| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Like a Prayer- additional engineer:
- Michael Vail Blum
- assistant engineer:
- Stacy Baird, Robert Salcedo and Joe Schiff
- engineer and mixer:
- Bill Bottrell
- producer:
- Patrick Leonard and Madonna
- bass guitar:
- Guy Pratt
- lead vocals:
- Madonna
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sire Records Company (in 1989) and WEA International Inc. (in 1989)
- recorded at:
- Johnny Yuma Recording in Burbank, California, United States, Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Saturn Sound in Burbank, California, United States
- mixed at:
- Smoketree Studios in Chatsworth, California, United States
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 6), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 12), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 55) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 300)
- recording of:
- Like a Prayer
- writer:
- Patrick Leonard and Madonna
- publisher:
- Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. , EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Orangejello Music , Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. , Warner / Chappell Music Publishing , ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 , ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) , 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 , ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 , Johnny Yuma Music (in 1988), Webo Girl Publishing, Inc. (in 1988), WB Music Corp. (from 1989 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
| Madonna | 4.15 | 5:43 |
| 2 | Take On Me | a‐ha | 4.5 | 3:45 |
| 3 | Hungry Like the Wolf (2009 remaster) | Duran Duran | 4.15 | 3:41 |
| 4 | The Best | Tina Turner | 4 | 5:33 |
| 5 | I Feel for You | Chaka Khan | 3.75 | 5:43 |
| 6 | Everywhere (2017 remaster) | Fleetwood Mac | 4.1 | 3:47 |
| 7 | Gold | Spandau Ballet | 3.5 | 3:51 |
| 8 | Blue Monday ’88 | New Order | 4 | 4:05 |
| 9 | Love Shack- assistant engineer:
- Martin Kunitz
- engineer:
- Dave Cook
- producer:
- Don Was
- mixer:
- Tom Durack
- guest bass guitar:
- Sara Lee
- guest drums (drum set):
- Charley Drayton
- guest horn:
- Uptown Horns
- guitar:
- Keith Strickland
- keyboard:
- Kate Pierson
- vocals:
- Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider and Cindy Wilson
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Reprise Records (in 1989)
- recorded at:
- Dreamland Studios in Hurley, New York, United States
- mixed at:
- Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
- additionally produced at:
- Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States
- music videos:
- Love Shack by The B‐52’s
- part of:
- VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 40), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 41) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 243)
- recording of:
- Love Shack
- writer:
- Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider , Keith Strickland and Cindy Wilson
- publisher:
- Man-Woman Together, Now!
| The B‐52’s | 4.3 | 5:21 |
| 10 | Big in Japan | Alphaville | 4.15 | 4:46 |
| 11 | They Say It’s Gonna Rain | Hazell Dean | | 3:57 |
| 12 | Self Control | Laura Branigan | 4.55 | 4:06 |
| 13 | We’re Not Gonna Take It- recording engineer and mixer:
- Geoff Workman
- assistant engineer:
- Gary McGachan
- engineer:
- John Agnello , Greg Laney and Geoff Workman
- producer:
- Tom Werman
- bass guitar:
- Mark Mendoza
- drums (drum set):
- A.J. Pero
- electric guitar:
- Jay Jay French and Eddie Ojeda
- background vocals:
- Jay Jay French, Mark Mendoza , Eddie Ojeda, A.J. Pero and Dee Snider
- lead vocals:
- Dee Snider
- arranger:
- Twisted Sister and Tom Werman
- recorded at:
- Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1984-02 until 1984-03), The Record Plant in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1984-02 until 1984-03) and Westlake Audio in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
- mixed at:
- Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- part of:
- VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 21), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 47) and Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 81)
- recording of:
- We’re Not Gonna Take It
- lyricist and composer:
- Dee Snider
- publisher:
- Copyright Control and Universal Tunes
- part of:
- “The Filthy Fifteen” (number: 7)
| Twisted Sister | 4.55 | 3:40 |
| 14 | Never Ending Story | Limahl | 3.35 | 3:30 |
| 15 | Just What I Always Wanted | Mari Wilson | | 3:27 |
| 16 | I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) | The Proclaimers | 4 | 3:39 |
| 17 | Geno | Dexys Midnight Runners | 3 | 3:27 |
| 18 | Too Shy | Kajagoogoo | 3.65 | 3:45 |
| 19 | Each Time You Break My Heart (edit) | Nick Kamen | | 4:20 |
| 20 | Holding Back the Years | Simply Red | 4 | 4:26 |
| 21 | It Started With a Kiss | Hot Chocolate | 3 | 4:02 |
| 22 | Always | Atlantic Starr | | 4:48 |
| 23 | Give Me the Night | George Benson | 4.6 | 3:45 |
| 24 | Drive- recording engineer:
- Nigel Green
- producer:
- The Cars and Robert John “Mutt” Lange
- mixer:
- Mike Shipley
- bass:
- Benjamin Orr
- drums (drum set):
- David Robinson
- guitar:
- Elliot Easton and Ric Ocasek
- keyboard:
- Greg Hawkes
- vocals:
- Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes, Ric Ocasek and Benjamin Orr
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Elektra/Asylum Records (in 1984) and WEA International Inc. (in 1984)
- recorded at:
- Battery Studios in London , England, United Kingdom
- mixed at:
- Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
- music videos:
- Drive by The Cars
- recording of:
- Drive
- publisher:
- Ric Ocasek (in 1983)
- lyricist and composer:
- Ric Ocasek
- publisher:
- Carlin Music Corp., Gallo Music Publishing, Lido Music, Inc., Universal Music Corp. , Universal‐MCA Music Publishing and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
| The Cars | 4 | 3:54 |
| 25 | It’s My Life (edit) | Talk Talk | | 3:37 |
| 26 | There Is a Light That Never Goes Out | The Smiths | 4.4 | 4:03 |
| 27 | Love Will Tear Us Apart (2005 remaster)- 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 | 3:26 |
| 28 | April Skies | The Jesus and Mary Chain | 4.35 | 4:00 |
| 29 | Golden Brown | The Stranglers | 4.4 | 3:27 |
| 30 | The Killing Moon | Echo & the Bunnymen | 4.65 | 5:48 |
| 31 | Talk of the Town | Pretenders | | 3:14 |
| 32 | Swords and Tequila | Riot | | 3:20 |
| 33 | Just Like Paradise | David Lee Roth | 4.5 | 4:05 |
| 34 | Dry County | Blackfoot | 2 | 3:42 |
| 35 | Round and Round | Ratt | 4.5 | 4:26 |
| 36 | La bamba | Los Lobos | 4.25 | 2:56 |
| 37 | Life in a Northern Town | The Dream Academy | 4.3 | 4:16 |
| 38 | Black Velvet | Alannah Myles | | 4:33 |
| 39 | Sunshine Reggae (12″ version) | Laid Back | | 6:38 |
| 40 | Once in a Lifetime (live) | Talking Heads | | 5:25 |
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