| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Tainted Love- engineer:
- Paul Hardiman
- producer:
- Mike Thorne
- mixer:
- Harvey Goldberg
- electronic instruments and other instruments:
- Dave Ball
- 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 NON 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 | 3.9 | 2:41 |
| 2 | Fade to Grey | Visage | 4.65 | 3:57 |
| 3 | The Tide Is High- assistant engineer:
- Gary Boatner and Doug Schwartz
- engineer:
- Lenise Bent
- producer:
- Mike Chapman
- bass guitar:
- Nigel Harrison (in 1980)
- drums (drum set):
- Clem Burke (in 1980)
- guest percussion:
- Alex Acuña (in 1980), Ollie E. Brown (in 1980) and Emil Richards (in 1980)
- guitar:
- Frank Infante (in 1980) and Chris Stein (in 1980)
- keyboard:
- Jimmy Destri (in 1980)
- timpani:
- Chris Stein (in 1980)
- background vocals [girl-group backup vocals]:
- The ‘B’ Girls and Deborah Harry
- lead vocals:
- Deborah Harry (in 1980)
- instruments arranger:
- Jimmie Haskell
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Chrysalis Records (in 1980), Chrysalis Records Ltd. (in 1980), Chrysalis Records, Inc. (in 1980, in 2001), Capitol Records (in 2001), Capitol Records, Inc. (in 2001) and Capitol Records, LLC (in 2001)
- recorded at:
- Power Station Studios in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (in 1980) and United Western Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1980)
- cover recording of:
- The Tide Is High (in 1980)
- additional writer:
- Howard Barrett and Tyrone Evans
- writer:
- John Holt
- publisher:
- B & C Music Corp., Campbell Connelly (Australia) P/L, Copyright Control , Embassy Music Corporation, Gemrod Music Inc., Sparta Florida Music Group and Sparta Florida Music Group Ltd.
| Blondie | 4.15 | 4:34 |
| 4 | Ai No Corrida | Quincy Jones | | 6:26 |
| 5 | Kids in America- recording engineer:
- Jeo (from 1980 until 1981)
- programming:
- Jörn‐Uwe Fahrenkrog‐Petersen (from 1980 until 1981) and Derek von Krogh (from 1980 until 1981)
- engineer:
- Steve Stewart
- producer:
- Jörn‐Uwe Fahrenkrog‐Petersen and Ricky Wilde
- additional keyboard:
- Nick Priessnitz (from 1980 until 1981)
- bass guitar:
- Martin Russell (from 1980 until 1981) and Derek von Krogh (from 1980 until 1981)
- drums (drum set):
- Bernhard Hahn (from 1980 until 1981), Chris North (from 1980 until 1981) and Tobias Wörner (from 1980 until 1981)
- guitar:
- Thomas Hahn (from 1980 until 1981), Charlotte Hatherley (from 1980 until 1981), Francis Lickerish (from 1980 until 1981), Steve Stewart (from 1980 until 1981), James Stevenson (from 1980 until 1981) and Ricky Wilde (from 1980 until 1981)
- keyboard:
- Jörn‐Uwe Fahrenkrog‐Petersen (from 1980 until 1981), Robert John Godfrey (from 1980 until 1981), Calvin Hayes (from 1980 until 1981), Derek von Krogh (from 1980 until 1981) and Ricky Wilde (from 1980 until 1981)
- background vocals:
- D. Janz (from 1980 until 1981), M. Janz (from 1980 until 1981), N. Janz (from 1980 until 1981) and Ricky Wilde (from 1980 until 1981)
- lead vocals:
- Charlotte Hatherley (from 1980 until 1981) and Kim Wilde (from 1980 until 1981)
- vocals:
- Kim Wilde (from 1980 until 1981)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Cherry Red Records Ltd. , EMI Records Ltd. (in 1981, in 1996, in 2001), EMI France (in 1993) and EMI Records Limited (in 2006)
- recorded at:
- Amira Studio (from 1980 until 1981), RAK Studios in London , England, United Kingdom (from 1980 until 1981), Soundmastaz Studios (from 1980 until 1981), Studio 77 in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (from 1980 until 1981) and The Lodge Recording Studio in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1980 until 1981)
- mixed at:
- Jeopark in Buchholz, Niedersachsen , Germany, RAK Studios in London , England, United Kingdom and Studio 77 in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- part of:
- TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 55)
- recording of:
- Kids in America (from 1980 until 1981)
- writer:
- Marty Wilde and Ricky Wilde
- publisher:
- All Nations Music, EMI Music Publishing , Finchley Music Corp., RAK Publishing Ltd. and Rickim Music Ltd.
| Kim Wilde | 4.35 | 3:25 |
| 6 | Only Crying | Keith Marshall | | 4:16 |
| 7 | For Your Eyes Only | Sheena Easton | 3.5 | 2:59 |
| 8 | The Night Owls- engineer:
- Geoff Emerick and Ernie Rose
- producer:
- George Martin
- bass and lead vocals:
- Wayne Nelson (from 1981-04 until 1981-05)
- drums (drum set):
- Derek Pellicci (from 1981-04 until 1981-05)
- electric guitar:
- Beeb Birtles (from 1981-04 until 1981-05), David Briggs (from 1981-04 until 1981-05) and Graham Goble (from 1981-04 until 1981-05)
- piano:
- Peter Jones (from 1981-04 until 1981-05)
- synthesizer:
- Bill Cuomo (from 1981-04 until 1981-05)
- vocals:
- Graham Goble (from 1981-04 until 1981-05) and Glenn Shorrock (from 1981-04 until 1981-05)
- remixer:
- Little River Band and Ern Rose
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1981) and Capitol Records (in 2002)
- recorded at:
- Air Studios (Montserrat), West Indies in Saint Peter, Montserrat (from 1981-04 until 1981-05)
- remixed at:
- AAV in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- recording of:
- The Night Owls (from 1981-04 until 1981-05)
- lyricist and composer:
- Graeham Goble
- publisher:
- American Ragtime Music, Colgems-EMI Music Inc., EMI Music , EMI Music Publishing , Music of the World , Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. , Songs of Universal, Inc. and Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
| Little River Band | 3 | 5:14 |
| 9 | Endless Love | Diana Ross & Lionel Richie | 3.5 | 4:27 |
| 10 | Romeo & Juliet | Dire Straits | 3.75 | 5:55 |
| 11 | I’m Lucky | Joan Armatrading | | 3:05 |
| 12 | Looking for Clues | Robert Palmer | | 5:00 |
| 13 | There’s a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He’s Elvis | Kirsty MacColl | 4 | 3:09 |
| 14 | Vienna | Ultravox | | 4:55 |
| 15 | Bette Davis Eyes- recording engineer:
- Val Garay (in 1981-01)
- producer:
- Val Garay
- electric guitar:
- Waddy Wachtel (in 1981-01)
- lead vocals:
- Kim Carnes (in 1981-01)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Capitol Records, LLC , Capitol Records (in 1981), Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1981), Chrysalis Records (in 1981), EMI America Records, Inc. (in 1981), EMI Records Ltd. (in 1981), EMI Records USA (in 1981), EMI USA (in 1981) and EMI–Manhattan Records (in 1981)
- recorded at:
- Record One in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1981-01)
- part of:
- Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 18) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 425)
- cover recording of:
- Bette Davis Eyes (in 1981-01)
- writer:
- Jackie DeShannon and Donna Weiss
- publisher:
- Donna Weiss Music Inc., Mothfrog Publishing, Plain and Simple Music, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Brothers Inc., Warner Chappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
| Kim Carnes | 3.95 | 3:44 |
| 16 | Marliese | Fischer‐Z | | 3:52 |
| 17 | You Make My Dreams Come True | Jackie Oates | 4.05 | 3:04 |
| 18 | Shaddap Your Face | Joe Dolce | 5 | 3:12 |