| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Sailing | Rod Stewart | 3.35 | 4:39 |
| 2 | Sultans of Swing | Dire Straits | 4.35 | 5:49 |
| 3 | You’re So Vain- recording engineer:
- Robin Geoffrey Cable (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
- engineer:
- Robin Geoffrey Cable
- producer:
- Richard Perry
- bass:
- Klaus Voorman (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
- drums (drum set):
- Jim Gordon (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
- guitar:
- Jimmy Ryan (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
- percussion:
- Richard Perry (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
- piano and lead vocals:
- Carly Simon (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
- additional background vocals:
- Carly Simon (from 1972-09 until 1972-10) and Doris Troy (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
- background vocals:
- Mick Jagger (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
- strings arranger:
- Carly Simon
- orchestrator:
- Paul Buckmaster
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Elektra Records (in 1972), Elektra/Asylum Records (in 1972), Elektra Entertainment (in 1978), WEA International Inc. (in 1984) and Rhino Entertainment Company (in 2015)
- recorded at:
- Trident Studios in Soho, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
- part of:
- Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 100), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 140) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 495)
- recording of:
- You’re So Vain (from 1972-09 until 1972-10)
- lyricist and composer:
- Carly Simon
- publisher:
- C’est Music, Quackenbush Music, Ltd. , Universal Music Corporation and Universal Music Publishing Group
| Carly Simon | 4.55 | 4:18 |
| 4 | Saturday in the Park | Chicago | 4 | 3:56 |
| 5 | Big Yellow Taxi | Joni Mitchell | 4.25 | 2:15 |
| 6 | Bang a Gong (Get It On)- 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 | 4:22 |
| 7 | Good Times | Chic | 5 | 8:08 |
| 8 | Feels Like the First Time | Foreigner | | 3:13 |
| 9 | Who Loves You | Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons | | 4:12 |
| 10 | Right Back Where We Started From | Maxine Nightingale | 4.4 | 3:12 |
| 11 | Fool for the City | Foghat | 4 | 4:32 |
| 12 | You Sexy Thing | Hot Chocolate | 3.85 | 4:04 |
| 13 | La Grange- engineer:
- Robin Gibb, Terry Manning and Robin Brian
- producer:
- Bill Ham
- mixer and editor:
- Terry Manning
- bass guitar:
- Dusty Hill
- drums (drum set):
- Rube Beard
- electric guitar, guitar and lead vocals:
- Billy Gibbons
- recorded at:
- Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, Brian studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States and Robin Hood Studios in Tyler, Texas, United States
- recording of:
- La Grange
- writer:
- Frank Beard , Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill
- publisher:
- Hamstein Music Company , Music of Stage Three, Songs of Mosaic and Stage Three Songs
- is based on:
- Boogie Chillen’
| ZZ Top | 4.65 | 3:50 |
| 14 | Ventura Highway | America | 4 | 3:32 |
| 15 | Fire and Rain | James Taylor | 4.3 | 3:21 |
| 16 | Ride Like the Wind- assistant engineer:
- Stuart Gitlin
- engineer and mixer:
- Chet Himes
- producer:
- Michael Omartian
- acoustic guitar, electric guitar, solo guitar and lead vocals:
- Christopher Cross
- bass guitar:
- Andy Salmon
- drums (drum set):
- Tommy Taylor
- electric piano and piano:
- Michael Omartian
- percussion:
- Lenny Castro
- synthesizer:
- Rob Meurer
- background vocals:
- Christopher Cross and Michael McDonald
- arranger:
- Christopher Cross , Rob Meurer and Michael Omartian
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Warner Bros. (in 1979) and Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1979)
- produced for:
- Free Flow Productions
- recorded at:
- Pecan Street Studios in Austin, Texas, United States and Warner Bros. Recording Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- mixed at:
- Warner Bros. Recording Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- recording of:
- Ride Like the Wind
- lyricist and composer:
- Christopher Cross
- publisher:
- BMG Songs, Inc., Pop ’n’ Roll Music and Universal Music–MGB Songs
- sub-publisher:
- Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division
| Christopher Cross | 4.1 | 4:36 |
| 17 | She’s Gone | Daryl Hall & John Oates | 3.65 | 5:13 |
| 18 | Rock Your Baby | George McCrae | | 6:24 |
| 19 | Jane | Jefferson Starship | 3.75 | 4:12 |
| 20 | (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty | KC and the Sunshine Band | 4.5 | 3:06 |
| 21 | Disco Inferno | The Trammps | 4.4 | 10:59 |
| 22 | Werewolves of London | Warren Zevon | 4.9 | 3:28 |
| 23 | Summer Breeze | Seals & Crofts | 4.35 | 3:22 |
| 24 | Can’t Get Enough | Bad Company | 3.55 | 4:14 |
| 25 | Make It With You | Bread | 5 | 3:14 |
| 26 | (Where Do I Begin) Love Story | Shirley Bassey | | 3:15 |
| 27 | Psycho Killer- additional engineer:
- Matt Cohen
- engineer:
- Ed Stasium
- executive producer:
- Karen Ahmed and Robin Hurley
- producer:
- Tony Bongiovi, Lance Quinn and Talking Heads
- bass guitar:
- Tina Weymouth (from 1976 until 1977)
- drums (drum set):
- Chris Frantz (from 1976 until 1977)
- guitar:
- David Byrne (from 1976 until 1977) and Jerry Harrison (from 1976 until 1977)
- guitar and keyboard and keyboard:
- Jerry Harrison (from 1976 until 1977)
- lead vocals:
- David Byrne (from 1976 until 1977)
- vocals:
- Jerry Harrison (from 1976 until 1977)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sire Records Inc. (in 1977)
- recorded at:
- Sundragon Studios in Flatiron District, New York, New York, United States (from 1976 until 1977)
- mixed at:
- Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 2005)
- samples from:
- Lexicon Valley #190, "Beyond the Five Ws" by John McWhorter
- part of:
- Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 108)
- recording of:
- Psycho Killer (from 1976 until 1977)
- 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 | 4.05 | 4:21 |
| 28 | The Rubberband Man | The Spinners | | 7:24 |
| 29 | Listen to the Music | The Doobie Brothers | 4 | 3:47 |
| 30 | Move On Up | Curtis Mayfield | 4 | 2:46 |
| 31 | Space Station #5 | Montrose | | 5:15 |
| 32 | Street Life (edit) | Randy Crawford | | 4:49 |
| 33 | Smoke on the Water- recorded in:
- Montreux, Vaud , Switzerland (in 1971-12)
- assistant engineer:
- Jeremy Gee
- engineer:
- Martin Birch
- producer:
- Deep Purple
- drums (drum set):
- Ian Paice (in 1971-12)
- electric bass guitar:
- Roger Glover (in 1971-12)
- electric guitar:
- Ritchie Blackmore (in 1971-12)
- Hammond organ:
- Jon Lord (in 1971-12)
- lead vocals:
- Ian Gillan (in 1971-12)
- recorded at:
- Rolling Stones Mobile Studio in United Kingdom (in 1971-12)
- recording of:
- Smoke on the Water (in 1971-12)
- writer:
- Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice
- publisher:
- B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. , EMI Music Publishing , Glenwood Music Corp., HEC Music and Henrees Music co.
- sub-publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing France, EMI Music Publishing Scandinavia AB, EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. division (until 2021-06-30) 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)
| Deep Purple | 3.95 | 3:51 |
| 34 | Anarchy in the U.K.- engineer:
- Bill Price
- producer:
- Bill Price and Chris Thomas
- lead vocals:
- Johnny Rotten
- recorded at:
- Wessex Sound Studios in Highbury, Islington, London , England, United Kingdom (in 1976-11)
- part of:
- Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 120)
- recording of:
- Anarchy in the UK
- lyricist:
- Paul Cook , John Lydon and Glen Matlock
- composer:
- Paul Cook , Steve Jones , John Lydon and Glen Matlock
- publisher:
- Arista Music, Inc., Careers Music, Inc., Rotten Music Ltd , Stephen Philip Jones, Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. and WB Music Corp.
| Sex Pistols | 4.2 | 3:32 |
| 35 | We’ll Never Have to Say Goodbye Again (single version) | England Dan & John Ford Coley | | 2:52 |
| 36 | Boys Don’t Cry | The Cure | 4.55 | 2:37 |
| 37 | Dance With Me | Orleans | 5 | 3:01 |
| 38 | Riders on the Storm (alternate version) | The Doors | 3 | 9:08 |
| 39 | Welcome Back (theme from “Welcome Back, Kotter”) | John Sebastian | 5 | 2:52 |
| 40 | Lonely Boy | Andrew Gold | 4 | 4:25 |
| 41 | Stardust | Firefall | | 3:47 |
| 42 | Be My Lover- assistant recording engineer:
- Joe Lopes
- recording engineer and engineer:
- Brian Christian
- executive producer:
- Jack Richardson
- producer:
- Bob Ezrin
- bass guitar:
- Dennis Dunaway
- drums (drum set):
- Neal Smith
- guitar:
- Michael Bruce and Glen Buxton
- keyboard:
- Michael Bruce and Bob Ezrin
- lead vocals:
- Alice Cooper
- horn arranger and strings [string] arranger:
- Bob Ezrin
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1971, in 1972) and WEA International Inc. (in 1971)
- produced for:
- Alive Enterprises and Nimbus 9 Productions, Ltd.
- recorded at:
- RCA Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States
- recording of:
- Be My Lover
- lyricist and composer:
- Michael Bruce
- publisher:
- Boosey & Hawkes , Carlin Music Corporation, Copyright Control , Ezra Music, Ezra Music Corp., Third Palm Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
- sub-publisher:
- フジパシフィックミュージック , ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 , ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (from 2017-04-01 to present)
| Alice Cooper | 3.7 | 3:23 |
| 43 | Love the One You’re With- engineer:
- Andy Johns
- producer:
- Bill Halverson and Stephen Stills
- bass:
- Calvin Samuels (in 1970-03)
- congas:
- Jeff Whittaker (in 1970-03)
- guitar, organ, percussion and lead vocals:
- Stephen Stills (in 1970-03)
- steelpan:
- Stephen Stills
- background vocals:
- Rita Coolidge (in 1970-03), David Crosby (in 1970-03), Graham Nash (in 1970-03), Priscilla Jones (in 1970-03) and John Sebastian (in 1970-03)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1970)
- recorded at:
- Island Studios in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London , England, United Kingdom (in 1970-03)
- recording of:
- Love the One You’re With (in 1970-03)
- lyricist and composer:
- Stephen Stills
- publisher:
- Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC , Warner Chappell, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and Gold Hill Music, Inc. (in 1970)
- sub-publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing Scandinavia AB (in 1997)
| Stephen Stills | 3.5 | 3:06 |
| 44 | Vehicle | The Ides of March | 3 | 2:58 |
| 45 | Are You in Love? | Pilot | | 3:26 |
| 46 | I’d Love You to Want Me | Lobo | 2.5 | 4:04 |