| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Losing My Religion | R.E.M. | 4.3 | 4:29 |
| 2 | Bitter Sweet Symphony (remastered 2016) | The Verve | 4.3 | 5:57 |
| 3 | The Beautiful People | Marilyn Manson | 4.55 | 3:43 |
| 4 | Zombie- assistant engineer and assistant producer:
- Julie Gardiner
- engineer and producer:
- Stephen Street
- acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
- Noel Hogan and Dolores O’Riordan
- bass guitar:
- Mike Hogan
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Fergal Lawler
- keyboard and lead vocals:
- Dolores O’Riordan
- background vocals:
- Noel Hogan
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- The Island Def Jam Music Group , Island Records, Inc. (in 1994), UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 1994) and Island Records (in 2002)
- recorded at:
- The Manor in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1993-11 until 1994-08) and The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London , England, United Kingdom (from 1993-11 until 1994-08)
- mixed at:
- The Manor in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom and The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London , England, United Kingdom
- part of:
- triple j’s Hottest 100 (number: 1994) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 234)
- recording of:
- Zombie
- lyricist and composer:
- Dolores O’Riordan
- publisher:
- Island Music Ltd., Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
| The Cranberries | 4.35 | 5:07 |
| 5 | Wind of Change- assistant engineer:
- Shay Baby, Attie Bauw, Albert Boekholt and Tom Fletcher
- engineer:
- Erwin Musper and Keith Olsen
- producer:
- Keith Olsen and Scorpions
- mixer:
- Shay Baby, Erwin Musper and Keith Olsen
- acoustic guitar:
- Rudolf Schenker (in 1990)
- bass guitar:
- Francis Buchholz (in 1990)
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Herman Rarebell (in 1990)
- electric guitar [lead guitar] and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
- Matthias Jabs (in 1990) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1990)
- guest keyboard:
- Koen van Baal (in 1990)
- slide guitar:
- Matthias Jabs (in 1990)
- background vocals:
- Francis Buchholz (in 1990), Matthias Jabs (in 1990), Klaus Meine (in 1990), Herman Rarebell (in 1990) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1990)
- lead vocals:
- Klaus Meine (in 1990)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- PolyGram Records, Inc. (in 1990, in 1991) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (in 1990)
- recorded at:
- Goodnight LA Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States (in 1990) and Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland , Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1990)
- mixed at:
- Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland , Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
- recording of:
- Wind of Change (in 1990)
- lyricist and composer:
- Klaus Meine
- publisher:
- BMG Rights Management GmbH , Copyright Control , PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. , Polygram Music, PRI Music, Inc. and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc.
| Scorpions | 3.4 | 5:11 |
| 6 | All the Small Things- recording engineer:
- Sean O’Dwyer
- assistant engineer:
- Darrell Harvey , John Nelson and Robert Read
- producer:
- Jerry Finn
- mixer:
- Tom Lord‐Alge
- bass guitar and background vocals:
- Mark “Fish Guts” Hoppus
- drums (drum set):
- Travis “Fuck Boy” Barker
- guitar and lead vocals:
- Tom “Hot Pants” DeLonge
- keyboard:
- Roger Joseph Manning Jr.
- arranger:
- blink‐182
- drums (drum set) technician:
- Mike Fasano
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Geffen Records (in 1999), MCA Records, Inc. (in 1999), MCA Records (in 2000), Union Square Music Ltd. (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Ltd. (in 2018)
- mixed at:
- South Beach Studios in Miami Beach, Florida, United States
- music videos:
- All the Small Things by blink‐182
- part of:
- BILLIONS CLUB, Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 59) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 365)
- recording of:
- All the Small Things
- writer:
- Tom DeLonge and Mark Hoppus
- publisher:
- Fun With Goats (ended), Beat Poet Music, EMI April Music Inc., HMNIM Music, Jolly Old Saint Dick and Kobalt Songs Music Publishing
| blink‐182 | 4.2 | 2:51 |
| 7 | Buddy Holly | Weezer | 4.2 | 2:39 |
| 8 | No Rain | Blind Melon | 4.3 | 3:37 |
| 9 | Why Don’t You Get a Job | The Offspring | 4.15 | 2:52 |
| 10 | Cryin’- programming:
- John Webster
- assistant engineer:
- Mike Plotnikoff
- engineer:
- Ken Lomas
- producer:
- Bruce Fairbairn
- mixer:
- Brendan O’Brien
- additional percussion, harmonica, mandolin, background vocals and lead vocals:
- Steven Tyler
- Appalachian dulcimer [dulcimer]:
- Joe Perry
- baritone saxophone:
- Ian Putz
- drums (drum set) and drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Joey Kramer
- electric bass guitar:
- Tom Hamilton
- guitar:
- Joe Perry and Brad Whitford
- instruments:
- The Margarita Horns
- keyboard [keyboards]:
- Steven Tyler and John Webster
- saxophone:
- Tom Keenlyside
- trombone:
- Bob Rogers
- trumpet:
- Paul Baron and Bruce Fairbairn
- vocals:
- Joe Perry
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Geffen Records (in 1993) and Geffen Records, Inc. (in 1993)
- recorded at:
- Little Mountain Sound in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- mixed at:
- Can‐Am Recorders in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States
- music videos:
- Cryin' by Aerosmith
- part of:
- The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 222)
- recording of:
- Cryin’
- writer:
- Joe Perry , Taylor Rhodes and Steven Tyler
- publisher:
- EMI April Music Inc., JuJu Rhythms, Primary Wave Steven Tyler, Universal Music Corp. , MCA Music Publishing (from 1992 to ????), Swag Song Music, Inc. (from 1992 to ????) and T. Rhodes Songs (from 1992 to present)
| Aerosmith | 3.65 | 5:08 |
| 11 | If It Makes You Happy- assistant recording engineer:
- Ron Black, S. “Husky” Höskulds, Cappy Japngie and John Paterno
- recording engineer:
- Tchad Blake, Blair Lamb, Bob Salcedo and Trina Shoemaker
- producer:
- Sheryl Crow
- mixer:
- Tchad Blake
- drums (drum set):
- Michael Urbano
- electric bass guitar [bass]:
- Dan Rothchild
- guitar [guitars]:
- Jeff Trott
- keyboard:
- Sheryl Crow
- vocals:
- Sheryl Crow
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- A&M Records, Inc. (in 1996)
- recording of:
- If It Makes You Happy
- writer:
- Sheryl Crow and Jeff Trott
- publisher:
- Ole Media Management LP II, Reservoir One America, Old Crow Music (in 1996), Trottsky Music (in 1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (in 1996)
- live recording of:
- If It Makes You Happy
- writer:
- Sheryl Crow and Jeff Trott
- publisher:
- Ole Media Management LP II, Reservoir One America, Old Crow Music (in 1996), Trottsky Music (in 1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (in 1996)
| Sheryl Crow | 4.1 | 5:25 |
| 12 | Mr. Jones- recorded in:
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- recording engineer:
- Pat McCarthy
- additional engineer:
- Robert Hart , Steve Holroyd and Howard Willing
- assistant engineer:
- Mark Guilbeault and Brant Scott
- executive producer:
- Gary Gersh
- producer:
- T‐Bone Burnett
- mixer:
- Scott Litt and Pat McCarthy
- accordion, chamberlin and Hammond organ:
- Charlie Gillingham
- additional drums (drum set) and additional percussion:
- Denny Fongheiser
- additional guitar:
- T‐Bone Burnett , Bill Dillon and David Immerglück
- additional guitorgan:
- Bill Dillon
- additional mandocello, additional mandolin, additional pedal steel guitar and additional vocals:
- David Immerglück
- bass guitar:
- Matt Malley
- guitar:
- David Bryson and Matt Malley
- harmonica and lead vocals:
- Adam Duritz
- piano:
- Adam Duritz and Charlie Gillingham
- additional background vocals:
- Gary Louris, Maria McKee and Mark Olson
- vocals:
- Steve Bowman, David Bryson, Charlie Gillingham and Matt Malley
- additionally recorded at:
- Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Kiva West Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States, Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and The Village Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States
- mixed at:
- Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- music videos:
- Mr. Jones by Counting Crows
- part of:
- Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 474)
- recording of:
- Mr. Jones
- lyricist:
- Adam Duritz
- composer:
- David Bryson and Adam Duritz
| Counting Crows | 3.9 | 4:33 |
| 13 | Run‐Around | Blues Traveler | 4.25 | 4:40 |
| 14 | 1979 (remastered 2012) | The Smashing Pumpkins | 4.45 | 4:27 |
| 15 | What’s Up?- recording engineer:
- David Tickle (in 1992) and Mark Hensley (in 1992)
- additional engineer:
- Jessie Kanner , Kent Mactke, Laurent Tardy and Paul Dieter
- producer and mixer:
- David Tickle
- acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
- Linda Perry (in 1992)
- bass and background vocals:
- Christa Hillhouse (in 1992)
- drums (drum set):
- Dawn Richardson (in 1992)
- guitar:
- Louis Metoyer (in 1992) and Roger Rocha (in 1992)
- piano:
- Laurent Tardy (in 1992)
- lead vocals:
- Linda Perry (in 1992)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Interscope Records (in 1992)
- recorded at:
- Groove Masters in Santa Monica, California, United States (in 1992), The Bunker (in 1992) and The Plant Studios in Sausalito, California, United States (in 1992)
- mixed at:
- The Bunker
- music videos:
- What’s Up? by 4 Non Blondes
- part of:
- Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 46), BILLIONS CLUB and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 486)
- recording of:
- What’s Up? (in 1992)
- lyricist and composer:
- Linda Perry
- publisher:
- Famous Music Corporation , Famous Music Publishing Germany GmbH & Co. KG, Sony Music Publishing (US) LLC , Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Harmony UK, Stuck in the Throat and Stuck in the Throat Music
| 4 Non Blondes | 3.85 | 4:52 |
| 16 | Man on the Moon- additional engineer:
- George Cowan , Mark Howard , John Keane , Ted Malia and Andrew Roshberg
- engineer:
- Clif Norrell
- producer:
- Scott Litt and R.E.M.
- additional mixer:
- Ed Brooks
- assistant mixer:
- Tod Lemkuhl
- mixer:
- Scott Litt and Clif Norrell
- vocals:
- Michael Stipe
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- R.E.M./Athens, Ltd. (in 1992) and R.E.M./Athens L.L.C. (in 2017)
- additionally recorded at:
- Bosstown Recording Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, John Keane Studios in Athens, Georgia, United States and Kingsway Studios in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- recorded at:
- Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States and Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
- mixed at:
- Bad Animals Studio in Seattle, Washington, United States
- recording of:
- Man on the Moon
- writer:
- Bill Berry , Peter Buck , Mike Mills and Michael Stipe
- publisher:
- Night Garden Music
| R.E.M. | 4.05 | 5:14 |
| 17 | Laid | James | 4.4 | 2:37 |
| 18 | Just a Girl | No Doubt | 4.3 | 3:26 |
| 19 | Say It Ain’t So | Weezer | 3.85 | 4:19 |
| 20 | One Headlight | The Wallflowers | 4.35 | 5:17 |
| 21 | Santeria | Sublime | 4.55 | 3:03 |
| 22 | If You Could Only See | Tonic | 3.3 | 4:23 |
| 23 | Closing Time | Semisonic | 3.95 | 4:34 |
| 24 | The Reason | Hoobastank | 4 | 3:53 |
| 25 | Everybody’s Changing | Keane | 3.75 | 3:36 |
| 26 | Be Yourself | Audioslave | 3.45 | 4:41 |
| 27 | Tubthumping- drum machine programming:
- Harry “Daz” Hamer
- programming:
- Lou Watts (from 1996-08 until 1997-02)
- engineer and producer:
- Chumbawamba and Neil Ferguson
- acoustic guitar:
- Boff Whalley (from 1996-08 until 1997-02)
- bass:
- Paul Greco (from 1996-08 until 1997-02)
- drums (drum set):
- Harry “Daz” Hamer (from 1996-08 until 1997-02)
- electric guitar:
- Neil Ferguson (from 1996-08 until 1997-02) and Boff Whalley (from 1996-08 until 1997-02)
- keyboard:
- Neil Ferguson (from 1996-08 until 1997-02) and Lou Watts (from 1996-08 until 1997-02)
- percussion:
- Dunstan Bruce (from 1996-08 until 1997-02)
- trumpet:
- Jude Abbott (from 1996-08 until 1997-02)
- vocals:
- Jude Abbott (from 1996-08 until 1997-02), Dunstan Bruce (from 1996-08 until 1997-02), Danbert Nobacon (from 1996-08 until 1997-02), Alice Nutter (from 1996-08 until 1997-02), Lou Watts (from 1996-08 until 1997-02) and Boff Whalley (from 1996-08 until 1997-02)
- arranger:
- Chumbawamba
- recorded at and mixed at:
- Woodlands Studio in Castleford, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1996-08 until 1997-02)
- music videos:
- Tubthumping by Chumbawamba
- recording of:
- Tubthumping (in 1996)
- publisher:
- Chumbawamba (in 1997)
- writer:
- Jude Abbott, Dunstan Bruce, Paul Greco , Harry “Daz” Hamer, Danbert Nobacon, Alice Nutter, Lou Watts and Boff Whalley
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd , EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Leosong (in 1997)
| Chumbawamba | 3.9 | 4:39 |
| 28 | What I Got | Sublime | 4.35 | 2:51 |
| 29 | Malibu | Hole | 3.65 | 3:50 |
| 30 | I’m a Believer (radio edit) | Smash Mouth | 3.45 | 3:03 |
| 31 | Stacy’s Mom- producer:
- Chris Collingwood, Mike Denneen and Adam Schlesinger
- mixer:
- Tom Lord‐Alge
- bass and synthesizer:
- Adam Schlesinger
- drums (drum set), handclaps and tambourine:
- Brian Young
- electric guitar [lead]:
- Jody Porter
- electric guitar [rhythm] and lead vocals:
- Chris Collingwood
- background vocals:
- Jody Porter and Adam Schlesinger
- recorded at:
- Q Division in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States, Stratosphere Sound in Chelsea, New York, New York, United States and The Clubhouse in Rhinebeck , New York, United States
- mixed at:
- South Beach Studios in Miami Beach, Florida, United States
- music videos:
- Stacy's Mom by Fountains of Wayne
- part of:
- Sean Michaels: The Top 30 Songs of 2003 (number: runner-up), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 401) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 496)
- recording of:
- Stacy’s Mom
- writer:
- Chris Collingwood and Adam Schlesinger
- publisher:
- Monkey Demon Publishing and Vaguely Familiar Music
| Fountains of Wayne | 4.25 | 3:19 |
| 32 | Here Without You- additional recording engineer:
- Steve Churchyard
- assistant recording engineer:
- Honchol Sin and Tom Sweeney
- recording engineer:
- Steve Churchyard, Geoff Ott and Rick Parashar
- miscellaneous support:
- Susie Katayama
- assistant engineer:
- Gordon Sran and Latif Tayour
- engineer:
- Geoff Ott, Rick Parashar and Steve Churchyard
- producer:
- Rick Parashar
- assistant mixer:
- Dean Maher and Paul Silveira
- mixer:
- Jack Joseph Puig and Randy Staub
- editor:
- Geoff Ott and Rick Parashar
- bass guitar:
- Todd Harrell
- drums (drum set):
- Josh Freese
- guitar:
- Chris Henderson and Matt Roberts
- Hammond organ [Hammond B3]:
- Rick Hopkins
- percussion:
- Matthew Burgess
- strings:
- David Campbell
- lead vocals:
- Brad Arnold
- conductor:
- David Campbell
- strings arranger:
- David Campbell
- concertmaster:
- Joel G. Derouin
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Universal Records (in 2002)
- recorded at:
- Greenhouse Studios in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, London Bridge Studios in Seattle, Washington, United States and Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- mixed at:
- Armory Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- remixed at:
- Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- recording of:
- Here Without You
- writer:
- Brad Arnold , Todd Harrell, Chris Henderson and Matt Roberts
- publisher:
- Escatawpa Songs and Songs of Universal, Inc.
| 3 Doors Down | 4.4 | 3:59 |
| 33 | Big Yellow Taxi | Counting Crows & Vanessa Carlton | 3.15 | 3:47 |
| 34 | Lips of an Angel | Hinder | 4.25 | 4:21 |
| 35 | Shiny Happy People | R.E.M. | 3.9 | 3:46 |
| 36 | Celebrity Skin | Hole | 4.45 | 2:43 |
| 37 | Fade Into You- recording engineer:
- Dale Everingham
- producer:
- David Roback
- acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano and slide guitar:
- David Roback
- bass:
- Jason Yates
- drums (drum set):
- Keith Mitchell
- tambourine:
- Hope Sandoval
- vocals:
- Hope Sandoval
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1993)
- recorded at:
- Westbeach Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- engineered at:
- Live Oak Studio in Berkeley, California, United States
- music videos:
- Fade Into You by Mazzy Star
- part of:
- Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 468) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 468)
- recording of:
- Fade Into You
- lyricist:
- Hope Sandoval
- composer:
- David Roback
- publisher:
- Salley Gardens, Sand Devil Music and Wixen Music Publishing, Inc.
| Mazzy Star | 3.7 | 4:57 |