| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Smalltown Boy- recording of:
- Smalltown Boy
- writer:
- Steve Bronski, Jimmy Somerville and Larry Steinbachek
- publisher:
- BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. , Bronski Music Ltd., Bucks Music Ltd, EMI Virgin Music Ltd. , Fujipacific Music, Inc., The Copyright Collective, Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
- part of:
- Gotcha!
| Bronski Beat | | 4:38 |
| 2 | When Will I Be Famous- recording engineer:
- John Brand , Simon Humphrey and Robin Sellers
- assistant engineer:
- Richard Edwards and Alex Osman
- engineer:
- Christopher Marc Potter
- producer and mixer:
- Nicky Graham
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
- recorded at:
- Hot Nights Studio in London , England, United Kingdom
- mixed at:
- Sarm East Studios in Aldgate, Tower Hamlets, London , England, United Kingdom
- recording of:
- When Will I Be Famous?
- writer:
- Nicky Graham and Thomas Watkins
- publisher:
- Alderzone Ltd., BMG Platinum Songs US, BMG VM Music Ltd., EMI Virgin Music Australia Pty Ltd, Maximum Music Limited and Warner Chappell Music
| Bros | 3 | 4:01 |
| 3 | The Harder I Try | Brother Beyond | 1 | 3:29 |
| 4 | Living in America | James Brown | 3.35 | 4:43 |
| 5 | Land of Make Believe | Bucks Fizz | 3.35 | 3:48 |
| 6 | Making Your Mind Up | Bucks Fizz | 4.65 | 2:39 |
| 7 | Word Up | Cameo | 4 | 4:18 |
| 8 | Happy Talk | Captain Sensible | 3 | 3:26 |
| 9 | Fame | Irene Cara | 5 | 3:46 |
| 10 | Heaven Is a Place on Earth- recording engineer:
- Steve McMillan
- drums (drum set) [drum] programming:
- Charles Judge and Rick Nowels
- additional engineer:
- Stacy Baird and Robert Feist
- assistant engineer:
- Matthew Freeman , Clark Germaine, Brian Scheuble and Joe Schiff
- additional producer:
- Robert Feist (other vocals [vocal]) and Ellen Shipley (other vocals [vocal])
- producer:
- Rick Nowels
- mixer:
- Shelly Yakus
- acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars]:
- Rick Nowels
- additional guitar:
- Tim Pierce
- additional guitar [guitars]:
- Michael Landau
- additional keyboard [keyboards]:
- Thomas Dolby
- additional percussion:
- Jimmy Bralower and Paulinho da Costa
- bass:
- John Pierce
- drums (drum set) [drums]:
- Kenny Aronoff and Curly Smith
- electric guitar [electric guitars]:
- Dan Huff, John McCurry and Rick Nowels
- guitar [air guitar] and lead vocals:
- Belinda Carlisle
- keyboard [keyboards]:
- Charles Judge and Rick Nowels
- other instruments [fairlight]:
- Rhett Lawrence
- piano [acoustic piano]:
- Charles Judge
- vocals:
- Beth Anderson , Charlotte Caffey, Donna Davidson, Donna Delory, Edie Lehmann, Rick Nowels, Michelle Phillips and Ellen Shipley
- arranger:
- Rick Nowels
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Artist Management Services Ltd. (in 1987), MCA Records, Inc. (in 1987), Virgin Records Ltd (in 1987) and Demon Music Group Ltd. (in 2019)
- additionally recorded at:
- Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Hollywood Sound in Los Angeles, California, United States and Music Grinder Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- recorded at:
- American Recording and Ocean Way Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- mixed at:
- A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 400)
- recording of:
- Heaven Is a Place on Earth
- writer:
- Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley
- publisher:
- BMG Bumblebee , BMG Rights Management , Bug Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing , EMI Virgin Music Publishing Australia P/L, EMI Virgin Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, Spirit Music Publishing Limited, Virgin Songs, Inc., Future Furniture Music (in 1987) and Shipwreck Music (in 1987)
- sub-publisher:
- Fujipacific Music, Inc.
| Belinda Carlisle | 4.15 | 4:05 |
| 11 | Bette Davis Eyes- recording engineer:
- Val Garay (in 1981-01)
- producer:
- Val Garay
- electric guitar:
- Waddy Wachtel (in 1981-01)
- lead vocals:
- Kim Carnes (in 1981-01)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Capitol Records, LLC , Capitol Records (in 1981), Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1981), Chrysalis Records (in 1981), EMI America Records, Inc. (in 1981), EMI Records Ltd. (in 1981), EMI Records USA (in 1981), EMI USA (in 1981) and EMI–Manhattan Records (in 1981)
- recorded at:
- Record One in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1981-01)
- part of:
- Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 18) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 425)
- cover recording of:
- Bette Davis Eyes (in 1981-01)
- writer:
- Jackie DeShannon and Donna Weiss
- publisher:
- Donna Weiss Music Inc., Mothfrog Publishing, Plain and Simple Music, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Brothers Inc., Warner Chappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
| Kim Carnes | 3.95 | 3:45 |
| 12 | Fast Car- engineer and mixer:
- Kevin Smith
- producer:
- David Kershenbaum
- acoustic guitar, electric guitar and percussion:
- Tracy Chapman
- bass guitar:
- Larry Klein
- drums (drum set):
- Denny Fongheiser
- steel guitar:
- Ed Black
- vocals:
- Tracy Chapman
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Elektra/Asylum Records (in 1988) and Elektra Entertainment (in 2015)
- recorded at and mixed at:
- Powertrax Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 71), BILLIONS CLUB, Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 113), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 165) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 275)
- recording of:
- Fast Car
- lyricist and composer:
- Tracy Chapman
- publisher:
- April Music Inc., EMI April Music Inc., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. , Purple Rabbit Music, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. and 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
- sub-publisher:
- Kobalt Music Publishing France, Kobalt Music Publishing Italia Ltd and Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
| Tracy Chapman | 4.45 | 4:58 |
| 13 | If I Could Turn Back Time- recording engineer and mixer:
- Frank Wolf
- additional engineer:
- Guy Roche
- assistant engineer:
- Ken Allardyce, Mario Luccy, Craig Porteils and Duane Seykora
- producer:
- Guy Roche and Diane Warren
- additional guitar:
- Gene Black and Glenn Sciurba
- bass guitar:
- John Pierce
- drums (drum set) and tambourine:
- Mark T. Williams
- guitar:
- Steve Lukather
- keyboard:
- Alan Pasqua and Guy Roche
- background vocals:
- Michael Anthony , Robin Beck, Desmond Child, Jimmy Demers, Jean McClain and Maria Vidal
- lead vocals:
- Cher
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Geffen Records (in 1989) and The David Geffen Company (in 1989)
- recorded at:
- Bill Schnee Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Criterion Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
- mixed at:
- The Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 386)
- recording of:
- If I Could Turn Back Time
- lyricist and composer:
- Diane Warren
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing and Realsongs (in 1989)
| Cher | 3.75 | 3:56 |
| 14 | Buffalo Stance | Neneh Cherry | 3 | 4:07 |
| 15 | Harvest for the World | Christians | | 3:58 |
| 16 | Love Changes Everything | Climie Fisher | 3.9 | 4:29 |
| 17 | In the Air Tonight- assistant engineer:
- Nick Launay and Karen Segal
- engineer:
- Hugh Padgham
- assistant producer:
- Hugh Padgham
- producer:
- Phil Collins and Hugh Padgham
- bass guitar:
- John Giblin (in 1980)
- guitar:
- Daryl Stuermer (in 1980)
- Rhodes piano, drum machine, drums (drum set), synthesizer and vocoder and lead vocals:
- Phil Collins (in 1980)
- violin:
- Sharokav (in 1980)
- arranger:
- Phil Collins
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1981) and WEA International Inc. (in 1981)
- part of:
- VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 35) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 291)
- recording of:
- In the Air Tonight (in 1980)
- lyricist and composer:
- Phil Collins
- publisher:
- EMI April Music Inc., Hit & Run Music (Publishers) Limited, Imagem Music, Philip Collins Ltd., Effectsound Ltd. (in 1980, in 1981), Hit & Run Music (Publishing) Ltd (in 1980) and Pun Music, Inc. (in 1981)
- part of:
- Risky Business
| Phil Collins | 4.35 | 5:31 |
| 18 | Don’t Leave Me This Way | Communards | 3.4 | 4:25 |
| 19 | I Can’t Stand Up (for Falling Down) | Elvis Costello & The Attractions | 4.5 | 2:05 |
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