| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | God Gave Rock ’n’ Roll to You II- engineer:
- Rob Jacobs , Stan Katayama and Chris Steinmetz
- producer:
- Bob Ezrin
- mixer:
- Rob Jacobs
- drums (drum set):
- Eric Singer
- electric bass guitar:
- Gene Simmons
- electric guitar [lead guitar]:
- Bruce Kulick
- electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
- Paul Stanley
- background vocals:
- Eric Carr and Bruce Kulick
- lead vocals:
- Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Interscope Records, Inc. (in 1991)
- engineered at:
- A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and The Enterprise in Burbank, California, United States
- remix of:
- God Gave Rock and Roll to You II by KISS
- recording of:
- God Gave Rock ’n’ Roll to You II
- additional lyricist:
- Bob Ezrin, Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley
- lyricist and composer:
- Russ Ballard
- publisher:
- Bocu Music Ltd., Verulam Music Co., Ltd. and Mainspring Music (from 1991 to ????)
- sub-publisher:
- シンコーミュージック・パブリッシャーズ
- version of:
- God Gave Rock and Roll to You
| KISS | 4.5 | 5:20 |
| 2 | Breaking the Law- engineer:
- Louis Austin
- producer:
- Tom Allom
- drums (drum set):
- Dave Holland (from 1980-01 until 1980-02)
- electric bass guitar:
- Ian Hill (from 1980-01 until 1980-02)
- electric guitar:
- Kenneth Downing (from 1980-01 until 1980-02) and Glenn Tipton (from 1980-01 until 1980-02)
- lead vocals:
- Rob Halford (from 1980-01 until 1980-02)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS Records (in 1980), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (in 1980), Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (in 1980) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (in 1980)
- recorded at:
- Startling Studios in Ascot, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (from 1980-01 until 1980-02)
- music videos:
- Breaking the Law by Judas Priest
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 4), VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (number: 12) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
- recording of:
- Breaking the Law (from 1980-01 until 1980-02)
- writer:
- Kenneth Downing, Rob Halford and Glenn Tipton
- publisher:
- Crewglen Ltd., Ebonytree Ltd, EMI April Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing France, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , EMI Songs Ltd., Geargate Ltd. , Reach Global (UK) Limited, Reach Music Publishing, Inc., Round Hill Songs II and Warner Chappell Music France
- sub-publisher:
- ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 , ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 and 日音 Synch事業部
| Judas Priest | 4.15 | 2:37 |
| 3 | Smoke on the Water- recorded in:
- Montreux, Vaud , Switzerland (in 1971-12)
- assistant engineer:
- Jeremy Gee
- engineer:
- Martin Birch
- producer:
- Deep Purple
- drums (drum set):
- Ian Paice (in 1971-12)
- electric bass guitar:
- Roger Glover (in 1971-12)
- electric guitar:
- Ritchie Blackmore (in 1971-12)
- Hammond organ:
- Jon Lord (in 1971-12)
- lead vocals:
- Ian Gillan (in 1971-12)
- recorded at:
- Rolling Stones Mobile Studio in United Kingdom (in 1971-12)
- recording of:
- Smoke on the Water (in 1971-12)
- writer:
- Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice
- publisher:
- B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. , EMI Music Publishing , Glenwood Music Corp., HEC Music and Henrees Music co.
- sub-publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing France, EMI Music Publishing Scandinavia AB, EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. 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)
| Deep Purple | 3.95 | 3:49 |
| 4 | I Believe in a Thing Called Love | The Darkness | 4.2 | 3:39 |
| 5 | Smokin’ in the Boys Room- recording engineer and mixer:
- Duane Baron
- assistant engineer:
- Matt Brady , Brian Scheuble, Paul Wertheimer , Mark Wilczak and Alex Woltman
- producer:
- Tom Werman
- bass pedals, electric bass guitar and synthesizer:
- Nikki Sixx
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Tommy Lee
- electric guitar:
- Mick Mars
- background vocals:
- Tommy Lee , Mick Mars, Vince Neil and Nikki Sixx
- lead vocals:
- Vince Neil
- produced for:
- Julia’s Music, Inc.
- recorded at:
- Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Pasha Music House in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Record Plant West Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- mixed at:
- Record Plant West Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- cover recording of:
- Smokin’ in the Boys Room
- writer:
- Cub Koda and Michael Lutz
- publisher:
- Big Leaf Publishing, Lady J Music, Tooney Loons Publishing and Walden Music, Inc.
| Mötley Crüe | 4 | 3:29 |
| 6 | All Right Now- engineer:
- Roy Thomas Baker
- producer:
- Free and John Kelly
- bass:
- Andy Fraser
- drums (drum set):
- Simon Kirke
- guitar:
- Paul Kossoff
- lead vocals:
- Paul Rodgers
- remixer:
- Bob Clearmountain
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Free (in 1970)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Island Records Ltd. (in 1970, in 1971)
- recorded at:
- Island Studios in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London , England, United Kingdom and Trident Studios in Soho, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom
- music videos:
- All Right Now by Free
- recording of:
- All Right Now
- writer:
- Andy Fraser and Paul Rodgers
- publisher:
- Blue Mountain Music, Blue Mountain Music Ltd., Blue Mountain Music Scandinavia, Catherine’s Peak Music, Copyright Control , Irving Music, Inc., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. , Polygram Music and Universal Music Publishing
| Free | 4.65 | 4:17 |
| 7 | Holy Diver | Dio | | 5:16 |
| 8 | Cum On Feel the Noize | Quiet Riot | | 4:25 |
| 9 | The Boys Are Back in Town | Thin Lizzy | 4.35 | 4:26 |
| 10 | Spirit of Radio- recording engineer:
- Paul Northfield
- producer:
- Terry Brown and Rush
- assistant mixer:
- Steve S. Hort , Geddy Lee, Craig Milliner and Adam Moseley
- mixer:
- Terry Brown
- 12 string guitar [12-string acoustic guitar], 12 string guitar [12-string electric guitar], acoustic guitar, bass pedals [Taurus pedals] and electric guitar:
- Alex Lifeson (from 1979-09 until 1979-10)
- bass guitar, bass pedals [Taurus pedal synthesizer], Minimoog and synthesizer [Oberheim polyphonic: OB-1]:
- Geddy Lee (from 1979-09 until 1979-10)
- bell tree, crotales, drums (drum set), timbales, timpani [tympani], triangle, tubular bells, tubular bells [orchestra bells] and wind chime:
- Neil Peart (from 1979-09 until 1979-10)
- vocals:
- Geddy Lee (from 1979-09 until 1979-10)
- arranger:
- Terry Brown and Rush
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- PolyGram Records, Inc. (in 1980)
- recorded at:
- Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec , Canada (from 1979-09 until 1979-10)
- mixed at:
- Trident Studios in Soho, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (in 1979-11)
- part of:
- Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 88)
- recording of:
- The Spirit of Radio (from 1979-09 until 1979-10)
- lyricist:
- Neil Peart
- composer:
- Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
- publisher:
- Core Music Publishing and Anthem Core Music Publishing (from 1980 to present)
| Rush | 4.2 | 5:00 |
| 11 | The Final Countdown | Europe | | 3:42 |
| 12 | In the Heat of the Night | Diamond Head | | 5:00 |
| 13 | Cold as Ice- associate engineer:
- Jimmy Douglass , Michael Getlin, Kevin Herron and Randy Mason
- engineer:
- Gary Lyons
- co-producer:
- Mick Jones and Ian McDonald
- producer:
- Gary Lyons and John Sinclair
- mixer:
- Jimmy Douglass , Mick Jones and Ian McDonald
- bass guitar:
- Ed Gagliardi
- drums (drum set):
- Dennis Elliott
- guitar:
- Mick Jones and Ian McDonald
- horn:
- Ian McDonald
- keyboard:
- Al Greenwood and Ian McDonald
- synthesizer:
- Al Greenwood
- background vocals:
- Ed Gagliardi , Mick Jones , Ian Lloyd and Ian McDonald
- lead vocals:
- Lou Gramm
- vocals:
- Ed Gagliardi , Mick Jones and Ian McDonald
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1977), WEA International Inc. (in 1977) and Rhino Entertainment Company (in 2009)
- recording of:
- Cold as Ice
- writer:
- Lou Gramm and Mick Jones
- publisher:
- Intersong Music Ltd., MVA Music, Somerset Songs Publishing Inc., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. , Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. , 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 , Fuji Pacific Music inc. (until 2014-12-31), Yamaha Music Publishing (until 2017-03-31), Fujipacific Music, Inc. (from 2015-01-01 to present) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (from 2017-04-01 to present)
| Foreigner | 4 | 3:23 |
| 14 | More Than Words | Extreme | 4 | 4:02 |
| 15 | My Sharona- bass:
- Prescott Niles (in 1979-04)
- drums (drum set):
- Bruce Gary (in 1979-04)
- guitar [lead guitar]:
- Berton Averre (in 1979-04)
- guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
- Doug Fieger (in 1979-04)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1979, in 2002) and Capitol Records, LLC (in 1979)
- recording of:
- My Sharona (in 1979-04)
- writer:
- Berton Averre and Douglas Fieger
- publisher:
- Campbell Connelly (Australia) P/L, Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Copyright Control , Eighties Music, Music Sales Corporation , Small Hill Music, Universal Music Publishing , Universal Music Publishing MGB Australia and Wise Brothers Music LLC
| The Knack | 4.2 | 4:03 |
| 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 | 4:12 |
| 17 | She’s a Little Angel | Little Angels | | 3:16 |
| 18 | More Than a Feeling- producer:
- John Boylan and Tom Scholz
- acoustic guitar, bass and electric guitar:
- Tom Scholz (from 1975-10 until 1976-04)
- drums (drum set):
- Sib Hashian (from 1975-10 until 1976-04)
- vocals:
- Brad Delp (from 1975-10 until 1976-04)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS, Inc. (in 1976), Epic Records (in 1976), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1976), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1976) and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (in 2002)
- recording of:
- More Than a Feeling (from 1975-10 until 1976-04)
- lyricist and composer:
- Tom Scholz
- publisher:
- Copyright Control , PolyGram Music Publishing Australia Pty. Ltd., PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. , Warner Chappell Music , Warner Chappell Music Ltd. , WB Music Corp. and Pure Songs (in 1976)
| Boston | 4.8 | 3:27 |
| 19 | Gimme All Your Lovin’ | ZZ Top | 4.05 | 4:02 |
| 20 | Ace of Spades | Motörhead | 4.25 | 2:46 |