The Downloader’s Music Source Book

~ Recording series

Annotation

The Downloader's Music Source Book was a list of recordings compiled by Dave McAleer, published in 2005, that provided over 20,000 of "the world's best songs" for new digital music player owners to refer to.

This series contains that list, and the list below is in the order that the tracks appear in the publication.

It is currently a WIP.

Annotation last modified on 2022-07-24 19:25 UTC.

Recordings

#	Name	Artist	ISRCs	Rating	Length
66	The Winner Takes It All	ABBA	`SEAYD8001020`	3.9	4:55
67	All Night Holiday	Russ Abbot	`GBHFG0600228`	2	3:28
68	Atmosphere	Russ Abbot	`GBHFG0600220`	2	3:30
69	Shake You Down (single version)	Gregory Abbott	`USSM18600059` `USSM18600202` (show 2 more) `USSM18800202`	3.3	4:05
70	When Smokey Sings (7" version with sax solo)	ABC	`GBF080500951` `GBF088700614`	4.25	4:21
71	Be Near Me	ABC	`GBF088500616`	3.5	3:39
72	How to Be a Millionaire (album version)	ABC	`GBF088590125`	4.35	3:35
73	The Look of Love (1982 stereo mix)	ABC	`GBF088200008` `GBUM70601979` `USA371425902`	3.9	3:30
74	The Night You Murdered Love	ABC	`GBF088700613`	5	4:53
75	One Better World	ABC	`GBF088900083`	5	5:38
76	Poison Arrow (1982 stereo mix)	ABC	`GBF088200044` `GBF088200180` (show 2 more) `USA371574602`	4.4	3:24
77	S.O.S.	ABC	`GBF088300010`	5	4:49
78	Tears Are Not Enough (1982 stereo mix)	ABC	`GBF088100046` `GBFO88100046`		3:31
79	That Was Then but This Is Now	ABC	`GBF088300050` `GBJ330300338`	4	3:34
80	All of My Heart (1982 stereo mix)	ABC	`GBF088200049` `GBFO88200049`	5	5:18
81	Blowing Kisses in the Wind	Paula Abdul	`USVI20400382`		4:42
82	Cold Hearted	Paula Abdul	`USVI28800017`	3	3:51
83	Forever Your Girl	Paula Abdul	`USVI28800018`	3	5:00
84	The Way That You Love Me	Paula Abdul	`USVI28800030`	2.65	5:23
85	Knocked Out	Paula Abdul	`USVI28800031`	3	3:54
86	My Love Is for Real	Paula Abdul	`USVI29501178`	3	5:21
87	Opposites Attract	Paula Abdul	`USVI28800019`	2.5	4:25
88	The Promise of a New Day	Paula Abdul	`USVI20400376`		4:33
89	Rush Rush	Paula Abdul	`USV129100002` `USVI29100002`	3	4:53
90	Straight Up	Paula Abdul	`USV128800024` `USVI28800001` `USVI28800024`	3.55	4:11
91	Vibeology	Paula Abdul	`USVI20400379`		5:16
92	Will You Marry Me?	Paula Abdul	`USVI20400385`	2	4:25
93	Smells Like Teen Spirit (original version)	Abigail			4:15
94	I’m Not Gonna Let You	Colonel Abrams	`USMC18519061`		4:48
95	Trapped	Colonel Abrams	`USUM70609878`		4:04
96	Stop Sign	Abs	`GBARL0300085`	2	2:54
97	What You Got	Abs	`GBARL0200098` `GBARL0200249`	2.5	3:54
98	Miss Perfect	Abs feat. Nodesha	`GBARL0300269`	2	3:40
99	I Believe (radio mix)	The Absolute feat. Suzanne Palmer			3:38
100	Absolutely Fabulous (Comic Relief charity single 1994)	Absolutely Fabulous	`GB01A0100040` `GB01A9400023` `GBAYE1701216` `GBCEW0100041`	3	3:45
101	Are You Ready	AC/DC	`AUAP09000020`	3.45	4:10
102	Back in Black	AC/DC	`AUAP08000046`	4.5	4:16
103	Big Gun	AC/DC	`USSM10203316` `USSM10904984`	3.75	4:23
104	For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)	AC/DC	`AUAP08100026`	3.95	5:44
105	Guns for Hire	AC/DC	`AUAP08300014`	3.3	3:25
106	Hard as a Rock	AC/DC	`USSM10412540`	4.05	4:31
107	Heatseeker	AC/DC	`AUAP08800001`	3.25	3:50
108	Highway to Hell	AC/DC	`AUAP07900028`	4.35	3:28
109	Let’s Get It Up	AC/DC	`AUAP08100028`	3.2	3:54
110	Moneytalks	AC/DC	`AUAP09000016`	4.15	3:46
111	Nervous Shakedown	AC/DC	`AUAP08300012`	2.8	4:27
112	Rock and Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution	AC/DC	`AUAP08000050`	3.8	4:15
113	Rock ’n’ Roll Damnation	AC/DC	`AUAP07800005`	3.55	3:38
114	Shake Your Foundations	AC/DC	`AUAP08500006`	3.05	4:11
115	That’s the Way I Wanna Rock ’n’ Roll	AC/DC	`AUAP08800003`	3.35	3:46
116	Thunderstruck	AC/DC	`AUAP09000014`	4.35	4:53
117	Touch Too Much	AC/DC	`AUAP07900040`	3.8	4:26
118	Who Made Who	AC/DC	`AUAP08600001` `AUAPO8600001`	4.45	3:27
119	Whole Lotta Rosie	AC/DC	`AUAP07700011`	3.85	5:24
120	You Shook Me All Night Long	AC/DC	`AUAP08000047`	4.4	3:30
121	How Long	Ace	`GBAZJ0600006`	3.65	3:22
122	All That She Wants	Ace of Base	`DEF089204230` `DEF089204270` (show 4 more) `USLS51703615`	3.85	3:31
123	Always Have, Always Will	Ace of Base	`DKAWM9800802` `SEVJH0803302` `SEVJH1403510`	3.25	3:45
124	Beautiful Life (single version)	Ace of Base	`DEF089503870` `DEF089504260` (show 3 more) `USA561444858`	3.75	3:39
125	Cruel Summer	Ace of Base	`DKAWM9800803` `SEVJH0803303`	3.8	3:35
126	Don’t Turn Around	Ace of Base	`DEF089303450` `DKAWM9300102` `SEVJH0803402`	4.2	3:50
127	Everytime It Rains	Ace of Base	`SEVJH0702616`	2.65	4:53
128	Happy Nation	Ace of Base	`DEF089204290` `DEF089302130` `SEVJH0803407`	4	4:14
129	Life Is a Flower	Ace of Base	`DKAWM9800201` `SEVJH0803301`	3	3:45
130	Living in Danger	Ace of Base	`DEF089303460` `SEVJH0803405`	4	3:44
131	Lucky Love	Ace of Base	`DEF089503890` `DKAWM9500103` `SEVJH0803503`	4	2:53
132	The Sign	Ace of Base	`DEF089303420` `DKAWM9301004` `SEVJH0803404` `USAR19300003`	4.05	3:10
133	Wheel of Fortune	Ace of Base	`DEF089204320` `SEVJH0803411` `SEVJH0803807`	3.4	3:54
134	Trip II the Moon (Kaleidoscopiklimax)	Acen			6:36
135	Love Makes a Woman	Barbara Acklin	`GBBPJ9800198`		2:57
136	Tom the Peeper	Act 1			2:21
137	The Boy From New York City	The Ad Libs			2:59
138	Ant Rap	Adam and the Ants	`GBBBN0400486` `GBBBN8100005`	4	3:24
139	Antmusic (album version)	Adam and the Ants	`GBARL1500860` `GBBBN0400463` (show 2 more) `GBBBN8002071`	4	3:36
140	Cartrouble, Part 1 & Part 2	Adam and the Ants		2	6:52
141	Deutscher Girls	Adam and the Ants	`GBAAA7900057`	5	2:28
142	Dog Eat Dog	Adam and the Ants	`GBARL1500859` `GBBBN0400462` `GBBBN8000008`	4	3:09
143	Kings of the Wild Frontier	Adam and the Ants	`GBARL1500865` `GBBBN0400468` (show 2 more) `USSM19917481`	3.35	3:55
144	Prince Charming	Adam and the Ants	`GBBBN0400481` `GBBBN8100004` `GBBBN8102014` `GBBBN9999961`	4	3:18
145	Stand and Deliver	Adam and the Ants	`GBBBN8100001` `GBBBN8102016`	4	3:08
146	Young Parisians	Adam and the Ants			3:00
147	Apollo 9	Adam Ant	`GBBBN0500083` `GBBBN8500013` `USSM19701865`		3:24
148	Desperate but Not Serious	Adam Ant	`GBBBN0500057` `USSM10030013`	2.25	4:14
149	Goody Two Shoes	Adam Ant	`GBBBN0500060` `GBBBN8200001`	2.35	3:31
150	Puss ’n Boots	Adam Ant	`GBBBN0500168`		3:52
151	Room at the Top (album version)	Adam Ant	`USMC10300092`		4:43
152	Wonderful	Adam Ant	`GBAYE9400154`	3.35	4:23
153	Zombie (Eternal airplay mix)	A.D.A.M. feat. Amy	`ITB750703507`		3:30
154	You Got the Floor	Arthur Adams			5:57
155	All I Want Is You	Bryan Adams	`USAM19190010`	3.35	5:20
156	Back to You	Bryan Adams	`USAM19774904`	3	4:26
157	Can’t Stop This Thing We Started	Bryan Adams	`USAM19190003`	4	4:29
158	Cloud Number Nine (album version: On a Day Like Today)	Bryan Adams	`USAM19800327`	3.5	3:46
159	Cuts Like a Knife	Bryan Adams	`USAM18390003`	3.5	5:16
160	Do I Have to Say the Words?	Bryan Adams	`USAM19190008`	3.7	6:11
161	18 Til I Die	Bryan Adams	`USAM19602289` `USUM71710026`	3	3:30
162	(Everything I Do) I Do It for You (album version)	Bryan Adams	`USAM19190012` `USAM19190052` `USSE91232831`	3.9	6:34
163	Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?	Bryan Adams	`USAM19500599`	3.55	4:52
164	Hearts on Fire	Bryan Adams	`USAM18700008`	4.35	3:30
165	Heat of the Night	Bryan Adams	`USAM18790011`	3.65	5:07