40 Years of Number 1s

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

Tracklist

▼ Medium 1
# Title Artist Rating Length
1 Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
Jerry Lee Lewis 3:59
2 Rock Around the Clock
Bill Haley & His Comets 2:17
3 Ain't That a Shame
Fats Domino 2:11
4 Do You Love Me
Brian Poole & The Tremeloes 2:25
5 The Game of Love
Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders 2:07
6 Yeh, Yeh
Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames 2:46
7 Go Now
The Moody Blues 3:11
8 Keep on Running
The Spencer Davis Group 2:42
9 Wild Thing
The Troggs 2:37
10 Cum on Feel the Noize
Slade 4:28
11 Rockin' All Over the World
Status Quo 4 3:34
12 Maggie May
Rod Stewart 4.35 5:13
13 Dreadlock Holiday
10cc 4.5 4:30
14 Walking on the Moon
The Police 3.7 5:01
15 Boat on the River
Styx 3:12
16 I Don't Want a Lover
Texas 5:02
17 Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Tears for Fears 4 4:09
18 She Drives Me Crazy
Fine Young Cannibals 4.5 3:37
19 Need You Tonight
INXS 4.15 3:03
20 Addicted to Love
Robert Palmer 3.75 4:27
21 Sit Down
James 4:05

Credits

Medium 1

acoustic guitar:
Martin Quittenton (1971) (track 12)
electric bass guitar:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) (track 14)
Hammond organ:
Ian McLagan (1971) (track 12)
cymbal:
Micky Waller (1971) (track 12)
bass guitar:
Graham Gouldman (track 13)
Curt Smith (track 17)
Ronnie Wood (1971) (track 12)
cowbell:
Paul Burgess (track 13)
afuche / cabasa:
Graham Gouldman (track 13)
mandolin:
Ray Jackson (1971) (track 12)
David Lindley (1971) (track 12)
drums:
Stewart Copeland (track 14)
Manny Elias (track 17)
Stuart Tosh (track 13)
Micky Waller (1971) (track 12)
tambourine:
Stuart Tosh (track 13)
synthesizer [Yamaha Cs80]:
Duncan Mackay (UK keyboardist/synthesizerist) (track 13)
organ:
Eric Stewart (track 13)
Rick Fenn (track 13)
guitar:
Neil Taylor (guitarist) (track 17)
triangle:
Paul Burgess (track 13)
bass, drum machine and keyboard:
David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals) (track 18)
maracas:
Eric Stewart (track 13)
electric piano:
Eric Stewart (track 13)
electric guitar:
Graham Gouldman (track 13)
Andy Summers (track 14)
Rick Fenn (track 13)
Ronnie Wood (1971) (track 12)
keyboard:
Ian Stanley (track 17)
celesta:
Pete Sears (1971) (track 12)
marimba:
Paul Burgess (track 13)
drum machine, guitar and tambourine:
Andy Cox (of The Beat) (track 18)
12 string guitar:
Ronnie Wood (1971) (track 12)
timbales:
Paul Burgess (track 13)
agogô:
Paul Burgess (track 13)
congas:
Paul Burgess (track 13)
arranger:
The Police (British rock band) (track 14)
10cc (track 13)
background vocals:
Eric Stewart (track 13)
Stuart Tosh (track 13)
Rick Fenn (track 13)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Graham Gouldman (track 13)
co-producer:
Fine Young Cannibals (track 18)
David Z. (producer/engineer David Rivkin) (track 18)
composer:
John Fogerty (track 11)
Tommy Shaw (of Styx) (track 15)
Chip Taylor (track 9)
Johnny McElhone (track 16)
Robert Palmer (English singer-songwriter) (track 20)
Sharleen Spiteri (track 16)
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) (track 14)
engineer:
Eric Stewart (track 13)
David Bascombe (track 17)
Keith Bessey (track 13)
Nigel Gray (track 14)
David Nicholas (track 19)
Tony Spath (track 13)
David Z. (producer/engineer David Rivkin) (track 18)
lead vocals:
Roland Orzabal (track 17)
Rod Stewart (1971) (track 12)
lyricist:
John Fogerty (track 11)
Tommy Shaw (of Styx) (track 15)
Chip Taylor (track 9)
Johnny McElhone (track 16)
Robert Palmer (English singer-songwriter) (track 20)
Sharleen Spiteri (track 16)
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) (track 14)
mastering:
Dave Collins (US mastering engineer) (track 14)
mixer:
Eric Stewart (track 13)
Bob Clearmountain (track 19)
Steven Wilson (founder of Porcupine Tree) (track 17)
producer:
Graham Gouldman (track 13)
Christopher Merrick Hughes (Producer. aka Merrick) (track 17)
The Police (British rock band) (track 14)
Eric Stewart (track 13)
Rod Stewart (track 12)
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer) (track 19)
Nigel Gray (track 14)
remixer:
Eric Stewart (track 13)
solo guitar:
Neil Taylor (guitarist) (track 17)
vocals:
Roland Gift (track 18)
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) (track 14)
writer:
Dave Bartholomew (track 3)
Tim Booth (track 21)
Fats Domino (track 3)
Andrew Farriss (track 19)
Roland Gift (track 18)
Jim Glennie (track 21)
Larry Gott (track 21)
Graham Gouldman (track 13)
Roy Hall (US rockabilly pianist & songwriter) (track 1)
Christopher Merrick Hughes (Producer. aka Merrick) (track 17)
Michael Hutchence (track 19)
Roland Orzabal (track 17)
Martin Quittenton (track 12)
Ian Stanley (track 17)
David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals) (track 18)
Eric Stewart (track 13)
Rod Stewart (track 12)
Gavan Whelan (track 21)
Dave 'Curly' Williams (track 1)
phonographic copyright by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (Universal Music Group's legal name in the US) (1971) (track 12)
Phonogram Ltd. (1978) (track 13)
A&M Records (1979 –) (track 14)
UMG Recordings, Inc. (Universal Music Group's legal name in the US) (1985) (track 20)
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (2014) (track 17)
publisher:
BMG 10 Music Ltd. (track 16)
Chappell Music Ltd. (track 12)
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (track 9)
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (tracks 1, 3, 12)
EMI Unart Catalog Inc. (track 3)
Heavy Nova Music (track 20)
Hornall Brothers Music (track 11)
Island Music Ltd. (track 20)
Man-Ken Music Ltd. (track 13)
Marlyn Music Publishing Inc. (track 1)
Marlyn Music Publishing Ltd. (track 1)
Stygian Songs (track 15)
Travis Music, Inc. (track 3)
Unichappell Music, Inc. (track 12)
Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. (track 17)
Virgin Music, Inc. (The American arm of Virgin's publishing company) (track 14)
Warner/Chappell Music, Ltd. (1996–present) (track 20)
mixed at:
Strawberry Studios South in Dorking, Surrey, United Kingdom (track 13)
recorded at:
Surrey Sound Studios in Leatherhead, Surrey, United Kingdom (track 14)
Strawberry Studios South in Dorking, Surrey, United Kingdom (track 13)
mash-ups:
Dreadlock Woman (Destiny's Child vs 10cc) (part of a “As Heard on Radio Soulwax, Part 6” DJ‐mix) by 2 Many DJ’s (track 13)
Need Peace Tonight by G3RSt (track 19)
Tiger by Neil Cicierega (track 19)
Uptight Maggie (Re-Vision) by Go Home Productions (track 12)
Uptight Maggie (Stevie Wonder vs. Rod Stewart) by Go Home Productions (track 12)
sampled by:
I Need You Tonight by Professor Green feat. Ed Drewett (track 19)
The Superstitious Sound of the Next Episode by DJ Schmolli (track 19)
This Is the Remix by Girl Talk (track 19)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 130) (track 12)
arrangement of:
Wahnsinn (translated) (track 9)
cover recording of:
Rockin’ All Over the World (track 11)
Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On (track 1)
Wild Thing (track 9)
is the basis for:
Luv da Sunshine (track 13)
One Of My Kind (track 19)
later parody versions:
Addicted to Spuds (track 20)
Expected to Love (track 20)
Konttaushumppa (track 9)
Lazzie Lay (track 12)
She Drives Like Crazy (track 18)
Walking Through Moulescomb (track 14)
later translated parody versions:
Dumkopf (track 9)
Humpaten ympäri maailman (track 11)
Humppanarkkari (track 20)
Lisbeth (track 9)
Wild Ding (track 9)
later translated versions:
Maggie May (Finnish) (track 12)
Rocken durch die ganze Welt (track 11)
Rolando por la luna (track 14)
Wahnsinn (track 9)
Wahnsinn (track 9)
recording of:
Addicted to Love (track 20)
Ain’t That a Shame (track 3)
Boat on the River (track 15)
Dreadlock Holiday (track 13)
Everybody Wants to Rule the World (track 17)
I Don’t Want a Lover (track 16)
Need You Tonight (track 19)
She Drives Me Crazy (Fine Young Cannibals song) (track 18)
Sit Down (track 21)
Walking on the Moon (track 14)
Maggie May (1971) (track 12)
referred to in medleys:
Good Old Rock 'N Roll (track 1)