| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Take On Me | a‐ha | 4.4 | 3:39 |
| 2 | Road to Nowhere- recording engineer and mixer:
- Eric “E.T.” Thorngren
- assistant engineer:
- Melanie West (task: second engineer)
- producer:
- Talking Heads
- bass synthesizer [synth bass]:
- Tina Weymouth
- drums (drum set):
- Chris Frantz
- guest accordion:
- Jimmy MacDonell
- guest bongos, guest congas and guest tambourine:
- Steve Scales
- guest saxophone:
- Lenny Pickett
- guest washboard:
- Andrew Cader
- guitar:
- David Byrne and Jerry Harrison
- guitar and keyboard and keyboard:
- Jerry Harrison
- background vocals:
- Jerry Harrison and Tina Weymouth
- guest background vocals:
- Ellen Bernfeld, Erin Dickens, Diva Gray, Gordon Grody, Lani Groves and Kurt Yahijian
- lead vocals:
- David Byrne
- vocals:
- David Byrne
- arranger:
- David Byrne , Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison and Tina Weymouth
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- EMI Records Ltd. (in 1985), Sire Records Company (in 1985) and Talking Heads Tours Inc. (in 1985)
- recorded at and mixed at:
- Sigma Sound in New York, New York, United States
- music videos:
- Road to Nowhere by Talking Heads
- recording of:
- Road to Nowhere
- lyricist and composer:
- David Byrne
- publisher:
- Bleu Disque Music Co. , Index Music, Inc., Warner Bros. Music Co., Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music Corp.
| Talking Heads | 4.2 | 4:21 |
| 3 | Beat Surrender | The Jam | | 3:20 |
| 4 | Rebel Yell- producer:
- Keith Forsey
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Capitol Records, LLC (in 1983) and Chrysalis Records, Inc. (in 1983)
- recording of:
- Rebel Yell
- lyricist and composer:
- Billy Idol and Steve Stevens
- publisher:
- BMG Monarch, Boneidol Music, Chrysalis Music , Chrysalis Music Holdings GmbH , Chrysalis Music Ltd. , Chrysalis Music Publishing Ltd., Chrysalis Records Ltd. , Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG , Rare Blue Music, Rare Blue Music Inc, Rock Steady Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. , Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Canada Ltd., WB Music Corp. and WC Music Corp.
| Billy Idol | 2.5 | 3:46 |
| 5 | Fields of Fire | Big Country | 3.5 | 3:27 |
| 6 | Let My People Go‐Go | The Rainmakers | | 3:38 |
| 7 | Living in a Box | Living in a Box | 3.35 | 3:05 |
| 8 | The Killing Moon | Echo & the Bunnymen | 4.25 | 5:42 |
| 9 | She Drives Me Crazy | Fine Young Cannibals | 4 | 3:31 |
| 10 | Oblivious | Aztec Camera | 5 | 3:12 |
| 11 | This Charming Man | The Smiths | 3.75 | 2:44 |
| 12 | Tainted Love- engineer:
- Paul Hardiman
- producer:
- Mike Thorne
- mixer:
- Harvey Goldberg
- electronic instruments and other instruments:
- Dave Ball
- saxophone:
- David Tofani
- 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 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 | 3.95 | 2:39 |
| 13 | Kiss Me | Stephen Duffy | | 3:24 |
| 14 | The Model | Kraftwerk | 4.15 | 3:40 |
| 15 | Walk Like an Egyptian | Bangles | 4.2 | 3:19 |
| 16 | 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 | 3:36 |
| 17 | Time (Clock of the Heart) | Culture Club | | 3:36 |
| 18 | Slave to Love- additional engineer:
- Bob Clearmountain, Neil Dorfsman, Femi Jiya, Andy Lyden, Dominick Maita and Bryan McGee
- assistant engineer:
- Benji Armbrister, Steve Churchyard, Randy Ezratty , Dave Greenberg , Julian Wheatley , Carb Kanelle, Kevin Killen, Mike Krowiak, Bruce Lampcov, John Levell, Heff Moraes, Peter Revill, Kendal Stubbs and Nigel Walker
- engineer:
- Rhett Davies
- producer:
- Rhett Davies and Bryan Ferry
- mixer:
- Bob Clearmountain
- lead vocals:
- Bryan Ferry
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- E.G. Records Ltd. (in 1985) and Virgin Records Ltd. (in 1985, in 1999, in 2004)
- recorded at:
- AIR Studios in Hampstead, Camden , London , England, United Kingdom, Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas, Effanel Music in New York, United States, RPM Studios in New York, New York, United States, Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London , England, United Kingdom and The White House in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- mixed at:
- Power Station Studios in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
- music videos:
- Slave to Love by Bryan Ferry
- recording of:
- Slave to Love
- lyricist and composer:
- Bryan Ferry
- publisher:
- BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. , EMI Virgin Music Ltd. , EMI Virgin Songs, Inc., Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Virgin Songs, Inc., E.G. Music Inc. (in 1985), E.G. Music Ltd. (in 1985), E.G. Records Ltd. (in 1985) and Virgin EG Records Ltd. (in 1985)
| Bryan Ferry | 3.65 | 4:13 |
| 19 | (I Just) Died in Your Arms | Cutting Crew | 4 | 4:40 |
| 20 | Little Lies | Fleetwood Mac | | 3:32 |
| 21 | True | Spandau Ballet | 3.65 | 5:28 |