| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Every Breath You Take- engineer:
- Hugh Padgham
- producer:
- Hugh Padgham and The Police
- drums (drum set):
- Stewart Copeland (in 1983)
- electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
- Sting (in 1983)
- electric guitar:
- Andy Summers (in 1983)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- A&M Records, Ltd. (in 1981, in 2003), A&M Records (in 1983, in 2016), A&M Records Limited (in 1983), Polydor Records (in 1983) and A&M Records, Inc. (in 1997)
- recorded at:
- AIR Studios in Hampstead, Camden , London , England, United Kingdom (in 1983) and Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec, Canada (in 1983)
- music videos:
- Every Breath You Take by The Police
- part of:
- Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 35), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's (number: 46), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 84), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 287) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 305)
- recording of:
- Every Breath You Take (in 1983)
- lyricist and composer:
- Sting
- publisher:
- EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd , GM Sumner, Magnetic Publishing Ltd., Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony 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)
| The Police | 4.05 | 4:06 |
| 2 | Enjoy the Silence | Depeche Mode | 4.4 | 4:06 |
| 3 | Inbetween Days | The Cure | 4.1 | 2:56 |
| 4 | Fools Gold | The Stone Roses | 4.4 | 4:11 |
| 5 | Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) | Soul II Soul feat. Caron Wheeler | | 3:38 |
| 6 | Why- programming:
- Marius de Vries, Stephen Lipson and Peter-John Vettese
- engineer:
- Heff Moraes
- producer:
- Stephen Lipson
- assistant mixer:
- Will O'Donovan
- guitar:
- Stephen Lipson
- keyboard:
- Marius de Vries, Annie Lennox , Stephen Lipson and Peter-John Vettese
- recorder:
- Peter-John Vettese
- vocals:
- Annie Lennox
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- BMG Ariola Muenchen GmbH (in 1992) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (in 1992)
- recorded at:
- Mayfair Studios in London , England, United Kingdom and The Church Studios in London , England, United Kingdom
- mixed at:
- Mayfair Studios in London , England, United Kingdom
- recording of:
- Why
- lyricist and composer:
- Annie Lennox
- publisher:
- BMG Records , La Lennoxa Music Co. Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd.
| Annie Lennox | 3.5 | 4:53 |
| 7 | Fastlove | George Michael | 4.25 | 5:28 |
| 8 | Loaded | Primal Scream | 3 | 4:10 |
| 9 | Creep- engineer, producer and mixer:
- Paul Q. Kolderie and Sean Slade
- bass guitar:
- Colin Greenwood (from 1992-09 until 1992-11)
- drums (drum set):
- Philip Selway (from 1992-09 until 1992-11)
- guitar:
- Ed O’Brien (from 1992-09 until 1992-11) and Thom Yorke (from 1992-09 until 1992-11)
- guitar, organ and piano:
- Jonny Greenwood (from 1992-09 until 1992-11)
- vocals:
- Ed O’Brien (from 1992-09 until 1992-11) and Thom Yorke (from 1992-09 until 1992-11)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- EMI Records Ltd. (in 1993)
- recorded at:
- Chipping Norton Recording Studios in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1992-09 until 1992-11)
- mixed at:
- Fort Apache in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- music videos:
- Creep by Radiohead
- part of:
- NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 26), Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 28), BILLIONS CLUB and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 118)
- recording of:
- Creep (from 1992-09 until 1992-11)
- lyricist:
- Thom Yorke
- composer:
- Colin Greenwood , Jonny Greenwood , Albert Hammond, Mike Hazlewood, Ed O’Brien , Philip Selway and Thom Yorke
- publisher:
- EMI April Music Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
- sub-publisher:
- Universal Music Publishing Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited
- is based on:
- The Air That I Breathe
| Radiohead | 4.35 | 3:57 |
| 10 | Common People- programming:
- Olle Romo
- assistant engineer:
- Pete Lewis
- engineer:
- David Nicholas
- producer:
- Chris Thomas
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Island Records Ltd. (in 1995)
- recorded at:
- The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London , England, United Kingdom (from 1995-01-18 until 1995-01-24)
- mixed at:
- The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London , England, United Kingdom
- music videos:
- Common People by Pulp
- part of:
- NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 3), Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 63) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 75)
- recording of:
- Common People (from 1995-01-18 until 1995-01-24)
- lyricist:
- Jarvis Cocker
- composer:
- Nick Banks, Jarvis Cocker, Candida Doyle, Steve Mackey and Russell Senior
- premiered at:
- Reading Festival (1994-08-27)
- publisher:
- BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. , Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. , Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. , Universal/Island Music Ltd. , シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント , ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) , ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 , フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2018-03-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
| Pulp | 4.7 | 5:50 |
| 11 | Song 2- engineer:
- John Smith
- producer:
- Stephen Street
- acoustic guitar:
- Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon
- bass guitar:
- Alex James
- drums (drum set):
- Graham Coxon and Dave Rowntree
- electric guitar, theremin and background vocals:
- Graham Coxon
- Hammond organ, keyboard, piano and lead vocals:
- Damon Albarn
- percussion:
- Dave Rowntree
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- EMI Records Ltd (in 1997)
- music videos:
- Song 2 by Blur
- part of:
- NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (number: 8), NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 15), Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 57) and BILLIONS CLUB
- recording of:
- Song 2
- lyricist:
- Damon Albarn
- composer:
- Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree
- publisher:
- EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. , Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. , Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. , Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. , Wixen Music UK Ltd., ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 , ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 , ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) , 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 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
- sub-publisher:
- FujiPacific Music (S.E. Asia) Ltd., 香港商百代音樂股份有限公司台灣分公司 and 香港商華納音樂出版有限公司台灣分公司
| Blur | 4.25 | 2:00 |
| 12 | You Do Something to Me | Paul Weller | 4 | 3:38 |
| 13 | Yellow | Coldplay | 3.35 | 4:28 |
| 14 | Patience- assistant recording engineer:
- Robin Baynton (strings), Andrew Dudman (strings), Mike Horner and Lewis Jones (strings)
- recording engineer and mixer:
- Jeff Rothschild
- miscellaneous support:
- Shari Sutcliffe (task: production coordinator)
- producer:
- John Shanks
- bass, guitar [guitars] and keyboard [keyboards]:
- John Shanks
- drums (drum set) [drums]:
- Jeff Rothschild
- piano and lead vocals:
- Gary Barlow
- vocals:
- Howard Donald, Jason Orange and Mark Owen
- orchestra:
- London Session Orchestra
- strings arranger:
- Wil Malone
- concertmaster:
- Gavyn Wright
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Polydor Ltd. (UK) (in 2006)
- recorded at:
- Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (strings), Henson Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and RAK Recording Studios in London , England, United Kingdom
- mixed at:
- Henson Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- music videos:
- Patience by Take That
- recording of:
- Patience
- writer:
- Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and John Shanks
- publisher:
- BMG Music Publishing Ltd., John Shanks Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and WB Music Corp.
- live recording of:
- Patience
- writer:
- Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and John Shanks
- publisher:
- BMG Music Publishing Ltd., John Shanks Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and WB Music Corp.
| Take That | 4 | 3:19 |
| 15 | Is It Any Wonder? | Keane | 3.9 | 3:03 |
| 16 | Ruby- assistant recording engineer and assistant engineer:
- Alex Mackenzie
- recording engineer and engineer:
- Tom Stanley and Cenzo Townshend
- producer:
- Stephen Street
- mixer:
- Stephen Street and Cenzo Townshend
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- B‐Unique Records (in 2007)
- recorded at:
- Hook End Manor in Checkendon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
- mixed at:
- Olympic Studios in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London , England, United Kingdom
- engineered at:
- Hook End Studios in Checkendon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
- music videos:
- Ruby by Kaiser Chiefs
- recording of:
- Ruby
- writer:
- Nick Baines, Nick J.D. Hodgson , Simon Rix, Andrew White and Ricky Wilson
| Kaiser Chiefs | 3.65 | 3:22 |
| 17 | America- additional engineer:
- Chris Thomas
- engineer:
- Sam Miller
- producer:
- Razorlight
- mixer:
- Jeremy Wheatley
- 12 string guitar, mellotron, organ and Rhodes piano:
- Björn Ågren
- bass and piano:
- Carl Dalemo
- drums (drum set) and background vocals:
- Andy Burrows
- guitar:
- Björn Ågren , Johnny Borrell and Carl Dalemo
- vocals:
- Johnny Borrell
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Mercury Records Ltd. (in 2006)
- mixed at:
- Matrix Studios in Soho, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom
- additionally engineered at:
- British Grove Studios in Chiswick, Hounslow, London , England, United Kingdom
- engineered at:
- Olympic Studios in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London , England, United Kingdom
- recording of:
- America
- writer:
- Johnny Borrell and Andy Burrows
- publisher:
- Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
| Razorlight | 3.25 | 4:08 |
| 18 | Dakota | Stereophonics | 3.95 | 4:56 |
| 19 | Back to Black- assistant recording engineer:
- Jesse Gladstone and Mike Makowski
- recording engineer:
- Vaughan Merrick and Mark Ronson
- miscellaneous support:
- Isobel Griffiths (task: contractor)
- engineer:
- Dom Morley
- producer:
- Mark Ronson
- assistant mixer:
- Matt Paul
- mixer:
- Tom Elmhirst
- alto saxophone:
- Chris Davies and Andy Mackintosh
- baritone saxophone:
- Dave Bishop
- bass guitar:
- Nick Movshon
- cello:
- John Heley , Joely Koos and Anthony Pleeth
- drums (drum set):
- Homer Steinweiss
- guitar:
- Thomas Brenneck and Binky Griptite
- percussion:
- Frank Ricotti
- piano:
- Victor Axelrod
- tambourine:
- Mark Ronson
- tenor saxophone:
- Jamie Talbot
- viola:
- Rachel Bolt , Jonathan Thorne , Bruce White and Katie Wilkinson
- violin:
- Mark Berrow , Elizabeth Edwards , Peter Hanson , Boguslaw Kostecki , Perry Montague‐Mason , Everton Nelson , Tom Pigott‐Smith , Jonathan Rees, Chris Tombling and Warren Zielinski
- conductor:
- Chris Elliott
- strings arranger:
- Chris Elliott
- arranger:
- Gabriel Roth
- recorded at:
- Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States, Daptone’s House of Soul in Bushwick, New York, New York, United States and Metropolis in London , England, United Kingdom
- part of:
- BILLIONS CLUB, Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 62) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 79)
- recording of:
- Back to Black
- writer:
- Mark Ronson and Amy Winehouse
- publisher:
- BMG Platinum Songs, BMG VM Music Ltd., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
| Amy Winehouse | 4.35 | 3:59 |
| 20 | The Fear- recording engineer, programming, producer and mixer:
- Greg Kurstin
- bass, guitar and keyboard:
- Greg Kurstin
- lead vocals:
- Lily Allen
- recorded at:
- Kingsize Soundlabs in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, California, United States, Lypiatt Park in Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Olympic Studios in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London , England, United Kingdom and The Premises Studios in Hoxton, Hackney, London , England, United Kingdom
- mixed at:
- Echo Studio in Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, United States
- music videos:
- The Fear (promo video) by Lily Allen
- recording of:
- The Fear
- lyricist and composer:
- Lily Allen and Greg Kurstin
- publisher:
- EMI April Music Inc., Kurstin Music and Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
| Lily Allen | 4.2 | 3:27 |