# | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
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1 | Counting Stars- assistant recording engineer:
- Matthew Tryba
- recording engineer:
- Smith Carlson
- producer:
- Ryan Tedder and Noel Zancanella
- assistant mixer:
- Ryan Lipman
- mixer:
- Joe Zook
- bass:
- Brent Kutzle
- drums (drum set):
- Eddie Fisher
- guitar:
- Drew Brown and Zachary Filkins
- harp:
- HarpEri
- keyboard and lead vocals:
- Ryan Tedder
- background vocals:
- Bobbie Gordon, Brent Kutzle, David McGlohon and Zach Filkins
- additionally recorded at:
- Patriot Studios in Denver, Colorado, United States
- recorded at:
- Black Rock Studios in Santorini, Notio Aigaio, Greece and RAK Studios in London , England, United Kingdom
- recording of:
- Counting Stars
- lyricist and composer:
- Ryan Tedder
- publisher:
- Midnite Miracle Music, Sony/ATV Music LLC, Sony/ATV Pop Music Publishing and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
| OneRepublic | 4.15 | 4:19 |
2 | Call Me Maybe- engineer and producer:
- Josh Ramsay
- assistant mixer:
- Zach Blackstone and Brock McFarlane
- mixer:
- Dave Ogilvie
- additional editor:
- Nik Pesut
- lead vocals:
- Carly Rae Jepsen
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Interscope Records (in 2012) and School Boy (in 2012)
- recorded at:
- Umbrella Studio in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
- mixed at:
- Mushroom Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and Warehouse Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- part of:
- Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 35), Stereogum: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 36), Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 43) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 436)
- recording of:
- Call Me Maybe
- publisher:
- Tavish Crowe
- writer:
- Tavish Crowe, Carly Rae Jepsen and Josh Ramsay
- publisher:
- BMG Gold Songs, BMG Rights Management , Charlie Rae Music, Crowe Music Publishing, Jepsen Music Publishing, Regular Monkey Productions, Inc., Regular Monkey Publishing, Universal Music Corp. and Universal Music Publishing Canada I
| Carly Rae Jepsen | 4.05 | 3:15 |
3 | Rule the World | Take That | 3.5 | 3:59 |
4 | Only Girl (in the World)- assistant recording engineer:
- Inaam Haq, Dane Liska and Brad Shea
- recording engineer:
- Josh Gudwin, Kuk Harrell, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Sandy Vee, Marcos Tovar and Miles Walker
- producer:
- Kuk Harrell (lead vocals), Sandy Vee and Stargate
- additional assistant mixer:
- Damien Lewis
- mixer:
- Sandy Vee and Phil Tan
- instruments:
- Tor Erik Hermansen, Mikkel S. Eriksen and Sandy Vee
- produced for:
- 45th & 3rd Music LLC and Empire Artist Management
- recorded at:
- Roc the Mic Studios in New York, New York, United States, The Bunker Studios in Paris, Île-de-France, France and Westlake Recording Studios in West Hollywood, California, United States
- mixed at:
- The Bunker Studios in Paris, Île-de-France, France and The Ninja Beat Club in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- music videos:
- Only Girl (in the World) by Rihanna
- part of:
- RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (number: 2) and Grammy Award: Best Dance/Electronic Recording nominees (number: 2011 winner)
- recording of:
- Only Girl (in the World)
- writer:
- Crystal Johnson, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen and Sandy Wilhelm
| Rihanna | 3.95 | 3:56 |
5 | Pompeii | Bastille | 3.95 | 3:35 |
6 | Riptide | Vance Joy | 3.95 | 3:23 |
7 | Viva la vida | Coldplay | 4 | 4:03 |
8 | Troublemaker | Olly Murs feat. Flo Rida | 2.5 | 3:06 |
9 | Story of My Life- assistant engineer:
- Ian Franzino
- engineer:
- Julian Bunetta, Ben “Bengineer” Chang, Alex Oriet and John Ryan
- producer:
- Julian Bunetta, John Ryan and Jamie Scott (task: vocal)
- assistant mixer:
- Ryan Lipman
- mixer:
- Joe Zook
- instruments:
- Julian Bunetta, John Ryan and Jamie Scott
- strings:
- Christine Wu
- background vocals:
- Damon Bunetta, Julian Bunetta, Peter Bunetta, Ian Franzino, John Ryan and Jamie Scott
- strings arranger:
- Christine Wu
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Simco Limited (in 2013)
- recorded at:
- Angel Face Studios in United Kingdom and Enemy Dojo in Calabasas, California, United States
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 57)
- recording of:
- Story of My Life
- writer:
- Julian Bunetta, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, John Ryan , Jamie Scott , Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson and Zain Malik
- publisher:
- Bob Erotik Music, Holy Cannoli Music, PPM Music Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing
| One Direction | 3 | 4:05 |
10 | Wild Heart | The Vamps | 3 | 3:12 |
11 | Firework- recording engineer:
- Mikkel S. Eriksen and Miles Walker
- additional engineer:
- Damien Lewis and Carlos Oyanedel
- assistant engineer:
- Josh Houghkirk
- producer:
- Sandy Vee and Stargate
- mixer:
- Sandy Vee and Phil Tan
- instruments:
- Erik Hermansen, Mikkel S. Eriksen and Sandy Vee
- vocals:
- Katy Perry
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Capitol Records, LLC (in 2012)
- recorded at:
- Roc the Mic Studios in New York, New York, United States
- mixed at:
- Soapbox Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States and The Bunker Studios in Paris, Île-de-France, France
- music videos:
- Firework by Katy Perry
- recording of:
- Firework
- writer:
- Ester Dean, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Katy Perry and Sandy Wilhelm
- publisher:
- Dat Damn Dean Music, Di Piu S R L, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , Victor Music Arts, ピアーミュージック , 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, Dipiù S.r.l. (in 2010), EMI Music Publishing (in 2010), Peermusic III, Ltd. (in 2010), Ultra Tunes (in 2010), When I’m Rich You’ll Be My Bitch (in 2010) 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)
| Katy Perry | 4.25 | 3:49 |
12 | Price Tag- partial recording of:
- Price Tag
- writer:
- Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr. , Łukasz Gottwald, Jessica Cornish and Claude Kelly
- publisher:
- Ham Squad Music, Kasz Money Publishing , Prescription Songs, Shady Music Publishing, LLC , Songs of Universal, Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Studio Beast Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
- sub-publisher:
- Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. , Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH , Sony Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH and Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH
| Jessie J | 2 | 3:10 |
13 | I Need Your Love | Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding | 4.1 | 3:56 |
14 | Hey Brother | Avicii | 2.5 | 3:14 |
15 | Titanium | David Guetta feat. Sia | 3.9 | 4:06 |
16 | Forget You | CeeLo Green | 3.35 | 3:44 |
17 | I’m Yours | Jason Mraz | 3.85 | 4:03 |
18 | Candy- programming:
- Jacknife Lee
- bass and keyboard [keyboards]:
- Jacknife Lee
- cello:
- Peggy Baldwin, Richard Dodd and John Krovoza
- double bass [contrabass]:
- Denise Briese
- drums (drum set) [drums]:
- Bill Rieflin
- guitar:
- Jacknife Lee and Blake Mills
- harp:
- Marcia Dickstein
- piano:
- Chris Thornberry
- saxophone:
- Alex Budman, Brandon Fields, Glenn Berger and Bob Sheppard
- trombone:
- Vikram Devasthali and Garrett Smith
- trumpet:
- Stewart Cole and Ray Monteiro
- viola:
- Caroline Buckman, Lauren Chipman and Rodney Wirtz
- violin:
- Daphne Chen, Eric Gorfain, Gina Kronstadt, Marisa Kuney, Neli Nikolaeva , Radu Pieptea , Wes Precourt and Amy Wickman
- background vocals:
- Barbara Gruska, Alex Lilly and Samantha Sidley
- vocals:
- Robbie Williams
- conductor:
- Owen Pallett
- instruments arranger:
- Owen Pallett
- concertmaster:
- Eric Gorfain
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Farrell Music Ltd (in 2012)
- recording of:
- Candy
- writer:
- Gary Barlow, Terje Olsen and Robbie Williams
- publisher:
- Farrell Music Ltd, Smalltown Supermusic, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Scandinavia
| Robbie Williams | 3 | 3:21 |
19 | The Lazy Song | Bruno Mars | 4.65 | 3:10 |
20 | Let Me Go | Gary Barlow | 2 | 3:40 |
21 | How Long Will I Love You | Ellie Goulding | 2 | 2:34 |