| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Ballad of Thunder Road | Robert Mitchum | | 2:33 |
| 2 | I Smell a Rat | Howlin’ Wolf | | 2:16 |
| 3 | Spirit in the Sky | Norman Greenbaum | 4.05 | 4:02 |
| 4 | The Hula Hula Boys | Warren Zevon | | 3:02 |
| 5 | Maggie May- producer:
- Rod Stewart
- recording of:
- Maggie May
- publisher:
- Rod Stewart
- writer:
- Mike Peters, Martin Quittenton and Rod Stewart
- publisher:
- Chappell Music Ltd., Copyright Control , EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Full Keel Music, EMI Music Publishing , EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , H. G. Music Inc, Mushroom Music , Rightsong Music Inc., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell and Warner Chappell Music
| Rod Stewart | | 4:58 |
| 6 | The Wild Side of Life/It Wasn't Who Made Honky Tonk | Hank Thompson | | 4:33 |
| 7 | Will the Circle Be Unbroken- producer:
- William E. McEuen
- autoharp and lead vocals [first verse]:
- Mother Maybelle Carter (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
- banjo:
- Earl Scruggs (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
- double bass [bass]:
- Junior Huskey (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
- fiddle:
- Vassar Clements (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
- guitar:
- Jimmy Martin (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11), Merle Travis (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11) and Doc Watson (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
- harmonica [harp]:
- Jimmie Fadden (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
- mandolin:
- John McEuen (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
- background vocals:
- Chet Flippo (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11), Gloria Belle (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11), Jeff Hanna (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11), Jimmy Ibbotson (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11), Ray Martin (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11), Larry Murray (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11), Gary Scruggs (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11), Louise Scruggs (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11), Randy Scruggs (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11), Steve Scruggs (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11), Les Thompson (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11), Timmy Martin (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11) and Doc Watson (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
- lead vocals [second verse]:
- Jimmy Martin (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
- lead vocals [third verse]:
- Roy Acuff (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
- recorded at:
- Woodland Sound Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
- cover recording of:
- Can the Circle Be Unbroken (By and By) (from 1971-08-06 until 1971-08-11)
- publisher:
- Charles M. Alexander, Chicago, Illinois (on 1907-04-30)
- additional lyricist and additional composer:
- A.P. Carter
- lyricist:
- Ada Ruth Habershon (in 1907)
- composer:
- Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1907)
- publisher:
- Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. (on 1935-06-22)
- version of:
- Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
- recording of:
- Can the Circle Be Unbroken (By and By)
- publisher:
- Charles M. Alexander, Chicago, Illinois (on 1907-04-30)
- additional lyricist and additional composer:
- A.P. Carter
- lyricist:
- Ada Ruth Habershon (in 1907)
- composer:
- Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1907)
- publisher:
- Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. (on 1935-06-22)
- version of:
- Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
| The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | 4 | 4:52 |
| 8 | Mr. Tambourine Man | Bob Dylan | 4.3 | 5:29 |
| 9 | Walk on the Wild Side- producer:
- David Bowie , Lou Reed and Mick Ronson
- baritone saxophone:
- Ronnie Ross (in 1972-08)
- double bass and electric bass guitar:
- Herbie Flowers (in 1972-08)
- drums (drum set):
- John Halsey (in 1972-08)
- background vocals:
- The Thunder Thighs (in 1972-08)
- lead vocals:
- Lou Reed (in 1972-08)
- brass arranger and strings arranger:
- Mick Ronson
- arranger:
- David Bowie , Lou Reed and Mick Ronson
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- BMG Entertainment (in 1972), BMG Music (in 1972), RCA Records (in 1972) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1972)
- recorded at:
- Trident Studios in Soho, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (in 1972-08)
- mixed at:
- Trident Studios in Soho, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom
- samples from:
- Lexicon Valley #150, “Why Language Can’t Be Tamed” by John McWhorter
- part of:
- Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 75), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 180) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 221)
- recording of:
- Walk on the Wild Side (in 1972-08)
- lyricist and composer:
- Lou Reed
- publisher:
- Dunbar Music, EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited , EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , Oakfield Avenue Music, Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. and Six Continents Music Publishing Inc.
| Lou Reed | 4.25 | 4:13 |
| 10 | If I Had a Boat | Lyle Lovett | | 3:09 |
| 11 | Stars on the Water | Rodney Crowell | | 3:45 |
| 12 | Carmelita | Flaco Jiménez | | 3:27 |
| 13 | Why Don't We Get Drunk | Jimmy Buffett | | 2:44 |
| 14 | American Pie- engineer:
- Tom Flye
- producer:
- Ed Freeman
- electric guitar:
- David Spinozza (from 1971-05 until 1971-06)
- piano:
- Paul Griffin (from 1971-05 until 1971-06)
- vocals:
- Don McLean (from 1971-05 until 1971-06)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1971, in 2000)
- recorded at:
- The Record Plant in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1971-05 until 1971-06)
- part of:
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 131)
- recording of:
- American Pie (from 1971-05 until 1971-06)
- lyricist and composer:
- Don McLean
- publisher:
- Benny Bird Co. Inc. , Illegal Songs Inc., Mayday Music, MCA Music , MCA Music Publishing , MCA Publishing Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. , Universal , Universal Music Publishing Ltd. , Universal Records , Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd and Yahweh Tunes, Inc.
- sub-publisher:
- シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
| Don McLean | 4.15 | 8:34 |
| 15 | White Rabbit | Jefferson Airplane | 4.35 | 2:24 |
| 16 | The Weight | The Band | | 4:36 |
| 17 | Melissa | The Allman Brothers Band | | 3:47 |
| 18 | Battle Hymn of the Republic | Herbie Mann | | 7:14 |