| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | A Kind of Magic- assistant engineer:
- Croydon
- engineer:
- David Richards
- producer:
- Queen and David Richards
- bass guitar:
- John Deacon
- drum machine, drums (drum set) and electronic drum set:
- Roger Taylor
- electric guitar:
- Brian May
- synthesizer and background vocals:
- Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor
- lead vocals:
- Freddie Mercury
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Queen Productions Ltd. (in 1986, in 2011)
- recorded at:
- Mountain Studios in Montreux, Vaud , Switzerland (from 1985-09 until 1986-04), Musicland Studios in München , Bayern , Germany (from 1985-09 until 1986-04) and The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London , England, United Kingdom (from 1985-09 until 1986-04)
- recording of:
- A Kind of Magic
- lyricist and composer:
- Roger Taylor
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (in 1986) and Queen Music Ltd. (in 1986)
- part of:
- We Will Rock You
- part of:
- We Will Rock You
| Queen | 3.85 | 4:25 |
| 2 | Faith | George Michael | 3.3 | 3:16 |
| 3 | Rocket Man (remastered 2017) | Elton John | 4.05 | 4:42 |
| 4 | Every Breath You Take- engineer:
- Hugh Padgham
- producer:
- Hugh Padgham and The Police
- drums (drum set):
- Stewart Copeland (in 1983)
- electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
- Sting (in 1983)
- electric guitar:
- Andy Summers (in 1983)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- A&M Records, Ltd. (in 1981, in 2003), A&M Records (in 1983, in 2016), A&M Records Limited (in 1983), Polydor Records (in 1983) and A&M Records, Inc. (in 1997)
- recorded at:
- AIR Studios in Hampstead, Camden , London , England, United Kingdom (in 1983) and Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec, Canada (in 1983)
- music videos:
- Every Breath You Take by The Police
- part of:
- Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 35), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's (number: 46), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 84), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 287) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 305)
- recording of:
- Every Breath You Take (in 1983)
- lyricist and composer:
- Sting
- publisher:
- EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd , GM Sumner, Magnetic Publishing Ltd., Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony 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)
| The Police | 4.05 | 4:07 |
| 5 | Sexual Healing | Marvin Gaye | 3.75 | 3:59 |
| 6 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours)- producer:
- Stevie Wonder
- lead vocals:
- Stevie Wonder (in 1970)
- arranger:
- Paul Riser
- part of:
- Billboard Year‐End Hot 100 Singles (number: 31)
- recording of:
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours (in 1970)
- writer:
- Lee Garrett, Lula Mae Hardaway, Syreeta and Stevie Wonder
- publisher:
- Black Bull Music, EMI Music , Jobete Music , Jobete Music Co., Inc., Sawandi Music, Stone Agate Music and 大洋音楽
| Stevie Wonder | 4.3 | 2:39 |
| 7 | Give Me the Reason- recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
- Ray Bardani
- synthesizer programming:
- Wayne Warnecke
- executive producer:
- Larkin Arnold
- producer:
- Marcus Miller and Luther Vandross
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS Records Inc. (in 1986), CBS, Inc. (in 1986), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1986) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1986)
- recorded at:
- Minot Sound in White Plains, New York, United States
- mixed at:
- Westlake Studios in West Hollywood, California, United States
- recording of:
- Give Me the Reason
- writer:
- Nat Adderley and Luther Vandross
- publisher:
- April Music Inc. (, in 1986), CBS Songs, CBS Songs Ltd., Copyright Control , Dillard Music (, in 1986), EMI April Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd., Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd., SBK Songs and Uncle Ronnie's Music Co. Inc. (in 1986)
| Luther Vandross | 4 | 4:42 |
| 8 | The Best (radio edit) | Tina Turner | 3.9 | 4:10 |
| 9 | I Will Always Love You | Whitney Houston | 4.5 | 4:31 |
| 10 | Think Twice (radio edit) | Céline Dion | 1 | 4:11 |
| 11 | Gold | Spandau Ballet | 3.5 | 3:51 |
| 12 | Heart of Glass- assistant engineer:
- Grey Russell
- engineer:
- Peter Coleman
- assistant producer:
- Peter Coleman
- producer:
- Mike Chapman
- bass guitar:
- Nigel Harrison
- drums (drum set):
- Clem Burke
- guitar:
- Frank Infante and Chris Stein
- keyboard:
- Jimmy Destri
- vocals:
- Deborah Harry
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Chrysalis (in 1978), Chrysalis Records Ltd. (in 1978) and Chrysalis Records, Inc. (in 1979)
- recorded at:
- The Record Plant in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1978-06 until 1978-07)
- part of:
- TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 2), Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 138), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 138) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 255)
- recording of:
- Heart of Glass
- writer:
- Deborah Harry and Chris Stein
- publisher:
- BMG Monarch, Chrysalis Music , Chrysalis Music Ltd. , EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , Monster Island Music Publishing Corporation and Rare Blue Music Inc (in 1978)
- sub-publisher:
- フジパシフィックミュージック
- version of:
- Once I Had a Love
| Blondie | 4.5 | 4:07 |
| 13 | Ain’t Nobody | Chaka Khan & Rufus | | 4:24 |
| 14 | Blame It on the Boogie | The Jackson 5 | 4.2 | 3:32 |
| 15 | Believe | Cher | 3.7 | 3:58 |
| 16 | Knowing Me Knowing You- engineer:
- Michael B. Tretow
- producer:
- Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
- bass guitar:
- Rutger Gunnarsson (on 1976-03-23)
- drums (drum set) [drums]:
- Ola Brunkert (on 1976-03-23)
- electric guitar:
- Lasse Wellander (on 1976-05-24)
- guitar:
- Janne Schaffer (on 1976-03-23) and Björn Ulvaeus (on 1976-03-23)
- keyboard:
- Benny Andersson (on 1976-03-23)
- percussion:
- Malando Gassama (on 1976-03-23)
- solo vocals:
- Frida (on 1976-03-23)
- arranger:
- Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Polar Music AB (in 1976)
- recorded at:
- Metronome Studio in Stockholm, Stockholms län , Sweden (on 1976-03-23, on 1976-05-24)
- part of:
- The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 52)
- recording of:
- Knowing Me, Knowing You (in 1976)
- writer:
- Stig Anderson , Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
- publisher:
- EMI Grove Park Music, Inc., Union Songs AB , Union Songs Music, 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)
- part of:
- Mamma Mia!
| ABBA | 3.8 | 4:04 |
| 17 | I Feel Love | Donna Summer | 4.5 | 3:11 |
| 18 | I’m Coming Out (single version) | Diana Ross | 4 | 3:55 |
| 19 | Baby Love (single version) | The Supremes | 4.45 | 2:36 |
| 20 | Respect | Aretha Franklin | | 2:25 |
| 21 | Billie Jean | Michael Jackson | 4.1 | 4:50 |
| 22 | I Got You (I Feel Good)- recorded in:
- Miami, Florida, United States (on 1965-05-06)
- producer:
- James Brown
- alto saxophone:
- Nat Jones (on 1965-05-06) and Maceo Parker (on 1965-05-06)
- bass:
- Bernard Odum (on 1965-05-06)
- drums (drum set):
- Melvin Parker (on 1965-05-06)
- guitar:
- Alphonso "Country" Kellum (on 1965-05-06) and Jimmy Nolen (on 1965-05-06)
- organ:
- Nat Jones (on 1965-05-06)
- tenor saxophone:
- Al "Brisco" Clark (on 1965-05-06), St. Clair Pinckney (on 1965-05-06) and Eldee Williams (on 1965-05-06)
- trombone:
- Levi Rasbury (on 1965-05-06)
- trumpet:
- Joe Dupars (on 1965-05-06), Mike Ridley (on 1965-05-06) and Ron Tooley (on 1965-05-06)
- lead vocals:
- James Brown (on 1965-05-06)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- PolyGram Records, Inc. (in 1965), Universal Records Inc. (in 1965) and PolyGram Inc. (in 1988)
- recorded at:
- Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (on 1965-05-06)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 78) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 359)
- cover recording of:
- I Found You (on 1965-05-06)
- lyricist and composer:
- James Brown
- publisher:
- Fort Knox Music Co, Hudson Bay Music Inc., Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd., Trio Music Co., Inc. and Try Me Inc.
| James Brown | 4.7 | 2:47 |
| 23 | Let’s Stay Together- producer:
- Willie Mitchell
- drums (drum set):
- Howard Grimes and Al Jackson, Jr.
- electric bass guitar:
- Leroy Hodges
- guitar family:
- Mabon Hodges
- organ and piano:
- Charles Hodges
- saxophone:
- James Mitchell
- tenor saxophone:
- Ed Logan
- trombone:
- Jack Hale
- trumpet:
- Wayne Jackson
- background vocals:
- Charles Chalmers , Donna Rhodes and Sandra Rhodes
- vocals:
- Al Green
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Cream Records (in 1971) and HI Records Inc. (in 1971)
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 34), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 60), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 84)
- recording of:
- Let’s Stay Together
- writer:
- Al Jackson, Jr. , Al Green and Willie Mitchell
- publisher:
- Al Green Music Inc. , Al Jackson Jr. Music, Burlington Music Co., Ltd. and Irving Music, Inc.
| Al Green | 4.5 | 3:15 |
| 24 | Suspicious Minds | Elvis Presley | | 4:21 |
| 25 | I Walk the Line | Johnny Cash | | 2:43 |
| 26 | Like a Rolling Stone | Bob Dylan | 4.55 | 6:09 |
| 27 | Ain’t No Sunshine | Bill Withers | 4.5 | 2:04 |
| 28 | Perfect Day | Lou Reed | 4.35 | 3:42 |
| 29 | Walking on Broken Glass | Annie Lennox | 4 | 4:15 |
| 30 | West End Girls (remastered) | Pet Shop Boys | 3.8 | 4:05 |
| 31 | Mrs. Robinson | Simon & Garfunkel | 4.25 | 4:01 |
| 32 | You Got It- engineer:
- Richard Dodd , Phil McDonald and Don Smith
- producer:
- Jeff Lynne
- acoustic guitar:
- Roy Orbison (in 1988-04) and Tom Petty (in 1988-04)
- bass guitar, electric guitar, keyboard and piano:
- Jeff Lynne (in 1988-04)
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Phil Jones (in 1988-04)
- background vocals:
- Jeff Lynne (in 1988-04), Roy Orbison (in 1988-04) and Tom Petty (in 1988-04)
- lead vocals:
- Roy Orbison (in 1988-04)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Roys Boy’s, LLC (in 1989, in 2014) and Virgin Records America, Inc. (in 1989)
- recorded at:
- F.P.S.H.O.T. in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1988-04), M.C. Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1988-04) and Rumbo Recorders in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1988-04)
- recording of:
- You Got It (in 1988-04)
- writer:
- Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty
- publisher:
- EMI Songs, Gone Gator Music , Island Music Ltd., MCA Gilbey, Mushroom Music and SBK Songs Ltd.
| Roy Orbison | 4.55 | 3:31 |
| 33 | Sweet Talkin’ Woman- engineer:
- Mack
- producer:
- Jeff Lynne
- bass:
- Kelly Groucutt (in 1977)
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Bev Bevan (in 1977)
- guitar, synthesizer and lead vocals:
- Jeff Lynne (in 1977)
- keyboard:
- Richard Tandy (in 1977)
- violin:
- Mik Kaminski (in 1977)
- conductor:
- Louis Clark (in 1977)
- arranger:
- Louis Clark, Jeff Lynne and Richard Tandy
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Jet Records (in 1977), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1977, in 2005) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1977)
- recorded at:
- Musicland Studios in München , Bayern , Germany (in 1977)
- mixed at:
- Musicland Studios in München , Bayern , Germany
- part of:
- Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 86)
- recording of:
- Sweet Talkin’ Woman (in 1977)
- lyricist and composer:
- Jeff Lynne
- publisher:
- EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd., Polygon Publishing Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30), Jet Music Inc. (in 1977) 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)
| Electric Light Orchestra | 4.5 | 3:49 |
| 34 | Everywhere | Fleetwood Mac | 4.1 | 3:40 |
| 35 | 9 to 5 | Dolly Parton | 4.05 | 2:46 |
| 36 | It’s Not Unusual | Tom Jones | | 2:01 |
| 37 | Feeling Good | Nina Simone | 4.15 | 2:55 |
| 38 | (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman | Carole King | 4 | 3:50 |
| 39 | Walk On By- recording of:
- Walk On By
- lyricist:
- Hal David
- composer:
- Burt Bacharach
- publisher:
- Blue Seas Music, Inc., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David), Carlin Music Corporation, Casa David, Copyright Control , JAC Music Co., Inc., New Hidden Valley Music Co., Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd, Universal/MCA Music Ltd. , Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Windswept Music (London) Ltd., WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
- sub-publisher:
- フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部
- part of:
- Baby It’s You!
| Dionne Warwick | | 2:56 |
| 40 | Son of a Preacher Man | Dusty Springfield | 4.5 | 2:26 |
| 41 | If I Were a Boy- recording engineer:
- Jim Caruana (lead vocals) and Toby Gad
- producer:
- Beyoncé Knowles and Toby Gad
- assistant mixer:
- Matt Green
- mixer:
- Mark “Spike” Stent
- additional drums (drum set) [drums] and guitar:
- Syience
- drums (drum set) [live drums]:
- Jens Gad
- instruments:
- Toby Gad
- lead vocals:
- Beyoncé
- arranger:
- Toby Gad
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 2008)
- produced for:
- Music World Productions, Inc.
- recorded at:
- GAD Studios in Ibiza, Illes Balears , Spain, Roc the Mic Studios in New York, New York, United States, Roc the Mic Studios in New York, New York, United States (lead vocals) and Strawberrybee Productions in New York, New York, United States
- mixed at:
- The Record Plant in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- music videos:
- If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
- recording of:
- If I Were a Boy
- publisher:
- BC Jean
- writer:
- Toby Gad and BC Jean
- composer:
- Brittany Jean Carlson and Toby Gad
- publisher:
- Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company Inc., Gad Songs, LLC and Liedela Music
| Beyoncé | 4.4 | 4:10 |
| 42 | Dreamlover- programming:
- Walter Afanasieff, Gary Cirimelli and Dave Hall
- synthesizer programming:
- Ren Klyce
- additional engineer:
- Kirk Yano
- engineer:
- Jim Caruana, Dana Jon Chappelle, Bob Rosa and Bob Ross
- producer:
- Walter Afanasieff, Mariah Carey and Dave Hall
- mixer:
- Mick Guzauski
- additional Hammond organ, keyboard and synthesizer:
- Walter Afanasieff
- keyboard:
- Dave Hall
- arranger:
- Walter Afanasieff, Mariah Carey and Dave Hall
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1993)
- arranged for and produced for:
- Untouchables Entertainment
- recorded at:
- Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
- mixed at:
- Sony Music Studios in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
- samples:
- Blind Alley by The Emotions
- recording of:
- Dreamlover
- lyricist:
- Mariah Carey
- composer:
- Mariah Carey and Dave Hall
- publisher:
- Ness, Nitty & Capona, Rye Songs, Sony Songs, Inc. and Stonejam Publishing Co.
| Mariah Carey | 4 | 3:54 |
| 43 | Cry Me a River- recording engineer:
- Senator Jimmy D
- assistant engineer:
- "Steamy" and Carlos "Storm" Martinez
- producer:
- Timbaland
- mixer:
- Jimmy Douglass and Timbaland
- clavinet:
- Scott Storch
- guitar:
- Bill Pettaway
- background vocals:
- Greater Anointing, Marsha Ambroise, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake and Tyrone Tribbett
- conductor:
- Larry Gold (strings)
- strings arranger:
- Larry Gold
- vocals arranger:
- Justin Timberlake
- produced for:
- Timbaland Productions, Inc.
- recorded at:
- The Studio in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (strings) and Westlake Audio in Los Angeles, California, United States
- mixed at:
- Manhattan Center Studios in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
- music videos:
- Cry Me a River by Justin Timberlake
- part of:
- VH1’s Big Song of 2003 (number: 27)
- recording of:
- Cry Me a River
- lyricist and composer:
- Scott Storch , Justin Timberlake and Timothy Mosley
- publisher:
- Scott Storch Music, Tennman Tunes, TVT Music, Inc., Virginia Beach Music, WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
| Justin Timberlake | 4.05 | 4:49 |
| 44 | Empire State of Mind, Pt. 2 | Alicia Keys | 3.65 | 3:35 |
| 45 | All of Me (radio edit) | John Legend | 3 | 3:00 |
| 46 | Just Give Me a Reason | P!nk feat. Nate Ruess | 3.7 | 4:03 |
| 47 | Happy (from “Despicable Me 2”)- assistant recording engineer:
- Matthew Desrameaux
- recording engineer:
- Mike Larson
- producer:
- Pharrell Williams
- mixer:
- Leslie Brathwaite
- editor:
- Andrew Coleman and Mike Larson
- background vocals:
- Rhea Dummett, Trevon Henderson, Shamika Hightower, Ashley L. Lee, Jasmine Murray and Terrence Rolle
- arranger:
- Andrew Coleman and Mike Larson
- recorded at:
- Circle House Studios in North Miami, Florida, United States
- mixed at:
- Music Box Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- music videos:
- Happy by Pharrell Williams and Happy (from Despicable Me 2) by Pharrell Williams
- part of:
- Billboard Decade End Chart: Streaming Songs (number: 20) and Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 88)
- recording of:
- Happy
- lyricist and composer:
- Pharrell Williams
- publisher:
- EMI April Music Inc., More Water From Nazareth Publishing, Inc. and Universal Pictures Music
- part of:
- The 86th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
| Pharrell Williams | 4.2 | 3:53 |
| 48 | Survivor- edit of:
- Survivor by Destiny’s Child
- recording of:
- Survivor
- writer:
- Beyoncé Knowles, Anthony Dent and Mathew Knowles
- publisher:
- Beyoncé Publishing, BMG Rights Management (France) , Hitco South, M W E Publishing, Music of Windswept, Phase Muzic Inc, Sony/ATV Music Publishing France, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC , ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A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)
| Destiny’s Child | 3.15 | 4:02 |
| 49 | No Ordinary Love (radio edit) | Sade | | 4:00 |
| 50 | Back to Black (radio edit) | Amy Winehouse | | 3:12 |
| 51 | Yellow | Coldplay | 3.35 | 4:29 |
| 52 | Don’t Look Back in Anger | Oasis | 4.3 | 4:49 |
| 53 | You Do Something to Me | Paul Weller | 4 | 3:39 |
| 54 | Maggie May- edit of:
- Maggie May by Rod Stewart
- 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 | 3 | 3:43 |
| 55 | Back for Good (radio mix) | Take That | 3 | 4:02 |
| 56 | Angels | Robbie Williams | 3.65 | 4:22 |
| 57 | Killing Me Softly With His Song | Fugees | 4.15 | 4:48 |
| 58 | If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time (radio edit) | R. Kelly | 2.65 | 4:57 |
| 59 | Virtual Insanity | Jamiroquai | 3.5 | 3:48 |
| 60 | Hallelujah (radio edit) | Jeff Buckley | 5 | 4:15 |
| 61 | Legends (continuous mix 1) | Various Artists | | 1:15:28 |
| 62 | Legends (continuous mix 2) | Various Artists | | 1:08:46 |
| 63 | Legends (continuous mix 3) | Various Artists | | 1:20:38 |
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