| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | The Sweetest Taboo | Sade | 4.65 | 4:25 |
| 2 | You Shook Me All Night Long | AC/DC | 4.5 | 3:30 |
| 3 | 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 | 4:51 |
| 4 | Can’t Fight This Feeling | REO Speedwagon | 3.9 | 4:55 |
| 5 | How Am I Supposed to Live Without You | Michael Bolton | 4 | 4:14 |
| 6 | 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 | 4:01 |
| 7 | Hungry Eyes | Eric Carmen | 4 | 4:11 |
| 8 | Woman in Love | Barbra Streisand | | 3:52 |
| 9 | Sign Your Name | Terence Trent D’Arby | 3.5 | 4:36 |
| 10 | The Warrior | Scandal feat. Patty Smyth | 4.5 | 4:01 |
| 11 | Heaven (Must Be There) | Eurogliders | 3 | 3:41 |
| 12 | Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) | Eurythmics | 4.15 | 3:37 |
| 13 | Voices Carry (single mix) | ’Til Tuesday | 4.55 | 4:17 |
| 14 | Total Eclipse of the Heart | Bonnie Tyler | 4.15 | 4:30 |
| 15 | Broken Wings- engineer:
- Paul DeVilliers and Lois Oki
- producer:
- Paul DeVilliers and Mr. Mister
- mixer:
- Mick Guzauski and Mike Shipley
- bass guitar and lead vocals:
- Richard Page
- drums (drum set):
- Pat Mastelotto
- guitar:
- Steve Farris
- keyboard:
- Steve George
- vocals:
- Steve George
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- BMG Entertainment International (in 1985), BMG Music (in 1985), BMG Music International (in 1985) and RCA Records (in 1985)
- recording of:
- Broken Wings
- writer:
- Steve George , John Lang and Richard Page
- publisher:
- Ali‐Aja Music, Copyright Control , Entente Music , Indolent Sloth Music, Panola Park Music, Poppy‐Due Music , Warner Chappell Music Ltd. , Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. , Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. , Warner/Chappell North America Limited , WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
- sub-publisher:
- Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
| Mr. Mister | 4 | 5:44 |
| 16 | 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 | 4:09 |
| 17 | Toy Soldiers (single version) | Martika | 3 | 4:20 |
| 18 | Human Nature | Michael Jackson | 3.6 | 4:05 |
| 19 | I’m on Fire- recording engineer:
- Toby Scott (on 1982-05-11)
- assistant engineer:
- John R. Davenport , Jeff Hendrickson , Bruce Lampcov, Billy Straus and Zoë Yanakas
- mixer:
- Bob Clearmountain
- acoustic guitar, mandolin and choir vocals [harmony vocals]:
- Little Steven (on 1982-05-11)
- bass guitar:
- Garry Tallent (on 1982-05-11)
- drums (drum set):
- Max Weinberg (on 1982-05-11)
- glockenspiel and organ:
- Danny Federici (on 1982-05-11)
- guitar and lead vocals:
- Bruce Springsteen (on 1982-05-11)
- percussion and saxophone:
- Clarence Clemons (on 1982-05-11)
- piano and synthesizer:
- Roy Bittan (on 1982-05-11)
- choir vocals:
- Roy Bittan (on 1982-05-11), Garry Tallent (on 1982-05-11) and Max Weinberg (on 1982-05-11)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Bruce Springsteen (in 1984)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS Dischi (in 1985)
- recorded at:
- The Power Station in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (on 1982-05-11)
- mixed at:
- The Power Station in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
- recording of:
- I’m on Fire (on 1982-05-11)
- publisher:
- Bruce Springsteen (in 1984)
- lyricist and composer:
- Bruce Springsteen (in 1982)
- publisher:
- Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd.
| Bruce Springsteen | 4.4 | 2:34 |
| 20 | Uptown Girl | Billy Joel | 4.1 | 3:18 |
| 21 | 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 | 3:50 |
| 22 | Your Love | The Outfield | 4 | 3:36 |
| 23 | (I’ve Had) The Time of My Life- 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 |
| 24 | Meet Me Half Way- producer:
- Giorgio Moroder
- guitar:
- Dan Huff, Dave Darling , Terry Wilson and Richie Zito
- piano:
- Robbie Buchanan and Greg Phillinganes
- saxophone:
- David Woodford
- synthesizer:
- Brian Banks , Stu Goldberg, Anthony Marinelli , Giorgio Moroder, Peter Schless and Terry Wilson
- background vocals:
- Bobbie Eakes, Gary Falcone and Joe Pizzulo
- lead vocals:
- Kenny Loggins
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sony Music Entertainment (in 1987)
- recording of:
- Meet Me Half Way
- lyricist:
- Tom Whitlock
- composer:
- Giorgio Moroder
- publisher:
- GMPC, Go-Glo Music, 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 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
| Kenny Loggins | | 3:40 |
| 25 | Never Say Never | Romeo Void | | 5:54 |
| 26 | The Flame | Cheap Trick | 4.25 | 5:37 |
| 27 | Almost Paradise (love theme from “Footloose”) | Mike Reno feat. Ann Wilson | 5 | 3:50 |
| 28 | Let’s Hear It for the Boy | Deniece Williams | 3.6 | 4:21 |
| 29 | Between the Sheets | The Isley Brothers | 4.35 | 5:40 |
| 30 | Rockin’ After Midnight | Marvin Gaye | 4 | 6:04 |