| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Highway Star | Deep Purple | 4.35 | 6:08 |
| 2 | Paranoid- engineer:
- Tom Allom and Brian Humphries
- producer:
- Rodger Bain (from 1970-06 until 1970-07)
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Bill Ward (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-06-21)
- electric bass guitar:
- Geezer Butler (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-06-21)
- electric guitar:
- Tony Iommi (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-06-21)
- lead vocals:
- Ozzy Osbourne (in 1970)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Gimcastle Ltd., Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. , Warner Bros. Records Inc. , Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1970), Interworld Communications (in 1970), Sanctuary Copyrights Ltd. (in 1970) and Icarus Music (in 2006)
- recorded at:
- Island Studios in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London , England, United Kingdom (in 1970) and Regent Sound Studios in London , England, United Kingdom (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-06-21)
- part of:
- VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (number: 4), NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (number: 6), Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 13), TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 27), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, BILLIONS CLUB, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 250) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 338)
- recording of:
- Paranoid (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-07-08)
- lyricist:
- Geezer Butler
- composer:
- Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
- publisher:
- Essex Music International Ltd., Essex Music International, Inc., TRO Essex Japan, A-Division, TRO Essex Music International, Inc., Tro-Andover Music, Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd. (in 1970)
| Black Sabbath | 4.55 | 2:49 |
| 3 | Mama Weer All Crazee Now | Slade | 4.2 | 3:45 |
| 4 | Rock and Roll, Part I | Gary Glitter | 4.15 | 3:02 |
| 5 | Get It On (Bang a Gong)- engineer:
- Roy Thomas Baker , Malcolm Cecil, Rik Pekkonen and Martin Rushent
- producer:
- Tony Visconti
- drums (drum set):
- Bill Legend (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
- electric bass guitar:
- Steve Currie (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
- electric guitar and lead vocals:
- Marc Bolan (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
- keyboard:
- Rick Wakeman (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
- percussion:
- Mickey Finn (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
- background vocals:
- Howard Kaylan (from 1971-03 until 1971-06) and Mark Volman (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Essex Music International Ltd. (in 1971), Straight Ahead Productions Ltd. (in 1971, in 2001) and Tarantula Productions (in 1971)
- part of:
- Paste: The 50 Greatest NON One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 22), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (number: 41)
- recording of:
- Get It On (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
- lyricist and composer:
- Marc Bolan
- publisher:
- Essex Music International, Essex Music International, Inc., Essex Musikförlaget, Essex Musikvertrieb GmbH, The Richmond Organization, TRO Essex Music International, Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd.
| T. Rex | 4.65 | 4:26 |
| 6 | Walk on the Wild Side- producer:
- David Bowie , Lou Reed and Mick Ronson
- baritone saxophone:
- Ronnie Ross (in 1972-08)
- double bass and electric bass guitar:
- Herbie Flowers (in 1972-08)
- drums (drum set):
- John Halsey (in 1972-08)
- background vocals:
- The Thunder Thighs (in 1972-08)
- lead vocals:
- Lou Reed (in 1972-08)
- brass arranger and strings arranger:
- Mick Ronson
- arranger:
- David Bowie , Lou Reed and Mick Ronson
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- BMG Entertainment (in 1972), BMG Music (in 1972), RCA Records (in 1972) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1972)
- recorded at:
- Trident Studios in Soho, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (in 1972-08)
- mixed at:
- Trident Studios in Soho, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom
- samples from:
- Lexicon Valley #150, “Why Language Can’t Be Tamed” by John McWhorter
- part of:
- Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 75), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 180) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 221)
- recording of:
- Walk on the Wild Side (in 1972-08)
- lyricist and composer:
- Lou Reed
- publisher:
- Dunbar Music, EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited , EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , Oakfield Avenue Music, Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. and Six Continents Music Publishing Inc.
| Lou Reed | 4.25 | 4:10 |
| 7 | All the Young Dudes- producer:
- David Bowie
- lead vocals:
- Ian Hunter
- arranger:
- David Bowie
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS Records Inc. (in 1972), CBS, Inc. (in 1972), Columbia Records (in 1972), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1972) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1972, in 1976)
- part of:
- Songs banned by the BBC, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 166) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 253)
- recording of:
- All the Young Dudes
- lyricist and composer:
- David Bowie
- publisher:
- BMG Blue, Chrysalis Music , Chrysalis Music Ltd. , Chrysalis Music Publishing, Chrysalis Songs, EMI Music , EMI Music Publishing , EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited , EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , Jones Music America, Mainman Ltd., Mainman Saag , MCA Music , Northern Songs Ltd., RZO Music Ltd, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. and Tintoretto Music
- sub-publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing France, Warner Chappell Music France, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 , ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) , ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 , 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部 , フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
- cover recording of:
- All the Young Dudes
- lyricist and composer:
- David Bowie
- publisher:
- BMG Blue, Chrysalis Music , Chrysalis Music Ltd. , Chrysalis Music Publishing, Chrysalis Songs, EMI Music , EMI Music Publishing , EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited , EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , Jones Music America, Mainman Ltd., Mainman Saag , MCA Music , Northern Songs Ltd., RZO Music Ltd, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. and Tintoretto Music
- sub-publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing France, Warner Chappell Music France, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 , ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) , ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 , 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部 , フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
| Mott the Hoople | 4.2 | 3:30 |
| 8 | Do the Strand | Roxy Music | 4 | 4:02 |
| 9 | Raw Power | Iggy and The Stooges | 3.75 | 4:13 |
| 10 | God Save the Queen | Sex Pistols | 5 | 3:39 |
| 11 | Your Generation | Generation X | 3 | 3:16 |
| 12 | New Rose | The Damned | 4.65 | 2:44 |
| 13 | London Calling | The Clash | 4.1 | 3:20 |
| 14 | Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll | Ian Dury & the Blockheads | 3.8 | 3:11 |
| 15 | Denis- engineer:
- Rob Freeman
- producer:
- Richard Gottehrer
- bass guitar:
- Frank Infante (from 1977-06 until 1977-07) and Chris Stein (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
- drums (drum set):
- Clem Burke (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
- electric guitar [lead guitar] and vibraphone:
- Chris Stein (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
- electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
- Frank Infante (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
- farfisa, grand piano, strings, synthesizer [Polymoog] and synthesizer [Roland]:
- Jimmy Destri (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
- background vocals:
- Clem Burke (from 1977-06 until 1977-07) and Jimmy Destri (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
- lead vocals:
- Deborah Harry (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Chrysalis Records (in 1977), Chrysalis Records, Inc. (in 1977, in 2001) and Chrysalis Records Ltd. (in 1978)
- recorded at:
- Plaza Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
- cover recording of:
- Denise (from 1977-06 until 1977-07)
- lyricist and composer:
- Neil Levenson
- publisher:
- Bright Tunes Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , Minder Music Ltd. and Taking Care of Business Music Inc.
| Blondie | 3.55 | 2:17 |
| 16 | Psycho Killer- recording engineer:
- Allen Chinowsky (in 1983-12)
- mastering:
- Ted Jensen and Jack Skinner
- assistant engineer:
- Nick Delre, Robin Laine, Linda Randazzo and Glenn Rosenstein
- engineer:
- Joel Moss and Mark Wolfson
- producer:
- Talking Heads
- additional mixer:
- Chris Frantz and Jerry Harrison
- mixer:
- Eric Thorngren
- vocals:
- David Byrne (in 1983-12)
- recorded at:
- Hollywood Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1983-12)
- live recording of:
- Psycho Killer (in 1983-12)
- lyricist:
- David Byrne , Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth
- composer:
- David Byrne
- publisher:
- Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. , Index Music, Inc., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music
| Talking Heads | 4.5 | 4:29 |
| 17 | When I’m With You | Sparks | 4 | 4:03 |
| 18 | In the City | The Jam | 4 | 2:19 |
| 19 | Making Plans for Nigel | XTC | 5 | 3:54 |
| 20 | Video Killed the Radio Star- producer:
- The Buggles
- electric guitar and lead vocals:
- Trevor Horn (in 1979)
- keyboard:
- Geoff Downes (in 1979)
- choir vocals:
- Debi Doss (in 1979) and Linda Jardim (in 1979)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Island Records (in 1979)
- part of:
- VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 40)
- recording of:
- Video Killed the Radio Star
- writer:
- Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn and Bruce Woolley
- publisher:
- Ackee Music, Inc., BMG Gold Songs, Carbert Music Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Copyright Control , Island Music Ltd., Round Hill Compositions, Unforgettable Songs Ltd., Universal , Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. , Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. and Universal/Island Music Ltd.
| Buggles | 3.95 | 3:24 |