| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Imagine | John Lennon | 4.2 | 3:03 |
| 2 | No Woman No Cry (live)- producer:
- Chris Blackwell and Steve Smith
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Island Records Ltd. (in 1974)
- live recording of:
- No Woman, No Cry
- lyricist and composer:
- Vincent Ford
- publisher:
- Almo Music Corp. , Bob Marley Music Inc., Copyright Control , Global Musikverlag , PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. , Blue Mountain Music (in 1974), Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1974), Odnil Music Ltd. (in 1974) and Global (in 1976)
- recording of:
- No Woman, No Cry
- lyricist and composer:
- Vincent Ford
- publisher:
- Almo Music Corp. , Bob Marley Music Inc., Copyright Control , Global Musikverlag , PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. , Blue Mountain Music (in 1974), Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1974), Odnil Music Ltd. (in 1974) and Global (in 1976)
| Bob Marley & The Wailers | | 4:04 |
| 3 | Red Red Wine | UB40 | 3.8 | 2:59 |
| 4 | 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 | 5:23 |
| 5 | With or Without You- recording engineer:
- Flood
- synthesizer [DX7] programming:
- Brian Eno
- additional engineer:
- Pat McCarthy and Dave Meegan
- producer:
- Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois
- assistant mixer:
- Mary Kettle
- mixer:
- Steve Lillywhite and Mark Wallis
- additional guitar, omnichord and tambourine:
- Daniel Lanois
- bass guitar:
- Adam Clayton
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Larry Mullen, Jr.
- guitar:
- The Edge
- harmonica and lead vocals:
- Bono
- keyboard:
- Brian Eno
- background vocals:
- The Edge , Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- BMG Ariola München GmbH (in 1987), Island Records (in 1987, in 2007, in 2017), Island Records Ltd. (in 1987) and Universal Island Records Ltd. (in 2007)
- recorded at and mixed at:
- Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
- part of:
- VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 13), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 131) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 211)
- recording of:
- With or Without You
- lyricist:
- Bono
- composer:
- Bono , Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen, Jr. and The Edge
- publisher:
- Blue Mountain Music Ltd, Mother Music, PolyGram International Music Publishing B.V., Taiyo Music Inc., U2 Music, Universal Music Publishing B.V. , Universal Music Publishing International B.V. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
| U2 | 4.35 | 4:50 |
| 6 | Jesus to a Child | George Michael | | 4:14 |
| 7 | Jealous Guy- producer:
- Rhett Davies, Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music
- mixer:
- Bob Clearmountain
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- E.G. Records Ltd. (in 1981), Virgin EG Records Ltd. (in 1981) and Virgin Records Ltd. (in 1981, in 2000)
- cover recording of:
- Jealous Guy
- lyricist and composer:
- John Lennon
- publisher:
- BMG Music Publishing , BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., EMI Blackwood Music (Canada) Ltd., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing , Lenono Music, Maclen Music, Inc. , Northern Songs Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
- sub-publisher:
- Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2
- revision of:
- Child of Nature
| Roxy Music | 4.5 | 4:43 |
| 8 | Band on the Run- recording engineer:
- Geoff Emerick (from 1973-09-01 until 1973-10)
- assistant engineer:
- Monday (from 1973-09-01 until 1973-11) and Pete Swettenham (from 1973-09-01 until 1973-11)
- producer:
- Paul McCartney (from 1973-09-01 until 1973-10)
- mixer:
- Geoff Emerick (from 1973-10 until 1973-11)
- acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
- Denny Laine (from 1973-09-01 until 1973-10) and Paul McCartney (from 1973-09-01 until 1973-10)
- bass guitar, drums (drum set), electric piano, synthesizer and lead vocals:
- Paul McCartney (from 1973-09-01 until 1973-10)
- horn and strings:
- Beaux Arts Orchestra (from 1973-09-01 until 1973-10)
- Moog:
- Linda McCartney (from 1973-09-01 until 1973-10)
- background vocals:
- Denny Laine (from 1973-09-01 until 1973-10), Linda McCartney (from 1973-09-01 until 1973-10) and Paul McCartney (from 1973-09-01 until 1973-10)
- orchestrator:
- Tony Visconti
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- MPL Communications Inc.
- additionally recorded at:
- Air Studios in London , England, United Kingdom (in 1973-10)
- mixed at:
- Kingsway Studios in Camden , London , England, United Kingdom (from 1973-10 until 1973-11)
- recording of:
- Band on the Run (from 1973-09-01 until 1973-10)
- writer:
- Linda McCartney and Paul McCartney
- publisher:
- ATV Music Corp. and McCartney Music, Inc.
| Wings | 4.3 | 5:10 |
| 9 | Good Vibrations- recording engineer:
- Bruce Botnick (from 1966-02 until 1966-06), Chuck Britz (from 1966-02 until 1966-06) and Larry Levine (from 1966-02 until 1966-06)
- engineer:
- Chuck Britz and Jim Lockert
- producer:
- The Beach Boys and Brian Wilson
- mixer:
- Derry FitzGerald
- lead vocals:
- Mike Love (from 1966-02 until 1966-06) and Carl Wilson (from 1966-02 until 1966-06)
- vocals:
- Mike Love (from 1966-02 until 1966-06)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1966)
- recorded at:
- Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1966-02 until 1966-06), Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1966-02 until 1966-06) and Western Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1966-02 until 1966-06)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 6), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 25), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 53)
- recording of:
- Good Vibrations (from 1966-02 until 1966-06)
- lyricist:
- Mike Love and Brian Wilson
- composer:
- Brian Wilson
- publisher:
- Irving Music, Inc., J. Albert & Son P/L, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Rondor Music Publishing, Sea of Tunes Publishing Co. and Universal Music Publishing
- version of:
- Good Vibrations
| The Beach Boys | 4.2 | 3:36 |
| 10 | I Heard It Through the Grapevine- producer:
- Norman Whitfield
- bass [1962 Fender Precision Bass]:
- James Jamerson (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- congas and tambourine:
- Jack Ashford (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- drums (drum set):
- Uriel Jones (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- French horn:
- Don Ozga (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10) and Edwin Jones (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- guitar [1964 Gibson Firebird III]:
- Eddie Willis (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- guitar [Fender Telecaster with Jazzmaster Neck]:
- Joe Messina (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- Hammond organ [B-3]:
- Earl Van Dyke (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- instruments:
- The Funk Brothers (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- tom-tom:
- Richard "Pistol" Allen (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- Wurlitzer electric piano:
- Johnny Griffith (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- background vocals:
- The Andantes (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10), Marlene Barrow (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10), Louvain Demps (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10) and Jackie Hicks (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- lead vocals:
- Marvin Gaye (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- orchestra:
- Detroit Symphony Orchestra (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- strings arranger:
- Paul Riser (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- orchestrator:
- Paul Riser (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Motown Record Company (in 1968)
- recorded at and mixed at:
- Hitsville in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- part of:
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 80), Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 93), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 119) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 307)
- cover recording of:
- I Heard It Through the Grapevine (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- writer:
- Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , EMI Songs Australia, EMI Songs Scandinavia AB, Jobete Music , Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobette-Carlin Music Ltd., Stone Agate Music, Stone Agate Music Division and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部
| Marvin Gaye | 4.05 | 3:13 |
| 11 | Maggie May- producer:
- Rod Stewart
- 12 string guitar, bass guitar and electric guitar:
- Ronnie Wood (in 1971)
- acoustic guitar:
- Martin Quittenton (in 1971)
- celesta:
- Pete Sears (in 1971)
- cymbal and membranophone:
- Micky Waller (in 1971)
- Hammond organ:
- Ian McLagan (in 1971)
- mandolin:
- Ray Jackson (in 1971) and David Lindley (in 1971)
- lead vocals:
- Rod Stewart (in 1971)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Mercury Records Inc. (in 1971), PolyGram Records, Inc. (in 1971), The Island Def Jam Music Group (in 1971) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 1971)
- recording of:
- Maggie May (in 1971)
- publisher:
- Rod Stewart
- writer:
- Mike Peters, Martin Quittenton and Rod Stewart
- publisher:
- Chappell Music Ltd., Copyright Control , EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Full Keel Music, EMI Music Publishing , EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , H. G. Music Inc, Mushroom Music , Rightsong Music Inc., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell and Warner Chappell Music
| Rod Stewart | 4.2 | 5:13 |
| 12 | Bridge Over Troubled Water- recording engineer:
- Ted Brosnan (on 1969-11-09)
- engineer:
- Roy Halee
- producer:
- Arthur Garfunkel, Roy Halee and Paul Simon
- bass guitar:
- Joe Osborn (on 1969-11-09)
- drums (drum set):
- Hal Blaine (on 1969-11-09)
- guitar:
- Fred Carter, Jr. (on 1969-11-09) and Paul Simon (on 1969-11-09)
- keyboard:
- Larry Knechtel (on 1969-11-09)
- strings:
- Ernie Freeman (on 1969-11-09) and Jimmie Haskell (on 1969-11-09)
- vocals:
- Art Garfunkel (on 1969-11-09) and Paul Simon (on 1969-11-09)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Paul Simon (in 1969)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS, Inc. (in 1970)
- part of:
- Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 1), The Co-Op: Top 10 British Funeral Songs (number: 9), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 47), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 58) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 66)
- recording of:
- Bridge Over Troubled Water (on 1969-11-09)
- lyricist:
- Paul Simon
- composer:
- Paul Simon (in 1969)
- publisher:
- Charing Cross Music , Pattern Music Ltd , Paul Simon Music, Universal/MCA Music Ltd. , Warner Chappell Music 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
| Simon & Garfunkel | 4.05 | 4:50 |
| 13 | Ain’t No Sunshine | Michael Jackson | 3.8 | 4:10 |
| 14 | Upside Down | Diana Ross | 4 | 3:42 |
| 15 | Together Again | Janet Jackson | 3 | 4:08 |
| 16 | West End Girls | Pet Shop Boys | 3.8 | 3:53 |
| 17 | You’re the First, the Last, My Everything- engineer:
- Frank Kejmar
- producer:
- Barry White
- arranger:
- Gene Page and Barry White
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- PolyGram Records, Inc. (in 1974)
- recording of:
- You’re the First, the Last, My Everything
- writer:
- Peter Sterling Radcliffe, Tony Sepe and Barry White
- publisher:
- Chappell & Co., Inc. , January Music Corp., Little A Music, My Baby’s Music Company, Sa‐Vette Music, Sa‐Vette Music Inc., Unichappell Music, Inc. and World Song Publishing Inc.
| Barry White | 3.75 | 3:24 |
| 18 | Stayin’ Alive- producer:
- Bee Gees, Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson
- bass:
- Maurice Gibb (in 1977)
- drums (drum set):
- Dennis Bryon (in 1977)
- electric guitar:
- Alan Kendall (in 1977)
- guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
- Barry Gibb (in 1977)
- keyboard, piano and synthesizer:
- Blue Weaver (in 1977)
- percussion:
- Dennis Bryon (in 1977) and Joe Lala (in 1977)
- background vocals and other vocals [harmony vocals]:
- Barry Gibb (in 1977), Maurice Gibb (in 1977) and Robin Gibb (in 1977)
- performer:
- Bee Gees (in 1977)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Barry Gibb (in 1977), Maurice Gibb (in 1977) and Robin Gibb (in 1977)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- PolyGram International Ltd. (in 1977), PolyGram International Music B.V. (in 1977), PolyGram Records, Inc. (in 1977) and RSO Records, Inc. (in 1977)
- part of:
- Q50 – December 2005 (number: 3), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 4), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 32), Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 66), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 99), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 189) and BILLIONS CLUB
- recording of:
- Stayin’ Alive (in 1977)
- writer:
- Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
- publisher:
- BMG Music, BMG Publishing Ltd., Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Crompton Songs, Gibb Brothers Music, R.S.O. Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd., 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 , Stigwood Music, Inc. (in 1978) and Unichappell Music (in 1978)
| Bee Gees | 3.9 | 4:41 |
| 19 | Dancing Queen- engineer:
- Michael B. Tretow
- producer:
- Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
- bass:
- Rutger Gunnarsson (from 1976-08-04 until 1976-08-05)
- cello:
- Hans‐Göran Eketorp (on 1976-09-12) and Åke Olofsson (on 1976-09-12)
- clavinet and keyboard:
- Benny Andersson (from 1976-08-04 until 1976-08-05)
- drums (drum set):
- Roger Palm (from 1976-08-04 until 1976-08-05, on 1976-12-03)
- viola:
- Åke Arvinder (on 1976-09-12), Lars Brolin (on 1976-09-12) and Håkan Roos (on 1976-09-12)
- violin:
- Martin Bylund (on 1976-09-12), Anders Dahl (on 1976-09-12), Lars Stegenberg (on 1976-09-12), Gunnar Michols (on 1976-09-12), Claes Nilsson (on 1976-09-12), Bertil Orsin (on 1976-09-12), Sixten Strömvall (on 1976-09-12), Harry Teike (on 1976-09-12) and Krzysztof Zdrzalka (on 1976-09-12)
- lead vocals:
- Agnetha Fältskog (in 1976-09) and Frida (in 1976-09)
- strings arranger:
- Sven-Olof Walldoff
- arranger:
- Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Polar Music AB (in 1976) and Polar Music International AB (in 1976)
- recorded at:
- Metronome Studio in Stockholm, Stockholms län , Sweden (in 1976), Glen Studio in Stockholms län , Sweden (from 1976-08-04 until 1976-08-05) and KMH Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län , Sweden (on 1976-12-03)
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 2), SWR1 Hitparade 2006 (number: 5), SWR1 Hitparade 2003 (number: 7), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 9), Q50 – December 2005 (number: 37), BILLIONS CLUB, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 171) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 286)
- recording of:
- Dancing Queen (in 1976)
- writer:
- Stig Anderson , Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
- publisher:
- Bocu Music Ltd., EMI Grove Park Music, Inc., EMI Music Publishing , Union Songs AB , Union Songs Music, Universal Music Publishing Group, Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. , Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., EMI Waterford Music (from 1976 to present), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (from 1976 to present) and Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB (from 1976 to present)
- premiered at:
- Kungliga Operan in Stockholm, Stockholms län , Sweden (on 1976-06-18)
- part of:
- Mamma Mia!
| ABBA | 4 | 3:48 |