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1 | Happy (From “Despicable Me 2”)- assistant recording engineer:
- Matthew Desrameaux
- recording engineer:
- Mike Larson
- producer:
- Pharrell Williams
- mixer:
- Leslie Brathwaite
- editor:
- Andrew Coleman and Mike Larson
- background vocals:
- Rhea Dummett, Trevon Henderson, Shamika Hightower, Ashley L. Lee, Jasmine Murray and Terrence Rolle
- arranger:
- Andrew Coleman and Mike Larson
- recorded at:
- Circle House Studios in North Miami, Florida, United States
- mixed at:
- Music Box Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- recording of:
- Happy
- lyricist and composer:
- Pharrell Williams
- publisher:
- EMI April Music Inc., More Water From Nazareth Publishing, Inc. and Universal Pictures Music
| Pharrell Williams | 4.25 | 3:53 |
2 | Locked Out of Heaven- assistant recording engineer:
- Bob Mallory and Tyler Hartman
- recording engineer:
- alalal , Wayne Gordon, Ari Levine and Mark Ronson
- miscellaneous support:
- Mark Ronson (task: dj shit) and Artie Smith (task: gear & vibes)
- additional engineer:
- Charles Moniz
- producer:
- Jeff Bhasker, Emile Haynie , Mark Ronson and The Smeezingtons
- mixer:
- Manny Marroquin
- additional drums (drum set) [drums], additional effects [FX] and additional keyboard [keys]:
- Emile Haynie
- bass:
- Nick Movshon
- drums (drum set) [drums]:
- Homer Steinweiss
- guitar [guitars]:
- Bruno Mars
- keyboard [keyboards]:
- Jeff Bhasker
- vocals:
- Bruno Mars
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 2012) and WEA International Inc. (in 2012)
- recorded at:
- Avatar Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, Daptone Studios in Bushwick, New York, New York, United States and Levcon Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- mixed at:
- Larrabee Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- recording of:
- Locked Out of Heaven
- writer:
- Bruno Mars , Philip Lawrence and Ari Levine
- publisher:
- BMG Rights Management (US) LLC , Mars Force Music, Mars Force Songs, LLC, Music Famamanem LP, Northside Independent Music Publishing LLC, Roc Nation Music, Toy Plane Music, Universal Music Corp. and WB Music Corp.
| Bruno Mars | 4.15 | 3:53 |
3 | Blame It on Me | George Ezra | 3.5 | 3:16 |
4 | Rude | MAGIC! | 4.2 | 3:43 |
5 | I Don’t Feel Like Dancing | Scissor Sisters | 3.5 | 4:08 |
6 | (I’ve Had) The Time of My Life- assistant engineer:
- Jeff DeMorris and Dan Nebenzal
- engineer:
- Carmine Rubino
- producer:
- Michael Lloyd
- vocals:
- Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
- remixer:
- Jimmy Ienner , Michael Lloyd , Dan Nebenzal and Carmine Rubino
- additional arranger:
- John D’Andrea and Michael Lloyd
- arranger:
- Gene Page
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- BMG Music (in 1987)
- produced for:
- Mike Curb Productions
- recording of:
- (I’ve Had) The Time of My Life
- lyricist:
- Franke Previte
- composer:
- John DeNicola and Donald Markowitz
- publisher:
- Calspen Music, Donald Jay Music Ltd. , EMI April Music Inc., Jemava Music Corp., Knockout Music Inc., Marcu Music Company, Inc., R U Cyrius Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, フジパシフィックミュージック and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)
- part of:
- Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 60)
| Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes | 3.3 | 4:48 |
7 | Tell Her About It (remastered) | Billy Joel | 3.75 | 3:50 |
8 | Wrapped Up | Olly Murs feat. Travie McCoy | 3 | 3:06 |
9 | Ghost- miscellaneous support:
- Maxi Anderson (task: background vocals contractor)
- programming and producer:
- Ryan Tedder and Noel Zancanella
- assistant engineer:
- Big L
- engineer:
- Francesco Cameli and Smith Carlson
- mixer:
- Joe Zook
- bass:
- Tom Herbert and Ryan Tedder
- drums (drum set) [drums]:
- Homer Steinweiss and Ryan Tedder
- guitar:
- Alex Reeve and Ryan Tedder
- piano and background vocals [BGVs]:
- Ryan Tedder
- background vocals:
- Bridgette Bryant , Carmel Echols , Angie Fisher and Nikki Grier
- background vocals arranger:
- Maxi Anderson
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Simco Limited (in 2014)
- recorded at:
- Patriot Studios in Denver, Colorado, United States, Sphere Studios in London , England, United Kingdom, Tritonus in Berlin, Germany and Westlake Recording Studios in West Hollywood, California, United States
- music videos:
- Ghost by Ella Henderson
- recording of:
- Ghost
- writer:
- Ella Henderson, Ryan Tedder and Noel Zancanella
- publisher:
- Blastronaut, Patriot Games, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC and Write 2 Live
| Ella Henderson | 4 | 3:33 |
10 | Cry Me a River | Justin Timberlake | 3.85 | 4:49 |
11 | All of Me (radio edit) | John Legend | 3 | 2:59 |
12 | Only Love Can Hurt Like This | Paloma Faith | 3 | 3:52 |
13 | Just Give Me a Reason | P!nk feat. Nate Ruess | 3.7 | 4:03 |
14 | Beneath Your Beautiful | Labrinth feat. Emeli Sandé | | 3:56 |
15 | Because of You | Kelly Clarkson | 3.9 | 3:40 |
16 | I Have Nothing (remastered)- engineer:
- David Reitzas
- producer:
- David Foster
- mixer:
- Mick Guzauski
- strings arranger:
- David Foster and Jeremy Lubbock
- arranger:
- David Foster
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Arista Records, Inc. (in 1992) and RCA Records (in 1993)
- recorded at:
- Encore Recording Studios in Burbank, California, United States, Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
- recording of:
- I Have Nothing
- writer:
- David Foster and Linda Thompson
| Whitney Houston | 4 | 4:48 |
17 | Something I Need | Ben Haenow | 4 | 3:46 |
18 | Angels | Robbie Williams | 3.6 | 4:21 |
19 | Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me (remastered) | George Michael & Elton John | 3.2 | 5:51 |
20 | Back for Good | Take That | | 4:02 |
21 | Story of My Life (radio edit) | One Direction | | 3:39 |
22 | Fallin’- recording engineer and programming:
- Kerry "Krucial" Brothers
- producer:
- Alicia Keys
- mixer:
- Russell Elevado
- instruments:
- Alicia Keys
- violin:
- Miri
- background vocals:
- Andricka Hall, Alicia Keys, Cindy Mizelle and Tammy Saunders
- arranger:
- Alicia Keys
- recorded at:
- KrucialKeys Studios in New York, New York, United States
- mixed at:
- Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
- recording of:
- Fallin’
- lyricist and composer:
- Alicia Keys
- publisher:
- EMI April Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing , Lellow Music Publishing and Lellow Productions, Inc.
| Alicia Keys | 3.7 | 3:30 |
23 | How Long Will I Love You | Ellie Goulding | 2 | 2:34 |
24 | Thank You | Dido | 4 | 3:36 |
25 | Beautiful | Christina Aguilera | 4.4 | 4:00 |
26 | Walking on Broken Glass | Annie Lennox | | 3:32 |
27 | Man on the Moon- additional engineer:
- Ed Brooks , George Cowan , Mark Howard , John Keane , Tod Lemkuhl, Ted Malia and Andrew Roshberg
- engineer:
- Clif Norrell
- producer:
- Scott Litt and R.E.M.
- mixer:
- Scott Litt and Clif Norrell
- vocals:
- Michael Stipe
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- R.E.M./Athens, Ltd. (in 1992)
- additionally recorded at:
- Bosstown Recording Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, John Keane Studios in Athens, Georgia, United States and Kingsway Studios in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- recorded at:
- Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States and Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
- mixed at:
- Bad Animals Studio in Seattle, Washington, United States
- recording of:
- Man on the Moon
- writer:
- Bill Berry , Peter Buck , Mike Mills and Michael Stipe
- publisher:
- Night Garden Music
| R.E.M. | 4.25 | 5:13 |
28 | The Man Who Can’t Be Moved | The Script | 3.25 | 4:01 |
29 | Let Her Go (radio edit) | Passenger | | 3:38 |
30 | Grace (radio edit) | Will Young | | 3:32 |
31 | Torn | Natalie Imbruglia | | 3:00 |
32 | Adia | Sarah McLachlan | 4.65 | 4:04 |
33 | You Gotta Be | Des’ree | 3.35 | 4:05 |
34 | Real Love | Tom Odell | 2 | 2:19 |
35 | Waves | Mr. Probz | | 2:53 |
36 | Nobody Knows (radio edit) | The Tony Rich Project | | 4:23 |
37 | Songbird | Eva Cassidy | 4 | 3:43 |
38 | As I Lay Me Down | Sophie B. Hawkins | 5 | 4:09 |
39 | Dangerous | Rumer | | 3:56 |
40 | Let Me Go | Gary Barlow | 2 | 3:40 |
41 | Take On Me | a‐ha | 4.45 | 3:47 |
42 | Everywhere | Fleetwood Mac | 4.1 | 3:42 |
43 | Do You Really Want to Hurt Me | Culture Club | 3.9 | 4:19 |
44 | Together in Electric Dreams | Giorgio Moroder & Phil Oakey | 2.35 | 3:48 |
45 | Time After Time- additional engineer:
- John Jansen and Rod O’Brien
- assistant engineer:
- John Agnello
- engineer:
- William Wittman
- associate producer:
- William Wittman
- producer:
- Rick Chertoff
- lead vocals:
- Cyndi Lauper
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1983)
- recorded at:
- The Record Plant in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
- part of:
- The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 494)
- recording of:
- Time After Time
- writer:
- Rob Hyman and Cyndi Lauper
- publisher:
- Sony Songs Inc. (ended), CBS Songs Ltd., Gray Matter Music, Human Boy Music, Rellla Music Corp., Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Brothers Music Ltd. , Warner Chappell Music Ltd. , Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division, Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. , WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28), Dub Notes Music (in 1984), Rella Music Co. (in 1984) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
| Cyndi Lauper | 4.35 | 3:59 |
46 | Broken Wings (remastered) | Mr. Mister | | 4:44 |
47 | Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now | Starship | 4.15 | 4:29 |
48 | Eternal Flame- recording engineer:
- John Beverly Jones
- additional engineer:
- Ken Felton
- producer:
- Davitt Sigerson
- mixer:
- Frank Filipetti
- drums (drum set):
- Debbi Peterson
- electric bass guitar [bass]:
- Michael Steele
- guitar [lead guitar]:
- Vicki Peterson
- guitar [rhythm guitar]:
- Susanna Hoffs
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1988)
- mixed at:
- Studio 55 in Los Angeles, California, United States
- music videos:
- Eternal Flame by Bangles
- recording of:
- Eternal Flame
- writer:
- Susanna Hoffs, Tom Kelly and Billy Steinberg
- publisher:
- Bangophile Music, Billy Steinberg Music, Denise Barry Music, EMI Songs Ltd., Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group Japan and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
| The Bangles | 3.75 | 3:55 |
49 | 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 | 3:51 |
50 | One of Us- engineer:
- Michael B. Tretow
- producer:
- Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
- acoustic guitar:
- Björn Ulvaeus (in 1981)
- acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
- Lasse Wellander (on 1981-10-21)
- bass guitar:
- Rutger Gunnarsson (on 1981-10-21)
- drums (drum set):
- Ola Brunkert (on 1981-10-21)
- keyboard:
- Benny Andersson (on 1981-10-21)
- keyboard and synthesizer:
- Benny Andersson (in 1981)
- mandolin:
- The Three Boys (on 1981-10-21)
- percussion:
- Åke Sundqvist (in 1981)
- arranger:
- Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Polar Music International AB (in 1981)
- recorded at:
- Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (on 1981-10-21)
- mixed at:
- Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (on 1981-11-13)
- part of:
- The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 57)
- recording of:
- One of Us (on 1981-10-21)
- writer:
- Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
- publisher:
- Bocu Music Ltd. (ended), Union Songs Music, Artwork Music Co., Inc. (from 1981 to ????), EMI Waterford Music (from 1981 to present), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (from 1981 to present) and Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB (from 1981 to present)
- part of:
- Mamma Mia!
| ABBA | 3 | 3:56 |
51 | Wouldn’t It Be Good- recording engineer:
- Julian Mendelsohn (in 1983)
- producer:
- Peter Collins
- mixer:
- Julian Mendelsohn
- lead vocals:
- Nik Kershaw (in 1983)
- horn arranger:
- Jerry Hey and Nik Kershaw
- arranger:
- Nik Kershaw
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- MCA Records Ltd. (in 1984)
- mixed at:
- Sarm East Studios in Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, London , England, United Kingdom
- recording of:
- Wouldn’t It Be Good (in 1983)
- lyricist and composer:
- Nik Kershaw
- publisher:
- Arctic King, Imagem Music GmbH , Imagem Music UK, Imagem Songs Ltd., Irving Music, Inc., Mamal, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division and Yamaha Music EH(CM)
- part of:
- Gotcha!
| Nik Kershaw | 4.5 | 4:31 |
52 | Everything I Own | Boy George | 2.35 | 3:59 |
53 | A Good Heart | Feargal Sharkey | 3.6 | 4:38 |
54 | Move Closer | Phyllis Nelson | | 4:34 |
55 | Heaven Is a Place on Earth | Belinda Carlisle | 4.05 | 4:04 |
56 | See the Day | Dee C. Lee | | 4:38 |
57 | All Cried Out (remastered) | Alison Moyet | 5 | 3:40 |
58 | Handbags and Gladrags | Stereophonics | 2.8 | 4:39 |