The Best Singles of All Time
Compilation by Various Artists
Released 1999
Tracklist
- CD 1: The Sixties
- 1You Really Got MeThe Kinks2:164.2 ★
- 2He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My BrotherThe Hollies4:193.9 ★
- 3House of the Rising SunThe Animals4:314.1 ★
- 4Oh CarolNeil Sedaka2:183.0 ★
- 5All I Have to Do Is DreamThe Everly Brothers2:214.0 ★
- 6It’s My PartyLesley Gore2:174.4 ★
- 7Mr. Tambourine ManThe Byrds2:174.2 ★
- 8Mellow YellowDonovan3:424.0 ★
- 9San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)Scott McKenzie3:013.8 ★
- 10Everybody’s TalkingNilsson2:463.9 ★
- 11In the Year 2525 (Exordium and Terminus)Zager & Evans3:173.9 ★
- 12At the HopDanny & the Juniors2:344.0 ★
- 13Knock on WoodAmii Stewart5:25
- 14Runaround SueDion2:404.0 ★
- 15Lazy SundaySmall Faces3:053.4 ★
- 16Sugar SugarThe Archies2:493.5 ★
- 17Raindrops Keep Falling on My HeadB.J. Thomas2:544.0 ★
- 18RunawayDel Shannon2:214.4 ★
- 19Young GirlGary Puckett & the Union Gap3:134.0 ★
- 20Save the Last Dance for MeThe Drifters2:39
- CD 2: The Sixties
- 1Hang On SloopyThe McCoys3:065.0 ★
- 2Happy TogetherThe Turtles2:554.4 ★
- 3You’ll Never Walk AloneGerry & the Pacemakers2:41
- 4Yakety YakThe Coasters1:475.0 ★
- 5VenusFrankie Avalon2:164.5 ★
- 6DianaPaul Anka2:204.1 ★
- 7Summertime BluesEddie Cochran1:583.8 ★
- 8Monster MashBobby “Boris” Pickett3:21
- 9The Night Has a Thousand EyesBobby Vee2:36
- 10The Purple People EaterSheb Wooley2:173.4 ★
- 11Rebel RouserDuane Eddy2:26
- 12Johnny B. GoodeChuck Berry2:414.2 ★
- 13Sh-Boom (Life Could Be a Dream)The Crew-Cuts2:53
- 14Long Tall SallyLittle Richard2:05
- 15Stand by Your ManTammy Wynette2:423.8 ★
- 16Wild ThingThe Troggs2:384.4 ★
- 17Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?The Shirelles2:393.8 ★
- 18White ChristmasBing Crosby3:034.2 ★
- 19Whole Lotta Shaking Going OnJerry Lee Lewis2:55
- 20TequilaThe Champs2:134.3 ★
- CD 3: The Seventies
- 1Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel3:584.0 ★
- 2Nutbush City LimitsIke & Tina Turner2:513.8 ★
- 3Moonlight Feels RightStarbuck3:353.5 ★
- 4Smoke on the WaterDeep Purple5:384.1 ★
- 5Dead Ringer for LoveMeat Loaf4:243.8 ★
- 6Sylvia’s MotherDr. Hook3:494.0 ★
- 7Rock OnDavid Essex3:244.4 ★
- 8Well All RightCarlos Santana4:12
- 9The Ballroom BlitzThe Sweet4:024.6 ★
- 10Kung Fu FightingCarl Douglas3:134.2 ★
- 11Eight Miles HighThe Byrds3:354.2 ★
- 12Best of My LoveThe Emotions3:414.2 ★
- 13Rock Your BabyGeorge McCrae3:193.2 ★
- 14If You Leave Me NowChicago3:524.2 ★
- 15You Sexy ThingHot Chocolate4:043.9 ★
- 16LolaThe Kinks4:004.1 ★
- 17Eagle RockDaddy Cool4:08
- 18Band of GoldFreda Payne2:534.5 ★
- 19Billy Don’t Be a HeroPaper Lace3:59
- 20Lady MarmaladeLaBelle3:563.3 ★
- CD 4: The Seventies
- 1Fly Robin FlySilver Convention5:36
- 2Play That Funky MusicWild Cherry3:204.2 ★
- 3I Can See Clearly NowJohnny Nash2:384.2 ★
- 4More Than a FeelingBoston3:224.8 ★
- 5Love TrainThe O’Jays2:564.1 ★
- 6You to Me Are EverythingThe Real Thing3:233.6 ★
- 7Rhinestone CowboyGlen Campbell3:104.0 ★
- 8Loving YouMinnie Riperton3:203.5 ★
- 9Most People I Know (Think That I’m Crazy)Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs4:105.0 ★
- 10I Just Want to Be Your EverythingAndy Gibb3:454.0 ★
- 11Brown Eyed GirlVan Morrison3:043.5 ★
- 12Me and Mrs. JonesBilly Paul4:484.5 ★
- 13Wuthering HeightsKate Bush4:294.0 ★
- 14Don’t Give Up on UsDavid Soul3:373.0 ★
- 15Midnight at the OasisMaria Muldaur3:373.0 ★
- 16I’m the Leader of the Gang (I Am)Gary Glitter3:293.5 ★
- 17When Will I See You AgainThe Three Degrees3:004.0 ★
- 18Without YouNilsson3:174.3 ★
- 19AlbatrossFleetwood Mac3:084.0 ★
- 20Never Can Say GoodbyeGloria Gaynor3:015.0 ★
- CD 5: The Eighties
- 1Man EaterHall & Oates3:20
- 2Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)Eurythmics3:43
- 3Walk on the Wild SideLou Reed3:52
- 4Never Gonna Give You UpRick Astley3:324.3 ★
- 5Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us NowStarship4:223.7 ★
- 6AfricaToto3:39
- 7Stars on 45Stars on 454:494.0 ★
- 8Smooth OperatorSade4:154.5 ★
- 9When the Going Gets ToughBilly Ocean4:073.5 ★
- 10Don’t You (Forget About Me)Simple Minds4:194.2 ★
- 11All Around the WorldLisa Stansfield4:205.0 ★
- 12True ColorsCyndi Lauper3:464.6 ★
- 13Sign Your NameTerence Trent D’Arby4:353.6 ★
- 14Wherever I Lay My Hat (That’s My Home)Paul Young4:00
- 15I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)The Proclaimers3:383.9 ★
- 16I’m So ExcitedThe Pointer Sisters3:494.8 ★
- 17PerfectFairground Attraction3:354.2 ★
- 18Stand & DeliverAdam and the Ants3:335.0 ★
- 19Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)Soul II Soul3:454.1 ★
- 20AgadooBlack Lace3:09
- CD 6: The Eighties
- 1What I Like About YouThe Romantics2:574.6 ★
- 2FootlooseKenny Loggins3:414.1 ★
- 3All You ZombiesThe Hooters4:02
- 4Turn Me LooseLoverboy4:00
- 5The FlameCheap Trick4:455.0 ★
- 6Keep On Loving YouREO Speedwagon3:193.6 ★
- 7Key LargoBertie Higgins2:35
- 8Jessie’s GirlRick Springfield3:134.4 ★
- 9Broken WingsMr. Mister3:18
- 10The Other WomanRay Parker Jr.4:03
- 11Hold Me NowThompson Twins4:454.6 ★
- 12Feels Like I’m in LoveKelly Marie3:45
- 13Never Ending StoryLimahl3:273.4 ★
- 14Everybody’s Got to Learn SometimeThe Korgis4:094.0 ★
- 15Move CloserPhyllis Nelson4:262.0 ★
- 16NineteenPaul Hardcastle3:383.6 ★
- 17White Lines (Don’t Do It)Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel4:263.6 ★
- 18Nothing’s Gonna Stop Me NowSamantha Fox3:433.0 ★
- 19State of the HeartMondo Rock4:16
- 20Hooked on ClassicsRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra5:06
- CD 7: The Nineties
- 1Opposites AttractPaula Abdul3:424.0 ★
- 2U Can’t Touch ThisMC Hammer3:05
- 3Leave a Light OnBelinda Carlisle4:122.0 ★
- 4Gonna Make You SweatC+C Music Factory3:594.2 ★
- 5SpacemanBabylon Zoo4:023.5 ★
- 6Back for GoodTake That4:003.0 ★
- 7MouthMerril Bainbridge3:244.0 ★
- 8Something’s Gotten Hold of My HeartMarc Almond feat. Gene Pitney4:374.0 ★
- 9SaltwaterJulian Lennon3:453.5 ★
- 10ChildrenRobert Miles4:023.6 ★
- 11Moving On UpM People3:313.0 ★
- 12FreeUltra Naté3:503.2 ★
- 13Give It UpCut ’n’ Move4:215.0 ★
- 14Cosmic GirlJamiroquai3:464.0 ★
- 15Tell MeGroove Theory3:45
- 16Real Gone KidDeacon Blue4:034.0 ★
- 173:53
- 18Love U MoreSunscreem4:02
- 19ExcaliburF.C.B.3:523.0 ★
- 20WishesHuman Nature4:06
- CD 8: The Nineties
- 1MacarenaLos del Río3:43
- 2Rhythm Is a DancerSnap!3:403.9 ★
- 3Be My LoverLa Bouche4:003.7 ★
- 4Another NightReal McCoy3:36
- 5Love Will Lead You BackTaylor Dayne4:36
- 6Martika’s KitchenMartika4:21
- 7Mmm Mmm Mmm MmmCrash Test Dummies3:473.9 ★
- 8JumpKris Kross3:135.0 ★
- 9Little Miss Can’t Be WrongSpin Doctors3:523.7 ★
- 10RushBig Audio Dynamite II3:58
- 11When I See You SmileBad English4:174.0 ★
- 12Break My StrideUnique II3:14
- 13Step by StepNew Kids on the Block4:263.0 ★
- 14Love Rears Its Ugly HeadLiving Colour4:192.0 ★
- 15Mr VainCulture Beat3:48
- 16Hey Mr DJZhané4:09
- 17Lay Your Love on MeRoachford4:09
- 18Shy GuyDiana King3:15
- 19Anything3T4:03
- 20Over & OverPuff Johnson3:59
- CD 9: The No. 1s
- 1Girls Just Want to Have FunCyndi Lauper3:32
- 2Stayin’ AliveN‐Trance4:032.4 ★
- 3We Built This CityStarship4:513.9 ★
- 4I’ve Been Thinking About YouLondonbeat4:08
- 5I Should Be So LuckyKylie Minogue3:274.4 ★
- 6MickeyToni Basil4:083.8 ★
- 7StimulationWa Wa Nee3:415.0 ★
- 8American PieDon McLean4:125.0 ★
- 9Leader of the PackThe Shangri‐Las2:514.5 ★
- 10The Night Chicago DiedPaper Lace3:16
- 11Love… Thy Will Be DoneMartika4:122.0 ★
- 12Gangsta’s ParadiseCoolio feat. L.V.4:023.9 ★
- 13BoombasticShaggy3:543.6 ★
- 14Turning JapaneseThe Vapors3:463.6 ★
- 15Ant MusicAdam and the Ants3:384.0 ★
- 16When I DieNo Mercy4:30
- 17Let’s GrooveCDB4:17
- 189 to 5Dolly Parton2:473.9 ★
- 19RecklessAustralian Crawl5:22
- 20This Ole HouseShakin’ Stevens3:06
- CD 10: The No. 1s
- 1Boom Boom (Let’s Go Back to My Room)Paul Lekakis3:50
- 2If You Could Read My MindStars on 543:253.0 ★
- 3Total Eclipse of the HeartBonnie Tyler4:254.2 ★
- 4The Power of LoveJennifer Rush4:222.5 ★
- 599 LuftballonsNena3:494.1 ★
- 6Dancing on a Saturday NightBarry Blue3:01
- 7MoscowDschinghis Khan4:30
- 8I Wanna Wake Up With YouBoris Gardiner3:29
- 9Sugar ShackJimmy Gilmer and The Fireballs1:55
- 10Torn Between Two LoversMary MacGregor3:42
- 11Shaddap You FaceJoe Dolce3:135.0 ★
- 12Slave to the MusicTwenty 4 Seven4:01
- 13Get Outta My DreamsBilly Ocean4:412.4 ★
- 14I’ll Be Loving YouNew Kids on the Block3:53
- 15The WandererDion2:36
- 16Bad, Bad Leroy BrownJim Croce2:594.6 ★
- 17The HorsesDaryl Braithwaite4:11
- 18Slice of HeavenDave Dobbyn & Herbs4:16
- 19Soul ManSam & Dave2:324.5 ★
- 203:20
Release credits
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Issues
T1999