| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Blue Monday | New Order | 3.7 | 7:31 |
| 2 | Take On Me | a‐ha | 4.4 | 3:48 |
| 3 | St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion) | John Parr | 3.8 | 4:12 |
| 4 | Black Velvet | Alannah Myles | 4.5 | 4:47 |
| 5 | It’s My Life | Talk Talk | 3.85 | 3:52 |
| 6 | Everyday Is Like Sunday | Morrissey | 4.6 | 3:34 |
| 7 | Is This Love | Whitesnake | 4.2 | 4:44 |
| 8 | Imperial | Primal Scream | | 3:38 |
| 9 | Burning Down the House- assistant engineer:
- John Convertino , Franklin Gibson and Jay Mark
- engineer:
- Butch Jones and Alex Sadkin (task: final overdubs)
- producer:
- Talking Heads
- mixer:
- Alex Sadkin
- bass guitar, guitar, keyboard and percussion:
- David Byrne
- bass synthesizer:
- Tina Weymouth
- drums (drum set) and synthesizer:
- Chris Frantz
- guest percussion:
- Steve Scales
- guest synthesizer:
- Wally Badarou
- guitar and keyboard:
- Jerry Harrison
- background vocals:
- Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison and Tina Weymouth
- vocals:
- David Byrne
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sire Records Company (in 1983)
- recorded at:
- Blank Tapes in New York, New York, United States, Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas and Sigma Sound in New York, New York, United States
- mixed at:
- Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas and Sigma Sound in New York, New York, United States
- part of:
- Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 29) and VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 29)
- recording of:
- Burning Down the House
- lyricist:
- David Byrne
- composer:
- David Byrne , Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison and Tina Weymouth
- publisher:
- Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. , Index Music, Inc., 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 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
| Talking Heads | 4.5 | 4:02 |
| 10 | This Beat Goes On | The Kings | | 3:08 |
| 11 | Love Shack | The B‐52s | | 5:14 |
| 12 | Sharp Dressed Man | ZZ Top | 4.6 | 4:13 |
| 13 | Hymn to Her | Pretenders | | 4:30 |
| 14 | I Want Something to Find Me | Brenda Russell | | 3:05 |
| 15 | 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
- lyricist and composer:
- Ric Ocasek
- publisher:
- Carlin Music Corp., Gallo Music Publishing, Lido Music, Inc., Universal Music Corp. , Universal Music Publishing, Inc., Universal‐MCA Music Publishing and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
| The Cars | 4 | 3:54 |
| 16 | Don’t Wanna Fall in Love | Jane Child | 4.5 | 4:08 |
| 17 | The Best of Me- recorded in:
- Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1985 until 1986)
- engineer and mixer:
- Humberto Gatica
- producer:
- David Foster and Humberto Gatica
- guitar:
- Michael Landau (from 1985 until 1986)
- keyboard:
- David Foster (from 1985 until 1986)
- vocals:
- Olivia Newton‐John (from 1985 until 1986)
- performer:
- David Foster
- arranger:
- David Foster
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Atlantic Recording Corporation
- recorded at:
- The Lighthouse in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1985 until 1986)
- recording of:
- The Best of Me (from 1985 until 1986)
- lyricist:
- Richard Marx
- composer:
- David Foster , Jeremy Lubbock and Richard Marx
- publisher:
- AF Encore Fund LLC, BMG Monarch, Bravo and Encore Music, Foster Frees Music Inc., Hollysongs, Peermusic III, Ltd. , Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. , Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., ピアーミュージック and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部
| David Foster | | 4:06 |
| 18 | Rock ’n’ Roll High School | Ramones | 4.5 | 2:17 |
| 19 | Ain’t No Half‐Steppin’ | Big Daddy Kane | 5 | 5:20 |
| 20 | What’s Love Got to Do With It- engineer and mixer:
- John Hudson
- producer:
- Terry Britten
- drums (drum set):
- Graham Jarvis
- guitar:
- Terry Britten
- keyboard:
- Nick Glennie‐Smith and Billy Livsey
- percussion:
- Simon Morton
- background vocals:
- Terry Britten and Tessa Niles
- lead vocals:
- Tina Turner
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1984), Parlophone Records Ltd. (in 1984, in 1997) and EMI Records Ltd. (in 2004)
- recorded at:
- Mayfair Studios in London , England, United Kingdom
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 134), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 160) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 309)
- recording of:
- What’s Love Got to Do With It
- writer:
- Graham Lyle and Terence Ernest Britten
- publisher:
- Hornall Brothers Music Ltd. , Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. , Goodsingle Limited (in 1984), Irving Music, Inc. (in 1984), Rondor Music (London) Ltd. (in 1984), WB Music Corp. (from 1984 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
- recording of:
- What’s Love Got to Do With It
- writer:
- Terry Britten, Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll and Graham Lyle
- publisher:
- Kobalt Music (from 2020 to present) and WC Music Corp. (from 2020 to present)
- is based on:
- What’s Love Got to Do With It
| Tina Turner | 4.15 | 3:50 |
| 21 | Girls on Film | Duran Duran | 3.7 | 3:33 |
| 22 | Never Never Comes | Classix Nouveaux | | 2:53 |
| 23 | This Charming Man | The Smiths | 3.8 | 2:43 |
| 24 | Do Ya Think I’m Sexy- engineer:
- Andy Johns
- producer:
- Tom Dowd
- mixer:
- Tom Dowd and Andy Johns
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Warner Bros. Records Inc. and WEA Records B.V. (in 1978)
- music videos:
- Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? by Rod Stewart
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 301)
- recording of:
- Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?
- writer:
- Carmine Appice, Duane Hitchings and Rod Stewart
- publisher:
- Control , EMI April Music Inc., EMI Full Keel Music, EMI Music , EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , Nitestalk Music, Riva Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell North America, WC Music Corp., 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 , イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (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)
- version of:
- Taj Mahal
| Rod Stewart | 4.15 | 5:26 |
| 25 | Panic | The Smiths | 4.6 | 2:21 |
| 26 | Rooms on Fire | Stevie Nicks | 4.35 | 4:37 |
| 27 | Golden Brown | The Stranglers | 4.4 | 3:27 |
| 28 | Never Ending Story | Limahl | 3.35 | 3:30 |
| 29 | Ain’t Nobody | Chaka Khan | 3.7 | 4:41 |
| 30 | Golden Touch | Rose Royce | | 3:51 |
| 31 | Superwoman (edit version) | Karyn White | | 4:32 |
| 32 | Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now- performer:
- Starship (in 1987)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- BMG Music (in 1985, in 1987), BMG Entertainment (in 1987) and Sony Music Entertainment (in 1987)
- recording of:
- Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now (in 1987)
- writer:
- Albert Hammond and Diane Warren
- arranger:
- Narada Michael Walden
- publisher:
- BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Songs, Inc., Copyright Control , EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , Empire Music Ltd., Realsongs, Warner Bros. Music Ltd. , WB Music Corp. and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
- part of:
- The 60th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1987 nominee)
- cover recording of:
- Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now
- writer:
- Albert Hammond and Diane Warren
- arranger:
- Narada Michael Walden
- publisher:
- BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Songs, Inc., Copyright Control , EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , Empire Music Ltd., Realsongs, Warner Bros. Music Ltd. , WB Music Corp. and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
- part of:
- The 60th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1987 nominee)
| Starship | 3.75 | 4:30 |
| 33 | Turn Up the Music | Mass Production | | 5:03 |
| 34 | Start of a Romance | Skyy | | 4:47 |
| 35 | I Heard It Through the Grapevine | Roger | | 10:44 |
| 36 | Can’t Love You Tonight | Gwen Guthrie | | 4:18 |
| 37 | Joy | Teddy Pendergrass | | 6:16 |
| 38 | Major Tom | Peter Schilling | 4.35 | 4:59 |
| 39 | Boogie Down | Al Jarreau | | 4:04 |
| 40 | One Lover at a Time | Atlantic Starr | | 4:01 |
| 41 | More Bounce to the Ounce | Zapp | 3 | 5:11 |
| 42 | Go Away | Dirty Looks | | 4:20 |
| 43 | Time | Wrathchild America | | 5:40 |
| 44 | (Something Inside) So Strong | Labi Siffre | | 5:37 |
| 45 | Love Makes You Blind | Fiona | | 3:53 |
| 46 | Some People | Cliff Richard | | 3:52 |
| 47 | 18 and Life | Skid Row | 3.85 | 3:51 |
| 48 | Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner | Warren Zevon | 4 | 3:45 |