| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Take on Me | a‐ha | 4.45 | 3:45 |
| 2 | Blue Monday ’88 | New Order | 5 | 4:05 |
| 3 | It’s My Life (1997 remaster) | Talk Talk | | 3:52 |
| 4 | Always on My Mind- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- EMI Records Ltd. (in 1987, in 1991)
- part of:
- New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 42)
- cover recording of:
- Always on My Mind
- writer:
- Johnny Christopher , Mark James and Wayne Carson Thompson
- publisher:
- Bike Music, Budde Songs Inc., Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Copyright Control , EMI Music Publishing (Hong Kong) Ltd., Lovolar Music, Peermusic (S.E. Asia) Ltd., Rose Bridge Music, Screen Gems, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. and Sebanine Music
| Pet Shop Boys | 4.3 | 3:55 |
| 5 | Ain’t Nobody | Chaka Khan | 3.7 | 4:41 |
| 6 | The Look | Roxette | 3.6 | 3:57 |
| 7 | True (single edit) | Spandau Ballet | 3.65 | 5:28 |
| 8 | Save a Prayer (2009 remaster) | Duran Duran | | 5:33 |
| 9 | Glory of Love- engineer and mixer:
- Terry Christian and John Guess
- producer:
- Michael Omartian
- guest background vocals:
- Kenny Cetera
- lead vocals:
- Peter Cetera
- recorded at and mixed at:
- Lion Share Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
- recording of:
- Glory of Love
- writer:
- Peter Cetera, David Foster and Diane Nini
- publisher:
- EMI Gold Horizon Music Corp., EMI Golden Torch Music Corp., Universal Music–MGB Songs, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ピアーミュージック , ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30), Air Bear Music (in 1986), Fall Line Orange Music (in 1986), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (in 1986), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (from 2017-04-01 to present) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
| Peter Cetera | 4.2 | 4:18 |
| 10 | Forever Young | Alphaville | 4.55 | 3:47 |
| 11 | Brass in Pocket (2006 remaster) | Pretenders | 4.25 | 3:06 |
| 12 | If You Don’t Know Me by Now (2008 remaster) | Simply Red | | 3:26 |
| 13 | This Charming Man (2011 remaster) | The Smiths | | 2:43 |
| 14 | Young Turks | Rod Stewart | | 5:03 |
| 15 | Somewhere in My Heart | Aztec Camera | 3.5 | 4:00 |
| 16 | Golden Brown | The Stranglers | 4.5 | 3:27 |
| 17 | Once in a Lifetime (2005 remaster) | Talking Heads | | 4:20 |
| 18 | Love Will Tear Us Apart- producer:
- Martin Hannett and Joy Division
- bass:
- Peter Hook
- drums (drum set):
- Stephen Morris
- guitar:
- Bernard Albrecht
- vocals:
- Bernard Albrecht and Ian Curtis
- recorded at:
- Strawberry Studios in Stockport, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
- part of:
- Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 5), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 14), NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 19), Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs, The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 41) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 179)
- recording of:
- Love Will Tear Us Apart
- lyricist:
- Ian Curtis
- composer:
- Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner
- publisher:
- Fractured Music and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd.
| Joy Division | 4.5 | 3:27 |
| 19 | I Want to Know What Love Is (1999 remaster) | Foreigner | | 5:05 |
| 20 | Too Shy | Kajagoogoo | | 3:42 |
| 21 | Babooshka (2018 remaster)- assistant engineer:
- John Barratt (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
- engineer:
- Jon Kelly (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
- producer:
- Kate Bush and Jon Kelly
- analog synthesizer [CS 80]:
- Kate Bush (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
- balalaika:
- Paddy Bush (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
- drums (drum set):
- Stuart Elliott (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
- electric bass guitar:
- John Giblin (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
- electric guitar:
- Brian Bath (from 1979-09 until 1980-05) and Alan Murphy (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
- Rhodes piano [Fender Rhodes]:
- Max Middleton (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
- background vocals:
- Paddy Bush (from 1979-09 until 1980-05) and Gary Hurst (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
- lead vocals:
- Kate Bush
- vocals:
- Kate Bush (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- EMI Records Ltd. (in 1980), Novercia Ltd. (in 1980) and EMI America Records, Inc. (in 1982)
- recorded at:
- Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (from 1979-09 until 1980-05) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
- recording of:
- Babooshka (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
- lyricist and composer:
- Kate Bush
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Kate Bush Music Ltd.
| Kate Bush | 3.5 | 3:19 |
| 22 | The Sun Always Shines on T.V. | a‐ha | 5 | 5:02 |
| 23 | Girls on Film (2010 remaster) | Duran Duran | 3.9 | 3:33 |
| 24 | Owner of a Lonely Heart- engineer:
- Gary Langan
- producer:
- Trevor Horn
- bass guitar:
- Chris Squire (in 1983)
- drums (drum set):
- Alan White (in 1983)
- guitar:
- Trevor Rabin (in 1983)
- keyboard:
- Tony Kaye (in 1983)
- lead vocals:
- Jon Anderson (in 1983)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1983) and WEA International Inc. (in 1983)
- recorded at:
- SARM Studios in London , England, United Kingdom (in 1983)
- recording of:
- Owner of a Lonely Heart (in 1983)
- writer:
- Jon Anderson , Trevor Horn, Trevor Rabin and Chris Squire
- publisher:
- Affirmative Music , BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. , Carbert Music Inc., Carlin America, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Downtown Music Publishing, Downtown Music Publishing International Inc., Downtown Music Publishing LLC , SPZ Music, Inc. , Tremander Songs, Unforgettable Songs Ltd., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. , Warner Chappell Music Ltd. , Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. , Warner/Chappell, Warner/Chappell North America Limited , エイベックス・ミュージック・パブリッシング 第7出版事業部, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (from 2017-04-01 to present)
| Yes | 4 | 4:24 |
| 25 | Just Like Honey | The Jesus and Mary Chain | 5 | 3:02 |
| 26 | Never Ending Story | Limahl | | 3:30 |
| 27 | Each Time You Break My Heart (edit) | Nick Kamen | | 4:20 |
| 28 | La Bamba | Los Lobos | 4.3 | 2:56 |
| 29 | I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) | The Proclaimers | | 3:39 |
| 30 | The Killing Moon | Echo & the Bunnymen | 4.65 | 5:46 |
| 31 | Veronica | Elvis Costello | | 3:09 |
| 32 | Sweet Love | Anita Baker | | 4:26 |
| 33 | The Harder I Try | Brother Beyond | 1 | 3:29 |
| 34 | We Built This City | Starship | 4 | 4:56 |
| 35 | Everybody Needs Somebody to Love | Blues Brothers | | 3:21 |
| 36 | Mirror Mirror | Dollar | | 3:31 |
| 37 | Love Wars | Womack & Womack | | 5:59 |
| 38 | Money’s Too Tight (To Mention) (2008 remaster) | Simply Red | | 4:13 |
| 39 | Imagination | Belouis Some | | 3:35 |
| 40 | Just the Two of Us | Grover Washington, Jr. | | 7:24 |
| 41 | Waiting for a Girl Like You | Foreigner | | 4:49 |
| 42 | Army Dreamers (2018 remaster) | Kate Bush | | 2:59 |
| 43 | Gold | Spandau Ballet | 3.35 | 3:51 |
| 44 | Don’t Get Me Wrong (2007 remaster) | Pretenders | | 3:48 |
| 45 | Love Shack | The B‐52s | | 5:21 |
| 46 | I Feel for You | Chaka Khan | | 5:43 |
| 47 | The Best | Tina Turner | | 5:33 |
| 48 | Hungry Like the Wolf | Duran Duran | 3.25 | 3:30 |
| 49 | It Must Have Been Love (From the Film “Pretty Woman”) | Roxette | 3.15 | 4:19 |
| 50 | Geno | Dexys Midnight Runners | | 3:27 |
| 51 | Life in a Northern Town | The Dream Academy | | 4:16 |
| 52 | Black Velvet | Alannah Myles | | 4:33 |
| 53 | Bring on the Dancing Horses | Echo & the Bunnymen | 4.5 | 3:56 |
| 54 | Kokomo | The Beach Boys | | 3:35 |
| 55 | I Keep Forgettin’ (Every Time You’re Near) | Michael McDonald | 4.25 | 3:42 |
| 56 | Big in Japan | Alphaville | | 4:46 |
| 57 | They Say It’s Gonna Rain | Hazell Dean | | 3:57 |
| 58 | 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 | 4:36 |
| 59 | Kiss | Art of Noise feat. Tom Jones | 3 | 3:32 |
| 60 | Let’s Go Rock and Roll | KC and the Sunshine Band | | 3:34 |
| 61 | Self Control | Laura Branigan | 4.6 | 4:06 |
| 62 | He Ain’t No Competition | Brother Beyond | | 3:22 |
| 63 | St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion) | John Parr | | 4:09 |
| 64 | Love Changes (Everything) | Climie Fisher | | 4:28 |
| 65 | Out of the Blue | Debbie Gibson | | 3:57 |
| 66 | This Corrosion | The Sisters of Mercy | | 4:29 |
| 67 | Pleasure | Al Jarreau | | 4:01 |
| 68 | (Something Inside) So Strong | Labi Siffre | | 4:19 |
| 69 | Wind Beneath My Wings (radio edit) | Bette Midler | | 4:18 |
| 70 | Bizarre Love Triangle (single remix) | New Order | | 3:45 |
| 71 | Some People | Belouis Some | | 3:57 |
| 72 | Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do) (2001 remaster)- recording of:
- Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)
- writer:
- Peter Allen , Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager and Christopher Cross
- publisher:
- Begonia Melodies Inc., New Hidden Valley Music Co., Universal Music–MGB Songs, Warner Chappell Music Publishing, Warner Olive Music LLC, Warner-Barham Music LLC, Warner/Chappell North America, Woolnough Music, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
- part of:
- Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 54)
| Christopher Cross | | 3:54 |
| 73 | Twist in My Sobriety | Tanita Tikaram | | 4:51 |
| 74 | Frankie | Sister Sledge | | 4:18 |
| 75 | Best Years of Our Lives | Modern Romance | | 2:37 |
| 76 | Rise to the Occasion | Climie Fisher | | 4:46 |
| 77 | Always (single edit) | Atlantic Starr | | 3:59 |
| 78 | Superwoman (edit) | Karyn White | | 4:32 |
| 79 | Can’t Be Sure | The Sundays | | 3:23 |
| 80 | Talk Talk | Talk Talk | | 3:18 |
| 81 | Disorder | Joy Division | 4.4 | 3:30 |
| 82 | Jane Says | Jane’s Addiction | 4.15 | 4:47 |
| 83 | Twist and Shout | David Lindley | | 2:45 |
| 84 | Gentle Tuesday | Primal Scream | | 3:47 |
| 85 | Road to Nowhere | Talking Heads | | 4:02 |
| 86 | Dominion | The Sisters of Mercy | 4 | 5:08 |
| 87 | Birdhouse in Your Soul | They Might Be Giants | | 3:19 |
| 88 | Nowhere Girl | B-Movie | | 4:41 |
| 89 | There There My Dear | Dexys Midnight Runners | | 3:18 |
| 90 | Special Brew (2012 Collection remaster) | Bad Manners | | 3:36 |
| 91 | Epic | Faith No More | 4.2 | 4:54 |
| 92 | April Skies | The Jesus and Mary Chain | 4 | 3:12 |
| 93 | Seventeen- engineer and producer:
- Beau Hill
- recording of:
- Seventeen
- writer:
- Reb Beach, Beau Hill and Kip Winger
- publisher:
- Blue 32 Music Inc., BMG Gold Songs, BMG Platinum Songs US, EMI Virgin Music, Inc., EMI Virgin Songs, Inc., Julian Kelly Music, Small Hope Music, Varseau Music and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部
| Winger | 4 | 4:05 |
| 94 | House of Pain | Faster Pussycat | 5 | 5:46 |
| 95 | International Rescue (2012 remaster) | Fuzzbox | | 3:29 |
| 96 | Some Like It Hot | The Power Station | | 3:46 |
| 97 | Make It Last Forever (single version) (2007 remaster) | Keith Sweat with Jacci McGhee | | 4:12 |
| 98 | Hand Held in Black and White | Dollar | | 3:23 |
| 99 | Jump to the Beat | Stacy Lattisaw | | 3:22 |
| 100 | Dancin’ in the Key of Life | Steve Arrington | | 4:57 |
