| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | True Blue | Madonna | 3.65 | 4:21 |
| 2 | Take on Me | a‐ha | 4.5 | 3:48 |
| 3 | Don't Stand So Close to Me- engineer:
- Nigel Gray
- producer:
- Nigel Gray and The Police
- drums (drum set):
- Stewart Copeland (from 1980-07-07 until 1980-08-07)
- electric bass guitar, synthesizer and lead vocals:
- Sting (from 1980-07-07 until 1980-08-07)
- electric guitar:
- Andy Summers (from 1980-07-07 until 1980-08-07)
- background vocals:
- Stewart Copeland (from 1980-07-07 until 1980-08-07), Sting (from 1980-07-07 until 1980-08-07) and Andy Summers (from 1980-07-07 until 1980-08-07)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- A&M Records Ltd. (in 1980, in 2003) and A&M Records, Inc. (in 1980, in 1997)
- recorded at:
- Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland , Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 1980-07-07 until 1980-08-07)
- recording of:
- Don’t Stand So Close to Me (from 1980-07-07 until 1980-08-07)
- lyricist and composer:
- Sting
- publisher:
- Warner Bros. (ended), EMI Blackwood Music (Canada) Ltd., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (Sting), GM Sumner, Chappell Music (from 1980 to ????), Chappell Music Co. (from 1980 to ????), Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. (from 1980 to ????), Virgin Music, Inc. (from 1980 to ????), Virgin Publishing (from 1984 to ????), EMI Music Publishing, Ltd. (from 2003 to ????) and Songs of Universal, Inc. (from 2022-02 to present)
| The Police | 3.95 | 4:05 |
| 4 | Money for Nothing | Dire Straits | 3.85 | 4:07 |
| 5 | Owner of a Lonely Heart- engineer:
- Gary Langan
- producer:
- Trevor Horn
- bass guitar:
- Chris Squire (in 1983)
- drums (drum set):
- Alan White (in 1983)
- guitar:
- Trevor Rabin (in 1983)
- keyboard:
- Tony Kaye (in 1983)
- lead vocals:
- Jon Anderson (in 1983)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1983, in 2003) and WEA International Inc. (in 1983, in 2003)
- recorded at:
- Sarm Studios in Aldgate, Tower Hamlets, London , England, United Kingdom (in 1983)
- recording of:
- Owner of a Lonely Heart (in 1983)
- writer:
- Jon Anderson , Trevor Horn, Trevor Rabin and Chris Squire
- publisher:
- Affirmative Music , BMG Chrysalis Scandinavia AB , BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. , Carbert Music Inc., Carlin America, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Downtown Music Publishing, Downtown Music Publishing International Inc., Downtown Music Publishing LLC , Hebbes Music Group Pty. Ltd., Kassner Associated Publishers, Ltd., SPZ Music, Inc. , Tremander Songs, Unforgettable Songs , Unforgettable Songs Ltd., Warner Bros. Music , Warner Bros. Music Ltd. , Warner Chappell Music , Warner Chappell Music Ltd. , Warner Chappell Music Scandinavia, Warner Chappell North America, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. , Warner/Chappell and Warner/Chappell North America Limited
- sub-publisher:
- エイベックス・ミュージック・パブリッシング 第7出版事業部 , ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 , フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present) 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)
| Yes | 3.95 | 4:25 |
| 6 | Just Like Heaven- assistant producer:
- Sean Burrows, Michel Dierickx and Jacques Hermet
- producer:
- David M. Allen and Robert Smith
- mixer:
- Bob Clearmountain
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Boris Williams
- electric bass guitar:
- Simon Gallup
- electric guitar:
- Robert Smith and Porl Thompson
- keyboard:
- Robert Smith , Porl Thompson and Lol Tolhurst
- lead vocals:
- Robert Smith
- remixer:
- Bob Clearmountain
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Elektra/Asylum Records (in 1987)
- recorded at:
- Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas, ICP Recording Studios in Brussels , Belgium and Studio Miraval in Le Val, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France
- music videos:
- Just Like Heaven by The Cure
- part of:
- Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 11), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 22), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 108), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 231) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 483)
- recording of:
- Just Like Heaven
- lyricist:
- Robert Smith
- composer:
- Simon Gallup, Robert Smith , Porl Thompson, Lol Tolhurst and Boris Williams
- publisher:
- APB Music Co.
| The Cure | 4.35 | 3:34 |
| 7 | Girls on Film | Duran Duran | 3.7 | 3:29 |
| 8 | Little Lies | Fleetwood Mac | | 3:40 |
| 9 | Tears in Heaven | Eric Clapton | 3.4 | 4:34 |
| 10 | I Want to Know What Love Is | Foreigner | | 4:35 |
| 11 | Crazy | Seal | 3.75 | 4:31 |
| 12 | Holding Back the Years | Simply Red | | 4:12 |
| 13 | Against All Odds- engineer:
- Jeremy Smith and Lewis Hahn
- producer:
- Arif Mardin
- drums (drum set) and lead vocals:
- Phil Collins
- keyboard:
- Rob Mounsey
- conductor:
- Arif Mardin
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1999)
- recording of:
- Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)
- lyricist and composer:
- Phil Collins
- publisher:
- Concord Music GmbH, Concord Sounds, EMI April Music Inc., EMI Entertainment World Inc US, EMI Golden Torch Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing , EMI Worldtrax Music Inc., Filmtrax Copyright Holdings Inc, Imagem CV, Imagem Sounds Collins, Philip Collins Ltd., Effectsound Ltd. (in 1984), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (in 1984), Golden Torch Music Corp. (in 1984) and Hit & Run Music (Publishing) Ltd (in 1984)
- sub-publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing Germany GmbH , Imagem Music GmbH , Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. , 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 , コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
- part of:
- The 57th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
| Phil Collins | 3.8 | 3:26 |
| 14 | Wind of Change- assistant engineer:
- Shay Baby, Attie Bauw, Albert Boekholt and Tom Fletcher
- engineer:
- Erwin Musper and Keith Olsen
- producer:
- Keith Olsen and Scorpions
- mixer:
- Shay Baby, Erwin Musper and Keith Olsen
- acoustic guitar:
- Rudolf Schenker (in 1990)
- bass guitar:
- Francis Buchholz (in 1990)
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Herman Rarebell (in 1990)
- electric guitar [lead guitar] and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
- Matthias Jabs (in 1990) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1990)
- guest keyboard:
- Koen van Baal (in 1990)
- slide guitar:
- Matthias Jabs (in 1990)
- background vocals:
- Francis Buchholz (in 1990), Matthias Jabs (in 1990), Klaus Meine (in 1990), Herman Rarebell (in 1990) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1990)
- lead vocals:
- Klaus Meine (in 1990)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- PolyGram Records, Inc. (in 1990, in 1991) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (in 1990)
- recorded at:
- Goodnight LA Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States (in 1990) and Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland , Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1990)
- mixed at:
- Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland , Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
- recording of:
- Wind of Change (in 1990)
- lyricist and composer:
- Klaus Meine
- publisher:
- BMG Rights Management GmbH , Copyright Control , PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. , Polygram Music, PRI Music, Inc. and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc.
| Scorpions | 3.85 | 5:15 |
| 15 | Linger | The Cranberries | 4.1 | 4:35 |
| 16 | Ironic | Alanis Morissette | 4 | 3:50 |
| 17 | Everyday Is a Winding Road- assistant recording engineer:
- Ron Black, S. “Husky” Höskulds, Cappy Japngie and John Paterno
- recording engineer:
- Tchad Blake, Blair Lamb, Bob Salcedo and Trina Shoemaker
- producer:
- Sheryl Crow
- mixer:
- Tchad Blake
- drums (drum set):
- Michael Urbano
- electric bass guitar [bass], Hammond organ [Hammond] and harmonium:
- Sheryl Crow
- guitar [guitars]:
- Steve Donnelly and Jeff Trott
- harmonium [dueling harmonium]:
- Mitchell Froom
- sampler [loop]:
- Brian MacLeod
- background vocals:
- Neil Finn
- vocals:
- Sheryl Crow
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- A&M Records, Inc. (in 1996)
- recording of:
- Everyday Is a Winding Road
- writer:
- Sheryl Crow , Brian MacLeod and Jeff Trott
- publisher:
- Reservoir One America, Old Crow Music (in 1996), Trottsky Music (in 1996), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (in 1996) and Weenie Stand Music (in 1996)
| Sheryl Crow | 3.8 | 4:19 |
| 18 | What's Up- recording engineer:
- David Tickle (in 1992) and Mark Hensley (in 1992)
- additional engineer:
- Jessie Kanner , Kent Mactke, Laurent Tardy and Paul Dieter
- producer and mixer:
- David Tickle
- acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
- Linda Perry (in 1992)
- bass and background vocals:
- Christa Hillhouse (in 1992)
- drums (drum set):
- Dawn Richardson (in 1992)
- guitar:
- Louis Metoyer (in 1992) and Roger Rocha (in 1992)
- piano:
- Laurent Tardy (in 1992)
- lead vocals:
- Linda Perry (in 1992)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Interscope Records (in 1992)
- recorded at:
- Groove Masters in Santa Monica, California, United States (in 1992), The Bunker (in 1992) and The Plant Studios in Sausalito, California, United States (in 1992)
- mixed at:
- The Bunker
- music videos:
- What’s Up? by 4 Non Blondes
- part of:
- Paste: The 50 Greatest NON One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 46), BILLIONS CLUB and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 486)
- recording of:
- What’s Up? (in 1992)
- lyricist and composer:
- Linda Perry
- publisher:
- Famous Music Corporation , Famous Music Publishing Germany GmbH & Co. KG, Sony Music Publishing (US) LLC , Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Harmony UK, Stuck in the Throat and Stuck in the Throat Music
| 4 Non Blondes | 3.8 | 4:55 |