| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Under Pressure- engineer:
- Mack and David Richards
- producer:
- David Bowie , Brian May , Queen and Roger Taylor
- bass guitar and guitar:
- John Deacon (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
- drums (drum set):
- Roger Taylor (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
- electric guitar:
- Brian May (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
- finger snaps and handclaps:
- John Deacon (from 1981-06 until 1982-03), Brian May (from 1981-06 until 1982-03), Freddie Mercury (from 1981-06 until 1982-03) and Roger Taylor (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
- finger snaps and handclaps:
- David Bowie (from 1981 until 1982-03)
- keyboard:
- John Deacon (from 1981-06 until 1982-03) and Freddie Mercury (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
- piano:
- Freddie Mercury (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
- synthesizer:
- David Bowie (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
- background vocals:
- Freddie Mercury (from 1981-06 until 1982-03) and Roger Taylor (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
- lead vocals:
- David Bowie (from 1981-06 until 1982-03) and Freddie Mercury (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- David R. Jones (in 1981, in 1994), Mainman S.A. (in 1981, in 1994), Queen Productions Ltd. (in 1981, in 2011) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1981, in 1994)
- recorded at:
- Mountain Studio in Montreux, Vaud , Switzerland (from 1981-06 until 1982-03) and Musicland Studios in München , Bayern , Germany (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
- part of:
- VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 31) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 429)
- recording of:
- Under Pressure (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
- writer:
- David Bowie , Brian May , John Deacon, Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor
- publisher:
- Beechwood Music Corp., Bewlay Bros. Music, Jones Music , Mainman S.A. , Mainman Saag , Queen Music Ltd., RZO Music Ltd, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. , 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部 , イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (in 1981), Tintoretto Music (in 1981) 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)
- included in:
- We Will Rock You
- included in:
- We Will Rock You
| David Bowie and Queen | 4.3 | 4:05 |
| 2 | Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic | The Police | 3.9 | 4:22 |
| 3 | Ghost Town | The Specials | 3.9 | 3:40 |
| 4 | Vienna | Ultravox | | 4:40 |
| 5 | Fade to Grey- engineer:
- John Hudson
- producer:
- Midge Ure and Visage
- performer:
- Billy Currie, Rusty Egan, Dave Formula, John McGeoch, Steve Strange and Midge Ure
- arranger:
- Visage
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- PolyGram Records, Inc. (in 1980) and Universal Records (in 1980)
- recorded at:
- Genetic Studios in West Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
- mixed at:
- Mayfair Sound in London , England, United Kingdom
- recording of:
- Fade to Grey
- writer:
- Billy Currie, Chris Payne and Midge Ure
- publisher:
- Hot Food Music Ltd., Island Music Ltd., Mood Music Ltd. and Performance Music Ltd
| Visage | 4.1 | 3:49 |
| 6 | Don’t You Want Me | The Human League | 3.85 | 3:58 |
| 7 | Planet Earth | Duran Duran | | 3:56 |
| 8 | Tainted Love- engineer:
- Paul Hardiman
- producer:
- Mike Thorne
- mixer:
- Harvey Goldberg
- electronic instruments and other instruments:
- Dave Ball
- background vocals:
- Vicious Pink
- vocals:
- Marc Almond
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (in 1981)
- recorded at:
- Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden , Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom
- music videos:
- Tainted Love by Soft Cell
- part of:
- VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 5), Paste: The 50 Greatest NON One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 8), New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 10), Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs, VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 33) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 46)
- cover recording of:
- Tainted Love
- lyricist and composer:
- Ed Cobb
- publisher:
- Burlington Music Co., Ltd. and Embassy Music Corporation
- sub-publisher:
- ミュージック・セールス
| Soft Cell | 3.9 | 2:38 |
| 9 | Quiet Life | Japan | | 3:35 |
| 10 | 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 | 3:25 |
| 11 | It’s a Mystery | Toyah | | 4:01 |
| 12 | Prince Charming | Adam and the Ants | 4 | 3:18 |
| 13 | Rapture- engineer:
- Lenise Bent
- producer:
- Mike Chapman
- bass guitar:
- Nigel Harrison (in 1980)
- drums (drum set):
- Clem Burke (in 1980)
- guitar:
- Frank Infante (in 1980) and Chris Stein (in 1980)
- keyboard:
- Jimmy Destri (in 1980)
- saxophone:
- Tom Scott (in 1980)
- timpani:
- Chris Stein (in 1980)
- lead vocals:
- Deborah Harry (in 1980)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Capitol Records (in 1980), Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1980), Chrysalis Records (in 1980) and Chrysalis Records Ltd. (in 1981)
- recorded at:
- United Western Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1980)
- recording of:
- Rapture (in 1980)
- writer:
- Deborah Harry and Chris Stein
- publisher:
- BMG Monarch, Chrysalis Music , Chrysalis Music Ltd. , EMI Music , Monster Island Music Publishing Corporation and Rare Blue Music Inc
| Blondie | 3.6 | 4:59 |
| 14 | Lay All Your Love on Me- engineer:
- Michael B. Tretow
- producer:
- Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
- bass guitar:
- Rutger Gunnarsson (on 1980-09-09)
- drums (drum set):
- Ola Brunkert (on 1980-09-09)
- guitar:
- Lasse Wellander (on 1980-09-09)
- keyboard and synthesizer:
- Benny Andersson (on 1980-09-09)
- background vocals:
- Frida (on 1980-09-09)
- lead vocals:
- Agnetha Fältskog (on 1980-09-09)
- arranger:
- Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Polar Music International AB (in 1980)
- recorded at:
- Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län , Sweden (on 1980-09-09)
- mixed at:
- Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län , Sweden (on 1980-10-10)
- part of:
- Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 49)
- recording of:
- Lay All Your Love on Me (on 1980-09-09)
- writer:
- Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
- publisher:
- Bocu Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing , Union Songs Music, Universal Music Publishing Group, Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB, Artwork Music Co., Inc. (from 1980 to ????) and Countless Songs, Ltd. (from 1980 to ????)
- part of:
- Mamma Mia!
| ABBA | 3.9 | 4:35 |
| 15 | Physical | Olivia Newton‐John | 4.4 | 3:43 |
| 16 | Stars on 45 | Stars on 45 | 4 | 4:47 |
| 17 | Green Door | Shakin’ Stevens | | 3:10 |
| 18 | It Must Be Love | Madness | 4 | 3:21 |
| 19 | Being With You | Smokey Robinson | | 4:08 |
| 20 | One Day in Your Life | Michael Jackson | | 4:14 |