| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Do You Believe in Magic | The Lovin’ Spoonful | 4.5 | 2:05 |
| 2 | Ode to Billie Joe | Bobbie Gentry | 5 | 4:15 |
| 3 | California Dreamin’- engineer:
- Bones Howe
- producer:
- Lou Adler
- guitar:
- P.F. Sloan (in 1965)
- solo alto flute:
- Bud Shank (in 1965)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Geffen Records and Dunhill Records (in 1966)
- recorded at:
- Western Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1965)
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 52), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 89) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 420)
- recording of:
- California Dreamin’ (in 1965)
- writer:
- John Phillips and Michelle Phillips
- publisher:
- American Broadcasting Music, Inc., MCA Music Publishing , Richt & Slezak OHG, Trousdale Music, Trousdale Music Publishers, Inc., Universal Music Corp. and Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH
- sub-publisher:
- 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
| The Mamas & the Papas | 4.45 | 2:42 |
| 4 | Tom Dooley | The Kingston Trio | 4 | 3:04 |
| 5 | I’ll Never Find Another You | The Seekers | 5 | 2:45 |
| 6 | Look What They’ve Done to My Song Ma | Melanie | | 3:53 |
| 7 | Turn Around | Harry Belafonte | | 2:24 |
| 8 | Gotta Travel On | Billy Grammer | | 2:32 |
| 9 | An American Trilogy | Mickey Newbury | | 4:52 |
| 10 | Time in a Bottle- producer:
- Terry Cashman and Tommy West
- vocals:
- Jim Croce (on 1971-10-11)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- R2M Music (in 1972), BMG Rights Management (US) LLC (in 1973), Lastrada Entertainment Co., Ltd. (in 1973) and LeFrak-Moelis Records (in 1973)
- recorded at:
- The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-10-11)
- recording of:
- Time in a Bottle (on 1971-10-11)
- lyricist and composer:
- Jim Croce
- publisher:
- American Broadcasting Music, Inc., Blendingwell Music, Inc., DenJac Music Company and MCA Music
| Jim Croce | 4.35 | 2:27 |
| 11 | But You Know I Love You | Kenny Rogers & The First Edition | | 3:05 |
| 12 | Kisses Sweeter Than Wine | Jimmie Rodgers | 4 | 2:23 |
| 13 | Cat’s in the Cradle- producer:
- Paul Leka
- arranger:
- Paul Leka
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Elektra Records , Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records and WEA International Inc. (in 1974)
- recorded at:
- Connecticut Recording Studios in Connecticut, United States
- recording of:
- Cat’s in the Cradle
- writer:
- Sandra Campbell Chapin and Harry F Chapin
- publisher:
- Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG , Story Songs, Ltd, Warner Bros., Inc. , Warner Chappell Music , Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited
| Harry Chapin | 3.8 | 3:50 |
| 14 | A Horse With No Name- engineer:
- Robin Black and Ken Scott
- additional producer:
- America and Jeff Dexter
- producer:
- America , Jeff Dexter, George Martin and Ian Samwell
- mixer:
- George Martin
- 12 string guitar:
- Gerry Beckley (in 1971)
- acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
- Dewey Bunnell (in 1971)
- bass guitar:
- Dan Peek (in 1971)
- drums (drum set):
- Kim Haworth (in 1971)
- percussion:
- Ray Cooper (in 1971)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1971, in 1972), Warner Music (in 1972) and Rhino Entertainment Company (in 2011)
- recorded at:
- Morgan Studios in Willesden, Brent , London , England, United Kingdom (in 1971)
- recording of:
- A Horse With No Name (in 1971)
- lyricist and composer:
- Dewey Bunnell
- publisher:
- Warner Bros. Music Ltd. , Warner Chappell Music Ltd. and WB Music Corp.
- live recording of:
- A Horse With No Name
- lyricist and composer:
- Dewey Bunnell
- publisher:
- Warner Bros. Music Ltd. , Warner Chappell Music Ltd. and WB Music Corp.
| America | 4.25 | 4:13 |
| 15 | Greenfields | The Brothers Four | | 3:06 |
| 16 | 500 Miles Away From Home | Bobby Bare | 3.5 | 2:45 |
| 17 | Marianne | Terry Gilkyson & the Easy Riders | | 2:25 |
| 18 | American Pie- engineer:
- Tom Flye
- producer:
- Ed Freeman
- electric guitar:
- David Spinozza (from 1971-05 until 1971-06)
- piano:
- Paul Griffin (from 1971-05 until 1971-06)
- vocals:
- Don McLean (from 1971-05 until 1971-06)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1971, in 2000)
- recorded at:
- The Record Plant in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1971-05 until 1971-06)
- part of:
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 131)
- recording of:
- American Pie (from 1971-05 until 1971-06)
- lyricist and composer:
- Don McLean
- publisher:
- Benny Bird Co. Inc. , Illegal Songs Inc., Mayday Music, MCA Music , MCA Music Publishing , MCA Publishing Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. , Universal , Universal Music Publishing Ltd. , Universal Records , Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd and Yahweh Tunes, Inc.
- sub-publisher:
- 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
| Don McLean | 4.3 | 8:36 |
| 19 | You’re So Vain | Carly Simon | | 4:42 |
| 20 | Sweet Baby James | James Taylor | 3.5 | 2:50 |