| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Don’t You (Forget About Me) | Simple Minds | 4.25 | 4:19 |
| 2 | Everybody Wants to Rule the World | Tears for Fears | 3.9 | 4:05 |
| 3 | Together in Electric Dreams | Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder | 2.35 | 3:45 |
| 4 | Souvenir | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | 5 | 3:27 |
| 5 | No Regrets | Midge Ure | | 3:54 |
| 6 | More Than This | Roxy Music | | 4:25 |
| 7 | Quiet Life | Japan | 5 | 3:49 |
| 8 | Rio | Duran Duran | 4.15 | 4:42 |
| 9 | True Faith | New Order | | 4:05 |
| 10 | E=MC2 | Big Audio Dynamite | 3 | 4:22 |
| 11 | Pull Up to the Bumper | Grace Jones | | 4:32 |
| 12 | Atomic- engineer:
- Peter Coleman and David Tickle
- producer:
- Mike Chapman
- bass guitar:
- Nigel Harrison (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
- drums (drum set):
- Clem Burke (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
- guitar:
- Frank Infante (from 1979-05 until 1979-06) and Chris Stein (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
- keyboard:
- Jimmy Destri (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
- guest background vocals:
- Ellie Greenwich (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
- lead vocals:
- Deborah Harry (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1979), Chrysalis Records (in 1979), Chrysalis Records, Inc. (in 1979) and Chrysalis Records Ltd. (in 1980)
- recorded at:
- Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (from 1979-05 until 1979-06), Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1979-05 until 1979-06) and Power Station Studios in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
- mixed at:
- MCA Whitney Recording Studios in Glendale, California, United States
- part of:
- Songs banned by the BBC (number: Gulf War ban)
- recording of:
- Atomic (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
- writer:
- Jimmy Destri and Deborah Harry
- publisher:
- Chrysalis Music (ended), Monster Island Music Publishing Corporation (ended), BMG Monarch, Chrysalis Music Ltd. , Chrysalis Records Ltd. , EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Rare Blue Music Inc
| Blondie | 4 | 3:44 |
| 13 | Love Will Tear Us Apart- producer:
- Joy Division and Martin Hannett
- bass:
- Peter Hook
- drums (drum set):
- Stephen Morris
- guitar:
- Bernard Albrecht
- vocals:
- Bernard Albrecht and Ian Curtis
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Factory Communications Ltd. (in 1988)
- recorded at:
- Strawberry Studios in Stockport, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
- part of:
- triple j’s Hottest 100 (number: 1989 (All-time)), triple j’s Hottest 100 (number: 1990 (All-time)), Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 5), Q50 – December 2005 (number: 6), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 14), NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 19), Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 41) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 179)
- recording of:
- Love Will Tear Us Apart
- lyricist:
- Ian Curtis
- composer:
- Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner
- publisher:
- Fractured Music and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd.
| Joy Division | 4.5 | 3:22 |
| 14 | Love Missile F1-11 | Sigue Sigue Sputnik | | 3:38 |
| 15 | The Walk | The Cure | 3.5 | 3:25 |
| 16 | Golden Brown | The Stranglers | 4.4 | 3:24 |
| 17 | Black Man Ray | China Crisis | | 3:23 |
| 18 | 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 | 3:21 |
| 19 | Eyes Without a Face- engineer and mixer:
- Dave Wittman
- producer:
- Keith Forsey
- bass guitar:
- Sal Cuevas
- drums (drum set):
- Thommy Price
- guitar:
- Steve Stevens
- background vocals:
- Perri Lister
- lead vocals:
- Billy Idol
- arranger:
- Billy Idol and Steve Stevens
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1983) and Chrysalis Records, Inc. (in 1999)
- recorded at and mixed at:
- Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
- music videos:
- Eyes Without a Face by Billy Idol
- recording of:
- Eyes Without a Face
- lyricist and composer:
- Billy Idol and Steve Stevens
- publisher:
- Boneidol Music, Chrysalis Music Group Inc., Chrysalis Music Ltd. , Chrysalis Music Publishing Ltd., Rare Blue Music, Rock Steady Music, Sitting Pretty Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
| Billy Idol | 4.7 | 4:54 |
| 20 | Life in a Northern Town | The Dream Academy | | 4:08 |