Decade of Number One Hits (1985-1995)

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1Take On Me
bass programming:
Magne Furuholmen
producer:
Alan Tarney
mixer:
a‐ha (Norwegian synth-pop band) and John Ratcliff
drum machine and guitar:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
keyboard:
Magne Furuholmen
background vocals:
Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
lead vocals:
Morten Harket
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1985)
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 284)
recording of:
Take On Me
writer:
Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd.
a‐ha4.453:46
2To Be With You
engineer and mixer:
Kevin Elson and Tom Size (US audio engineer)
producer:
Kevin Elson
bass guitar [bass]:
Billy Sheehan
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Pat Torpey
guitar:
Paul Gilbert (hard rock/heavy metal guitarist (Mr. Big, Racer X, etc.))
lead vocals [vocals]:
Eric Martin (vocalist for Mr. Big)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corp. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1991)
recording of:
To Be With You
writer:
David Grahame and Eric Martin (vocalist for Mr. Big)
publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30), Dog Turner Music (from 1991 to present), EMI April Music Inc. (from 1991 to present), Eric Martin Songs (from 1991 to present), Tasmanian Compositions (from 1991 to present), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Mr. Big4.43:21
3You Got It (The Right Stuff)
producer:
Maurice Starr
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 1988)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 499)
recording of:
You Got It (The Right Stuff)
lyricist and composer:
Maurice Starr
New Kids on the Block34:09
4Rush
Big Audio Dynamite II4:00
5Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover
producer:
Rick Chertoff and Ralph Schuckett (keyboard, composer, producer)
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 1992)
recording of:
Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover
lyricist and composer:
Sophie B. Hawkins
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Broken Plate Music Inc. (in 1992) and The Night Rainbow Music (publisher) (in 1992)
Sophie B. Hawkins3.354:12
6A Good Heart
producer:
David A. Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
mixer:
Shelly Yakus
arranger:
Feargal Sharkey and Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (from 1985 to present)
recording of:
A Good Heart
lyricist and composer:
Maria McKee
Feargal Sharkey3.64:31
7Don't Worry, Be HappyBobby McFerrin3:49
8U Can't Touch This
co-producer:
James Earley and Felton Pilot (American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer)
producer:
MC Hammer
mixer:
James Earley, Felton Pilot (American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer) and MC Hammer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1990)
samples:
Super Freak by Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
recording of:
U Can’t Touch This
writer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer), Alonzo Miller (Singer-songwriter, producer) and Stanley Kirk Burrell
is based on:
Super Freak
MC Hammer4.154:16
9Love, Thy Will Be Done
recording of:
Love… Thy Will Be Done
writer:
Martika (American singer-songwriter and actress) and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (in 1991), Girlsongs (publisher) (in 1991), Tika Tunes (publisher) (in 1991) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1991)
Martika24:14
10Love Shack
assistant engineer:
Martin Kunitz
engineer:
Dave Cook (US engineer and producer)
producer:
Don Was
mixer:
Tom Durack
guest bass guitar:
Sara Lee (UK bassist, singer & songwriter)
guest drums (drum set):
Charley Drayton
guest horn:
Uptown Horns
guitar:
Keith Strickland
keyboard:
Kate Pierson
vocals:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer-songwriter, frontman of The B-52s) and Cindy Wilson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 1989)
recorded at:
Dreamland Studios in Hurley, New York, United States
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
additionally produced at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 243)
recording of:
Love Shack
writer:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer-songwriter, frontman of The B-52s), Keith Strickland and Cindy Wilson
publisher:
Man-Woman Together, Now!
The B‐52s4.455:24
11Kokomo
engineer and mixer:
Keith Wechsler
producer:
Terry Melcher
accordion:
Van Dyke Parks (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
acoustic guitar:
Jeffrey Foskett (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
alto saxophone:
Joel Peskin (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
bass:
Rod Clark (UK bassist) (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
slide guitar [electric slide guitar]:
Ry Cooder (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
background vocals:
Al Jardine (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06), Bruce Johnston (US singer‐songwriter, member of The Beach Boys) (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06), Mike Love (Beach Boys) (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06) and Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
lead vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06) and Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (from 1988-03-22 until 1988-04-06)
performer:
The Beach Boys (American rock band) (on 1988-03-22)
music videos:
Kokomo by The Beach Boys (American rock band)
recording of:
Kokomo (in 1988)
writer:
Mike Love (Beach Boys), Scott McKenzie, Terry Melcher and John Phillips (The Mamas & The Papas)
publisher:
Buena Vista Music Company, Clairaudient Music Corporation, Daywin Music Inc., Honest John Music, Nichion Synch Division, Spirit One Music, Touchstone Pictures Music and Songs Inc. and Yamaha Music EH(CM)
The Beach Boys4.453:36
12Living Doll (feat. Hank Marvin)
performer:
Hank Marvin (lead guitarist of The Shadows, songwriter)
recording of:
Living Doll
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Bart
Cliff Richard & The Young Ones4:20
13Groove is in the Heart
additional engineer:
Bob Power
assistant engineer:
Derek Lategan and Eddie Sancho
engineer:
Mike Rogers (US producer/engineer, aka Tweekin')
additional producer and additional mixer:
Mike Rogers (US producer/engineer, aka Tweekin')
producer:
Deee‐Lite
saxophone:
Maceo Parker (US funk/jazz saxophonist)
trombone:
Fred Wesley
background vocals:
Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter)
vocals:
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
additional arranger:
Mike Rogers (US producer/engineer, aka Tweekin')
arranger:
Deee‐Lite
samples:
Bring Down the Birds by Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) and Get Up by Vernon Burch
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 83) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 233)
recording of:
Groove Is in the Heart
writer:
Dmitry Brill, 鄭東和, Kamaal Ibn John Fareed and Kier Kirby
composer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
Deee‐Lite4.33:46
14I Want That Man
recording of:
I Want That Man
lyricist and composer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Alannah Currie
publisher:
Point Music Ltd. and Point Music America Inc. (in 1989)
Deborah Harry3:38
15Boom Boom (Let's Go Back to My Room)
recording of:
Boom Boom (Let’s Go Back to My Room)
writer:
Riccardo Ballerini, Michele Chieregato, Tom Hooker (American singer, songwriter and photographer), Stefano Montin and Roberto Turatti
Paul Lekakis3:51
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1I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)The Proclaimers43:37
2Total Eclipse of the Heart
cover recording of:
Total Eclipse of the Heart
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), Lost Boys (BMI affiliated) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Nicki French3:48
3Slave to the Music
recording of:
Slave to the Music
writer:
Ruud van Rijen and Stay-C (Stacey Paton)
publisher:
2 P's and TBM Music
Twenty 4 Seven4:02
4Here's Johnny
Hocus Pocus5:05
5He's Gonna Step On You Again
The Party Boys4:09
6The Flame
recording of:
The Flame
writer:
Nick Graham (British singer, songwriter, bassist, keyboardist, Atomic Rooster member) and Bob Mitchell (UK production music composer & songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), Sony Music Publishing (UK) Limited, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Cheap Trick4:48
7Slice of Heaven
recording of:
Slice of Heaven (Dave Dobbyn song)
lyricist and composer:
Dave Dobbyn
Dave Dobbyn & Herbs4:18
8Let's Groove
CDB4:12
9Chain Reaction 95Diana Ross3:31
10Excalibur
F.C.B.3:53
11The Horses
cover recording of:
The Horses
writer:
Walter Becker and Rickie Lee Jones
Daryl Braithwaite4:15
12Informer
recording of:
Informer
lyricist:
Darrin Kenneth O’Brien (Canadian reggae artist Darrin O'Brien (single: "Informer")), Edmond Leary and Shawn Moltke (old-school US rapper Shawn Moltke)
writer:
Darrin O'Brien (Canadian reggae artist Darrin O'Brien (single: "Informer")), Edmond Leary and Shawn Moltke (old-school US rapper Shawn Moltke)
Snow4:13
13Would I Lie to You
performer:
Charles & Eddie
recording of:
Would I Lie to You?
writer:
Michael Leeson (songwriter) and Peter Vale (writer/arranger)
publisher:
BMG VM Music Ltd. (from 2013-05-16 to present)
Charles & Eddie4.254:36
14Now You're In HeavenJulian Lennon3:40
15Heaven is a Place on Earth
producer:
Rick Nowels
lead vocals:
Belinda Carlisle
arranger:
Rick Nowels
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1987)
recording of:
Heaven Is a Place on Earth
writer:
Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee, Fujipacific Music, Inc. and Future Furniture
Belinda Carlisle4.054:03