| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | American Pie- engineer:
- Tom Flye
- producer:
- Ed Freeman
- electric guitar:
- David Spinozza (from 1971-05 until 1971-06)
- piano:
- Paul Griffin (from 1971-05 until 1971-06)
- vocals:
- Don McLean (from 1971-05 until 1971-06)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1971, in 2000)
- recorded at:
- The Record Plant in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1971-05 until 1971-06)
- part of:
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 131)
- recording of:
- American Pie (from 1971-05 until 1971-06)
- lyricist and composer:
- Don McLean
- publisher:
- Benny Bird Co. Inc. , Illegal Songs Inc., Mayday Music, MCA Music , MCA Music Publishing , MCA Publishing Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. , Universal , Universal Music Publishing Ltd. , Universal Records , Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd and Yahweh Tunes, Inc.
- 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
| Don McLean | 4.3 | 8:34 |
| 2 | A Horse With No Name- engineer:
- Robin Black and Ken Scott
- additional producer:
- America and Jeff Dexter
- producer:
- America , Jeff Dexter, George Martin and Ian Samwell
- mixer:
- George Martin
- 12 string guitar:
- Gerry Beckley (in 1971)
- acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
- Dewey Bunnell (in 1971)
- bass guitar:
- Dan Peek (in 1971)
- drums (drum set):
- Kim Haworth (in 1971)
- percussion:
- Ray Cooper (in 1971)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1971, in 1972), Warner Music (in 1972) and Rhino Entertainment Company (in 2011)
- recorded at:
- Morgan Studios in Willesden, Brent , London , England, United Kingdom (in 1971)
- recording of:
- A Horse With No Name (in 1971)
- lyricist and composer:
- Dewey Bunnell
- publisher:
- Warner Bros. Music Ltd. , Warner Chappell Music Ltd. and WB Music Corp.
- live recording of:
- A Horse With No Name
- lyricist and composer:
- Dewey Bunnell
- publisher:
- Warner Bros. Music Ltd. , Warner Chappell Music Ltd. and WB Music Corp.
| America | 4.25 | 4:10 |
| 3 | Maggie May- producer:
- Rod Stewart
- 12 string guitar, bass guitar and electric guitar:
- Ronnie Wood (in 1971)
- acoustic guitar:
- Martin Quittenton (in 1971)
- celesta:
- Pete Sears (in 1971)
- cymbal and membranophone:
- Micky Waller (in 1971)
- Hammond organ:
- Ian McLagan (in 1971)
- mandolin:
- Ray Jackson (in 1971) and David Lindley (in 1971)
- lead vocals:
- Rod Stewart (in 1971)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Mercury Records Inc. (in 1971), PolyGram Records, Inc. (in 1971), The Island Def Jam Music Group (in 1971) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 1971)
- recording of:
- Maggie May (in 1971)
- publisher:
- Rod Stewart
- writer:
- Mike Peters, Martin Quittenton and Rod Stewart
- publisher:
- Chappell Music Ltd., Copyright Control , EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Full Keel Music, EMI Music Publishing , EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , H. G. Music Inc, Mushroom Music , Rightsong Music Inc., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell and Warner Chappell Music
| Rod Stewart | 4.2 | 5:14 |
| 4 | At Seventeen | Janis Ian | 4.5 | 3:57 |
| 5 | Cat’s in the Cradle- producer:
- Paul Leka
- arranger:
- Paul Leka
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Elektra Records , Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records and WEA International Inc. (in 1974)
- recorded at:
- Connecticut Recording Studios in Connecticut, United States
- recording of:
- Cat’s in the Cradle
- writer:
- Sandra Campbell Chapin and Harry F Chapin
- publisher:
- Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG , Story Songs, Ltd, Warner Bros., Inc. , Warner Chappell Music , Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited
| Harry Chapin | 3.8 | 3:39 |
| 6 | Me and Bobby McGee- engineer:
- Phil Macy
- producer:
- Paul Rothchild
- acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
- Janis Joplin (on 1970-09-25)
- bass guitar:
- Brad Campbell (on 1970-09-25)
- drums (drum set):
- Clark Pierson (on 1970-09-25)
- guest bongos and guest congas:
- Bobbye Hall
- guest bongos and congas:
- Bobbye Hall (on 1970-09-25)
- guest tambourine:
- Sandra Crouch (on 1970-09-25)
- guitar:
- John Till (on 1970-09-25)
- organ:
- Ken Pearson (on 1970-09-25)
- piano:
- Richard Bell (on 1970-09-25)
- background vocals:
- Phil Badella (on 1970-09-25), Richard Bell (on 1970-09-25), Brad Campbell (on 1970-09-25), John Cooke (on 1970-09-25), Janis Joplin (on 1970-09-25), Vince Mitchell (on 1970-09-25), Ken Pearson (on 1970-09-25), Clark Pierson (on 1970-09-25) and John Till (on 1970-09-25)
- performer:
- Full Tilt Boogie (on 1970-09-25)
- recorded at:
- Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1970-09-25)
- part of:
- New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 31) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 148)
- cover recording of:
- Me and Bobby McGee (on 1970-09-25)
- lyricist and composer:
- Fred Foster and Kris Kristofferson
- publisher:
- Combine Music Corp., Copyright Control and Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
| Janis Joplin | 4.25 | 4:30 |
| 7 | Mr. Bojangles | The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | 5 | 3:36 |
| 8 | Bad Bad Leroy Brown- vocals:
- Jim Croce (on 1972-06-02)
- recorded at:
- The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1972-06-02)
- recording of:
- Bad, Bad Leroy Brown (on 1972-06-02)
- lyricist and composer:
- Jim Croce
- publisher:
- American Broadcasting Music, Inc., Blendingwell Music, Inc., Denjac Music Co., DenJac Music Company, MCA Music and MCA, Inc.
| Jim Croce | 5 | 3:00 |
| 9 | Alone Again (Naturally) | Gilbert O’Sullivan | 5 | 3:38 |
| 10 | Please Come to Boston | Dave Loggins | | 4:08 |
| 11 | Atlantis | Donovan | 3.75 | 5:01 |
| 12 | Spill the Wine | Eric Burdon & War | 4 | 4:05 |
| 13 | Family Affair | Sly & the Family Stone | 4.35 | 3:00 |
| 14 | Mama Told Me Not to Come | Three Dog Night | 4.65 | 3:19 |
| 15 | The Devil Went Down to Georgia | The Charlie Daniels Band | 4.6 | 3:36 |
| 16 | A Boy Named Sue | Johnny Cash | 4.4 | 3:45 |