The Greatest No.1s of the 80s

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
# Title Artist Rating Length
1 Under Pressure
Queen & David Bowie 4.25 3:53
2 There Must Be an Angel (Playing With My Heart)
Eurythmics 4:25
3 Pipes of Peace
Paul McCartney 3:22
4 All Around the World
Lisa Stansfield 4.5 4:26
5 Don't Turn Around
Aswad 3:21
6 House of Fun
Madness 2:49
7 Ghost Town
The Specials 3.65 3:39
8 Don't Leave Me This Way
The Communards 4:26
9 Karma Chameleon
Culture Club 3:54
10 The Only Way Is Up
Yazz & The Plastic Population 3:59
11 Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
Wham! 3:48
12 Perfect
Fairground Attraction 4 3:37
13 Brass in Pocket
The Pretenders 5 3:04
14 Eye of the Tiger
Survivor 5 3:47
15 Total Eclipse of the Heart
Bonnie Tyler 5 4:29
16 Lady in Red
Chris de Burgh 4:07
17 Wherever I Lay My Hat
Paul Young 3:37
18 Use It Up and Wear It Out
Odyssey 3:35
19 Chain Reaction
Diana Ross 3:31
20 The Final Countdown
Europe 4:30
▼ CD 2
# Title Artist Rating Length
1 Ride on Time
Black Box 4:31
2 Come On Eileen
Dexys Midnight Runners 5 4:08
3 Relax
Frankie Goes to Hollywood 3.65 3:55
4 The Reflex
Duran Duran 3:58
5 Going Underground
The Jam 5 2:55
6 99 Red Balloons
Nena 3.5 3:51
7 19
Paul Hardcastle 3:38
8 Theme From S-Express
S’Express 3:55
9 Respectable
Mel & Kim 3:22
10 Frankie
Sister Sledge 4:16
11 Every Breath You Take
The Police 4.1 4:12
12 Too Shy
Kajagoogoo 3:44
13 Down Under
Men at Work 4.4 3:33
14 The Model
Kraftwerk 3:40
15 Stand and Deliver
Adam and the Ants 3:07
16 You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
Dead or Alive 3:16
17 Fame
Irene Cara 5 3:46
18 Especially for You
Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan 3:35
19 True
Spandau Ballet 3.8 5:30
20 I Know Him So Well
Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson 4:14

Credits

CD 1

drumset:
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (track 1)
bass guitar:
John Deacon (track 1)
finger snaps:
John Deacon (track 1)
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (track 1)
Freddie Mercury (track 1)
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (track 1)
finger snaps and handclaps:
David Bowie (English singer, songwriter & actor) (track 1)
guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (track 1)
piano:
Freddie Mercury (track 1)
handclaps:
John Deacon (track 1)
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (track 1)
Freddie Mercury (track 1)
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (track 1)
trombone:
Rico Rodriguez (Jamaican trombonist) (track 7)
arranger:
Ian Devaney (track 4)
Andy Morris (former member of Blue Zone (UK), worked with Lisa Stansfield) (track 4)
background vocals:
Freddie Mercury (track 1)
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (track 1)
composer:
Barry Gibb (track 19)
Maurice Gibb (track 19)
Robin Gibb (track 19)
Mark Nevin (track 12)
Jim Steinman (track 15)
Chris de Burgh (track 16)
Jerry Dammers (track 7)
Albert Hammond (track 5)
George Michael (track 11)
Joey Tempest (track 20)
Diane Warren (US songwriter) (track 5)
engineer:
Bill Price (UK producer/engineer) (track 13)
John A. Rivers (track 7)
lead vocals:
David Bowie (English singer, songwriter & actor) (track 1)
Freddie Mercury (track 1)
lyricist:
Mark Nevin (track 12)
Jim Steinman (track 15)
Chris de Burgh (track 16)
Jerry Dammers (track 7)
Albert Hammond (track 5)
George Michael (track 11)
Joey Tempest (track 20)
Diane Warren (US songwriter) (track 5)
mixer:
Ian Devaney (track 4)
Andy Morris (former member of Blue Zone (UK), worked with Lisa Stansfield) (track 4)
performer:
Rory Dodd (track 15)
producer:
David Bowie (English singer, songwriter & actor) (track 1)
Ian Devaney (track 4)
Andy Morris (former member of Blue Zone (UK), worked with Lisa Stansfield) (track 4)
Jim Peterik (track 14)
Queen (UK rock group) (track 1)
Frankie Sullivan (US guitarist and songwriter, member of Survivor) (track 14)
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer) (track 13)
vocals:
Lisa Stansfield (track 4)
Bonnie Tyler (track 15)
writer:
Mike Barson (track 6)
David Bowie (English singer, songwriter & actor) (track 1)
George O’Dowd (track 9)
Lawrence Russell Brown (lyricist) (track 18)
Mikey Craig (track 9)
John Deacon (track 1)
Ian Devaney (track 4)
Kenneth Gamble (track 8)
Marvin Gaye (track 17)
Cary Gilbert (track 8)
Roy Hay (Member of Culture Club and composer for film and television) (track 9)
Johnny Henderson (track 10)
James Honeyman‐Scott (track 13)
Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff) (track 8)
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders) (track 13)
George Jackson (US soul songwriter/vocalist) (track 10)
Annie Lennox (track 2)
Sandy Linzer (track 18)
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (track 1)
Freddie Mercury (track 1)
Andy Morris (former member of Blue Zone (UK), worked with Lisa Stansfield) (track 4)
Jon Moss (track 9)
Jim Peterik (track 14)
Phil Pickett (track 9)
Lisa Stansfield (track 4)
Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics) (track 2)
Barrett Strong (track 17)
Frankie Sullivan (US guitarist and songwriter, member of Survivor) (track 14)
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (track 1)
Lee “Kix” Thompson (track 6)
Norman Whitfield (track 17)
phonographic copyright by:
David R. Jones (Jones Music subsidiary) (1981) (track 1)
Mainman S.A. (not for release label use! © & ℗ rights use only) (1981) (track 1)
Raincloud Productions Ltd. (1981) (track 1)
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (1983) (track 15)
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd. (track 13)
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. (tracks 4, 19)
Bewlay Bros. Music (track 1)
Block & Gilbert (track 4)
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (tracks 1, 6)
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) (track 15)
Easy Action Music (track 14)
Ensign Music Corporation (track 14)
Hornall Brothers Music (track 16)
Hynde House of Hits Music (track 13)
Mainman S.A. (not for release label use! © & ℗ rights use only) (track 1)
Modern Music Publishing Co., Inc. (track 13)
Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises (track 14)
Queen Music Ltd. (track 1)
Sony/ATV Melody (track 14)
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France (track 14)
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) (track 12)
WB Music Corp. (ASCAP) (track 14)
Warner‐Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (track 8)
peermusic UK (UK publisher) (track 18)
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (track 14)
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (track 14)
ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (– 2017-03-31) (track 14)
BMG VM Music Ltd. (2013-05 –) (track 9)
株式会社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 (holding company - do not use as release label) (2017-04-01 –) (track 14)
DJ-mixes:
Live From WLION by The Lions (2012) (track 7)
mash-ups:
Funk Funk Baby (Daft Punk vs. Vanilla Ice vs. David Bowie & Queen) by DJ Tripp (track 1)
I Wish vs. Eye of the Tiger vs. Cannonball (Skee-Lo vs. Survivor vs. The Breeders) (part of a “As Heard on Radio Soulwax, Part 6” DJ‐mix) by 2 Many DJ’s (track 14)
Jacko Under Pressure (Michael Jackson vs. Queen & David Bowie) by Go Home Productions (track 1)
Total Eclipse of the DRILL by Triple-Q (track 15)
Under Ice by Stark Effect (track 1)
remasters:
Brass in Pocket (2006 remaster) by The Pretenders (track 13)
remixes:
Under Pressure (Rah mix) by Queen & David Bowie (track 1)
sampled by:
Come Again by The Kleptones (track 1)
Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice (track 1)
The Hard One by The Beta Band (track 15)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 217) (track 7)
cover recording of:
Don't Turn Around (track 5)
Don’t Leave Me This Way (track 8)
The Only Way Is Up (track 10)
Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home) (track 17)
has revision:
Under Pressure (Ice Ice Baby) (track 1)
is the basis for:
Ice Ice Baby (track 1)
later parody versions:
Brash, Impulsive (track 13)
Final Countdown (parody by Der Familie Popolski) (track 20)
Final Countdown (parody by Кирилл Немоляев) (track 20)
Final Cuntdown (track 20)
Glass of Eggnog (track 13)
Hiivasieni (track 20)
I Have to Die First (track 14)
The Bible Countdown (track 20)
The Final Grinddown (track 20)
Theme From Rocky XIII (track 14)
Vista Drivers (track 14)
later translated parody versions:
Jääkärihumppa (track 20)
Te peto el cacas (track 20)
later translated versions:
A schwera Fall (track 17)
Der letzte Countdown (track 20)
Eclipse total del amor (track 15)
Eclissi del cuore (track 15)
El eco de tu voz (track 4)
Gråt allians av vårt hat (track 15)
Si demain... (Turn Around) (track 15)
Zatmění (track 15)
later versions:
Totale Finsternis (track 15)
part of:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical) (track 1)
We Will Rock You (Queen musical) (track 1)
recording of:
All Around the World (track 4)
Brass in Pocket (track 13)
Chain Reaction (track 19)
Eye of the Tiger (track 14)
Ghost Town (track 7)
House of Fun (track 6)
Karma Chameleon (track 9)
Perfect (track 12)
The Final Countdown (track 20)
The Lady in Red (track 16)
There Must Be an Angel (Playing With My Heart) (track 2)
Total Eclipse of the Heart (track 15)
Under Pressure (track 1)
Use It Up and Wear It Out (track 18)
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go (track 11)
referred to in medleys:
Rocky (track 14)

CD 2

recorded in:
Berlin, Germany (track 6)
electric bass guitar:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) (track 11)
drumset:
Peter Gill (UK drummer for Frankie Goes to Hollywood) (track 3)
bass guitar:
Mark O’Toole (former bassist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood) (track 3)
drums:
Rick Buckler (track 5)
Stewart Copeland (track 11)
guitar:
Brian Nash (track 3)
Paul Weller (track 5)
bass:
Bruce Foxton (track 5)
electric guitar:
Andy Summers (track 11)
additional producer:
Stephen Lipson (track 3)
additional translator:
Ralf Hütter (track 14)
Emil Schult (track 14)
composer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (track 20)
Karl Bartos (track 14)
Jörn-Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen (track 6)
Peter Gill (UK drummer for Frankie Goes to Hollywood) (track 3)
Michael Gore (track 17)
Paul Hardcastle (track 7)
Dan Hartman (track 1)
Mirko Limoni (track 1)
Mark O’Toole (former bassist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood) (track 3)
Denise Rich (track 10)
Valerio Semplici (Black Box) (track 1)
Ron Strykert (track 13)
Daniele Davoli (track 1)
Colin Hay (track 13)
Holly Johnson (track 3)
Gary Kemp (track 19)
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) (track 11)
Björn Ulvaeus (track 20)
Paul Weller (track 5)
Ralf Hütter (track 14)
conductor:
Stuart Bruce (track 3)
guest percussion:
Luis Jardim (track 3)
guest keyboard:
Anne Dudley (track 3)
Andrew Richards (Strawbs keyboard player/record producer) (track 3)
lead vocals:
Mark O’Toole (former bassist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood) (track 3)
Holly Johnson (track 3)
Nena (the person, performing solo since 1987) (track 6)
Paul Rutherford (Member of Frankie Goes to Hollywood) (track 3)
lyricist:
Paul Hardcastle (track 7)
Dan Hartman (track 1)
Mirko Limoni (track 1)
Denise Rich (track 10)
Valerio Semplici (Black Box) (track 1)
William Coutourie (track 7)
Daniele Davoli (track 1)
Colin Hay (track 13)
Holly Johnson (track 3)
Carlo Karges (track 6)
Gary Kemp (track 19)
Jonas McCord (track 7)
Dean Pitchford (track 17)
Tim Rice (track 20)
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) (track 11)
Björn Ulvaeus (track 20)
Paul Weller (track 5)
Ralf Hütter (track 14)
Emil Schult (track 14)
mastering:
Dave Collins (US mastering engineer) (track 11)
performer:
Spandau Ballet (track 19)
producer:
Vic Coppersmith‐Heaven (track 5)
Reinhold Heil (track 6)
Trevor Horn (track 3)
Steve Jolley (track 19)
Clive Langer (track 2)
Hugh Padgham (track 11)
The Police (British rock band) (track 11)
Manne Praeker (track 6)
Kevin Rowland (track 2)
Spandau Ballet (track 19)
Tony Swain (track 19)
Alan Winstanley (track 2)
translator:
Kevin McAlea (track 6)
vocals:
Bruce Foxton (track 5)
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) (track 11)
Paul Weller (track 5)
writer:
Kevin Adams (track 2)
Matt Aitken (tracks 9, 18)
Adam Ant (track 15)
Steve Askew (track 12)
Nick Beggs (track 12)
Pete Burns (track 16)
Steve Coy (track 16)
Pascal Gabriel (track 8)
Miles Gregory (track 8)
Christopher Hamill (track 12)
Simon Le Bon (Singer for Duran Duran) (track 4)
Tim Lever (track 16)
Mark Moore (track 8)
Stuart Croxford Neale (track 12)
James Mitchell Paterson (track 2)
Mike Percy (track 16)
Marco Pirroni (track 15)
Nick Rhodes (track 4)
Kevin Rowland (track 2)
Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) (tracks 9, 18)
Jez Strode (track 12)
Andy Taylor (of Duran Duran) (track 4)
John Taylor (UK bassist for Duran Duran) (track 4)
Roger Taylor (Duran Duran drummer) (track 4)
Pete Waterman (tracks 9, 18)
phonographic copyright by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use! aka Polydor Ltd. or Polydor Ltd. (London), fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (track 5)
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (1982) (track 13)
A&M Records (1983) (track 11)
CBS Schallplatten GmbH (1983) (track 6)
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (use as © & ℗ holders or as distributors only, for releases between 2005/03/09–2009/01/14) (1983) (track 6)
A&M Records (2016) (track 11)
publisher:
All Boys Music Ltd. (track 18)
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. (track 5)
Bocu Music Ltd. (track 20)
Burning Music Ltd. (track 16)
EMI Affiliated Catalog Inc. (track 17)
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (track 11)
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (track 2)
EMI Songs Ltd. (track 6)
Lombardoni Edizioni Musicali (track 1)
Mike Stock Publishing Limited (track 18)
Métisse Music (track 16)
Perfect Songs Ltd. (track 3)
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd. (track 20)
Reformation Publishing Co. Ltd. (track 19)
Rhythm King Music (Publishing arm of Rhythm King Records) (track 8)
Sid’s Songs Limited (track 18)
Sony/ATV Songs LLC (track 18)
Stylist Music Ltd. (track 5)
Universal Music Careers (track 18)
Universal Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. (track 18)
Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!) (track 20)
Warner Chappell Music France (track 16)
Westbury Music Ltd. (track 16)
recorded at:
The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London, United Kingdom (1980-01-16) (track 5)
DJ-mixes:
99 Red Balloons (part of “Antrologia” DJ-mix) by Nena (track 6)
99 Red Balloons by Nena (track 6)
99 Red Balloons by Nena (track 6)
mash-ups:
Maiden Goes to Hollywood by Wax Audio (track 3)
Nobody Makes the Sweet Jam Taste Better (Sweet Tee & Jazzy Joyce vs. The Jam vs. Carly Simon vs. The Beatles) by Go Home Productions (track 5)
Stand By Me by ccc (track 11)
remixes:
99 Red Balloons (club mix edit) by Nena (track 6)
99 Red Balloons (club mix) by Nena (track 6)
99 Red Balloons (club mix) by Nena (track 6)
Every Breath You Take (5.1 mix) by The Police (track 11)
sampled by:
I’ll Be Missing You by Puff Daddy & the Family feat. Faith Evans & 112 (track 11)
Mope by Bloodhound Gang (track 3)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 84) (track 11)
is based on:
Is It Love You're After (track 8)
later parody versions:
Every Step to Take (track 11)
Outnumbered (ApologetiX song) (track 13)
Read Acts (track 3)
Right Round (track 16)
Tervetuloa länteen Andrej (track 13)
later translated parody versions:
Humppaleski 45 (track 11)
Sua vartioin (track 11)
later translated versions:
Especially For You 〜優しさにつつまれて〜 (track 18)
Hey Max, pas de panique (track 3)
Remember (Fame) (track 17)
Vamos Eileen (track 2)
later versions:
The Model (Big Black) (track 14)
part of:
Chess (full musical) (track 20)
recording of:
19 (track 7)
Come On Eileen (track 2)
Down Under (Men at Work song, “Do you come from a land down under?”) (track 13)
Especially for You (track 18)
Fame (Irene Cara song) (track 17)
Frankie (track 10)
I Know Him So Well (Chess) (track 20)
Relax (track 3)
Respectable (track 9)
Ride on Time (track 1)
Stand and Deliver (track 15)
The Model (Kraftwerk) (track 14)
The Reflex (track 4)
Theme From S'Express (track 8)
Too Shy (track 12)
True (track 19)
You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) (track 16)
Going Underground (1980-01-16) (track 5)
99 Red Balloons (1983) (track 6)
Every Breath You Take (1983) (track 11)
referred to in medleys:
4 Chords (Unicante 2013 version) (track 13)
Medley (Richard Clayderman) (track 20)
Hooked on Polkas (tracks 3–4)
Polkas on 45 (track 11)
translated version of:
99 Luftballons (track 6)
Das Modell (track 14)

Release

ASIN: UK: B000024FQC [info]