# | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
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1 | Under Pressure- producer:
- David Bowie , Brian May , Queen and Roger Taylor
- bass guitar and guitar:
- John Deacon (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
- drums (drum set):
- Roger Taylor (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
- electric guitar:
- Brian May (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
- finger snaps and handclaps:
- John Deacon (from 1981-06 until 1982-03), Brian May (from 1981-06 until 1982-03), Freddie Mercury (from 1981-06 until 1982-03) and Roger Taylor (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
- finger snaps and handclaps:
- David Bowie (from 1981 until 1982-03)
- keyboard:
- John Deacon (from 1981-06 until 1982-03) and Freddie Mercury (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
- piano:
- Freddie Mercury (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
- synthesizer:
- David Bowie (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
- background vocals:
- Freddie Mercury (from 1981-06 until 1982-03) and Roger Taylor (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
- lead vocals:
- David Bowie (from 1981-06 until 1982-03) and Freddie Mercury (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- David R. Jones (in 1981), Mainman S.A. (in 1981), Queen Productions Ltd. (in 1981, in 2011) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1981)
- recorded at:
- Mountain Studio in Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland (from 1981-06 until 1982-03) and Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
- part of:
- The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 429)
- recording of:
- Under Pressure (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
- writer:
- David Bowie , Brian May , John Deacon, Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor
- publisher:
- Beechwood Music Corp., Bewlay Bros. Music, Jones Music , Mainman S.A. , Mainman Saag , Queen Music Ltd., RZO Music Ltd, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. , 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (in 1981), Tintoretto Music (in 1981) 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)
- part of:
- We Will Rock You
- part of:
- We Will Rock You
| Queen and David Bowie | 4.3 | 4:04 |
2 | Vienna | Ultravox | 3 | 4:37 |
3 | Ghost Town | The Specials | 3.9 | 3:39 |
4 | One in Ten | UB40 | 4 | 4:31 |
5 | The Tide Is High- engineer:
- Lenise Bent
- producer:
- Mike Chapman
- bass guitar:
- Nigel Harrison (in 1980)
- drums (drum set):
- Clem Burke (in 1980)
- guest percussion:
- Alex Acuña (in 1980), Ollie E. Brown (in 1980) and Emil Richards (in 1980)
- guitar:
- Frank Infante (in 1980) and Chris Stein (in 1980)
- keyboard:
- Jimmy Destri (in 1980)
- timpani:
- Chris Stein (in 1980)
- background vocals:
- Clem Burke (in 1980), Jimmy Destri (in 1980), Nigel Harrison (in 1980) and Frank Infante (in 1980)
- lead vocals:
- Deborah Harry (in 1980)
- instruments arranger:
- Jimmie Haskell
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Chrysalis Records (in 1980)
- recorded at:
- United Western Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1980)
- cover recording of:
- The Tide Is High (in 1980)
- additional writer:
- Howard Barrett and Tyrone Evans
- writer:
- John Holt
- publisher:
- B & C Music Corp., Copyright Control , Embassy Music Corporation, Gemrod Music Inc., Sparta Florida Music Group and Sparta Florida Music Group Ltd.
| Blondie | 4.45 | 3:50 |
6 | Girls on Film | Duran Duran | 3.9 | 3:29 |
7 | Tainted Love | Soft Cell | 3.9 | 2:38 |
8 | Love Action (I Believe in Love) | Human League | 3 | 3:51 |
9 | ABBA Medley | Starsound | | 4:33 |
10 | Chant No 1 (I Don’t Need This Pressure On) | Spandau Ballet | 4 | 4:02 |
11 | Yellow Pearl (Top of the Pops Theme) | Phil Lynott | | 2:57 |
12 | Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)- recording engineer:
- David Bowie (from 1980-02-15 until 1980-06) and Tony Visconti (from 1980-02-15 until 1980-06)
- assistant engineer:
- Larry Alexander (from 1980-02 until 1980-04) and Jeff Hendrickson (from 1980-02 until 1980-04)
- producer:
- David Bowie and Tony Visconti
- acoustic guitar and analog synthesizer [EDP Wasp]:
- Tony Visconti (from 1980-02-15 until 1980-06)
- drums (drum set):
- Dennis Davis (from 1980-02-15 until 1980-06)
- electric bass guitar:
- George Murray (from 1980-02-15 until 1980-06)
- guitar:
- Carlos Alomar (from 1980-02-15 until 1980-06) and Robert Fripp (from 1980-02-15 until 1980-06)
- background vocals:
- Tony Visconti (from 1980-04 until 1980-06)
- background vocals and lead vocals:
- David Bowie (from 1980-04 until 1980-06)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- RCA Records (in 1980), RCA Victor (in 1980), Mainman S.A. (in 1992) and Tintoretto Music (in 1992)
- recorded at:
- Power Station Studios in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (from 1980-02-15 until 1980-03) and Good Earth Studios in Soho, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (from 1980-04 until 1980-06)
- recording of:
- Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) (from 1980-02-15 until 1980-06)
- lyricist and composer:
- David Bowie
- publisher:
- Bewlay Bros. Music, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , Fleur Music Ltd. , Onward Music Ltd., RZO Music Ltd, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. and Tintoretto Music
| David Bowie | 3.2 | 5:09 |
13 | Under Your Thumb | Godley and Creme | 5 | 3:40 |
14 | Fade to Grey | Visage | 4.65 | 3:50 |
15 | Tears Are Not Enough | ABC | | 3:30 |
16 | It’s My Party- engineer:
- Nick Bradford
- producer:
- Dave Stewart
- electronic drum set [SDS V], electronic instruments [claptrap], keyboard [keyboards] and vocoder:
- Dave Stewart
- background vocals:
- Amanda Parsons
- lead vocals:
- Barbara Gaskin
- recorded at and mixed at:
- Matrix Studios in Soho, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (from 1981-06 until 1981-07)
- cover recording of:
- It’s My Party
- writer:
- John Gluck, Jr., Wally Gold, Seymour Gottlieb and Herb Weiner
- publisher:
- A. Schroeder Music Ltd. and Chappell & Co., Inc.
- part of:
- Baby It’s You!
| Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin | 3 | 3:47 |
17 | Souvenir | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | 3 | 3:36 |
18 | Chariots of Fire | Vangelis | 3.6 | 3:32 |