| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Boulevard of Broken Dreams | Green Day | 4 | 4:22 |
| 2 | Many of Horror | Biffy Clyro | 3.25 | 4:18 |
| 3 | Plug In Baby | Muse | 4.1 | 3:38 |
| 4 | Rockstar | Nickelback | 3.8 | 4:12 |
| 5 | I Write Sins Not Tragedies | Panic! at the Disco | 4.2 | 3:07 |
| 6 | Through Glass | Stone Sour | 4.4 | 4:42 |
| 7 | 45 | Shinedown | 5 | 4:09 |
| 8 | When I Come Around | Green Day | 3.95 | 2:58 |
| 9 | Song 2 (2012 remaster)- 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:
- EMI Music Publishing Hong Kong , 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 | 2:01 |
| 10 | You Oughta Know | Alanis Morissette | 4 | 4:09 |
| 11 | Epic | Faith No More | 4.3 | 4:53 |
| 12 | Interstate Love Song | Stone Temple Pilots | 4.15 | 3:13 |
| 13 | Can’t Get Enough (2015 remaster) | Bad Company | | 4:16 |
| 14 | La Grange (2005 remaster)- 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 | 4.55 | 3:50 |
| 15 | Cold as Ice (2008 remaster)- associate engineer:
- Jimmy Douglass , Michael Getlin, Kevin Herron and Randy Mason
- engineer:
- Gary Lyons
- co-producer:
- Mick Jones and Ian McDonald
- producer:
- Gary Lyons and John Sinclair
- mixer:
- Jimmy Douglass , Mick Jones and Ian McDonald
- bass guitar:
- Ed Gagliardi
- drums (drum set):
- Dennis Elliott
- guitar:
- Mick Jones and Ian McDonald
- horn:
- Ian McDonald
- keyboard:
- Al Greenwood and Ian McDonald
- synthesizer:
- Al Greenwood
- background vocals:
- Ed Gagliardi , Mick Jones , Ian Lloyd and Ian McDonald
- lead vocals:
- Lou Gramm
- vocals:
- Ed Gagliardi , Mick Jones and Ian McDonald
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1977), WEA International Inc. (in 1977) and Rhino Entertainment Company (in 2009)
- recording of:
- Cold as Ice
- writer:
- Lou Gramm and Mick Jones
- publisher:
- Intersong Music Ltd., MVA Music, Somerset Songs Publishing Inc., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. , Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. , WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
- sub-publisher:
- Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division , Fuji Pacific Music inc. (until 2014-12-31), Yamaha Music Publishing (until 2017-03-31), Fujipacific Music, Inc. (from 2015-01-01 to present) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (from 2017-04-01 to present)
| Foreigner | 4 | 3:20 |
| 16 | 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 | 3.85 | 4:23 |
| 17 | Werewolves of London (2007 remaster) | Warren Zevon | 4.9 | 3:29 |
| 18 | Long Train Runnin’- engineer:
- Donn Landee
- producer:
- Ted Templeman
- congas, cymbal and timbales:
- Michael Hossack
- guest synthesizer:
- Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff
- guitar:
- Jeff “Skunk” Baxter, Tom Johnston and Patrick Simmons
- harmonica:
- Tom Johnston
- keyboard, organ and piano:
- Bill Payne
- membranophone:
- John Hartman and Michael Hossack
- percussion:
- John Hartman and Ted Templeman
- steel guitar:
- Jeff “Skunk” Baxter
- synthesizer:
- Tom Johnston and Patrick Simmons
- vocals:
- John Hartman , Tom Johnston , Tiran Porter and Patrick Simmons
- bass arranger:
- Tiran Porter
- strings arranger:
- Nick de Caro
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Warner Bros. Records Inc. (, in 1973) and WEA International Inc. (in 1973)
- recorded at:
- Warner Brothers Studios, North Hollywood in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- recording of:
- Long Train Runnin’
- lyricist and composer:
- Tom Johnston
- publisher:
- Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. , Warner Bros. Music (in 1982) and Warner Chappell Music (in 1991)
- sub-publisher:
- 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
| The Doobie Brothers | 4 | 3:27 |
| 19 | The First Cut Is the Deepest (2009 remaster) | Rod Stewart | | 4:29 |
| 20 | Stay With Me | Faces | 4.5 | 4:38 |
| 21 | 18 and Life | Skid Row | 3.85 | 3:51 |
| 22 | Slow Ride | Foghat | 4.5 | 3:52 |
| 23 | Hot Blooded (2008 remaster)- engineer:
- David DeVore and Keith Olsen
- producer:
- Mick Jones , Ian McDonald and Keith Olsen
- mixer:
- Jimmy Douglass , Mick Jones and Ian McDonald
- bass guitar:
- Ed Gagliardi
- drums (drum set):
- Dennis Elliott
- electric guitar [lead guitar]:
- Mick Jones
- guitar:
- Ian McDonald
- keyboard and synthesizer:
- Al Greenwood
- background vocals:
- Ed Gagliardi , Mick Jones and Ian McDonald
- lead vocals:
- Lou Gramm
- instruments arranger:
- David Paich
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1978) and Rhino Entertainment Company (in 2009)
- recorded at:
- Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States (from 1977-12 until 1978-03)
- part of:
- VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (number: 70)
- recording of:
- Hot Blooded
- writer:
- Lou Gramm and Mick Jones
- publisher:
- Evansongs Ltd. , Somerset Songs Publishing Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. , WB Music Corp. , 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 (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック (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)
| Foreigner | 3.65 | 4:27 |
| 24 | Silver Machine (live at the Roundhouse London; 1996 remaster)- producer:
- Doctor Technichal and Hawkwind
- additional bass guitar and additional guitar:
- Guy Pratt (on 1972-02-13)
- bass guitar and lead vocals:
- Lemmy Kilmister (on 1972-02-13)
- drums (drum set):
- Simon King (on 1972-02-13)
- flute and saxophone:
- Nik Turner (on 1972-02-13)
- guitar:
- Dave Brock (on 1972-02-13)
- synthesizer:
- Dik Mik Davies (on 1972-02-13) and Del Dettmar (on 1972-02-13)
- vocals:
- Dave Brock (on 1972-02-13), Robert Calvert (on 1972-02-13) and Nik Turner (on 1972-02-13)
- remixer:
- The Scourge of the Earth
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- EMI Records Ltd. (in 1972)
- recorded at:
- Roundhouse in Camden Town, Camden , London , England, United Kingdom (on 1972-02-13)
- mixed at:
- Morgan Studios in Willesden, Brent , London , England, United Kingdom
- edit of:
- Silver Machine (12″ mix) by Hawkwind infected by The Scourge of the Earth
- live recording of:
- Silver Machine (on 1972-02-13)
- lyricist:
- Robert Calvert
- composer:
- Sylvia MacManus
- publisher:
- EMI United Partnership Ltd., United Artists Music and United Partnership Ltd.
- recording of:
- Silver Machine
- lyricist:
- Robert Calvert
- composer:
- Sylvia MacManus
- publisher:
- EMI United Partnership Ltd., United Artists Music and United Partnership Ltd.
| Hawkwind | 3.65 | 4:39 |
| 25 | Aqualung | Jethro Tull | 4.25 | 6:35 |
| 26 | Kayleigh (2017 remaster) | Marillion | 3.7 | 4:03 |
| 27 | Kick Out the Jams | MC5 | | 2:40 |
| 28 | Rock Candy | Montrose | | 5:03 |
| 29 | Here I Go Again (2018 remaster)- producer:
- Kevin Elson, Keith Olsen and Mike Stone
- mixer:
- Keith Olsen
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Aynsley Dunbar
- electric bass guitar:
- Neil Murray
- electric guitar and background vocals:
- John Sykes
- guest keyboard and keyboard:
- Don Airey and Bill Cuomo
- solo electric guitar:
- Adrian Vandenberg
- lead vocals:
- David Coverdale
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Geffen Records (in 1987) and Whitesnake Productions (Overseas) Ltd. (in 1987)
- mixed at:
- Goodnight LA Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States
- music videos:
- Here I Go Again ’87 by Whitesnake
- part of:
- VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 17)
- recording of:
- Here I Go Again
- writer:
- David Coverdale and Bernie Marsden
- publisher:
- Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (ended), EMI Music Publishing (WP) Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Scandinavia AB, Seabreeze Music Ltd., Songs of Windswept Pacific, Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia AB, Windswept Pacific Music Ltd., Windswept Pacific Music Ltd. , WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
- sub-publisher:
- 渡辺音楽出版 , イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (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)
| Whitesnake | 4.05 | 4:35 |
| 30 | When the Children Cry | White Lion | | 4:18 |
| 31 | Tush | ZZ Top | 4.5 | 2:17 |
| 32 | I Believe in a Thing Called Love | The Darkness | 4.1 | 3:37 |
| 33 | Easy | Faith No More | 3.7 | 3:07 |
| 34 | Smile | The Supernaturals | 4.5 | 3:43 |
| 35 | Regret (2015 remaster) | New Order | 3.6 | 4:08 |
| 36 | Birdhouse in Your Soul | They Might Be Giants | 4.55 | 3:18 |
| 37 | Iris | The Goo Goo Dolls | 4.2 | 4:49 |
| 38 | Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now- performer:
- Starship (in 1987)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- BMG Music (in 1985, in 1987), BMG Entertainment (in 1987) and Sony Music Entertainment (in 1987)
- recording of:
- Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now (in 1987)
- writer:
- Albert Hammond and Diane Warren
- arranger:
- Narada Michael Walden
- publisher:
- BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Songs, Inc., Copyright Control , EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , Empire Music Ltd., Realsongs, Warner Bros. Music Ltd. , WB Music Corp. and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
- part of:
- The 60th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1987 nominee)
- cover recording of:
- Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now
- writer:
- Albert Hammond and Diane Warren
- arranger:
- Narada Michael Walden
- publisher:
- BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Songs, Inc., Copyright Control , EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , Empire Music Ltd., Realsongs, Warner Bros. Music Ltd. , WB Music Corp. and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
- part of:
- The 60th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1987 nominee)
| Starship | 3.75 | 4:30 |
| 39 | Drive- recording engineer:
- Nigel Green
- producer:
- The Cars and Robert John “Mutt” Lange
- mixer:
- Mike Shipley
- bass:
- Benjamin Orr
- drums (drum set):
- David Robinson
- guitar:
- Elliot Easton and Ric Ocasek
- keyboard:
- Greg Hawkes
- vocals:
- Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes, Ric Ocasek and Benjamin Orr
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Elektra/Asylum Records (in 1984) and WEA International Inc. (in 1984)
- recorded at:
- Battery Studios in London , England, United Kingdom
- mixed at:
- Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
- music videos:
- Drive by The Cars
- recording of:
- Drive
- publisher:
- Ric Ocasek
- lyricist and composer:
- Ric Ocasek
- publisher:
- Carlin Music Corp., Gallo Music Publishing, Lido Music, Inc., Universal Music Corp. , Universal Music Publishing, Inc., Universal‐MCA Music Publishing and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
| The Cars | 4 | 3:54 |
| 40 | Love Will Tear Us Apart- producer:
- Joy Division and Martin Hannett
- bass:
- Peter Hook
- drums (drum set):
- Stephen Morris
- guitar:
- Bernard Albrecht
- vocals:
- Bernard Albrecht and Ian Curtis
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Factory Communications Ltd. (in 1988)
- recorded at:
- Strawberry Studios in Stockport, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
- part of:
- triple j’s Hottest 100 (number: 1989 (All-time)), triple j’s Hottest 100 (number: 1990 (All-time)), Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 5), Q50 – December 2005 (number: 6), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 14), NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 19), Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 41) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 179)
- recording of:
- Love Will Tear Us Apart
- lyricist:
- Ian Curtis
- composer:
- Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner
- publisher:
- Fractured Music and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd.
| Joy Division | 4.5 | 3:26 |
| 41 | Plush | Stone Temple Pilots | 4.15 | 5:10 |
| 42 | Absolute Zero | Stone Sour | 4.35 | 3:49 |
| 43 | Fool (If You Think It’s Over) | Chris Rea | 5 | 4:04 |
| 44 | Black Night- drums (drum set):
- Ian Paice (in 1970-05)
- electric bass guitar:
- Roger Glover (in 1970-05)
- electric guitar:
- Ritchie Blackmore (in 1970-05)
- Hammond organ:
- Jon Lord (in 1970-05)
- lead vocals:
- Ian Gillan (in 1970-05)
- recorded at:
- De Lane Lea Studios in Soho, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (in 1970-05)
- recording of:
- Black Night (in 1970-05)
- writer:
- Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing , Glenwood Music Corp., HEC Music and Henrees Music co.
- sub-publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing France, EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. division (until 2021-06-30), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (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 | 4.25 | 3:26 |