| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | The Sun Always Shines on T.V. | a‐ha | 5 | 5:02 |
| 2 | Too Shy | Kajagoogoo | 4 | 3:41 |
| 3 | Geno | Dexys Midnight Runners | 3.35 | 3:26 |
| 4 | I Feel for You | Chaka Khan | 4 | 5:43 |
| 5 | True | Spandau Ballet | 3.65 | 5:28 |
| 6 | Never Can Say Goodbye | The Communards | 3 | 4:45 |
| 7 | La bamba | Los Lobos | 4.3 | 2:55 |
| 8 | Frankie | Sister Sledge | | 4:17 |
| 9 | Black Velvet | Alannah Myles | 4.3 | 4:47 |
| 10 | What Is Love? | Howard Jones | 5 | 3:37 |
| 11 | I Can’t Wait | Nu Shooz | 3.65 | 5:26 |
| 12 | Kids in America- engineer:
- Stephen Stewart and Steve Stewart
- producer:
- Ricky Wilde
- bass guitar:
- Martin Russell (from 1980 until 1981)
- drums (drum set):
- Chris North (from 1980 until 1981)
- guitar:
- Francis Lickerish (from 1980 until 1981), James Stevenson (from 1980 until 1981), Steve Stewart (from 1980 until 1981) and Ricky Wilde (from 1980 until 1981)
- keyboard:
- Robert John Godfrey (from 1980 until 1981), Calvin Hayes (from 1980 until 1981) and Ricky Wilde (from 1980 until 1981)
- background vocals:
- Ricky Wilde (from 1980 until 1981)
- lead vocals:
- Kim Wilde (from 1980 until 1981)
- vocals:
- Kim Wilde
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Cherry Red Records Ltd. , EMI France (in 1993), EMI Records Ltd. (in 1996, in 2001) and EMI Records Limited (in 2006)
- recorded at:
- The Lodge Recording Studio in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1980 until 1981)
- mixed at:
- RAK Studios in London , England, United Kingdom
- part of:
- TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 55)
- recording of:
- Kids in America (from 1980 until 1981)
- writer:
- Marty Wilde and Ricky Wilde
- publisher:
- Finchley Music Corp.
- lyrics quoted on:
- The Art of Losing
| Kim Wilde | 4.35 | 3:24 |
| 13 | Somewhere in My Heart | Aztec Camera | 3.5 | 3:58 |
| 14 | What’s Love Got to Do With It- engineer and mixer:
- John Hudson
- producer:
- Terry Britten
- drums (drum set):
- Graham Jarvis
- guitar:
- Terry Britten
- keyboard:
- Nick Glennie‐Smith and Billy Livsey
- percussion:
- Simon Morton
- background vocals:
- Terry Britten and Tessa Niles
- lead vocals:
- Tina Turner
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- EMI Records Ltd. (in 2004)
- recorded at:
- Mayfair Studios in London , England, United Kingdom
- part of:
- The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 134) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 309)
- recording of:
- What’s Love Got to Do With It
- writer:
- Graham Lyle and Terence Ernest Britten
- publisher:
- Hornall Brothers Music Ltd. , Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. , Goodsingle Limited (in 1984), Irving Music, Inc. (in 1984), Rondor Music (London) Ltd. (in 1984), WB Music Corp. (from 1984 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
| Tina Turner | 4.15 | 3:46 |
| 15 | Love in the First Degree | Bananarama | 2.5 | 3:31 |
| 16 | Always | Atlantic Starr | | 4:48 |
| 17 | Hit That Perfect Beat | Bronski Beat | 5 | 3:39 |
| 18 | Lean on Me | Club Nouveau | | 5:48 |
| 19 | Jump to the Beat | Stacy Lattisaw | | 5:16 |
| 20 | Morning Train (Nine to Five) | Sheena Easton | 4 | 3:20 |
| 21 | Mirror Mirror | Dollar | | 3:31 |
| 22 | It Ain’t What You Do It’s the Way That You Do It | Fun Boy Three with Bananarama | 4 | 2:52 |
| 23 | Drive | The Cars | 4.05 | 3:54 |
| 24 | Feel So Real | Steve Arrington | | 5:09 |
| 25 | The Living Daylights | a‐ha | 3 | 4:47 |
| 26 | You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) | Jimmy Somerville | 3.5 | 3:55 |
| 27 | Each Time You Break My Heart | Nick Kamen | 3 | 4:31 |
| 28 | We Close Our Eyes | Go West | 3 | 3:41 |
| 29 | Gloria | Laura Branigan | | 4:55 |
| 30 | Cupid / I’ve Loved You for a Long Time | Spinners | 4 | 3:56 |
| 31 | Lean on Me (Ah‐li‐ayo) | Red Box | | 4:25 |
| 32 | You’re History | Shakespear’s Sister | 2 | 4:26 |
| 33 | Living on the Ceiling | Blancmange | 5 | 3:59 |
| 34 | Give Me the Night | George Benson | 4.75 | 3:43 |
| 35 | What’s the Colour of Money | Hollywood Beyond | 4 | 3:23 |
| 36 | This Corrosion | The Sisters of Mercy | 4.25 | 10:59 |
| 37 | Our Lips Are Sealed | Fun Boy Three | 3.2 | 2:51 |
| 38 | Cruel Summer- producer:
- Steve Jolley and Tony Swain
- lead vocals:
- Sara Dallin (in 1983-04), Siobhan Fahey (in 1983-04) and Keren Woodward (in 1983-04)
- performer:
- Bananarama (in 1983-04)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- London Records 90 Ltd. (in 1983)
- recording of:
- Cruel Summer (in 1983-04)
- lyricist:
- Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Steve Jolley, Tony Swain and Keren Woodward
- composer:
- Leo Birenberg, Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Steve Jolley, Kari Kimmel , Tony Swain and Keren Woodward
- publisher:
- Reverb Music Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
| Bananarama | 4 | 3:35 |
| 39 | Big in Japan | Alphaville | 5 | 3:52 |
| 40 | Young at Heart | The Bluebells | 2.5 | 3:26 |
| 41 | Waiting for a Girl Like You | Foreigner | 4.5 | 4:47 |
| 42 | April Skies | The Jesus and Mary Chain | 4 | 3:11 |
| 43 | Forget Me Nots | Patrice Rushen | 3.5 | 4:35 |
| 44 | To Be or Not to Be | BA Robertson | | 3:21 |
| 45 | The Killing Moon | Echo & the Bunnymen | 4.65 | 5:46 |
| 46 | Rio | Duran Duran | 4 | 5:15 |
| 47 | Nelson Mandela (edit) | The Special AKA | | 4:05 |
| 48 | Don’t Get Me Wrong | Pretenders | 4.2 | 3:47 |
| 49 | International Rescue | Fuzzbox | | 3:29 |
| 50 | Searching | Change | | 3:33 |
| 51 | Let’s Hang On | Darts | | 3:15 |
| 52 | Superwoman | Karyn White | 3 | 5:47 |
| 53 | You Might Need Somebody | Randy Crawford | | 4:14 |
| 54 | I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) | The Proclaimers | 4 | 3:39 |
| 55 | Everybody Salsa | Modern Romance | | 3:22 |
| 56 | Sweet Love | Anita Baker | 3.25 | 4:22 |
| 57 | Cry Boy Cry | Blue Zoo | | 4:27 |
| 58 | 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 | 3:26 |
| 59 | Money’s Too Tight (to Mention) | Simply Red | | 4:29 |
| 60 | Big Area | Then Jerico | | 4:48 |
| 61 | Electric Youth | Debbie Gibson | 3.5 | 4:57 |
| 62 | Lip Up Fatty | Bad Manners | 4 | 2:46 |
| 63 | C’mon and Get My Love (radio version) | D‐Mob | | 7:36 |
| 64 | Life in a Northern Town | The Dream Academy | 4.35 | 4:16 |
| 65 | Don’t Call Me Baby | Voice of the Beehive | | 3:06 |
| 66 | Legs | ZZ Top | | 4:35 |
| 67 | Got to Keep On | Cookie Crew | | 4:42 |
| 68 | Hand Held in Black and White | Dollar | | 3:21 |
| 69 | The Last Film | Kissing the Pink | | 3:26 |
| 70 | Broken Land | The Adventures | 5 | 5:03 |
| 71 | Buzz Buzz a Diddle It | Matchbox | | 2:52 |
| 72 | Half a Minute | Matt Bianco | 3.35 | 3:49 |
| 73 | Kokomo- engineer and mixer:
- Keith Wechsler
- producer:
- Terry Melcher
- accordion:
- Van Dyke Parks (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
- acoustic guitar:
- Jeffrey Foskett (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
- alto saxophone:
- Joel Peskin (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
- bass:
- Rod Clark (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
- drums (drum set):
- Jim Keltner (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
- slide guitar [electric slide guitar]:
- Ry Cooder (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
- background vocals:
- Al Jardine (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06), Bruce Johnston (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06), Mike Love (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06) and Carl Wilson (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
- lead vocals:
- Mike Love (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06) and Carl Wilson (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
- performer:
- The Beach Boys (on 1988-03-22)
- music videos:
- Kokomo by The Beach Boys
- recording of:
- Kokomo (in 1988)
- writer:
- Mike Love , Scott McKenzie, Terry Melcher and John Phillips
- publisher:
- Buena Vista Music Company, Clairaudient Music Corporation, Daywin Music Inc., Honest John Music, Nichion Synch Division, Spirit One Music, Touchstone Pictures Music and Songs Inc. and Yamaha Music EH(CM)
| The Beach Boys | 4.45 | 3:35 |
| 74 | Just Like Paradise | David Lee Roth | 4.5 | 4:03 |
| 75 | Let It Roll (vocal) | Doug Lazy | | 5:41 |
| 76 | Each and Every One | Everything but the Girl | 4 | 2:47 |
| 77 | Temptation | New Order | 3.4 | 6:57 |
| 78 | Devotion (radio mix) | Ten City | | 4:03 |
| 79 | The Sun Rising | The Beloved | | 5:05 |
| 80 | She Drives Me Crazy | Fine Young Cannibals | 4.2 | 3:35 |
| 81 | Twisted | Keith Sweat | | 4:20 |
| 82 | Ain’t Nobody | Chaka Khan | 3.7 | 4:40 |
| 83 | Get Tough | Kleeer | | 8:41 |
| 84 | We Care a Lot- recording engineer:
- Matt Wallace
- assistant engineer:
- Jim "Watts" Verecke
- producer:
- Steve Berlin, Faith No More and Matt Wallace
- congas and drums (drum set):
- Mike Bordin
- electric bass guitar [bass]:
- Billy Gould
- electric guitar [guitars]:
- Jim Martin
- keyboard [keyboards]:
- Roddy Bottum
- background vocals [backing vocals]:
- Mike Bordin , Roddy Bottum, Billy Gould and Jim Martin
- lead vocals [vocals]:
- Chuck Mosely
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Slash Records (in 1987)
- recorded at:
- Control Center in Los Angeles, California, United States and Studio D in Sausalito, California, United States
- mixed at:
- Studio D in Sausalito, California, United States
- music videos:
- We Care a Lot by Faith No More and We Care a Lot by Faith No More
- recording of:
- We Care a Lot
- lyricist:
- Roddy Bottum and Chuck Mosely
- composer:
- Mike Bordin , Roddy Bottum, Chuck Mosely, Faith No More, Billy Gould and Jim Martin
- publisher:
- Big Thrilling Music and Faith No More Music
| Faith No More | 4.3 | 4:03 |
| 85 | Jolene | Strawberry Switchblade | | 6:14 |
| 86 | Remembrance Day | B-Movie | | 4:05 |
| 87 | Boogie Down | Al Jarreau | | 4:00 |
| 88 | Hangin’ | Chic | | 5:11 |
| 89 | Love Changes (Everything) | Climie Fisher | 3.85 | 4:28 |
| 90 | Bad Habits | Jenny Burton | | 4:29 |
| 91 | 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 | 4:35 |
| 92 | Off on Your Own (Girl) | Al B. Sure! | | 4:09 |
| 93 | Baby I’m Scared of You | Womack & Womack | | 5:38 |
| 94 | Baby, Come to Me | Patti Austin | | 3:35 |
| 95 | Drivin’ My Life Away | Eddie Rabbitt | | 3:14 |
| 96 | Hallelujah (club mix edit) | Happy Mondays | | 5:37 |
| 97 | Gimme Your Love | New Edition | | 4:12 |
| 98 | Forever Young | Alphaville | 4.55 | 3:46 |
| 99 | Salsa House | Richie Rich | | 6:57 |
| 100 | We Call It Acieed | D‐Mob feat. Gary Haisman | | 3:22 |
