| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone | The Temptations | 4 | 6:52 |
| 2 | Love Is the Drug- producer:
- Chris Thomas
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- E.G. Records Ltd. (in 1975), Virgin EG Records Ltd. (in 1975) and Virgin Records Ltd. (in 1975, in 1999)
- recording of:
- Love Is the Drug
- lyricist:
- Bryan Ferry
- composer:
- Andy Mackay
- publisher:
- BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Songs, BMG Songs Ltd., Copyright Control , E.G. Music Inc., Universal Music Careers, Universal Music Publishing Group, Universal Music Publishing MGB Australia, Universal Music–MGB Songs and E.G. Music Ltd. (in 1975)
| Roxy Music | 4.2 | 4:06 |
| 3 | Psycho Killer- additional engineer:
- Matt Cohen
- engineer:
- Ed Stasium
- executive producer:
- Karen Ahmed and Robin Hurley
- producer:
- Tony Bongiovi, Lance Quinn and Talking Heads
- bass guitar:
- Tina Weymouth (from 1976 until 1977)
- drums (drum set):
- Chris Frantz (from 1976 until 1977)
- guitar:
- David Byrne (from 1976 until 1977) and Jerry Harrison (from 1976 until 1977)
- guitar and keyboard and keyboard:
- Jerry Harrison (from 1976 until 1977)
- lead vocals:
- David Byrne (from 1976 until 1977)
- vocals:
- Jerry Harrison (from 1976 until 1977)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sire Records Inc. (in 1977)
- recorded at:
- Sundragon Studios in Flatiron District, New York, New York, United States (from 1976 until 1977)
- mixed at:
- Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 2005)
- samples from:
- Lexicon Valley #190, "Beyond the Five Ws" by John McWhorter
- part of:
- Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 108)
- recording of:
- Psycho Killer (from 1976 until 1977)
- lyricist:
- David Byrne , Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth
- composer:
- David Byrne
- publisher:
- Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. , Index Music, Inc., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music
| Talking Heads | 4.05 | 4:18 |
| 4 | Born to Be Wild- producer:
- Gabriel Mekler
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Geffen Records (in 1968), MCA Records, Inc. (in 1968) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 1968)
- part of:
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (number: 53) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 129)
- recording of:
- Born to Be Wild
- lyricist and composer:
- Mars Bonfire
- publisher:
- Duchess Music Corporation , Manitou Music, Manitou Music Canada, MCA Music Canada, Songs of Universal, Inc. , Universal/MCA Music Ltd. , Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH, Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd, 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
| Steppenwolf | 4.35 | 3:38 |
| 5 | Suds & Soda | dEUS | 4 | 5:14 |
| 6 | Zombie- assistant engineer and assistant producer:
- Julie Gardiner
- engineer and producer:
- Stephen Street
- acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
- Noel Hogan and Dolores O’Riordan
- bass guitar:
- Mike Hogan
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Fergal Lawler
- keyboard and lead vocals:
- Dolores O’Riordan
- background vocals:
- Noel Hogan
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- The Island Def Jam Music Group , Island Records, Inc. (in 1994), UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 1994) and Island Records (in 2002)
- recorded at:
- The Manor in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1993-11 until 1994-08) and The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London , England, United Kingdom (from 1993-11 until 1994-08)
- mixed at:
- The Manor in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London , England, United Kingdom
- part of:
- triple j’s Hottest 100 (number: 1994) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 234)
- recording of:
- Zombie
- lyricist and composer:
- Dolores O’Riordan
- publisher:
- Island Music Ltd., Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
| The Cranberries | 4.35 | 5:06 |
| 7 | Drive- additional engineer:
- George Cowan , Mark Howard , John Keane , Ted Malia and Andrew Roshberg
- engineer:
- Clif Norrell
- producer:
- Scott Litt and R.E.M.
- additional mixer:
- Ed Brooks
- assistant mixer:
- Tod Lemkuhl
- mixer:
- Scott Litt and Clif Norrell
- guest cello:
- Kathleen Kee, Daniel Laufer and Elizabeth Proctor Murphy
- guest oboe:
- Deborah Workman
- guest viola:
- Reid Harris, Paul Murphy and Heidi Nitchie
- guest violin:
- Denise Berginson-Smith , Patti Gouvas, Lonnie Ottzen , Sandy Salzinger , Sou-Chun Su and Jody Taylor
- vocals:
- Michael Stipe
- conductor:
- George Hanson
- orchestrator:
- John Paul Jones
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- R.E.M./Athens, Ltd. (in 1992) and R.E.M./Athens L.L.C. (in 2017)
- 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
- music videos:
- Drive (music video) by R.E.M.
- recording of:
- Drive
- writer:
- Bill Berry , Peter Buck , Mike Mills and Michael Stipe
- publisher:
- Night Garden Music
| R.E.M. | 3.95 | 4:26 |
| 8 | Dear God | XTC | 4.35 | 3:36 |
| 9 | Bigmouth Strikes Again | The Smiths | 4.65 | 3:13 |
| 10 | Disarm | The Smashing Pumpkins | | 3:17 |
| 11 | Roxanne | The Police | 4.3 | 3:08 |
| 12 | Dreadlock Holiday- engineer:
- Keith Bessey, Eric Stewart and Tony Spath
- producer:
- Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart
- mixer:
- Eric Stewart
- agogô, congas, cowbell, marimba, timbales and triangle:
- Paul Burgess
- bass guitar, cabasa and background vocals and lead vocals:
- Graham Gouldman
- drums (drum set) and tambourine:
- Stuart Tosh
- electric guitar:
- Rick Fenn and Graham Gouldman
- electric piano and maracas:
- Eric Stewart
- organ:
- Rick Fenn and Eric Stewart
- synthesizer [Yamaha Cs80]:
- Duncan Mackay
- background vocals:
- Rick Fenn, Eric Stewart and Stuart Tosh
- arranger:
- 10cc
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Mercury Records Ltd. (in 1978) and Phonogram Ltd. (in 1978)
- recorded at and mixed at:
- Strawberry Studios South in Dorking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
- music videos:
- Dreadlock Holiday by 10cc
- recording of:
- Dreadlock Holiday
- writer:
- Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd , EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Man-Ken Music Ltd.
| 10cc | 4.65 | 4:29 |
| 13 | Lola | The Kinks | | 4:04 |
| 14 | With a Little Help From My Friends | Joe Cocker | 3.8 | 5:05 |
| 15 | Child in Time- engineer:
- Andy Knight
- producer:
- Deep Purple
- drums (drum set):
- Ian Paice (from 1969-10 until 1970-04)
- electric bass guitar:
- Roger Glover (from 1969-10 until 1970-04)
- electric guitar:
- Ritchie Blackmore (from 1969-10 until 1970-04)
- Hammond organ:
- Jon Lord (from 1969-10 until 1970-04)
- lead vocals:
- Ian Gillan (from 1969-10 until 1970-04)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- HEC Enterprises Ltd. (in 1995)
- recorded at:
- IBC Studios in London , England, United Kingdom (from 1969-10 until 1970-04)
- part of:
- SWR1 Hitparade 2004 der Männer (number: 3), SWR1 Hitparade 2005 der Badener (number: 6), SWR1 Hitparade 2005 der Württemberger (number: 5), SWR1 Hitparade 2006 (number: 6), SWR1 Hitparade 2007 (number: 4), SWR1 Hitparade 2008 (number: 3), SWR1 Hitparade 2009 (number: 3), SWR1 Hitparade 2010 (number: 3), SWR1 Hitparade 2011 (number: 3), SWR1 Hitparade 2012 (number: 3), SWR1 Hitparade 2013 (number: 3), SWR1 Hitparade 2014 (number: 3), SWR1 Hitparade 2015 (number: 3), SWR1 Hitparade 2016 (number: 3), SWR1 Hitparade 2017 (number: 3), SWR1 Hitparade 2018 (number: 3), SWR1 Hitparade 2019 (number: 3), SWR1 Hitparade 2020 (number: 3), SWR1 Hitparade 2021 (number: 3), SWR1 Hitparade 2022 (number: 3) and SWR1 Hitparade 2023 (number: 3)
- recording of:
- Child in Time (from 1969-10 until 1970-04)
- writer:
- Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice
- publisher:
- B. Feldman & Co. , B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. , EMI Music Publishing , EMI Music Publishing France, HEC Music, Henrees Music co., EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. division (until 2021-06-30), EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division (until 2021-06-30) 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)
- is based on:
- Bombay Calling
| Deep Purple | 4.55 | 10:16 |
| 16 | Love Will Tear Us Apart- producer:
- Joy Division and Martin Hannett
- bass:
- Peter Hook
- drums (drum set):
- Stephen Morris
- guitar:
- Bernard Albrecht
- vocals:
- Bernard Albrecht and Ian Curtis
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Factory Communications Ltd. (in 1988)
- recorded at:
- Strawberry Studios in Stockport, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
- part of:
- triple j’s Hottest 100 (number: 1989 (All-time)), triple j’s Hottest 100 (number: 1990 (All-time)), Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 5), Q50 – December 2005 (number: 6), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 14), NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 19), Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 41) and Rolling Stone: 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 | 3:23 |