| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Unchained Melody- engineer:
- Larry Levine
- producer:
- Phil Spector
- solo lead vocals:
- Bobby Hatfield (in 1965-03)
- arranger:
- Jack Nitzsche
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Spectrum Music , PolyGram Records, Inc. (in 1965, in 1968) and Universal Records (in 1966)
- recorded at:
- Radio Recorders Studios in West Hollywood, California, United States (in 1965-03)
- part of:
- The Co-Op: Top 10 British Funeral Songs (number: 8), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 269) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 366)
- cover recording of:
- Unchained Melody (in 1965-03)
- publisher:
- Hy Zaret
- lyricist:
- Hy Zaret
- composer:
- Alex North
- publisher:
- Frank Music Corp. (ended), HZUM Publishing, MPL Communication Ltd. , MPL Communications Australia, MPL Musik Verlags GmbH, North Melody Publishing and Unchained Melody Publishing, LLC
- sub-publisher:
- 日音 Synch事業部
- part of:
- The 28th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
| The Righteous Brothers | 3 | 3:38 |
| 2 | California Dreamin’- engineer:
- Bones Howe
- producer:
- Lou Adler
- guitar:
- P.F. Sloan (in 1965)
- solo alto flute:
- Bud Shank (in 1965)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Geffen Records and Dunhill Records (in 1966)
- recorded at:
- Western Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1965)
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 52), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 89) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 420)
- recording of:
- California Dreamin’ (in 1965)
- writer:
- John Phillips and Michelle Phillips
- publisher:
- American Broadcasting Music, Inc., MCA Music Publishing , Richt & Slezak OHG, Trousdale Music, Trousdale Music Publishers, Inc., Universal Music Corp. and Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH
- sub-publisher:
- シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
| The Mamas & the Papas | 4.4 | 2:39 |
| 3 | When a Man Loves a Woman- producer:
- Marlin Greene and Quin Ivy
- double bass:
- Albert Lowe Jr. (on 1966-02-17)
- drums (drum set):
- Roger Hawkins (on 1966-02-17)
- farfisa [farfisa organ]:
- Spooner Oldham (on 1966-02-17)
- guitar:
- Marlin Greene (on 1966-02-17)
- vocals:
- Percy Sledge (on 1966-02-17)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- HHO Ltd. , WEA International Inc. (, in 1966) and Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1966)
- recorded at:
- Norala Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States (on 1966-02-17)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 54) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
- recording of:
- When a Man Loves a Woman (on 1966-02-17)
- writer:
- Calvin Lewis, Percy Sledge and Andrew Wright
- publisher:
- Mijac Music, Warner Bros. Music Ltd. , Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music , Warner Chappell Music Ltd. , Warner Chappell North America, Warner/Chappell , Pronto Music, Inc. (from 1966 to present), Quinvy Music Publishing Company, Inc. (from 1966 to present), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (from 1966 to present), Pronto (in 1972) and Quinvy (in 1972)
| Percy Sledge | 4.35 | 2:52 |
| 4 | Stand by Me- recorded in:
- New York, New York, United States (on 1960-10-27)
- producer:
- Leiber and Stoller
- vocals:
- Ben E. King (on 1960-10-27)
- conductor:
- Stan Applebaum (on 1960-10-27)
- arranger:
- Stan Applebaum
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- HHO Ltd. , WEA International Inc. (in 1960, in 1961) and Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1986)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 1), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 62), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 121), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 131) and BILLIONS CLUB
- recording of:
- Stand by Me (on 1960-10-27)
- publisher:
- Mike Stoller
- writer:
- Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
- publisher:
- A.D.T. Enterprises, Hornall Brothers Music , Jerry Leiber Music, Leiber Stoller Songs Ltd., Melodie der Welt , Melodie der Welt GmbH & Co. KG , Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc., Rightsong Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Trio Music , Trio Music Co., Inc., Unichappell Music and Universal Music Publishing
| Ben E. King | 4.65 | 2:56 |
| 5 | Needles & Pins | The Searchers | | 2:14 |
| 6 | Nights in White Satin | The Moody Blues | 4.5 | 5:39 |
| 7 | Only You (And You Alone)- piano:
- Buck Ram (on 1955-04-26)
- lead vocals:
- Tony Williams (on 1955-04-26)
- spoken vocals [dialogue]:
- Wolfman Jack (on 1955-04-26)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Mercury Records (in 1955), PolyGram Records, Inc. (in 1955) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (in 1957)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1955 (number: 10)
- recording of:
- Only You (on 1955-04-26)
- lyricist, writer and composer:
- Buck Ram and Ande Rand
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , Hollis Music, Inc., Robert Mellin, Inc., Tro-Hollis Music, Inc., Wildwood Music and Sherwin Music (in 1973)
| The Platters | | 2:39 |
| 8 | (Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay- producer:
- Jerry Bruckheimer, Steve Cropper and Don Simpson
- bass guitar:
- Donald “Duck” Dunn (from 1967-11-22 until 1967-12-07)
- drums (drum set):
- Al Jackson, Jr. (from 1967-11-22 until 1967-12-07)
- guitar:
- Steve Cropper (from 1967-11-22 until 1967-12-07)
- keyboard:
- Isaac Hayes (from 1967-11-22 until 1967-12-07) and Booker T. Jones (from 1967-11-22 until 1967-12-07)
- trumpet:
- Wayne Jackson (from 1967-11-22 until 1967-12-07)
- vocals:
- Otis Redding (from 1967-11-22 until 1967-12-07)
- whistling:
- Otis Redding (from 1967-11-22 until 1967-12-07)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- WEA International Inc. and Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1968)
- part of:
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 26), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 38), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 44) and Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 45)
- recording of:
- (Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay (from 1967-11-22 until 1967-12-07)
- writer:
- Steve Cropper and Otis Redding
- publisher:
- East Publishing Inc., East/Memphis Music Corp., Irving Music , Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (Australia), Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division, Warner Bros. , Warner Bros. Music Ltd. , Warner Chappell Music , Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division , Yamaha Music EH(CM) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
- recording of:
- (Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay
- composer:
- Steve Cropper and Otis Redding
- arranger:
- Oliver Lake
- arrangement of:
- (Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay
| Otis Redding | 4.45 | 2:43 |
| 9 | Sunny | Bobby Hebb | 4 | 2:43 |
| 10 | Music- engineer:
- Alan Parsons (from 1975-11 until 1975-12)
- producer:
- Alan Parsons
- bass:
- Bob Marshall (from 1975-11 until 1975-12)
- guitar, keyboard, synthesizer and lead vocals:
- John Miles (from 1975-11 until 1975-12)
- percussion:
- Barry Black (from 1975-11 until 1975-12)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- The Decca Record Company Limited (in 1976)
- recorded at:
- Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (from 1975-11 until 1975-12)
- part of:
- SWR1 Hitparade 2004 der Frauen (number: 5), SWR1 Hitparade 2005 der Württemberger (number: 6), SWR1 Hitparade 2004 der Männer (number: 7), SWR1 Hitparade 2005 der Badener (number: 7), SWR1 Hitparade 2010 (number: 7), SWR1 Hitparade 2011 (number: 7), SWR1 Hitparade 2016 (number: 7), SWR1 Hitparade 2009 (number: 8), SWR1 Hitparade 2013 (number: 8), SWR1 Hitparade 2007 (number: 9), SWR1 Hitparade 2008 (number: 9), SWR1 Hitparade 2012 (number: 9), SWR1 Hitparade 2014 (number: 9), SWR1 Hitparade 2017 (number: 9), SWR1 Hitparade 2019 (number: 9), SWR1 Hitparade 2022 (number: 9), SWR1 Hitparade 2023 (number: 9), SWR1 Hitparade 2015 (number: 10) and SWR1 Hitparade 2020 (number: 10)
- recording of:
- Music (from 1975-11 until 1975-12)
- lyricist and composer:
- John Miles
- publisher:
- Velvet Music
| John Miles | 4.4 | 5:54 |
| 11 | In the Summertime | Mungo Jerry | 3.65 | 3:32 |
| 12 | I’m a Believer- recorded in:
- New York, New York, United States (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- producer:
- Jeff Barry
- acoustic guitar:
- Neil Diamond (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- bass:
- Dick Romoff (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- drums (drum set):
- Buddy Salzman (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- guitar:
- Al Gorgoni (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23) and Sal Ditroia (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- organ:
- Artie Butler (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- piano and tambourine:
- Jeff Barry (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- background vocals:
- Davy Jones (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23) and Peter Tork (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- background vocals and lead vocals:
- Micky Dolenz (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- arranger:
- Jeff Barry
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Rhino Entertainment Company (in 1966) and WEA International Inc. (in 1966, in 1967)
- part of:
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 65) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 341)
- cover recording of:
- I’m a Believer (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- lyricist and composer:
- Neil Diamond (in 1966)
- publisher:
- Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Copyright Control , EMI Music Publishing , Foray Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Sony Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Stonebridge Music
- recording of:
- I’m a Believer
- lyricist and composer:
- Neil Diamond (in 1966)
- publisher:
- Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Copyright Control , EMI Music Publishing , Foray Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Sony Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Stonebridge Music
| The Monkees | 4.65 | 2:44 |
| 13 | My Little Lady | The Tremeloes | | 2:40 |
| 14 | It’s My Party | Lesley Gore | 4.35 | 2:15 |
| 15 | Peggy Sue- producer:
- Norman Petty
- bass:
- Joe B. Mauldin (on 1957-07-01)
- drums (drum set):
- Jerry Allison (on 1957-07-01)
- guitar:
- Buddy Holly (on 1957-07-01) and Niki Sullivan (on 1957-07-01)
- vocals:
- Buddy Holly (on 1957-07-01)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Geffen Records (in 1957) and MCA Records, Inc. (in 1957)
- recorded at:
- Norman Petty Studios in Clovis, New Mexico, United States (on 1957-07-01)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 5), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 194) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 370)
- recording of:
- Peggy Sue (from 1957-06-29 until 1957-07-01)
- writer:
- Jerry Allison, Buddy Holly and Norman Petty
- publisher:
- Copyright Control , McCartney Music, Melody Lane Publications Inc., MPL Communications Inc. , MPL Musik Verlags GmbH, Peermusic (UK) Limited, Southern Music and Wren Music Co.
| Buddy Holly | 4.5 | 2:30 |
| 16 | Hang On Sloopy | The McCoys | 5 | 3:04 |
| 17 | Girls, Girls, Girls- engineer:
- Jeffrey Lesser and Al Scott
- associate producer:
- Rupert Holmes
- producer:
- Georg Kajanus, Jeffrey Lesser and Al Scott
- mixer:
- Jeffrey Lesser
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (in 1974)
- recorded at:
- CBS Studios in London , England, United Kingdom (in 1975-10)
- part of:
- TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 51)
- recording of:
- Girls, Girls, Girls (in 1975-10)
- lyricist and composer:
- Georg Kajanus
- publisher:
- Chappell Morris Ltd.
- recording of:
- Girls, Girls, Girls
- lyricist:
- Nikki Sixx
- composer:
- Tommy Lee , Mick Mars and Nikki Sixx
- publisher:
- Mars Mountain Music, Sixx/Gunner Music, Tommyland Music and WB Music Corp.
| Sailor | 3 | 3:02 |
| 18 | My Boy Lollipop | Millie | 4.65 | 2:01 |
| 19 | It’s Not Unusual | Tom Jones | 4.5 | 1:59 |
| 20 | Eloise | Barry Ryan | | 5:47 |
| 21 | Great Balls of Fire | Jerry Lee Lewis | | 1:47 |