| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | The Boxer | Simon & Garfunkel | 4.15 | 5:10 |
| 2 | Oh Pretty Woman- producer:
- Fred Foster
- 12 string guitar [12 string guitar Epiphone] and lead vocals:
- Roy Orbison (on 1964-08-01)
- double bass [upright bass]:
- Bob Moore (on 1964-08-01)
- drums (drum set):
- Buddy Harman (on 1964-08-01)
- guitar:
- Jerry Kennedy (on 1964-08-01), Wayne Moss (on 1964-08-01) and Billy Sanford (on 1964-08-01)
- harmonica:
- Charlie McCoy (on 1964-08-01)
- percussion:
- Paul Garrison (on 1964-08-01)
- piano:
- Floyd Cramer (on 1964-08-01)
- saxophone:
- Boots Randolph (on 1964-08-01)
- vocals:
- Roy Orbison
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Orbison Records, Orbison Records, Inc. and Monument Record Corp. (in 1964)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (number: 20), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 59), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 222)
- recording of:
- Oh, Pretty Woman (on 1964-08-01)
- lyricist and composer:
- Bill Dees and Roy Orbison
- publisher:
- Acuff-Rose Music Limited , Barbara Orbison Music Company, Roy Orbison Music Company, Universal/MCA Music Ltd. , Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (on 1964-08-26) and Acuff-Rose (in 1972)
| Roy Orbison | 4.2 | 2:59 |
| 3 | Brown Eyed Girl- recording engineer:
- Brooks Arthur (on 1967-03-28)
- producer:
- Bert Russell Berns
- bass guitar:
- Eric Gale (on 1967-03-28)
- drums (drum set):
- Gary Chester (on 1967-03-28)
- guitar:
- Al Gorgoni (on 1967-03-28), Hugh McCracken (on 1967-03-28) and Van Morrison (on 1967-03-28)
- organ:
- Garry Sherman (on 1967-03-28)
- background vocals:
- The Sweet Inspirations (on 1967-03-28)
- lead vocals:
- Van Morrison (on 1967-03-28)
- performer:
- Van Morrison (on 1967-03-28)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1967), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1967), Charly Records (in 1968) and Exile Productions Ltd. (in 1973)
- recorded at:
- A&R Recording Studio A in New York, New York, United States (on 1967-03-28) and A&R Recording Studio in New York, New York, United States (on 1967-04-07)
- part of:
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 71) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 109)
- recording of:
- Brown Eyed Girl (from 1967-03-28 until 1967-04-07)
- lyricist and composer:
- Van Morrison
- publisher:
- Artist Alliance, Gallo Music Publishers, PolyGram Music Publishing Australia Pty. Ltd., PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Universal Music Publishing , Universal Music Publishing Ltd. , Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Web IV Music Inc. (in 1967) and Polygram Publishing AB (in 1992)
| Van Morrison | 3.25 | 3:01 |
| 4 | I Got You Babe | Sonny & Cher | 4 | 3:12 |
| 5 | Walk on By- vocals:
- Dionne Warwick
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- WEA International Inc. (in 1984)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 51), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 70), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 129)
- recording of:
- Walk On By
- lyricist:
- Hal David
- composer:
- Burt Bacharach
- publisher:
- Blue Seas Music, Inc., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David), Carlin Music Corporation, Casa David, Copyright Control , JAC Music Co., Inc., New Hidden Valley Music Co., Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd, Universal/MCA Music Ltd. , Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Windswept Music (London) Ltd., WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
- sub-publisher:
- フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部
- part of:
- Baby It’s You!
| Dionne Warwick | 4.75 | 2:54 |
| 6 | Monday, Monday | The Mamas & the Papas | 4.1 | 3:23 |
| 7 | 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 | 3:36 |
| 8 | 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. , Peermusic (UK) Limited, Southern Music and Wren Music Co.
| Buddy Holly | 4.5 | 2:30 |
| 9 | December 1963 (Oh What a Night) | Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons | | 3:17 |
| 10 | 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
| The Monkees | 4.65 | 2:46 |
| 11 | Wouldn't It Be Nice- engineer:
- Larry Levine (on 1966-01-22) and Ralph Valentin (from 1966-03 until 1966-04)
- producer:
- Brian Wilson
- 12 string guitar:
- Jerry Cole (on 1966-01-22)
- accordion:
- Carl Fortina (on 1966-01-22) and Frank Marocco (on 1966-01-22)
- baritone saxophone:
- Jay Migliori (on 1966-01-22)
- bass guitar:
- Lyle Ritz (on 1966-01-22)
- drums (drum set):
- Hal Blaine (on 1966-01-22)
- electric bass guitar:
- Carol Kaye (on 1966-01-22) and Ray Pohlman (on 1966-01-22)
- guitar:
- Bill Pitman (on 1966-01-22)
- mandoguitar:
- Barney Kessel (on 1966-01-22)
- percussion:
- Frank Capp (on 1966-01-22)
- piano:
- Al De Lory (on 1966-01-22)
- piano [track piano]:
- Larry Knechtel (on 1966-01-22)
- tenor saxophone:
- Steve Douglas (on 1966-01-22) and Plas Johnson (on 1966-01-22)
- trumpet:
- Roy Caton (on 1966-01-22)
- background vocals:
- Al Jardine (on 1966-01-22), Bruce Johnston (on 1966-01-22), Carl Wilson (on 1966-01-22) and Dennis Wilson (on 1966-01-22)
- lead vocals:
- Mike Love (on 1966-01-22) and Brian Wilson (on 1966-01-22)
- arranger:
- Brian Wilson
- recorded at:
- Columbia Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1966-01-22) and Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1966-01-22)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 297)
- recording of:
- Wouldn’t It Be Nice (on 1966-01-22)
- lyricist:
- Tony Asher , Mike Love and Brian Wilson
- composer:
- Brian Wilson
- publisher:
- Almo Music Corp. , Irving Music , ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) 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 Beach Boys | 4.35 | 2:22 |
| 12 | (Sitting on) The Dock of a 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.
| Otis Redding | 4.45 | 2:42 |
| 13 | 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 | 2:55 |
| 14 | I Will Survive- associate producer:
- Freddie Perren
- producer:
- Dino Fekaris
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- PolyGram Records, Inc. (in 1978), Universal Records (in 1978) and Polydor Incorporated (in 1979)
- edit of:
- I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 35), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 251) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 489)
- recording of:
- I Will Survive
- writer:
- Dino Fekaris and Freddie Perren
- publisher:
- ATV Music, Perren‐Vibes Music, Inc., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. , Universal Music Publishing , Universal Music Publishing Ltd. , Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc.
| Gloria Gaynor | 3.95 | 3:18 |
| 15 | You're the First, the Last, My Everything- engineer:
- Frank Kejmar
- producer:
- Barry White
- arranger:
- Gene Page and Barry White
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- PolyGram Records, Inc. (in 1974)
- recording of:
- You’re the First, the Last, My Everything
- writer:
- Peter Sterling Radcliffe, Tony Sepe and Barry White
- publisher:
- Chappell & Co., Inc. , January Music Corp., Little A Music, My Baby’s Music Company, Sa‐Vette Music, Sa‐Vette Music Inc., Unichappell Music, Inc. and World Song Publishing Inc.
| Barry White | 3.75 | 3:24 |
| 16 | Love Train | The O’Jays | 4.15 | 2:56 |
| 17 | Baby Come Back | The Equals | | 2:40 |
| 18 | Missing You- recording of:
- Missing You
- lyricist:
- John Waite
- composer:
- Mark Leonard, Chas Sandford and John Waite
- publisher:
- Alley Music Corp., Carlin Music Corporation, Copyright Control , Everpop Songs, Markmeem Music , Paperwaite Music (, in 1984), Quartet Music Inc., Sony Music Publishing , Warner Chappell Music Ltd. , WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28), Fallwater Music (in 1984), Markeem Music (in 1984), The Hudson Bay Music Co. (in 1984) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
| John Waite | | 3:59 |
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