| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)- recording engineer and mixer:
- David Frazer
- percussion programming:
- Preston Glass
- additional assistant engineer:
- Noah Baron, Rob Beaton, Paul Hamingson, Stuart Hirotsu, Gordon Lyon, Billy Miranda and Ross Williams
- additional engineer:
- Lincoln Clapp , Maureen Droney, Ken Kessie, Gordon Lyon and Jay Rifkin
- assistant engineer:
- Dana Jon Chappelle
- executive producer:
- Clive Davis
- producer:
- Narada Michael Walden
- alto saxophone:
- Marc Russo
- bass synthesizer [bass synth]:
- Randy Jackson
- drums (drum set):
- Narada Michael Walden
- electronic drum set [Simmons]:
- Greg “Gigi” Gonaway
- guitar synthesizer [Charvel GTM6 midi guitar synth]:
- Corrado Rustici
- synthesizer [synth horns]:
- Sterling Smith
- synthesizer [synths]:
- Walter Afanasieff
- background vocals:
- Kitty Beethoven, Kevin Dorsey, Jim Gilstrap, Jennifer Hall and Myrna Matthews
- background vocals and lead vocals:
- Whitney Houston
- arranger:
- Narada Michael Walden
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Arista Records, Inc. (in 1987) and RCA Records (in 1987)
- produced for:
- Perfection Light Productions
- recorded at:
- Clinton Recording Studios in New York, New York, United States, Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, Tarpan Studios in San Rafael, California, United States and The Plant Studios in Sausalito, California, United States
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 1) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 231)
- recording of:
- I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
- writer:
- George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam
- publisher:
- Boy Meets Girl Music, Copyright Control , Irving Music , Irving Music, Inc. and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
| Whitney Houston | 4.25 | 4:51 |
| 2 | Take On Me | a‐ha | 4.5 | 3:47 |
| 3 | Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) | Eurythmics | 4.15 | 3:38 |
| 4 | Do You Really Want to Hurt Me | Culture Club | 3.95 | 4:24 |
| 5 | Time After Time- additional engineer:
- John Jansen and Rod O’Brien
- assistant engineer:
- John Agnello
- engineer:
- William Wittman
- associate producer:
- William Wittman
- producer:
- Rick Chertoff
- lead vocals:
- Cyndi Lauper
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Epic Records (in 1983), Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1983), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1983), Sony Music Entertainment (Holland) B.V. (in 1983) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1983, in 1984)
- recorded at:
- The Record Plant in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
- a cappella versions:
- Time After Time by Forte A Cappella
- part of:
- VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 19), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 116) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 494)
- recording of:
- Time After Time
- writer:
- Rob Hyman and Cyndi Lauper
- publisher:
- Sony Songs Inc. (ended, ), CBS Songs Ltd., Copyright Control , Dub Notes Music (, in 1984), Gray Matter Music, Human Boy Music, Reilla Music Company, Rella Music Co. (, in 1984), Rellla Music Corp., Sony Music Publishing , Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music , Warner Chappell Music Ltd. , Warner/Chappell North America, WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
- sub-publisher:
- Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division , Warner Brothers Music Ltd. , Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
| Cyndi Lauper | 4.3 | 3:58 |
| 6 | Footloose- producer:
- Lee DeCarlo and Kenny Loggins
- bass guitar:
- Nathan East
- bass synthesizer:
- Michael Boddicker
- drums (drum set):
- Tris Imboden
- guitar:
- Buzz Feiten
- instruments:
- Michael Boddicker
- keyboard:
- Neil Larsen and Steven Wood
- percussion:
- Michael Boddicker and Paulinho da Costa
- background vocals:
- Marilyn Dorman, Richey Washington and Steven Wood
- lead vocals:
- Kenny Loggins
- remixer:
- Humberto Gatica
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS, Inc. (in 1984), Columbia Records (in 1984), Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1984) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1984)
- recording of:
- Footloose
- lyricist:
- Dean Pitchford
- composer:
- Kenny Loggins
- publisher:
- BMG Music Ltd., BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Copyright Control , Ensign Music Corporation, Ensign Music LLC, Famous Music Corporation , Island Music , Milk Money Music, Sony Music Publishing , Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Melody, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal Music Publishers MGB Australia Pty Ltd
- part of:
- The 57th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
| Kenny Loggins | 4.1 | 3:48 |
| 7 | Come Back and Stay | Paul Young | 4.5 | 4:23 |
| 8 | Kids in America- recording engineer:
- Jeo (from 1980 until 1981)
- programming:
- Jörn‐Uwe Fahrenkrog‐Petersen (from 1980 until 1981) and Derek von Krogh (from 1980 until 1981)
- engineer:
- Steve Stewart
- producer:
- Ricky Wilde
- additional keyboard:
- Nick Priessnitz (from 1980 until 1981)
- bass guitar:
- Martin Russell (from 1980 until 1981) and Derek von Krogh (from 1980 until 1981)
- drums (drum set):
- Bernhard Hahn (from 1980 until 1981), Chris North (from 1980 until 1981) and Tobias Wörner (from 1980 until 1981)
- guitar:
- Thomas Hahn (from 1980 until 1981), Charlotte Hatherley (from 1980 until 1981), Francis Lickerish (from 1980 until 1981), Steve Stewart (from 1980 until 1981), James Stevenson (from 1980 until 1981) and Ricky Wilde (from 1980 until 1981)
- keyboard:
- Jörn‐Uwe Fahrenkrog‐Petersen (from 1980 until 1981), Robert John Godfrey (from 1980 until 1981), Calvin Hayes (from 1980 until 1981), Derek von Krogh (from 1980 until 1981) and Ricky Wilde (from 1980 until 1981)
- background vocals:
- D. Janz (from 1980 until 1981), M. Janz (from 1980 until 1981), N. Janz (from 1980 until 1981) and Ricky Wilde (from 1980 until 1981)
- lead vocals:
- Charlotte Hatherley (from 1980 until 1981) and Kim Wilde (from 1980 until 1981)
- vocals:
- Kim Wilde (from 1980 until 1981)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Cherry Red Records Ltd. , EMI Records Ltd. (in 1981, in 1996, in 2001), EMI France (in 1993) and EMI Records Limited (in 2006)
- recorded at:
- Amira Studio (from 1980 until 1981), RAK Studios in London , England, United Kingdom (from 1980 until 1981), Soundmastaz Studios (from 1980 until 1981), Studio 77 in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (from 1980 until 1981) and The Lodge Recording Studio in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1980 until 1981)
- mixed at:
- Jeopark in Buchholz, Niedersachsen , Germany, RAK Studios in London , England, United Kingdom and Studio 77 in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- part of:
- TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 55)
- recording of:
- Kids in America (from 1980 until 1981)
- writer:
- Marty Wilde and Ricky Wilde
- publisher:
- All Nations Music, EMI Music Publishing , Finchley Music Corp., RAK Publishing Ltd. and Rickim Music Ltd.
| Kim Wilde | 4.35 | 3:26 |
| 9 | Tell It Like It Is | Don Johnson | 2 | 4:30 |
| 10 | Total Eclipse of the Heart | Bonnie Tyler | 4.15 | 4:28 |
| 11 | Self Control | Laura Branigan | 4.55 | 4:04 |
| 12 | Relax | Frankie Goes to Hollywood | 4.05 | 3:56 |
| 13 | Africa | Toto | 5 | 4:21 |
| 14 | Hold Me Now- recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
- Phil Thornalley
- drums (drum set) programming:
- Tom Bailey
- producer:
- Tom Bailey and Alex Sadkin
- congas and synthesizer [Prophet V]:
- Joe Leeway
- double bass [contrabass], guitar, harmonica, piano and synthesizer:
- Tom Bailey
- drums (drum set), marimba, percussion and xylophone:
- Alannah Currie
- background vocals:
- Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
- vocals:
- Tom Bailey
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Arista Records Ltd. (in 1983), BMG Arista Records Ltd. (in 1983), BMG Eurodisc Ltd. (in 1983), Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (in 1983), Arista Records Ltd. (in 1984) and Arista Records, Inc. (in 1984)
- music videos:
- Hold Me Now by Thompson Twins
- recording of:
- Hold Me Now
- writer:
- Alannah Joy Currie, Joseph Martin Leeway and Thomas Alexander Bailey
- vocals arranger:
- Tom Bailey , Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
- publisher:
- BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Songs, Inc., Point Music and Point Music Ltd.
| Thompson Twins | 4.5 | 4:45 |
| 15 | If I Was | Midge Ure | | 4:51 |
| 16 | We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) | Tina Turner | 3.55 | 4:15 |
| 17 | Destiny | Jennifer Rush | 4 | 3:37 |
| 18 | Girl You Know It’s True | Milli Vanilli | | 3:19 |
| 19 | Words | F.R. David | 4.5 | 3:26 |
| 20 | Sexual Healing | Marvin Gaye | | 3:58 |