by Elvis Presley
recording of:
A Little Less Conversation (from 1968-03-07 until 1968-06-23)
writer:
Mac Davis (US country singer, songwriter & actor) and Billy Strange
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Elvis Presley Music
Elvis vs. JXL3.453:33
19Where Is the Love
assistant engineer:
Christine Sirois
engineer:
Dylan Dresdow and Tal Herzberg
executive producer:
Ron Fair (veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter) and will.i.am (William James Adams Jr., producer and member of Black Eyed Peas)
producer:
Ron Fair (veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter) and will.i.am (William James Adams Jr., producer and member of Black Eyed Peas)
mixer:
Tony Maserati (engineer / mixer)
vocals:
Allen Pineda, Fergie (former member of Black Eyed Peas), Jaime Gomez (Member of Black Eyed Peas), Justin Timberlake and will.i.am (William James Adams Jr., producer and member of Black Eyed Peas)
conductor:
Ron Fair (veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter)
arranger:
Ron Fair (veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Geffen (A&M) Records (in 2003)
mixed for:
Two Chord Music Inc.
recording of:
Where Is the Love?
writer:
Allan Pineda, Printz Board, J. Curtis, Mike Fratantuno, Jaime Gomez (Member of Black Eyed Peas), George Pajon, Jr., Justin Timberlake and William Adams (William James Adams Jr., producer and member of Black Eyed Peas)
publisher:
El Cubano Music, Jeepney Music, Nawasha Networks, Printz Polor Publishing, Tenman Tunes, Tuono Music and will.i.am Music
The Black Eyed Peas4.054:35
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