| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Learning to Fly | Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | 4.5 | 4:02 |
| 2 | Spirit in the Sky | Norman Greenbaum | 4.05 | 4:03 |
| 3 | Centerfold- engineer:
- Dave Thoener
- producer:
- Seth Justman
- arranger:
- Seth Justman
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1981), Capitol Records, LLC (in 1981), EMI Records USA (in 1981) and EMI Catalog (in 2006)
- recorded at:
- Long View Farm in North Brookfield, Massachusetts, United States
- mixed at:
- Mix Room, Record Plant in New York, New York, United States
- part of:
- TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 38), Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 73) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 314)
- recording of:
- Centerfold
- lyricist and composer:
- Seth Justman
- publisher:
- Center City Music, Copyright Control , Pal-Park Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
| The J. Geils Band | 4 | 3:37 |
| 4 | Have You Ever Seen the Rain | Creedence Clearwater Revival | 4.45 | 2:40 |
| 5 | Dude (Looks Like a Lady)- assistant engineer:
- Ken Lomas
- engineer:
- Mike Fraser and Bob Rock
- producer:
- Bruce Fairbairn
- mixer:
- Mike Fraser
- additional clarinet and tenor saxophone:
- Tom Keenlyside
- additional trombone:
- Bob Rogers
- additional trumpet:
- Henry Christian
- baritone saxophone:
- Ian Putz
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Joey Kramer
- electric bass guitar:
- Tom Hamilton
- guitar:
- Joe Perry and Brad Whitford
- harmonica, background vocals and lead vocals:
- Steven Tyler
- trumpet:
- Bruce Fairbairn
- additional horn arranger:
- Tom Keenlyside
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Geffen Records (in 1987)
- recorded at:
- Little Mountain Sound in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- part of:
- The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 224)
- recording of:
- Dude (Looks Like a Lady) (from 1987-03 until 1987-05)
- writer:
- Desmond Child, Joe Perry and Steven Tyler
- publisher:
- Aero Dynamics Music Publishing, Inc. , April Music Inc., Desmobile Inc., EMI April Music Inc., JuJu Rhythms, Primary Wave Steven Tyler and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc.
| Aerosmith | 3.95 | 4:25 |
| 6 | Free Bird | Lynyrd Skynyrd | 4.8 | 9:07 |
| 7 | Stuck in the Middle With You | Stealers Wheel | 4 | 3:29 |
| 8 | California Dreamin’ (single version)- engineer:
- Bones Howe
- producer:
- Lou Adler
- guitar:
- P.F. Sloan (in 1965)
- solo alto flute:
- Bud Shank (in 1965)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Geffen Records and Dunhill Records (in 1966)
- recorded at:
- Western Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1965)
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 52), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 89) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 420)
- recording of:
- California Dreamin’ (in 1965)
- writer:
- John Phillips and Michelle Phillips
- publisher:
- American Broadcasting Music, Inc., MCA Music Publishing , Richt & Slezak OHG, Trousdale Music, Trousdale Music Publishers, Inc., Universal Music Corp. and Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH
- sub-publisher:
- 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
| The Mamas & the Papas | 4.45 | 2:38 |
| 9 | Summer of ’69- assistant engineer:
- Mike Fraser , Bruce Lampcov and Michael Sauvage
- engineer:
- Bob Clearmountain (from 1984-03-27 until 1984-09-22)
- associate producer:
- Jim Vallance
- producer:
- Bryan Adams and Bob Clearmountain
- mixer:
- Bob Clearmountain (on 1984-09-22)
- drums (drum set) [drums]:
- Pat (from 1984-03-27 until 1984-09-22)
- electric bass guitar [bass]:
- Dave (from 1984-03-27 until 1984-09-22)
- guitar [lead guitar]:
- Keith (from 1984-03-27 until 1984-09-22)
- guitar [rhythm guitar] and background vocals [harmony vocal]:
- BA (from 1984-03-27 until 1984-09-22)
- percussion:
- Jim (from 1984-03-27 until 1984-09-22)
- lead vocals:
- Bryan Adams (from 1984-03-27 until 1984-09-22)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- A&M Records (in 1984), A&M Records, Inc. (in 1984, in 1999) and Badman Ltd. (in 1999)
- recorded at:
- Little Mountain Sound in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (from 1984-03-27 until 1984-09-22)
- mixed at:
- Power Station in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (on 1984-09-22)
- part of:
- SWR1 Hitparade 2004 der Frauen (number: 1), SWR1 Hitparade 2005 der Badener (number: 3), SWR1 Hitparade 2005 der Württemberger (number: 3), SWR1 Hitparade 2007 (number: 5), SWR1 Hitparade 2008 (number: 8), Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 9), SWR1 Hitparade 2009 (number: 9), SWR1 Hitparade 2004 der Männer (number: 10) and The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 179)
- recording of:
- Summer of ’69 (from 1984-03-27 until 1984-09-22)
- written in:
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (on 1984-01-25)
- writer:
- Bryan Adams (on 1984-01-25) and Jim Vallance (on 1984-01-25)
- publisher:
- Adams Communications Inc. (in 1984), Almo Music Corp. (in 1984), Calypso Toonz (in 1984), Irving Music, Inc. (in 1984), Rondor Music (London) Ltd. (in 1984) and Testatyme Music (in 1984)
| Bryan Adams | 4.4 | 3:36 |
| 10 | Layla (40th anniversary version) | Derek and the Dominos | 4.45 | 7:04 |
| 11 | American Pie (full length version)- engineer:
- Tom Flye
- producer:
- Ed Freeman
- electric guitar:
- David Spinozza (from 1971-05 until 1971-06)
- piano:
- Paul Griffin (from 1971-05 until 1971-06)
- vocals:
- Don McLean (from 1971-05 until 1971-06)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1971, in 2000)
- recorded at:
- The Record Plant in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1971-05 until 1971-06)
- part of:
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 131)
- recording of:
- American Pie (from 1971-05 until 1971-06)
- lyricist and composer:
- Don McLean
- publisher:
- Benny Bird Co. Inc. , Illegal Songs Inc., Mayday Music, MCA Music , MCA Music Publishing , MCA Publishing Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. , Universal , Universal Music Publishing Ltd. , Universal Records , Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd and Yahweh Tunes, Inc.
- sub-publisher:
- 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
| Don McLean | 4.3 | 8:37 |
| 12 | Good Vibrations- recording engineer:
- Bruce Botnick (from 1966-02 until 1966-06), Chuck Britz (from 1966-02 until 1966-06) and Larry Levine (from 1966-02 until 1966-06)
- engineer:
- Chuck Britz and Jim Lockert
- producer:
- The Beach Boys and Brian Wilson
- mixer:
- Derry FitzGerald
- lead vocals:
- Mike Love (from 1966-02 until 1966-06) and Carl Wilson (from 1966-02 until 1966-06)
- vocals:
- Mike Love (from 1966-02 until 1966-06)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1966)
- recorded at:
- Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1966-02 until 1966-06), Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1966-02 until 1966-06) and Western Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1966-02 until 1966-06)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 6), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 25), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 53)
- recording of:
- Good Vibrations (from 1966-02 until 1966-06)
- lyricist:
- Mike Love and Brian Wilson
- composer:
- Brian Wilson
- publisher:
- Irving Music, Inc., J. Albert & Son P/L, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Rondor Music Publishing, Sea of Tunes Publishing Co. and Universal Music Publishing
- version of:
- Good Vibrations
| The Beach Boys | 4.2 | 3:37 |
| 13 | All Right Now- engineer:
- Roy Thomas Baker
- additional producer:
- John Kelly
- producer:
- Free
- bass:
- Andy Fraser (in 1970)
- drums (drum set):
- Simon Kirke (in 1970)
- electric bass guitar and piano:
- Andy Fraser
- guitar:
- Paul Kossoff (in 1970)
- lead vocals:
- Paul Rodgers (in 1970)
- vocals:
- Paul Rodgers
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Free (in 1970)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Island Records (in 1970) and Island Records Ltd. (in 1970)
- recorded at:
- Island Studios in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London , England, United Kingdom (in 1970) and Trident Studios in Soho, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (in 1970)
- music videos:
- All Right Now by Free
- part of:
- Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 27)
- recording of:
- All Right Now (in 1970)
- writer:
- Andy Fraser and Paul Rodgers
- publisher:
- Blue Mountain Music, Blue Mountain Music Ltd., Blue Mountain Music Scandinavia, Catherine’s Peak Music, Copyright Control , Irving Music, Inc., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. , Polygram Music and Universal Music Publishing
| Free | 4.15 | 5:33 |
| 14 | The Weight | The Band | 4.1 | 4:34 |
| 15 | Message in a Bottle | The Police | 3.9 | 4:49 |
| 16 | Reelin’ In the Years- assistant engineer:
- Tim Weston (in 1972-08)
- engineer:
- Roger Nichols (in 1972-08)
- producer:
- Gary Katz (in 1972-08)
- drums (drum set):
- Jim Hodder (in 1972-08)
- electric bass guitar:
- Walter Becker (in 1972-08)
- electric guitar:
- Jeff “Skunk” Baxter (in 1972-08) and Denny Dias (in 1972-08)
- piano and lead vocals:
- Donald Fagen (in 1972-08)
- solo electric guitar:
- Elliott Randall (in 1972-08)
- background vocals:
- Donald Fagen (in 1972-08) and David Palmer (in 1972-08)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- ABC Records, Inc (in 1972), ABC/Dunhill Records (in 1972), MCA Records, Inc. (in 1972) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 1972)
- engineered at:
- The Village Recorder in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1972-08)
- recording of:
- Reelin’ In the Years (in 1972-08)
- writer:
- Walter Becker and Donald Fagen
- publisher:
- Ampar Music Corp., Anchor Music Ltd., MCA Music , MCA Music Ltd., Minder Music Ltd., Red Giant Music, Inc., Universal/MCA Music Ltd. and Wingate Music Corp.
| Steely Dan | 4.65 | 4:35 |
| 17 | Cocaine- producer:
- Glyn Johns
- bass guitar:
- Carl Radle (on 1977-05-06)
- drums (drum set):
- Jamie Oldaker (on 1977-05-06)
- electronic organ:
- Dick Sims (on 1977-05-06)
- guitar:
- Eric Clapton (on 1977-05-06) and George Terry (on 1977-05-06)
- background vocals:
- Yvonne Elliman (on 1977-05-06) and Marcy Levy (on 1977-05-06)
- lead vocals:
- Eric Clapton (on 1977-05-06)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Universal International Music B.V. (in 1977)
- recorded at:
- Olympic Studios in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London , England, United Kingdom (on 1977-05-06)
- cover recording of:
- Cocaine (on 1977-05-06)
- lyricist and composer:
- J.J. Cale
- publisher:
- Audigram Music, Audigram Songs, Inc., Blue Mountain Music Ltd., BMG Platinum Songs, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. , Warner Chappell Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
| Eric Clapton | 4.1 | 3:42 |
| 18 | Mr. Jones- recorded in:
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- recording engineer:
- Pat McCarthy
- additional engineer:
- Robert Hart , Steve Holroyd and Howard Willing
- assistant engineer:
- Mark Guilbeault and Brant Scott
- executive producer:
- Gary Gersh
- producer:
- T‐Bone Burnett
- mixer:
- Scott Litt and Pat McCarthy
- accordion, chamberlin and Hammond organ:
- Charlie Gillingham
- additional drums (drum set) and additional percussion:
- Denny Fongheiser
- additional guitar:
- T‐Bone Burnett , Bill Dillon and David Immerglück
- additional guitorgan:
- Bill Dillon
- additional mandocello, additional mandolin, additional pedal steel guitar and additional vocals:
- David Immerglück
- bass guitar:
- Matt Malley
- guitar:
- David Bryson and Matt Malley
- harmonica and lead vocals:
- Adam Duritz
- piano:
- Adam Duritz and Charlie Gillingham
- additional background vocals:
- Gary Louris, Maria McKee and Mark Olson
- vocals:
- Steve Bowman, David Bryson, Charlie Gillingham and Matt Malley
- additionally recorded at:
- Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Kiva West Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States, Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and The Village Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States
- mixed at:
- Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- music videos:
- Mr. Jones by Counting Crows
- part of:
- Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 474)
- recording of:
- Mr. Jones
- lyricist:
- Adam Duritz
- composer:
- David Bryson and Adam Duritz
| Counting Crows | 4.15 | 4:32 |
| 19 | The Boys Are Back in Town | Thin Lizzy | 4.35 | 4:30 |
| 20 | Born to Be Wild (single version)- producer:
- Gabriel Mekler
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Geffen Records (in 1968), MCA Records, Inc. (in 1968) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 1968)
- part of:
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (number: 53) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 129)
- recording of:
- Born to Be Wild
- lyricist and composer:
- Mars Bonfire
- publisher:
- Duchess Music Corporation , Manitou Music, Manitou Music Canada, MCA Music Canada, Songs of Universal, Inc. , Universal/MCA Music Ltd. , Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH, Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty 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
| Steppenwolf | 4.35 | 3:31 |
| 21 | Ramblin’ Man- engineer:
- Johnny Sandlin , Ovie Sparks and Buddy Thornton
- producer:
- The Allman Brothers Band and Johnny Sandlin
- bass:
- Berry Oakley (in 1972-10)
- congas:
- Jai Johanny Johanson (in 1972-10)
- drums (drum set):
- Jai Johanny Johanson (in 1972-10) and Butch Trucks (in 1972-10)
- guitar:
- Les Dudek (in 1972-10)
- guitar [lead guitar] and lead vocals:
- Dickey Betts (in 1972-10)
- organ:
- Gregg Allman (in 1972-10)
- piano and background vocals:
- Gregg Allman (in 1972-10) and Chuck Leavell (in 1972-10)
- vocals:
- Gregg Allman (in 1972-10)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- PolyGram Records, Inc. (in 1973) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (in 2013)
- recorded at:
- Capricorn Sound Studio in Macon, Georgia, United States (in 1972-10)
- part of:
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
- recording of:
- Ramblin’ Man (in 1972-10)
- lyricist and composer:
- Dickey Betts
- publisher:
- F.R. Betts Music Co., No Exit Music Co., Inc., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
| The Allman Brothers Band | 4.5 | 4:50 |
| 22 | The Passenger | Iggy Pop | 4.6 | 4:43 |
| 23 | You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet | Bachman–Turner Overdrive | 4.65 | 3:54 |
| 24 | Tuesday’s Gone | Lynyrd Skynyrd | 4.6 | 7:32 |
| 25 | Crazy on You | Heart | 4.15 | 4:53 |
| 26 | Detroit Rock City (edit) | KISS | 3.5 | 3:38 |