# | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
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1 | Poison- recording engineer:
- Sir Arthur Payson
- synthesizer programming:
- Steve Deutsch
- assistant engineer:
- George Cowan , Ben Fowler, Lolly Grodner, Robert Hart , John Herman , Don Peterkofsky, Duane Seykora, Brian Sterber and Mark Tanzer
- producer:
- Desmond Child
- mixer:
- Michael Barbiero and Steve Thompson
- additional keyboard:
- Paul Chiten (from 1988 until 1989) and Gregg Mangiafico (from 1988 until 1989)
- additional other instruments [special effects]:
- Gregg Mangiafico (from 1988 until 1989)
- bass guitar:
- Hugh McDonald (from 1988 until 1989)
- drums (drum set):
- Bobby Chouinard (from 1988 until 1989)
- guitar:
- John McCurry (from 1988 until 1989)
- keyboard:
- Alan St. John (from 1988 until 1989)
- background vocals:
- Alan St. John (from 1988 until 1989), Michael Anthony (from 1988 until 1989), Desmond Child (from 1988 until 1989), Diana Grasselli (from 1988 until 1989), Jango (from 1988 until 1989), Louie Merlino (from 1988 until 1989), Hugh McDonald (from 1988 until 1989), Jamie Sever (from 1988 until 1989), Bernie Shanahan (from 1988 until 1989), Stiv Bator (from 1988 until 1989), Tom Teeley (from 1988 until 1989), Joe Turano (from 1988 until 1989), Myriam Valle (from 1988 until 1989) and Maria Vidal (from 1988 until 1989)
- lead vocals:
- Alice Cooper (from 1988 until 1989)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS Records Inc. (in 1989), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1989) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1989)
- recorded at:
- Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Blue Jay Recording Studios in Carlisle, Massachusetts, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Grog Kill Studio in Woodstock, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Power Station Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Sigma Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), The Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988 until 1989), The Record Plant in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988 until 1989) and The Village Recorder in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988 until 1989)
- recording of:
- Poison (from 1988 until 1989)
- writer:
- Desmond Child, Alice Cooper and John McCurry
- publisher:
- Desmobile Inc., EMI Songs Ltd., MCA Music Ltd., Primary Wave Music Publishing, Songs of Universal, Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Universal , Universal Music Publishing Group, Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. , Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. , シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, SBK April Music Inc. (from 1989 to ????), Ezra Music Corp. (from 1989 to present) and Kat and Mouse Music (from 1989 to present)
| Alice Cooper | 4.5 | 4:30 |
2 | Hold Your Head Up | Argent | 4.35 | 6:17 |
3 | When I See You Smile | Bad English | 4 | 4:17 |
4 | It’s a Game | Bay City Rollers | | 2:58 |
5 | Piece of My Heart | Big Brother & the Holding Company feat. Janis Joplin | 4.6 | 4:14 |
6 | Spinning Wheel | Blood, Sweat & Tears | 4 | 4:06 |
7 | (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 | 5:08 |
8 | More Than a Feeling- assistant engineer:
- Bruce Hensal, Deni King and Doug Rider
- engineer:
- Warren Dewey and Tom Scholz
- producer:
- John Boylan and Tom Scholz
- assistant mixer:
- Steve Hodge
- acoustic guitar, bass, guitar [lead guitar] and guitar [rhythm guitar]:
- Tom Scholz (from 1975 until 1976)
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Sib Hashian (from 1975 until 1976)
- lead vocals and lead vocals [Harmony]:
- Brad Delp (from 1975 until 1976)
- arranger:
- Brad Delp and Tom Scholz
- co-arranger:
- Jim Masdea
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS, Inc. (in 1976) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1976)
- recorded at:
- Foxglove Studios in Watertown, Massachusetts, United States (in 1975), Capitol Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1976) and The Record Plant in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1976)
- mixed at:
- Westlake Audio in Los Angeles, California, United States
- earliest release:
- More Than a Feeling by Boston
- part of:
- The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 212) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 500)
- recording of:
- More Than a Feeling (from 1975 until 1976)
- lyricist and composer:
- Tom Scholz
- publisher:
- Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. , Warner Chappell Music Ltd. and Pure Songs (in 1976)
| Boston | 3.85 | 4:43 |
9 | Save the Weak | Britny Fox | | 5:06 |
10 | I Want You to Want Me (At Budokan: The Complete Concert) | Cheap Trick | | 3:31 |
11 | I Wonder Why | Curtis Stigers | | 4:26 |
12 | Naughty Naughty | Danger Danger | | 4:52 |
13 | Love Conquers All | Deep Purple | | 3:45 |
14 | Don’t Bring Me Down- engineer:
- Mack
- producer:
- Jeff Lynne
- bass guitar:
- Kelly Groucutt (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
- clarinet and electric piano:
- Richard Tandy (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Bev Bevan (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
- electric guitar and lead vocals:
- Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
- piano and synthesizer:
- Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04) and Richard Tandy (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
- choir vocals:
- Kelly Groucutt (from 1979-03 until 1979-04) and Jeff Lynne (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
- conductor:
- Louis Clark (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
- strings arranger and choir vocals arranger:
- Louis Clark, Jeff Lynne and Richard Tandy
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS Records Inc. (in 1979), Jet Records (in 1979), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1979) and Sony Music Entertainment (in 2005)
- recorded at:
- Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
- recording of:
- Don’t Bring Me Down (from 1979-03 until 1979-04)
- lyricist and composer:
- Jeff Lynne
- publisher:
- EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. , EMI Songs Ltd., Jet Music Inc., Polygon Publishing Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (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)
| Electric Light Orchestra | 4.65 | 4:02 |
15 | Roll Over Beethoven- engineer:
- Denny Bridges and John Middleton
- producer:
- Jeff Lynne
- bass:
- Michael d’Albuquerque (on 1972-09-08)
- cello:
- Mike Edwards (on 1972-09-08) and Colin Walker (on 1972-09-08)
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Bev Bevan (on 1972-09-08)
- guitar, harmonium and Moog:
- Jeff Lynne (on 1972-09-08) and Richard Tandy (on 1972-09-08)
- piano:
- Richard Tandy (on 1972-09-08)
- violin:
- Wilfred Gibson (on 1972-09-08)
- background vocals:
- Michael d’Albuquerque (on 1972-09-08) and Richard Tandy (on 1972-09-08)
- lead vocals:
- Jeff Lynne (on 1972-09-08)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- EMI Records Ltd. (in 1972, in 2011), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1972) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1973)
- recorded at:
- Air Studios in London , England, United Kingdom (on 1972-09-08)
- cover recording of:
- Roll Over Beethoven (on 1972-09-08)
- lyricist and composer:
- Chuck Berry (in 1956-01)
- publisher:
- Arc Music , Arc Music Corp. , Dualtone Words and Songs, Fujipacific Music, Inc., Isalee Music Publishing Company, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. and Rock ’n’ Roll Music
| Electric Light Orchestra | 5 | 4:32 |
16 | The Final Countdown- recording engineer and mixer:
- Wally Buck and Kevin Elson
- producer:
- Kevin Elson
- bass guitar [bass]:
- John Levén
- drums (drum set) [drums]:
- Ian Haugland
- guitar:
- John Norum
- keyboard:
- Mic Michaeli
- lead vocals:
- Joey Tempest
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS, Inc. (in 1986) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1986)
- produced for:
- Elson Music Vision, Inc.
- recorded at and mixed at:
- Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California, United States, Powerplay Studios in Maur, Zürich, Switzerland and Soundtrade Studios in Solna City, Stockholms län, Sweden
- recording of:
- The Final Countdown
- lyricist and composer:
- Joey Tempest
- publisher:
- EMI , EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Seven Doors Music
| Europe | 4 | 5:07 |
17 | When I Look Into Your Eyes | FireHouse | | 4:00 |
18 | I Heard You | Good Charlotte | | 2:42 |
19 | Somebody to Love- recorded in:
- San Francisco, California, United States (in 1966-06)
- producer:
- Peter Abrams
- bass:
- Peter van Gelder (in 1966-06)
- drums (drum set):
- Jerry Slick (in 1966-06)
- guitar:
- David Miner (in 1966-06) and Darby Slick (in 1966-06)
- background vocals:
- David Miner (in 1966-06)
- lead vocals:
- Grace Slick (in 1966-06)
- recording of:
- Somebody to Love (in 1966-06)
- lyricist and composer:
- Darby Slick
- publisher:
- Copperpenny Music, Irving Music , Rondor Music, Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
- cover recording of:
- Somebody to Love
- lyricist and composer:
- Darby Slick
- publisher:
- Copperpenny Music, Irving Music , Rondor Music, Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
- live recording of:
- Somebody to Love
- lyricist and composer:
- Darby Slick
- publisher:
- Copperpenny Music, Irving Music , Rondor Music, Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
| The Great Society | 3 | 4:24 |
20 | Barracuda- producer:
- Mike Flicker
- acoustic guitar:
- Nancy Wilson (from 1977-02 until 1977-04)
- bass guitar:
- Steve Fossen (from 1977-02 until 1977-04)
- drums (drum set):
- Michael Derosier (from 1977-02 until 1977-04)
- electric guitar:
- Roger Fisher (from 1977-02 until 1977-04)
- guitar and mellotron:
- Howard Leese (from 1977-02 until 1977-04)
- lead vocals:
- Ann Wilson (from 1977-02 until 1977-04)
- arranger:
- Heart
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS, Inc. (in 1977) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1977)
- recorded at:
- Kaye–Smith Studios in Seattle, Washington, United States (from 1977-02 until 1977-04)
- mixed at:
- Royaltone Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Kaye–Smith Studios in Seattle, Washington, United States (from 1977-02 until 1977-04)
- recording of:
- Barracuda (from 1977-02 until 1977-04)
- writer:
- Michael Derosier, Roger Fisher , Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson
- publisher:
- Know Music, Of the Roses Music, Strange Euphoria Music and Universal Music–MGB Songs
- sub-publisher:
- Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division
| Heart | 3.8 | 4:22 |
21 | 500 Miles | The Hooters | 4.5 | 4:20 |
22 | Ring of Fire | Johnny Cash | 4.3 | 2:36 |
23 | Who’s Crying Now | Journey | 3.75 | 5:01 |
24 | Freewheel Burning | Judas Priest | 3.65 | 4:22 |
25 | Dust in the Wind- additional engineer:
- Terry Diane Becker
- engineer:
- Jeff Glixman (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
- producer:
- Jeff Glixman (in 1977-06)
- acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
- Kerry Livgren (from 1977-06 until 1977-07) and Rich Williams (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
- bass guitar:
- Dave Hope (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
- celesta, organ, synthesizer, vibraphone and lead vocals:
- Steve Walsh (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
- cello, viola and violin [violins]:
- Robby Steinhardt (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
- chimes, drums (drum set), gong and timpani:
- Phil Ehart (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
- clavinet and synthesizer [synthesizers]:
- Kerry Livgren (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
- percussion [additional percussion]:
- Phil Ehart (from 1977-06 until 1977-07), Kerry Livgren (from 1977-06 until 1977-07) and Steve Walsh (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
- piano:
- Kerry Livgren (from 1977-06 until 1977-07) and Steve Walsh (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
- background vocals:
- Robby Steinhardt (from 1977-06 until 1977-07) and Steve Walsh (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
- arranger:
- Kansas
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1977)
- recorded at:
- Studio in the Country in Bogalusa, Louisiana, United States (from 1977-06 until 1977-07) and Woodland Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
- mixed at:
- The Village in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1977-08)
- recording of:
- Dust in the Wind (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
- lyricist and composer:
- Kerry Livgren
- publisher:
- Don Kirshner Music Inc., Kirshner CBS Music Publishing and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部
| Kansas | 4 | 3:25 |
26 | Lisa Says | Lou Reed | 4 | 5:33 |
27 | Turn Me Loose | Loverboy | 5 | 5:37 |
28 | Modern Girl | Meat Loaf | 4 | 4:27 |
29 | Down Under | Men at Work | 4.25 | 3:43 |
30 | Cowboy and the Ballerina | Mitch Malloy | | 4:12 |
31 | Omaha | Moby Grape | | 2:19 |
32 | Flirtin’ With Disaster | Molly Hatchet | 4.35 | 4:58 |
33 | Baby Love | Mother’s Finest | | 4:19 |
34 | I Ain’t No Nice Guy | Motörhead | | 4:14 |
35 | Kyrie | Mr. Mister | 3.8 | 4:24 |
36 | Because the Night | Patti Smith Group | 4.8 | 3:23 |
37 | Kicks | Paul Revere and the Raiders | | 2:27 |
38 | Thunderbird | Quiet Riot | 3 | 4:42 |
39 | Killing in the Name- additional assistant recording engineer:
- Craig Doubet
- assistant recording engineer:
- Jeff Sheehan
- recording engineer:
- GGGarth and Stan Katayama
- producer:
- GGGarth and Rage Against the Machine
- mixer:
- Andy Wallace
- drums (drum set):
- Brad Wilk
- electric bass guitar:
- Tim Commerford
- electric guitar:
- Tom Morello
- lead vocals:
- Zack de la Rocha
- arranger:
- Rage Against the Machine
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Epic Records (in 1992)
- recorded at:
- Scream Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States and Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States
- mixed at:
- Quantum Sound Studios in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
- music videos:
- Killing in the Name by Rage Against the Machine
- part of:
- Fuck tha Police: 20 Songs Against Police Brutality (number: 8), Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 38) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 207)
- recording of:
- Killing in the Name
- lyricist:
- Zack de la Rocha
- composer:
- Tim Commerford, Tom Morello, Zack de la Rocha and Brad Wilk
| Rage Against the Machine | 4.2 | 5:13 |
40 | Black Betty (original version) | Ram Jam | 3.3 | 3:56 |
41 | Ridin’ the Storm Out (live) | REO Speedwagon | | 5:44 |
42 | Celebrate Youth | Rick Springfield | 4 | 3:54 |
43 | Bloodstreets | Riot | 3 | 4:40 |
44 | It’s Like That | Run‐D.M.C. vs. Jason Nevins | 3.15 | 4:10 |
45 | She’s Not There- recording engineer:
- Tom Vicari (on 1977-08-05)
- producer:
- Tom Coster and Carlos Santana
- mixer:
- Chris Minto and Tom Vicari
- bass guitar:
- David Margen (on 1977-08-05)
- drums (drum set):
- Graham Lear (on 1977-08-05)
- guitar:
- Carlos Santana (on 1977-08-05)
- keyboard:
- Tom Coster (on 1977-08-05)
- percussion:
- Pete Escovedo (on 1977-08-05) and Raul Rekow (on 1977-08-05)
- vocals:
- Greg Walker (on 1977-08-05)
- strings arranger:
- Tom Coster
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1977) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1977)
- recorded at:
- CBS Studios in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1977-08-05)
- mixed at:
- The Automatt in San Francisco, California, United States
- cover recording of:
- She’s Not There (on 1977-08-05)
- lyricist and composer:
- Rod Argent
- publisher:
- Al Gallico Music Corp., Bocu Music Ltd., Marquis Music Co., Ltd., Marquis Music Ltd., Marquis Songs USA, Parker Music and シンコーミュージック・パブリッシャーズ
| Santana | 3 | 4:04 |
46 | Anthem for the Year 2000 | Silverchair | 5 | 4:22 |
47 | I Am a Rock | Simon & Garfunkel | 3.6 | 2:49 |
48 | Runaway Train | Soul Asylum | 4.45 | 4:22 |
49 | Two Princes | Spin Doctors | 4.2 | 4:13 |
50 | I Got A Line On You | Spirit | | 2:40 |
51 | Oh Sherrie | Steve Perry | 5 | 3:49 |
52 | Lonely Beat of My Heart | Steve Lukather | | 4:15 |
53 | Eye of the Tiger- assistant engineer:
- Hill Swimmer
- engineer:
- Phil Bonnano and Mike Clink
- producer:
- Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Volcano Entertainment III, L.L.C. (in 1982) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (in 2016)
- recorded at:
- Rumbo Recorders in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, United States
- recording of:
- Eye of the Tiger
- writer:
- Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan
- publisher:
- Easy Action Music, Ensign Music Corporation, Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division, Sony/ATV Melody, Sony/ATV Music Publishing France, Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division, WB Music Corp. , Yamaha Music Publishing (until 2017-03-31) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (from 2017-04-01 to present)
| Survivor | 4.5 | 4:05 |
54 | Hell Raiser | The Sweet | 4 | 3:16 |
55 | Cat Scratch Fever | Ted Nugent | 3 | 3:38 |
56 | Eye in the Sky | The Alan Parsons Project | 4.4 | 4:36 |
57 | Ballad of Easy Rider | The Byrds | 3 | 2:04 |
58 | Tuff Enuff | The Fabulous Thunderbirds | 4 | 3:21 |
59 | Vienna | The Fray | 3.35 | 3:51 |
60 | American Woman | The Guess Who | 4.15 | 5:06 |
61 | Clinging on for Life | The Hoosiers | 3 | 2:39 |
62 | Communication Breakdown- producer:
- The Jeff Healey Band and Thom Panunzio
- mixer:
- Thom Panunzio
- guest harmonica:
- John Popper
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Arista Records, Inc. (in 1995)
- instrumental cover recording of:
- Communication Breakdown
- writer:
- John Bonham, John Paul Jones , Jimmy Page and Robert Plant
- publisher:
- Bonham IP Holdings, Cap Three Ltd, Sons of Einion Ltd., Succubus Music Ltd., Superhype Music, Inc., WB Music Corp. , 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 ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
| The Jeff Healey Band | 4.7 | 3:14 |
63 | (Ghost) Riders in the Sky | Outlaws | 5 | 5:51 |
64 | Hold the Line | Toto | 4 | 3:55 |
65 | We Will Rock You | Warrant | | 2:56 |
66 | Teenage Dirtbag (explicit album version) | Wheatus | 3.4 | 4:01 |