No. 1 Hits of the 80s

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CD 1
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1Relax
additional producer:
Stephen Lipson
producer:
Trevor Horn
bass guitar:
Mark O’Toole (former bassist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
drums (drum set):
Peter Gill (UK drummer for Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
guest keyboard:
Andrew Richards (Strawbs keyboard player/record producer) and Anne Dudley (English score composer)
guest percussion:
Luis Jardim
guitar:
Brian Nash (British guitarist (Frankie Goes to Hollywood) and songwriter)
lead vocals:
Holly Johnson, Mark O’Toole (former bassist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood) and Paul Rutherford (Member of Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
conductor:
Stuart Bruce
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ZTT Records Ltd. (for copyrights use only; also referred to as Zang Tumb Tuum or Zang Tuum Tumb) (in 1984)
recorded at:
The Town House in Shepherd's Bush
karaoke version of:
Epic Relax (Sandro Silva & Quintino vs. Frankie Goes to Hollywood) (extended version) by DJ Schmolli
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 44)
recording of:
Relax
lyricist:
Holly Johnson
composer:
Peter Gill (UK drummer for Frankie Goes to Hollywood), Holly Johnson and Mark O’Toole (former bassist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
publisher:
Perfect Songs Ltd.
Frankie Goes to Hollywood3.953:58
2Africa
recording engineer:
Al Schmitt
producer:
Toto (US rock group)
mixer:
Greg Ladanyi
acoustic guitar:
Timothy B. Schmit
bass guitar:
David Hungate
congas:
Lenny Castro
drums (drum set) and gong:
Jeff Porcaro
electric guitar and guitar:
Steve Lukather
keyboard and piano:
David Paich
marimba:
Joe Porcaro
percussion:
Lenny Castro and Joe Porcaro
recorder:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist)
synthesizer:
Steve Porcaro
background vocals:
Bobby Kimball, Steve Lukather, David Paich and Timothy B. Schmit
lead vocals:
Bobby Kimball and David Paich
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1982) and Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1982)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 452)
recording of:
Africa (Toto)
writer:
Jeffrey Porcaro and David Paich
publisher:
Hudmar Publishing Co. Inc., Rising Storm Music, Spirit Two Music and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
Toto4.154:53
3You're the Voice
recording engineer and mixer:
Doug Brady (engineer)
assistant engineer:
Michael Wickow (engineer)
producer:
Ross Fraser
recording of:
You’re the Voice
writer:
Andy Qunta, Keith Reid, Maggie Ryder and Chris Thompson (vocalist with Manfred Mann’s Earth Band)
publisher:
David Platz Music Scandinavia AB and Universal Music Publishing AB (Sweden)
John Farnham4.15:05
4Kyrie
engineer:
Paul DeVilliers and Lois Oki
producer:
Paul DeVilliers and Mr. Mister (American pop rock band)
mixer:
Mick Guzauski
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Richard Page (singer-songwriter; former lead singer & bassist of Mr. Mister)
drums (drum set):
Pat Mastelotto
guitar:
Steve Farris (US session guitarist, member of Mr. Mister)
keyboard:
Steve George (US keyboardist for Mr. Mister & Pages)
vocals:
Steve George (US keyboardist for Mr. Mister & Pages)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1985)
recording of:
Kyrie
lyricist:
John Lang (US songwriter for Mr. Mister & Pages)
composer:
Steve George (US keyboardist for Mr. Mister & Pages) and Richard Page (singer-songwriter; former lead singer & bassist of Mr. Mister)
publisher:
Ali‐Aja Music, Indolent Sloth Music, Panola Park Music, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), 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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Mr. Mister4.154:26
5We Built This CityStarship44:38
6Tell It to My Heart
producer:
Ric Wake
recording of:
Tell It to My Heart
writer:
Ernie Gold and Seth Swirsky
Taylor Dayne3.73:41
7Private EyesHall & Oates3:38
8High Energy
recording of:
High Energy
writer:
Ian Levine and Fiachra Trench
Evelyn Thomas33:40
9Two Tribes
additional producer:
Stephen Lipson
producer:
Trevor Horn
bass guitar:
Mark O’Toole (former bassist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
drums (drum set):
Peter Gill (UK drummer for Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
guest keyboard:
Andrew Richards (Strawbs keyboard player/record producer) and Anne Dudley (English score composer)
guest percussion:
Luis Jardim
guitar:
Brian Nash (British guitarist (Frankie Goes to Hollywood) and songwriter)
lead vocals:
Holly Johnson, Mark O’Toole (former bassist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood) and Paul Rutherford (Member of Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
conductor:
Stuart Bruce
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 27)
recording of:
Two Tribes
written in:
Liverpool (from 1982 until 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Peter Gill (UK drummer for Frankie Goes to Hollywood), Mark William O'Toole (former bassist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood) and William Johnson
publisher:
Perfect Songs Ltd.
Frankie Goes to Hollywood4.253:24
10Ride on TimeBlack Box3.254:36
11I Like Chopin
recording of:
I Like Chopin
lyricist:
Gazebo (80s Italian synth-pop artist Paul Mazzolini "I Like Chopin")
composer:
Pierluigi Giombini (arranger ,composer and producer)
publisher:
Abramo Allione Ed Mus SRL, Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd., Televis Edizioni Musicali S.R.L. (publisher), Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label) and Watanabe Music Publishing Co., Ltd. (Japanese publisher, 1962–present)
Gazebo34:08
12Reach Out (feat. Paul Engemann)
performer:
Paul Engemann
recording of:
Reach Out
lyricist:
Paul Engemann and Richie Zito
composer:
Giorgio Moroder
Giorgio Moroder3:47
CD 2
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1Santa Maria
recording of:
Santa Maria (German version)
lyricist:
Cesare De Natale, Susan Duncan‐Smith and Leonie Gane
composer:
Guido De Angelis and Maurizio De Angelis
arranger:
Rolf Knöfel
translator:
Norbert Hammerschmidt and Roland Kaiser
publisher:
Edition Roma and Cyclus (in 1980)
translated version of:
Santa Maria
Roland Kaiser4:09
2Jenseits von EdenNino de Angelo4:20
3Rock Me Amadeus
producer:
Ferdi Bolland and Rob Bolland
music videos:
Rock Me Amadeus by Falco (Austrian pop & rock musician)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 15)
recording of:
Rock Me Amadeus
lyricist:
Ferdi Bolland, Rob Bolland and Falco (Austrian pop & rock musician)
composer:
Ferdi Bolland and Rob Bolland
publisher:
Manuskript (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Nada Music (Dutch publisher)
Falco3.73:23
4Brother Louie
producer:
Dieter Bohlen and Luis Rodríguez (Spanish producer and engineer)
recording of:
Brother Louie (Deep love is a burnin' fire stay... 'cause then the flame grows higher babe)
lyricist and composer:
Dieter Bohlen
recording of:
Brother Louie '98 (new version)
composer:
Dieter Bohlen
version of:
Brother Louie (Deep love is a burnin' fire stay... 'cause then the flame grows higher babe)
Modern Talking3:40
5Maria Magdalena
producer:
Michael Cretu
remixer:
Wolfgang Filz and Peter Ries
recording of:
(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena
lyricist:
Hubert Kemmler (singer, songwriter, producer) and Richard Palmer‐James
composer:
Michael Cretu, Hubert Kemmler (singer, songwriter, producer) and Markus Löhr
Sandra43:59
6Der Kommissar
engineer:
Robert Ponger
producer:
Falco (Austrian pop & rock musician) and Robert Ponger
recording of:
Der Kommissar (in 1981)
lyricist:
Johann Hölzel (Austrian pop & rock musician)
composer:
Robert Ponger
publisher:
PS Music Wien
Falco4.353:54
7You're My Heart, You're My Soul
recording of:
You’re My Heart, You’re My Soul
lyricist and composer:
Steve Benson (German songwriter Dieter Bohlen)
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH, Blue Obsession, Hansa Musikverlag and Hanseatic Musikverlag GmbH (since 2017)
Modern Talking3.353:50
8Ich will Spaß
producer:
Axel Klopprogge
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Schallplatten GmbH (in 1982)
produced for:
Ton & Vision (production company)
recording of:
Ich will Spaß (in 1982)
lyricist and composer:
Axel Klopprogge
publisher:
IEM MV, April Musikverlag GmbH (publisher) (in 1982) and Chart Breaker (publisher) (in 1982)
Markus3:00
9Bruttosozialprodukt
engineer:
Matthias Härtl (in 1982)
producer:
Peter Kent (German singer/producer) (in 1982)
mixer:
Hannes Stappert (in 1982)
drums (drum set):
Uwe Kellerhoff (in 1982)
electric bass guitar:
Werner Borowski (in 1982)
electric guitar:
Michael Volkmann (in 1982)
keyboard:
Deff Ballin (in 1982)
saxophone:
Klaus Fiehe (in 1982)
lead vocals:
Friedel Geratsch (in 1982)
recorded at:
Recordland in Berlin (in 1982)
recording of:
Bruttosozialprodukt (in 1982)
lyricist and composer:
Reinhard Baierle (in 1977) and Friedel Geratsch (in 1977)
publisher:
SMPG Publishing (Germany) GmbH
Geier Sturzflug43:03
10Midnight Lady
recording of:
Midnight Lady
lyricist and composer:
Dieter Bohlen
publisher:
Bavaria Sonor Musikverlag and Hanseatic (publisher)
Chris Norman4:10
11Der Nippel
Mike Krüger3:44
CD 3
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1Down Under
additional engineer:
Paul Ray (70s/80s US engineer)
engineer:
Jim Barbour and Peter McIan
producer:
Peter McIan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1982), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1982) and Diski CBS AEBE (Greek CBS affiliate, preceded by CBS Records of Greece S.A.) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Richmond Recorders in Melbourne
recording of:
Down Under (Men at Work song, “Do you come from a land down under?”)
lyricist:
Colin Hay
composer:
Colin Hay and Ron Strykert
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!), EMI Songs Ltd., フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Men at Work4.053:45
2My Love Is a Tango
recording of:
My Love Is a Tango
lyricist:
Frank Strecker
composer:
Siegfried Schwab (guitarist)
Guillermo Marchena3:03
3Sun of JamaicaGoombay Dance Band4:10
4All Out of Love
producer:
Robie Porter
assistant mixer:
Linda Corbin
mixer:
Jim Hilton
bass guitar:
Criston Barker
drums (drum set):
Ralph Cooper (drummer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
David Moyse
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Graham Russell (Air Supply)
keyboard:
Frank Esler‐Smith and Sam McNally
background vocals:
Criston Barker and David Moyse
lead vocals:
Russell Hitchcock
vocals:
Graham Russell (Air Supply)
arranger:
Air Supply and Robie Porter
orchestrator:
Frank Esler‐Smith and Robie Porter
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Paradise Studios (Sydney) in Sydney and Studios 301 (Byron Bay) in Byron Bay
mixed at:
Larrabee Sound Studios (Larrabee Sound Studios from 1969–1991) in West Hollywood, United States
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 290)
recording of:
All Out of Love
writer:
Clive Davis (record producer, A&R executive and music industry chief executive) and Graham Russell (Air Supply)
publisher:
DJDMP, Inc., Nottsongs, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Universal Music Careers, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, 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
Air Supply4.454:03
5Whenever You Need Somebody
keyboard [Fairlight] programming:
Ian Curnow
engineer:
Mark McGuire (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
mixer:
Pete Hammond (UK producer aka "Mixmaster")
guitar:
Matt Aitken
keyboard:
Matt Aitken and Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman)
cover recording of:
Whenever You Need Somebody (O'Chi Brown/ Rick Astley Song) (in 1988)
lyricist and composer:
Matt Aitken, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
publisher:
Terrace Music (in 1986)
Rick Astley23:55
6All Around the World
producer and mixer:
Ian Devaney and Andy Morris (former member of Blue Zone (UK), worked with Lisa Stansfield)
vocals:
Lisa Stansfield
arranger:
Ian Devaney and Andy Morris (former member of Blue Zone (UK), worked with Lisa Stansfield)
recording of:
All Around the World
writer:
Ian Devaney, Andy Morris (former member of Blue Zone (UK), worked with Lisa Stansfield) and Lisa Stansfield
publisher:
Block & Gilbert and BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
Lisa Stansfield3.754:29
7Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
engineer:
A. Williams, D. A. Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics) and R. Crash
producer:
David A. Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
performer:
Eurythmics
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Ltd. (UK arm of RCA) (in 1983)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 353) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 357)
recording of:
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
lyricist:
Annie Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists) and Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
composer:
Eurythmics, Annie Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists) and Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., D’n’A Ltd., Sunbury Music Ltd. and Universal Music–MGB Songs
Eurythmics4.23:36
89 to 5
baritone saxophone:
Kim S. Hutchcroft (in 1980)
bass guitar:
Abraham Laboriel (in 1980)
drums (drum set):
Richard Schlosser (drummer) (in 1980)
guitar:
Jeff Baxter (in 1980) and Martin K. Walsh (in 1980)
percussion:
Leonard Castro (in 1980)
piano:
Larry Knechtel (in 1980)
saxophone:
Tom Saviano (in 1980)
trombone:
William Reichenbach (jazz trombonist) (in 1980)
trumpet:
Jerry Hey (in 1980)
background vocals:
Anita Ball (in 1980), Denise Maynelli (in 1980) and Stephanie Spruill (American soul/disco singer, songwriter, and percussionist) (in 1980)
vocals:
Dolly Parton (in 1980)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1980)
recording of:
9 to 5 (in 1980)
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
publisher:
Fox Fanfare Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music and Velvet Apple Music
part of:
The 53rd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Dolly Parton4.052:45
9Walk Like an Egyptian
producer:
David Kahne
mixer:
David Leonard (US producer and engineer)
bass guitar:
Michelle Steele
drums (drum set):
Debbi Peterson
guitar:
Susanna Hoffs and Vicki Peterson
lead vocals:
Susanna Hoffs, Vicki Peterson and Michael Steele (American bassist, guitarist, songwriter, and singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1985)
recording of:
Walk Like an Egyptian
lyricist and composer:
Liam Sternberg (until 1984-01)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
Bangles4.23:25
10Sugar, Sugar
recording of:
Stars on 45 (Beatles Medley 7″ Mix)
writer:
Jeff Barry, Martin Duiser, Jaap Eggermont, Andy Kim (pop singer & songwriter), Robbie van Leeuwen, John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
medley of:
Stars on 45 (the song itself)
medley of:
You’re Going to Lose That Girl
medley of:
Sugar, Sugar
medley of:
Drive My Car
medley of:
We Can Work It Out
medley of:
No Reply
medley of:
I’ll Be Back
medley of:
I Should Have Known Better
medley of:
Nowhere Man
medley of:
Venus (Shocking Blue (I’m Your Venus))
medley of:
Do You Want to Know a Secret
Stars on 4544:48
11HeartbreakerDionne Warwick4:18
12Come Back and Stay (clean version)
producer:
Laurie Latham
bass guitar:
Pino Palladino
guitar:
Paul Young (English pop singer and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1983)
cover recording of:
Come Back and Stay
lyricist and composer:
Jack Lee (US songwriter and musician)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher) and Chrysalis Songs
Paul Young4.54:21

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