| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Streets of London | Ralph McTell | | 4:09 |
| 2 | Your Song- engineer:
- Robin Geoffrey Cable
- producer:
- Gus Dudgeon
- 12 string guitar:
- Clive Hicks
- acoustic guitar:
- Frank Clark
- bass guitar:
- Dave Richmond
- drums (drum set):
- Barry Morgan
- guitar:
- Colin Green
- piano and lead vocals:
- Elton John
- conductor:
- Paul Buckmaster
- arranger:
- Paul Buckmaster
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- This Record Co. Ltd.
- recorded at:
- Trident Studios in Soho, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 54), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 136) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 202)
- recording of:
- Your Song
- lyricist:
- Bernie Taupin
- composer:
- Elton John
- publisher:
- Dick James Music Ltd. (ended), Universal Music Publishing , Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. , シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
| Elton John | 3.75 | 4:02 |
| 3 | Everybody's Talkin' | Harry Nilsson | | 2:44 |
| 4 | Morning Has Broken | Cat Stevens | 4.25 | 3:18 |
| 5 | Vincent | Don McLean | 4.4 | 4:01 |
| 6 | Time in a Bottle- producer:
- Terry Cashman and Tommy West
- vocals:
- Jim Croce (on 1971-10-11)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- R2M Music (in 1972), BMG Rights Management (US) LLC (in 1973), Lastrada Entertainment Co., Ltd. (in 1973) and LeFrak-Moelis Records (in 1973)
- recorded at:
- The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-10-11)
- recording of:
- Time in a Bottle (on 1971-10-11)
- lyricist and composer:
- Jim Croce
- publisher:
- American Broadcasting Music, Inc., Blendingwell Music, Inc., DenJac Music Company and MCA Music
| Jim Croce | 4.5 | 2:27 |
| 7 | How Can We Hang On to a Dream | Tim Hardin | 3 | 2:04 |
| 8 | Northern Sky | Nick Drake | 4.25 | 3:46 |
| 9 | On the Border | Al Stewart | 4 | 3:20 |
| 10 | Daniel | Elton John | 3.5 | 3:55 |
| 11 | After Midnight | J.J. Cale | 3.6 | 2:22 |
| 12 | Reason to Believe- producer:
- Rod Stewart
- acoustic guitar:
- Martell Brandy (in 1971-01), Martin Quittenton (in 1971-01) and Rod Stewart (in 1971-01)
- bass:
- Andy Pyle (in 1971-01)
- bass guitar, guitar and pedal steel guitar:
- Ronnie Wood (in 1971-01)
- double bass:
- Danny Thompson (in 1971-01)
- drums (drum set):
- Micky Waller (in 1971-01)
- organ:
- Ian McLagan (in 1971-01)
- piano:
- Pete Sears (in 1971-01)
- slide guitar:
- Sam Mitchell (in 1971-01)
- violin:
- Dick Powell (in 1971-01)
- lead vocals:
- Rod Stewart (in 1971-01)
- vocals:
- Madeline Bell (in 1971-01)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- PolyGram Records, Inc. (in 1971)
- cover recording of:
- Reason to Believe (in 1971-01)
- lyricist and composer:
- Tim Hardin
- publisher:
- Allen Stanton Productions, Alley Music Corp., EMI Music , Faithful Virtue Music Co. Inc., Hudson Bay Music Inc., Robbins Music Co. Ltd., Robbins Music Corp. and Trio Music Co., Inc.
- recording of:
- Reason to Believe
- lyricist and composer:
- Tim Hardin
- publisher:
- Allen Stanton Productions, Alley Music Corp., EMI Music , Faithful Virtue Music Co. Inc., Hudson Bay Music Inc., Robbins Music Co. Ltd., Robbins Music Corp. and Trio Music Co., Inc.
| Rod Stewart | 3.15 | 4:08 |
| 13 | Father and Son- producer:
- Paul Samwell-Smith
- bass guitar:
- John Ryan (in 1970-07)
- drums (drum set):
- Harvey Burns (in 1970-07)
- guitar and keyboard:
- Cat Stevens (in 1970-07)
- guitar [2nd]:
- Alun Davies (in 1970-07)
- solo violin:
- John Rostein (in 1970-07)
- vocals:
- Cat Stevens (in 1970-07)
- strings arranger:
- Del Newman
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Island Records Ltd. (in 1970) and Universal Island Records Ltd. (in 1970)
- recorded at:
- Morgan Studios in Willesden, Brent , London , England, United Kingdom (in 1970-07)
- instrumental version of:
- Father and Son by Giacomo Bucci
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 408)
- recording of:
- Father and Son (in 1970-07)
- lyricist and composer:
- Cat Stevens
- publisher:
- Cat Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , Island Music Ltd., Island Music, Inc. , Freshwater Music Ltd. (from 1970 to present) and Irving Music, Inc. (from 1970 to present)
| Cat Stevens | 4.25 | 3:40 |
| 14 | (I Keep) A Close Watch | John Cale | 4 | 3:28 |
| 15 | Right Down the Line- recording engineer:
- Barry Hammond
- producer:
- Hugh Murphy and Gerry Rafferty
- mixer:
- Declan O’Doherty
- bass:
- Gary Taylor
- drums (drum set):
- Henry Spinetti
- guitar family:
- Hugh Burns
- organ and piano:
- Tommy Eyre
- percussion:
- Glen LeFleur
- steel guitar:
- Brian Cole
- lead vocals:
- Gerry Rafferty
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- EMI Records Ltd. (in 1977), Parlophone Records Ltd. (in 1978) and United Artists Music and Records Group, Inc. (in 1978)
- recorded at:
- Chipping Norton Recording Studios in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
- mixed at:
- Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden , Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom
- part of:
- Paste: The 25 Greatest Yacht Rock Songs of All Time (number: 1)
- recording of:
- Right Down the Line
- lyricist and composer:
- Gerry Rafferty
- publisher:
- Stage Three Music Publishing Limited, Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Music of Stage Three (in 1978)
| Gerry Rafferty | 3.5 | 4:28 |
| 16 | Every Time It Rains | Randy Newman | | 3:34 |
| 17 | Wild Is the Wind- producer:
- David Bowie and Harry Maslin
- bass:
- George Murray
- drums (drum set):
- Dennis Davis
- guitar:
- Carlos Alomar, David Bowie and Earl Slick
- piano:
- Roy Bittan
- vocals:
- David Bowie
- arranger:
- David Bowie
- cover recording of:
- Wild Is the Wind
- lyricist:
- Ned Washington
- composer:
- Dimitri Tiomkin
- publisher:
- BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Carlin Music Corporation, Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd., Anne-Rachel Music Corp. (in 1957, in 1985), Catharine Hinen Music (in 1957, in 1985), Chappell & Co., Inc. (in 1957), Largo Music Inc. (in 1957, in 1985) and Patti Washington Music (in 1957, in 1985)
- part of:
- The 30th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
| David Bowie | 3.45 | 6:01 |
| 18 | Year of the Cat- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- EMI Records Ltd. (in 1976)
- recording of:
- Year of the Cat
- writer:
- Al Stewart and Peter Wood
- publisher:
- Carlin Music Corporation, Dick James Music Ltd. , Gwyneth Music Ltd., Pepper Music Inc., PolyGram Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. , Universal Songs , Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Victoria Music Ltd., Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
| Al Stewart | | 6:41 |