# | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
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1 | Ride on Time | Black Box | 3.25 | 4:29 |
2 | I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me)- recording engineer:
- David Frazer
- percussion programming:
- Preston Glass
- synthesizer programming:
- Walter Afanasieff
- additional assistant engineer:
- Stuart Hirotsu, Mike Iacopelli , Gordon Lyon, Lennete Viegas and Jim Watts
- additional engineer:
- Dana Jon Chappelle and Maureen Droney
- producer:
- George Michael and Narada Michael Walden
- mixer:
- David Frazer and Serban Ghenea
- bass guitar:
- Randy Jackson (in 1986)
- drums (drum set):
- Narada Michael Walden (in 1986)
- electric guitar:
- Corrado Rustici (in 1986)
- percussion and tambourine:
- Greg “Gigi” Gonaway (in 1986)
- synthesizer:
- Walter Afanasieff (in 1986)
- additional vocals:
- Aretha Franklin (in 1986)
- background vocals:
- Kitty Beethoven (in 1986), Jim Gilstrap (in 1986), Jennifer Hall (in 1986), Myrna Matthews (in 1986) and Claytoven Richardson (in 1986)
- lead vocals:
- Aretha Franklin (in 1986) and George Michael (in 1986)
- vocals:
- Aretha Franklin (in 1986)
- strings arranger:
- Jerry Hey
- arranger:
- Narada Michael Walden
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Arista Records, Inc. (in 1986), Arista Records, LLC (in 1986) and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (in 1986)
- mixed at:
- MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
- recording of:
- I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me) (in 1986)
- writer:
- Simon Climie and Dennis Morgan
- publisher:
- BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Chrysalis Music , Chrysalis Music Ltd. , Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. , Kobalt Music Services Ltd. , Little Shop of Morgansongs, Rare Blue Music, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), 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
| Aretha Franklin & George Michael | 4 | 3:58 |
3 | Like a Prayer- producer:
- Patrick Leonard and Madonna
- recording of:
- Like a Prayer
- writer:
- Patrick Leonard and Madonna
- publisher:
- EMI Blackwood Music Inc. , Orangejello Music, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Warner / Chappell Music Publishing, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 , ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), 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 , ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, Johnny Yuma Music (in 1988), Webo Girl Publishing, Inc. (in 1988), WB Music Corp. (from 1989 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
| Madonna | 4.8 | 5:48 |
4 | All Night Long (All Night) | Lionel Richie | 3.4 | 4:17 |
5 | Ain’t Nobody | Rufus feat. Chaka Khan | 3.7 | 4:35 |
6 | Tainted Love | Soft Cell | 3.9 | 2:40 |
7 | Never Too Much- recording engineer and mixer:
- Michael H. Brauer
- assistant engineer:
- Lincoln Clapp , Gregg Mann , Andy Hoffman , Nicky Kalliongos and Don Wershba
- engineer:
- Carl Beatty
- executive producer:
- Larkin Arnold
- producer:
- Luther Vandross
- bass:
- Marcus Miller
- congas:
- Bashiri Johnson
- drums (drum set):
- Buddy Williams
- guitar:
- Georg Wadenius
- horn [horns] and strings:
- Paul Riser
- keyboard [keyboards]:
- Nat Adderley, Jr.
- percussion:
- Crusher Bennett
- background vocals [female backup vocals]:
- Tawatha Agee, Brenda White, Michelle Cobbs, Cissy Houston, Yvonne Lewis and Sybil Thomas
- background vocals [male backup vocals] and lead vocals:
- Luther Vandross
- vocals arranger:
- Luther Vandross
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1981)
- recorded at:
- Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States
- part of:
- The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 466)
- recording of:
- Never Too Much
- lyricist and composer:
- Luther Vandross
- publisher:
- EMI Songs Ltd.
| Luther Vandross | 4.15 | 3:49 |
8 | Maria- recording engineer and producer:
- Craig Leon
- mixer:
- Steve Shipley
- bass guitar:
- Leigh Foxx
- guitar:
- Paul Carbonara
- performer:
- Clem Burke, Jimmy Destri, Deborah Harry and Chris Stein
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Beyond Music (in 1998)
- recorded at:
- Chung King House Of Metal in New York, New York, United States, Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States and Red Night Recording in New York, New York, United States
- mixed at:
- Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom and Encore Recording Studios in Burbank, California, United States
- recording of:
- Maria
- lyricist and composer:
- Jimmy Destri
- publisher:
- Dick Johnson Songs
| Blondie | 4.4 | 4:02 |
9 | Parklife | Blur | 3.85 | 3:05 |
10 | Would I Lie to You | Charles & Eddie | 3.2 | 3:39 |
11 | U Can’t Touch This | MC Hammer | 4.15 | 4:15 |
12 | Man! I Feel Like a Woman! | Shania Twain | 4.15 | 3:53 |
13 | Kingston Town | UB40 | 4.35 | 3:43 |
14 | Angels | Robbie Williams | 3.6 | 4:24 |
15 | Candy Man | Christina Aguilera | 3.5 | 3:14 |
16 | I’m Outta Love | Anastacia | | 3:54 |
17 | Crazy | Gnarls Barkley | 4.2 | 2:58 |
18 | Get the Party Started | P!nk | 4.45 | 3:11 |
19 | I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’ | Scissor Sisters | 3.5 | 4:07 |
20 | Shine- assistant recording engineer:
- Mike Horner, Jake Jackson (strings) and Sam Jones (strings)
- recording engineer and mixer:
- Jeff Rothschild
- miscellaneous support:
- Shari Sutcliffe (task: production coordinator)
- producer:
- John Shanks
- bass, guitar [guitars] and keyboard [keyboards]:
- John Shanks
- drums (drum set) [drums]:
- Jeff Rothschild
- piano:
- Gary Barlow
- orchestra:
- London Session Orchestra
- strings arranger:
- Wil Malone
- concertmaster:
- Gavyn Wright
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Polydor Ltd. (UK) (in 2006, in 2007)
- recorded at:
- AIR Studios in Hampstead, Camden, London , England, United Kingdom (strings), Henson Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and RAK Recording Studios in London , England, United Kingdom
- mixed at:
- Henson Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- recording of:
- Shine
- writer:
- Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Steve Robson
- publisher:
- BMG Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and V2 Music Publishing Ltd.
| Take That | 2.65 | 3:30 |