| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Girls Just Want to Have Fun- additional engineer:
- John Jansen and Rod O’Brien
- assistant engineer:
- John Agnello
- engineer:
- William Wittman
- associate producer:
- William Wittman
- producer:
- Rick Chertoff
- bass:
- Eric Bazilian
- electric guitar:
- Rick DiFonzo
- electronic drum set:
- Anton Fig
- keyboard [keyboards] and synthesizer [synthesizers]:
- Rob Hyman
- background vocals:
- Krystal Davis, Ellie Greenwich, Cyndi Lauper, Jules Shear, Maretha Stewart and Diane Wilson
- lead vocals:
- Cyndi Lauper
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS, Inc. (in 1983) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1983, in 1994)
- produced for:
- Red Sox Music Productions, Inc.
- recorded at:
- The Record Plant in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
- music videos:
- Girls Just Want to Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper
- part of:
- VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 23), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 63)
- recording of:
- Girls Just Want to Have Fun
- lyricist and composer:
- Robert Hazard
- publisher:
- Copyright Control , EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Novelene Music, Sony Tunes, Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Heroic Music (in 1983)
- sub-publisher:
- ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
| Cyndi Lauper | 4.1 | 3:53 |
| 2 | You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) | Dead or Alive | 4.15 | 3:16 |
| 3 | Billie Jean | Michael Jackson | 4.1 | 4:58 |
| 4 | I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)- recording engineer and mixer:
- David Frazer
- percussion programming:
- Preston Glass
- additional assistant engineer:
- Noah Baron, Rob Beaton, Paul Hamingson, Stuart Hirotsu, Gordon Lyon, Billy Miranda and Ross Williams
- additional engineer:
- Lincoln Clapp , Maureen Droney, Ken Kessie, Gordon Lyon and Jay Rifkin
- assistant engineer:
- Dana Jon Chappelle
- executive producer:
- Clive Davis
- producer:
- Narada Michael Walden
- alto saxophone:
- Marc Russo
- bass synthesizer [bass synth]:
- Randy Jackson
- drums (drum set):
- Narada Michael Walden
- electronic drum set [Simmons]:
- Greg “Gigi” Gonaway
- guitar synthesizer [Charvel GTM6 midi guitar synth]:
- Corrado Rustici
- synthesizer [synth horns]:
- Sterling Smith
- synthesizer [synths]:
- Walter Afanasieff
- background vocals:
- Kitty Beethoven, Kevin Dorsey, Jim Gilstrap, Jennifer Hall and Myrna Matthews
- background vocals and lead vocals:
- Whitney Houston
- arranger:
- Narada Michael Walden
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Arista Records, Inc. (in 1987) and RCA Records (in 1987)
- produced for:
- Perfection Light Productions
- recorded at:
- Clinton Recording Studios in New York, New York, United States, Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, Tarpan Studios in San Rafael, California, United States and The Plant Studios in Sausalito, California, United States
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 1) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 231)
- recording of:
- I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
- writer:
- George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam
- publisher:
- Boy Meets Girl Music, Copyright Control , Irving Music , Irving Music, Inc. and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
| Whitney Houston | 4.25 | 4:50 |
| 5 | I Want Candy | Bow Wow Wow | 4 | 2:43 |
| 6 | Should I Stay or Should I Go | The Clash | 4.55 | 3:09 |
| 7 | Maneater- assistant engineer:
- Bruce Buckhalter , Barry Harris and Michael Somer-Abbott
- engineer:
- Neil Kernon
- co-producer:
- Neil Kernon
- producer:
- Daryl Hall and John Oates
- mixer:
- Hugh Padgham
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- BMG Ariola Hamburg GmbH (in 1982), BMG Music (in 1982), RCA Records (in 1982), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1982) and Sony Music Entertainment (in 1982)
- recording of:
- Maneater (in 1981-12)
- lyricist:
- Sara Allen, Daryl Hall and John Oates
- composer:
- Daryl Hall and John Oates
- publisher:
- BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. , Copyright Control , Fust Buzza Inc., Hot Cha Music Co., Irving Music, Inc., Primary Wave Brian, Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd, Rondor Music Pty. Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
| Daryl Hall & John Oates | 4.4 | 4:31 |
| 8 | Jessie’s Girl- producer:
- Keith Olsen
- arranger:
- Neil Geraldo, Keith Olsen and Rick Springfield
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- BMG Entertainment (in 1981), BMG Music (in 1981), RCA Records (in 1981), RCA Records, Inc. (in 1981), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1981, in 2001) and Wizard Records (in 1981)
- part of:
- VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 20) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 55)
- recording of:
- Jessie’s Girl
- lyricist and composer:
- Rick Springfield
- publisher:
- BMG Music, Copyright Control , Muscleman Music, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Portal Music, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. , Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Wizard Music
| Rick Springfield | 4.45 | 3:15 |
| 9 | Don’t Stop Believin’- assistant engineer:
- Wally Buck
- engineer:
- Kevin Elson
- producer:
- Kevin Elson and Mike Stone
- bass guitar:
- Ross Valory (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Steve Smith (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
- guitar:
- Neal Schon (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
- keyboard and piano:
- Jonathan Cain (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
- background vocals:
- Jonathan Cain (from 1981-04 until 1981-06), Neal Schon (from 1981-04 until 1981-06) and Ross Valory (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
- lead vocals:
- Steve Perry (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS Records Inc. (in 1981), Columbia Records (in 1981), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1981) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1981)
- recorded at:
- Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California, United States (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
- mixed at:
- Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California, United States
- part of:
- SWR1 Hitparade 2022 (number: 10), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 11), Offizielle deutsche Charts – Single-Jahrescharts 2025 (number: 34), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 51) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 133)
- recording of:
- Don’t Stop Believin’ (from 1981-04 until 1981-06)
- writer:
- Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry and Neal Schon
- publisher:
- BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. , Lacey Boulevard Music, Sharandall Music, Sony Music , Universal/MCA Music Ltd. and Weedhigh‐Nightmare Music
- sub-publisher:
- 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 , 日音 Synch事業部 , フジパシフィック音楽出版 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック (from 2015-01-01 to present)
| Journey | 4.3 | 4:08 |
| 10 | Walk This Way- engineer:
- Steve Ett
- co-producer:
- Jason Mizell and Joseph Simmons
- producer:
- Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons
- guest guitar:
- Joe Perry
- keyboard and percussion:
- Jason Mizell
- guest background vocals:
- Steven Tyler
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Arista Records, Inc. (in 1986, in 1989) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1986)
- music videos:
- Walk This Way by Run‐D.M.C.
- part of:
- VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 9), New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 30) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 287)
- recording of:
- Walk This Way
- writer:
- Joe Perry and Steven Tyler
- publisher:
- Daksel LLC, Daksel Music Corp., Music of Stage Three, Music of Stage Three Aerosmith Account, Song and Dance Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Stage Three Music Ltd., Stage Three Music Publishing Limited and Vindaloo Productions, Inc.
| Run‐D.M.C. feat. Aerosmith | 4.05 | 5:10 |
| 11 | Wishing Well | Terence Trent D’Arby | 3.15 | 3:30 |
| 12 | Wake Me Up Before You Go‐Go | Wham! | 3.85 | 3:51 |
| 13 | Eye of the Tiger- assistant engineer:
- Hill Swimmer
- engineer:
- Phil Bonnano and Mike Clink
- producer:
- Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Scotti Bros. Industries Inc (in 1982), Volcano Entertainment III, L.L.C. (in 1982, in 1985) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (in 2016)
- recorded at:
- Rumbo Recorders in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, United States
- part of:
- Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 28) and VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (number: 63)
- recording of:
- Eye of the Tiger
- writer:
- Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan
- publisher:
- Copyright Control , Easy Action Music, Ensign Music Corporation, Holy Moley Music, Rude Music , Rude Music Inc, Sony/ATV Harmony UK, Sony/ATV Melody, Three Wise Boys Music LLC, Warner Chappell North America Limited , Warner/Chappell North America Limited , WB Music Corp. (, until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
- sub-publisher:
- Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division , Sony/ATV Music Publishing France, Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division , Yamaha Music Publishing (until 2017-03-31) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (from 2017-04-01 to present)
- part of:
- The 55th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
| Survivor | 4.45 | 4:04 |
| 14 | 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
- background vocals:
- Ian Haugland, Mic Michaeli and John Norum
- lead vocals:
- Joey Tempest
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS, Inc. (in 1986), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (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
- part of:
- VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (number: 66) and Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 155)
- recording of:
- The Final Countdown
- lyricist and composer:
- Joey Tempest
- publisher:
- Copyright Control , EMI , EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd , EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , EMI Music Sweden AB , Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. and Seven Doors Music
| Europe | 4.15 | 5:09 |
| 15 | Ghostbusters | Ray Parker Jr. | 3.9 | 4:06 |
| 16 | Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) | Eurythmics | 4.15 | 3:39 |
| 17 | Total Eclipse of the Heart | Bonnie Tyler | 4.15 | 4:27 |
| 18 | Africa- recording engineer:
- Al Schmitt
- producer:
- Toto
- mixer:
- Greg Ladanyi
- acoustic guitar:
- Timothy B. Schmit
- bass guitar:
- David Hungate
- congas:
- Lenny Castro
- drums (drum set) and gong:
- Jeff Porcaro
- electric guitar and guitar:
- Steve Lukather
- keyboard and piano:
- David Paich
- marimba:
- Joe Porcaro
- percussion:
- Lenny Castro and Joe Porcaro
- recorder:
- Jim Horn
- synthesizer:
- Steve Porcaro
- background vocals:
- Bobby Kimball, Steve Lukather, David Paich and Timothy B. Schmit
- lead vocals:
- Bobby Kimball and David Paich
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS, Inc. (in 1982), Columbia Records (in 1982), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1982) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1982, in 1983)
- music videos:
- Africa by Toto
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 105) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 452)
- recording of:
- Africa
- writer:
- Jeffrey Porcaro and David Paich
- publisher:
- Hudmar Publishing Co. Inc., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. , Rising Storm Music, Sony Music Publishing , Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and Spirit Two Music
- sub-publisher:
- ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
| Toto | 4.15 | 4:54 |
| 19 | Down Under- additional engineer:
- Paul Ray
- engineer:
- Jim Barbour and Peter McIan
- producer:
- Peter McIan
- bass:
- John Rees
- drums (drum set):
- Jerry Speiser
- guitar:
- Ron Strykert
- keyboard and woodwind:
- Greg Ham
- vocals:
- Colin Hay
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS Records Australia Limited (in 1981), Columbia Records (in 1981), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty Limited (in 1981), Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (in 1981), Sony Music Productions Pty. Ltd. (in 1981, in 1982), CBS, Inc. (in 1982), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1982) and Diski CBS AEBE (in 1986)
- recorded at:
- Richmond Recorders in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- part of:
- VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 96)
- recording of:
- Down Under
- lyricist:
- Colin Hay
- composer:
- Colin Hay and Ron Strykert
- publisher:
- April Music Pty. Ltd., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music , EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited , EMI Songs, EMI Songs Australia, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd., フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
| Men at Work | 3.95 | 3:39 |
| 20 | It’s Raining Men | The Weather Girls | 4 | 5:25 |
| 21 | Just Got Lucky | JoBoxers | | 4:44 |
| 22 | 867-5309 / Jenny | Tommy Tutone | 4.75 | 3:46 |
| 23 | I Ran (So Far Away) | A Flock of Seagulls | 4.35 | 5:06 |
| 24 | 99 Luftballons | Nena | 4.4 | 3:51 |
| 25 | Walk Like an Egyptian | The Bangles | 4.2 | 3:23 |
| 26 | Danger Zone (from “Top Gun” original soundtrack)- synthesizer [synth] programming:
- Hans Zimmer
- engineer:
- Dave Concors, Dave Connors and Tom Whitlock
- executive producer:
- Michael Dilbeck
- producer:
- Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock
- mixer:
- Giorgio Moroder and Brian Reeves
- drums (drum set):
- John Robinson
- guitar:
- Dann Huff and Kenny Loggins
- keyboard:
- Giorgio Moroder
- saxophone:
- Tom Scott
- synthesizer:
- Tom Whitlock
- lead vocals:
- Kenny Loggins
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS Inc. (in 1986), Columbia Records (in 1986), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1986) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1986)
- recorded at:
- Oasis Recording Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- a cappella versions:
- Danger Zone by Tufts Beelzebubs
- recording of:
- Danger Zone
- lyricist:
- Thomas Whitlock
- composer:
- Giorgio Moroder
- publisher:
- Budde Music Inc. , Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH , Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Harmony UK, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH , Warner Chappell Overseas Holdings Ltd., Warner/Chappell North America, WB Music Corp. , ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 , 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 , Famous Music Corporation (in 1986) and GMPC (in 1986)
| Kenny Loggins | 4.3 | 3:36 |
| 27 | Talking in Your Sleep | The Romantics | 4 | 3:55 |
| 28 | Voices Carry (single mix) | ’Til Tuesday | 4.55 | 4:21 |
| 29 | Dancing in the Dark- recording engineer:
- Toby Scott (on 1984-02-14)
- assistant engineer:
- John R. Davenport , Jeff Hendrickson , Bruce Lampcov, Billy Straus and Zoë Yanakas
- producer:
- Jon Landau, Little Steven, Chuck Plotkin and Bruce Springsteen
- mixer:
- Bob Clearmountain (from 1984-02 until 1984-03-08)
- bass guitar:
- Garry Tallent (on 1984-02-14)
- drums (drum set):
- Max Weinberg (on 1984-02-14)
- guitar and lead vocals:
- Bruce Springsteen (on 1984-02-14)
- organ:
- Danny Federici (on 1984-02-14)
- percussion and saxophone:
- Clarence Clemons (on 1984-02-14)
- piano and synthesizer:
- Roy Bittan (on 1984-02-14)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Bruce Springsteen (in 1984)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Diski CBS AEBE (in 1986)
- recorded at:
- The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1984-02-14)
- mixed at:
- The Power Station in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 234)
- recording of:
- Dancing in the Dark (on 1984-02-14)
- publisher:
- Bruce Springsteen (in 1984)
- lyricist and composer:
- Bruce Springsteen (in 1984)
- publisher:
- Bruce Springsteen Music, Jonathan Msc. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd.
| Bruce Springsteen | 4.45 | 4:00 |
| 30 | Working for the Weekend | Loverboy | 4.2 | 3:42 |
| 31 | Living in America (from “Rocky IV” soundtrack) | James Brown | 3.35 | 4:43 |
| 32 | Let’s Hear It for the Boy | Deniece Williams | 3.6 | 4:20 |
| 33 | Conga | Gloria Estefan | 3.85 | 4:15 |
| 34 | Come Go With Me | Exposé | | 4:17 |
| 35 | Let’s Groove | Earth, Wind & Fire | 4.4 | 5:32 |
| 36 | Rock Me Amadeus (The Gold mix) | Falco | 3.65 | 3:21 |
| 37 | Take Me Home Tonight- engineer:
- Michael Frondelli, Phil Kaffel and Dave Leonard
- producer:
- Eddie Money and Richie Zito
- mixer:
- Scott Litt , Eddie Money and Richie Zito
- additional guest vocals:
- Ronnie Spector (from 1985-11 until 1986-05)
- lead vocals:
- Eddie Money (from 1985-11 until 1986-05)
- performer:
- Ronnie Spector (from 1985-11 until 1986-05)
- arranger:
- Eddie Money and Richie Zito
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sony Music Entertainment (in 1986)
- recorded at:
- Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California, United States (from 1985-11 until 1986-05), Oasis Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1985-11 until 1986-05) and R.O. Studios in Concord, California, United States (from 1985-11 until 1986-05)
- medley including a recording of:
- Be My Baby (from 1985-11 until 1986-05)
- writer:
- Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector
- publisher:
- ABKCO Music, Inc. , Carlin Music Corporation, Mother Bertha Music, Inc., Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Trio Music Co., Inc. (in 1963)
- sub-publisher:
- ABKCO Japan Publishing, Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Group Japan , Fujipacific Music inc. (until 2014-12-31), EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. division (until 2021-06-30), Warner Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (in 1963), Fujipacific Music, Inc. (from 2015-01-01 to present) 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)
- medley including a recording of:
- Take Me Home Tonight (from 1985-11 until 1986-05)
- writer:
- Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector
- recording of:
- Take Me Home Tonight
- writer:
- Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector
| Eddie Money | 4.35 | 3:31 |
| 38 | Your Love | The Outfield | 4 | 3:41 |
| 39 | Cum On Feel the Noize | Quiet Riot | 4.2 | 4:51 |
| 40 | I Hate Myself for Loving You | Joan Jett and the Blackhearts | 4.2 | 4:07 |
| 41 | We Built This City- assistant engineer:
- Paul Ericksen
- engineer:
- Jeremy Smith
- producer:
- Jeremy Smith and Peter Wolf
- mixer:
- Bill Bottrell
- other vocals [DJ voice]:
- Les Garland (in 1985)
- arranger:
- Peter Wolf
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- BMG Music (in 1985) and RCA Records (in 1985)
- mixed at:
- Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California, United States
- remixed at:
- The Soundcastle in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, United States
- recording of:
- We Built This City (in 1985)
- writer:
- Dennis Lambert, Martin Page, Bernie Taupin and Peter Wolf
- publisher:
- BMG Music, BMG Songs, Inc., Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Concord Copyrights London Limited, Copyright Control , Little Mole Music, Petwolf Music, Tuneworks Music Co., Universal Music Careers, Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. , Universal Music–MGB Songs, Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. , Zomba Enterprises and Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
- sub-publisher:
- シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
| Starship | 3.9 | 4:54 |
| 42 | Never Gonna Give You Up- keyboard [Fairlight] programming:
- Ian Curnow (in 1986-10)
- additional engineer:
- Jamie Bromfield , Mike Duffy , Phil Harding and Karen Hewitt
- assistant engineer:
- Boky, Peter Day, Gordon Dennis , Jonathan King and Yoyo
- engineer:
- Mark McGuire
- producer:
- Aitken, Stock and Waterman
- mixer:
- Mixmasters Pete Hammond (on 1987-01-01)
- drums (drum set) [drums]:
- A Linn (in 1986-10)
- guitar [guitars]:
- Matt Aitken (in 1986-10)
- keyboard [keyboards]:
- Matt Aitken (in 1986-10) and Mike Stock (in 1986-10)
- background vocals [backing vocals]:
- Dee Lewis (in 1986-10), Shirley Lewis (in 1986-10), Mae McKenna (in 1986-10) and Suzanne Rhatigan (in 1986-10)
- lead vocals:
- Rick (in 1986-10)
- arranger:
- Gordon Jenkins
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (in 1987), Pete Waterman Ltd. (in 1987) and PWL (in 1987)
- miscellaneous support:
- PWL (task: original sound recordings made by)
- recorded at:
- PWL Studio 1 (in 1986-10), PWL Studio 2 (in 1986-10) and PWL Studios in London , England, United Kingdom (in 1986-10)
- mixed at:
- PWL Studio 1 (on 1987-01-01) and PWL Studio 2 (on 1987-01-01)
- music videos:
- Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley
- part of:
- Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 48) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 244)
- recording of:
- Never Gonna Give You Up (in 1986-10)
- writer:
- Matt Aitken, Mike Stock and Pete Waterman
- publisher:
- All Boys Music Ltd., BMG Music, Copyright Control , Hammer Music , Mike Stock Publishing Limited, Sid’s Songs Limited, Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. , Universal Music Careers, Universal Music Publishers MGB Australia Pty Ltd, Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント , ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) , ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and Terrace Music (in 1987)
| Rick Astley | 4.4 | 3:33 |
| 43 | Can’t Fight This Feeling | REO Speedwagon | 3.9 | 4:55 |
| 44 | (I’ve Had) The Time of My Life (from “Dirty Dancing” soundtrack)- assistant engineer:
- Jeff DeMorris (task: 2nd assistant engineer) and Dan Nebenzal (task: 1st assistant engineer)
- 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:
- RCA Records , BMG Music (in 1987) and Vestron Music Inc. (in 1987)
- produced for:
- Mike Curb Productions
- recorded at:
- The Village Recorder in Los Angeles, California, United States
- recording of:
- (I’ve Had) The Time of My Life
- lyricist:
- Franke Previte
- composer:
- John DeNicola and Donald Markowitz
- publisher:
- ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (ended), Calspen Music, Copyright Control , EMI April 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 , Donald Jay Music, Ltd. (in 1987), Jemava Music Corp. (in 1987), Knockout Music Inc. (in 1987) and R.U. Cyrius Publishing (in 1987)
- part of:
- The 60th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1987 winner)
| Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes | 3.75 | 4:49 |
| 45 | Sexual Healing | Marvin Gaye | 3.75 | 4:00 |
| 46 | Smooth Operator (single version) | Sade | 4.65 | 4:18 |
| 47 | Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run) | Billy Ocean | 4 | 4:07 |
| 48 | Hold Me Now- recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
- Phil Thornalley
- drums (drum set) programming:
- Tom Bailey
- producer:
- Tom Bailey and Alex Sadkin
- congas and synthesizer [Prophet V]:
- Joe Leeway
- double bass [contrabass], guitar, harmonica, piano and synthesizer:
- Tom Bailey
- drums (drum set), marimba, percussion and xylophone:
- Alannah Currie
- background vocals:
- Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
- vocals:
- Tom Bailey
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Arista Records Ltd. (in 1983), BMG Arista Records Ltd. (in 1983), BMG Eurodisc Ltd. (in 1983), Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (in 1983), Arista Records Ltd. (in 1984) and Arista Records, Inc. (in 1984)
- music videos:
- Hold Me Now by Thompson Twins
- recording of:
- Hold Me Now
- writer:
- Alannah Joy Currie, Joseph Martin Leeway and Thomas Alexander Bailey
- vocals arranger:
- Tom Bailey , Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
- publisher:
- BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Songs, Inc., Point Music and Point Music Ltd.
| Thompson Twins | 4.5 | 4:45 |
| 49 | Lovergirl- producer:
- Teena Marie
- bass:
- Nathan East, James Jamerson and Allen McGrier
- drums (drum set) [drums]:
- James Gadson , Teena Marie, Narada Michael Walden and Michael White
- guitar:
- Preston Glass, Dann Huff, Teena Marie, Tom McDermott , Corrado Rustici and David T. Walker
- percussion:
- Paulinho da Costa and Teena Marie
- piano:
- Randy Kerber and Teena Marie
- saxophone:
- Ernie Watts
- synthesizer:
- Walter Afanasieff, Darren Carmichael, Randy Kerber, Teena Marie, Fred Mirza and Dan Radlauer
- lead vocals:
- Teena Marie
- vocals:
- Pattie Brooks , Evette, Mickey Hearne and Lady T
- performer:
- Teena Marie
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Epic Records (in 1984)
- recording of:
- Lovergirl
- lyricist and composer:
- Teena Marie
- publisher:
- EMI April Music Inc. and Midnight Magnet Music Publishing
| Teena Marie | 3 | 4:50 |
| 50 | Body | The Jacksons | | 5:06 |
| 51 | I’m So Excited (single remix)- producer:
- Richard Perry
- bass guitar:
- Nathan East
- drums (drum set):
- John “JR” Robinson
- guitar:
- George Doering and Lee Ritenour
- keyboard [keyboards] and synthesizer:
- Michael Boddicker and Greg Phillinganes
- piano:
- William D. “Smitty” Smith
- background vocals:
- June Pointer and Ruth Pointer
- lead vocals:
- Anita Pointer
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- BMG Music (in 1982)
- part of:
- RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (number: 6) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 258)
- recording of:
- I’m So Excited
- writer:
- Anita Pointer, June Pointer, Ruth Pointer and Trevor Lawrence
- publisher:
- ’Til Dawn Music, Braintree Music, Copyright Control , EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing , EMI Songs, EMI Songs Ltd. and SBK Blackwood Music Inc.
- sub-publisher:
- Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division (until 2014-12-31), EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division (until 2021-06-30), Fuji Pacific Music SBK Department (from 2015-01-01 to present) 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)
| The Pointer Sisters | 4.8 | 3:53 |
| 52 | Hot Hot Hot | Buster Poindexter and His Banshees of Blue | | 4:10 |
| 53 | You Can Call Me Al | Paul Simon | 4.4 | 4:40 |
| 54 | Easy Lover- producer:
- Phil Collins
- bass:
- Nathan East
- drums (drum set):
- Phil Collins
- guitar:
- Daryl Stuermer
- keyboard:
- Lesette Wilson
- lead vocals:
- Philip Bailey and Phil Collins
- part of:
- Paste: The 50 Greatest NON One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 20), VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 49) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 203)
- recording of:
- Easy Lover
- writer:
- Philip Bailey, Phil Collins and Nathan East
- publisher:
- Concord Music GmbH, Concord Music Publishing LLC, Concord Sounds, Musik-Edition Discoton, Pun Music Inc., Universal Music Publishing GmbH , Universal Music Publishing International Ltd., Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd., Hit & Run Music (Publishing) Ltd (in 1984), New East Music (in 1984), Philip Collins Ltd. (in 1984), Sir & Trini Music (in 1984) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (in 1984)
| Philip Bailey & Phil Collins | 4 | 5:05 |
| 55 | Footloose (from “Footloose” soundtrack)- producer:
- Lee DeCarlo and Kenny Loggins
- bass guitar:
- Nathan East
- bass synthesizer:
- Michael Boddicker
- drums (drum set):
- Tris Imboden
- guitar:
- Buzz Feiten
- instruments:
- Michael Boddicker
- keyboard:
- Neil Larsen and Steven Wood
- percussion:
- Michael Boddicker and Paulinho da Costa
- background vocals:
- Marilyn Dorman, Richey Washington and Steven Wood
- lead vocals:
- Kenny Loggins
- remixer:
- Humberto Gatica
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS, Inc. (in 1984), Columbia Records (in 1984), Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1984) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1984)
- recording of:
- Footloose
- lyricist:
- Dean Pitchford
- composer:
- Kenny Loggins
- publisher:
- BMG Music Ltd., BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Copyright Control , Ensign Music Corporation, Ensign Music LLC, Famous Music Corporation , Island Music , Milk Money Music, Sony Music Publishing , Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Melody, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal Music Publishers MGB Australia Pty Ltd
- part of:
- The 57th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
| Kenny Loggins | 4.1 | 3:46 |
| 56 | Party All the Time | Eddie Murphy | 4.35 | 4:13 |
| 57 | And We Danced | The Hooters | | 3:48 |
| 58 | Hungry Eyes | Eric Carmen | 4 | 4:02 |
| 59 | Uptown Girl | Billy Joel | | 3:38 |
| 60 | Freeway of Love | Aretha Franklin | 5 | 5:53 |
| 61 | Beds Are Burning | Midnight Oil | 4.5 | 4:16 |
| 62 | Poison- recording engineer:
- Sir Arthur Payson (from 1988 until 1989)
- 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), Epic Records (in 1989), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (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 Hell's Kitchen, 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., Desmobile Music Co., Inc. , EMI April Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited , EMI Songs Ltd., Ezra Music, Kat and Mouse Music (, from 1989 to present), MCA Music Ltd., Primary Wave Music Publishing, SBK April Music Inc. (, from 1989 to ????), SBK Songs Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. , Sony Music Publishing , Sony Songs Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Scandinavia, Universal , Universal Music Publishing , Universal Music Publishing Group, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. , Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. , Universal/MCA Music Ltd. , Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd, Universal/MCA Music Publishing Scandinavia AB , Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. and Ezra Music Corp. (from 1989 to present)
- sub-publisher:
- 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 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
| Alice Cooper | 4.45 | 4:30 |
| 63 | Tuff Enuff | The Fabulous Thunderbirds | | 3:21 |
| 64 | Cult of Personality | Living Colour | 4.3 | 4:54 |
| 65 | Kyrie (single version)- producer:
- Paul DeVilliers and Mr. Mister
- bass and lead vocals:
- Richard Page
- drums (drum set):
- Pat Mastelotto
- guitar:
- Steve Farris
- keyboard:
- Steve George
- vocals:
- Steve George
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- BMG Music (in 1985) and RCA Records (in 1985)
- recording of:
- Kyrie
- lyricist:
- John Lang
- composer:
- Steve George and Richard Page
- publisher:
- Ali‐Aja Music, Entente Music , Indolent Sloth Music, Panola Park Music, Poppy‐Due Music , Stemwa Famo Music , Warner Chappell Music , Warner Chappell Music Ltd. , Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. , Warner/Chappell North America Limited , 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
| Mr. Mister | 4.5 | 4:17 |
| 66 | 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:
- The Bangles (in 1988)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS Records Inc. (in 1988), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1988), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (in 1988), Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1988) and Sony Music Entertainment (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, Blackwood Music Inc. , Denise Barry Music, EMI Songs, Mushroom Music , SBK Blackwood Music Inc. , Songs of Universal, Inc. , Sony Music Publishing , Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Universal/MCA Music Ltd.
- sub-publisher:
- EMI Songs Ltd., Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. , Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Group Japan and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
| The Bangles | 3.8 | 3:55 |
| 67 | Shake You Down | Gregory Abbott | 3.65 | 4:04 |
| 68 | Every Time You Go Away | Paul Young | | 5:22 |
| 69 | Beat It (single version) | Michael Jackson | 4.35 | 4:18 |
| 70 | Goody Two Shoes | Adam Ant | | 3:20 |
| 71 | How Will I Know- engineer and mixer:
- Michael Barbiero
- producer:
- Narada Michael Walden
- performer:
- Mary Canty, Preston Glass, Cissy Houston, Yvonne Lewis, Randy Jackson , Corrado Rustici, Premik Russell Tubbs and Narada Michael Walden
- arranger:
- Narada Michael Walden
- publisher:
- Perfection Light Productions, Inc.
- part of:
- VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 12) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 229)
- recording of:
- How Will I Know
- writer:
- Narada Michael Walden
- composer:
- George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam
- publisher:
- Carlin Music Corporation, Irving Music , Irving Music, Inc. and WB Music Corp.
| Whitney Houston | 4.25 | 4:34 |
| 72 | Head to Toe | Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam | 3 | 5:03 |
| 73 | Rockit | Herbie Hancock | 4 | 5:25 |
| 74 | Rock the Casbah | The Clash | 4.6 | 3:42 |
| 75 | 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
- arranger:
- Nat Adderley, Jr. and Paul Riser
- vocals arranger:
- Luther Vandross
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS Records Inc. (in 1981), CBS, Inc. (in 1981), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1981) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1981)
- recorded at:
- Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States
- music videos:
- Never Too Much by Luther Vandross
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 466) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 468)
- recording of:
- Never Too Much
- lyricist and composer:
- Luther Vandross
- publisher:
- April Music Ltd., Barry Platnick, CBS Songs Ltd., EMI April Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd., MCA Music Ltd., SBK Songs , SBK Songs Ltd. and Uncle Ronnie’s Music Company Inc.
| Luther Vandross | 4.15 | 3:51 |
| 76 | Prove Your Love | Taylor Dayne | 1 | 3:27 |
| 77 | Break My Stride- drums (drum set) programming:
- John Gilston (in 1983)
- producer:
- Peter Bunetta, Rick Chudacoff and Bill Elliott
- analog synthesizer [Prophet-5]:
- Bill Elliott (in 1983) and Matthew Wilder (in 1983)
- drum machine [Oberheim DMX], drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Peter Bunetta (in 1983)
- guitar:
- Dennis Herring (in 1983)
- background vocals:
- Greg Prestopino (in 1983), Joe Turano (in 1983) and Matthew Wilder (in 1983)
- lead vocals:
- Matthew Wilder (in 1983)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS, Inc. (in 1983), Epic Records (in 1983), Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1983) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1983)
- recorded at:
- Pasha Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1983)
- part of:
- VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 39)
- recording of:
- Break My Stride (in 1983)
- writer:
- Greg Prestopino and Matthew Wilder
- publisher:
- Buchu Music, Bug Music, Inc., Bughouse, MCA Music Publishing , Music of Windswept, Universal Studios, Inc. , WB Music Corp. , Wilder Kingdom Music, Big Ears Music (in 1983), No Ears Music (in 1983) and Streetwise Music (in 1983)
| Matthew Wilder | 3.4 | 3:03 |
| 78 | Doot Doot | Freur | | 4:03 |
| 79 | 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:
- Epic Records (in 1983), Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1983), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1983), Sony Music Entertainment (Holland) B.V. (in 1983), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1983, in 1984) and Universal Music TV (in 2009)
- recorded at:
- The Record Plant in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
- a cappella versions:
- Time After Time by Forte A Cappella
- part of:
- VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 19), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 116) and Rolling Stone: 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., Copyright Control , Dub Notes Music (, in 1984), Gray Matter Music, Human Boy Music, Reilla Music Company, Rella Music Co. (, in 1984), Rellla Music Corp., Sony Music Publishing , Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music , Warner Chappell Music Ltd. , Warner/Chappell North America, WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
- sub-publisher:
- Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division , Warner Brothers Music Ltd. , Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
| Cyndi Lauper | 4.3 | 3:59 |
| 80 | That’s What Friends Are For | Dionne Warwick with Elton John, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder | 4 | 4:17 |
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