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1 | Breakin' the Law- engineer:
- Louis Austin
- producer:
- Tom Allom
- drums (drum set):
- Dave Holland (from 1980-01 until 1980-02)
- electric bass guitar:
- Ian Hill (from 1980-01 until 1980-02)
- electric guitar:
- Kenneth Downing (from 1980-01 until 1980-02) and Glenn Tipton (from 1980-01 until 1980-02)
- lead vocals:
- Rob Halford (from 1980-01 until 1980-02)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS Records (in 1980)
- recorded at:
- Startling Studios in Ascot, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (from 1980-01 until 1980-02)
- music videos:
- Breaking the Law by Judas Priest
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 4)
- recording of:
- Breaking the Law (from 1980-01 until 1980-02)
- writer:
- Kenneth Downing, Rob Halford and Glenn Tipton
- publisher:
- Crewglen Ltd., Ebonytree Ltd, EMI Music Publishing France, Reach Global (UK) Limited, Reach Music Publishing, Inc., Round Hill Songs II, Warner Chappell Music France, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 , ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 and 日音 Synch事業部
| Judas Priest | 4.1 | 2:34 |
2 | Poison- recording engineer:
- Sir Arthur Payson
- synthesizer programming:
- Steve Deutsch
- assistant engineer:
- George Cowan , Ben Fowler, Lolly Grodner, Robert Hart , John Herman , Don Peterkofsky, Duane Seykora, Brian Sterber and Mark Tanzer
- producer:
- Desmond Child
- mixer:
- Michael Barbiero and Steve Thompson
- additional keyboard:
- Paul Chiten (from 1988 until 1989) and Gregg Mangiafico (from 1988 until 1989)
- additional other instruments [special effects]:
- Gregg Mangiafico (from 1988 until 1989)
- bass guitar:
- Hugh McDonald (from 1988 until 1989)
- drums (drum set):
- Bobby Chouinard (from 1988 until 1989)
- guitar:
- John McCurry (from 1988 until 1989)
- keyboard:
- Alan St. John (from 1988 until 1989)
- background vocals:
- Alan St. John (from 1988 until 1989), Michael Anthony (from 1988 until 1989), Desmond Child (from 1988 until 1989), Diana Grasselli (from 1988 until 1989), Jango (from 1988 until 1989), Louie Merlino (from 1988 until 1989), Hugh McDonald (from 1988 until 1989), Jamie Sever (from 1988 until 1989), Bernie Shanahan (from 1988 until 1989), Stiv Bator (from 1988 until 1989), Tom Teeley (from 1988 until 1989), Joe Turano (from 1988 until 1989), Myriam Valle (from 1988 until 1989) and Maria Vidal (from 1988 until 1989)
- lead vocals:
- Alice Cooper (from 1988 until 1989)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS Records Inc. (in 1989), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1989) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1989)
- recorded at:
- Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Blue Jay Recording Studios in Carlisle, Massachusetts, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Grog Kill Studio in Woodstock, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Power Station Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Sigma Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), The Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988 until 1989), The Record Plant in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988 until 1989) and The Village Recorder in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988 until 1989)
- recording of:
- Poison (from 1988 until 1989)
- writer:
- Desmond Child, Alice Cooper and John McCurry
- publisher:
- Desmobile Inc., EMI Songs Ltd., MCA Music Ltd., Primary Wave Music Publishing, Songs of Universal, Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Universal , Universal Music Publishing Group, Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. , Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. , シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, SBK April Music Inc. (from 1989 to ????), Ezra Music Corp. (from 1989 to present) and Kat and Mouse Music (from 1989 to present)
| Alice Cooper | 4.5 | 4:29 |
3 | Paranoid- engineer:
- Brian Humphries and Tony Allom
- producer:
- Rodger Bain
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Bill Ward (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-06-21)
- electric bass guitar [Bass Guitar]:
- Geezer Butler
- electric guitar [Lead Guitar]:
- Tony Iommi (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-06-21)
- lead vocals [Vocals]:
- Ozzy Osbourne (in 1970)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Gimcastle Ltd., Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. , Warner Bros. Records Inc. and Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1970)
- recorded at:
- Island Studios in London , England, United Kingdom (in 1970) and Regent Sound Studios in London , England, United Kingdom (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-06-21)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 13), TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 27), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 250) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 338)
- recording of:
- Paranoid (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-07-08)
- lyricist:
- Geezer Butler
- composer:
- Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
- publisher:
- Essex Music International Ltd., Essex Music International, Inc., TRO Essex Japan, A-Division, TRO Essex Music International, Inc., Tro-Andover Music, Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd. (in 1970)
| Black Sabbath | 4.5 | 2:46 |
4 | I Wanna Rock- recording engineer and mixer:
- Geoff Workman
- assistant engineer:
- Gary McGachan
- engineer:
- John Agnello and Greg Laney
- producer:
- Tom Werman
- bass guitar:
- Mark Mendoza
- drums (drum set):
- A.J. Pero
- electric guitar:
- Jay Jay French and Eddie Ojeda
- background vocals:
- Jay Jay French, Mark Mendoza , Eddie Ojeda, A.J. Pero and Dee Snider
- lead vocals:
- Dee Snider
- arranger:
- Twisted Sister and Tom Werman
- recorded at:
- Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1984-02 until 1984-03), The Record Plant in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1984-02 until 1984-03) and Westlake Audio in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
- recording of:
- I Wanna Rock
- lyricist and composer:
- Dee Snider
- publisher:
- Universal Tunes
| Twisted Sister | 4.3 | 3:02 |
5 | The Final Countdown- recording engineer and mixer:
- Wally Buck and Kevin Elson
- producer:
- Kevin Elson
- bass guitar [bass]:
- John Levén
- drums (drum set) [drums]:
- Ian Haugland
- guitar:
- John Norum
- keyboard:
- Mic Michaeli
- lead vocals:
- Joey Tempest
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS, Inc. (in 1986) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1986)
- produced for:
- Elson Music Vision, Inc.
- recorded at and mixed at:
- Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California, United States, Powerplay Studios in Maur, Zürich, Switzerland and Soundtrade Studios in Solna City, Stockholms län, Sweden
- recording of:
- The Final Countdown
- lyricist and composer:
- Joey Tempest
- publisher:
- EMI , EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Seven Doors Music
| Europe | 4 | 5:09 |
6 | 18 and Life | Skid Row | 4.2 | 3:51 |
7 | Under Jolly Roger | Running Wild | | 4:05 |
8 | Ace of Spades | Motörhead | 4.15 | 2:46 |
9 | Back to Back | Pretty Maids | | 3:34 |
10 | Bat Out of Hell | Meat Loaf | | 4:52 |
11 | Eat the Rich | Krokus | | 4:13 |
12 | Shake Me- assistant engineer:
- David Glover , Joe Hauserman , Mark McKenna, Nick Didia and Paul Wertheimer
- engineer and producer:
- Andy Johns
- bass guitar:
- Eric Brittingham
- drums (drum set):
- Fred Coury
- guest keyboard:
- Jeff Paris
- guitar:
- Tom Keifer and Jeff LaBar
- piano and lead vocals:
- Tom Keifer
- background vocals:
- Eric Brittingham and Jeff LaBar
- guest background vocals:
- Bill Mattson and Tony Mills
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- PolyGram Records, Inc. (in 1986)
- recorded at:
- Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States, Kajem/Victory Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, Sound Factory in Los Angeles, California, United States and The Warehouse in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- mixed at:
- The Record Plant in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- recording of:
- Shake Me
- lyricist and composer:
- Tom Keifer
- publisher:
- Chappell & Co., Inc. , Eve Songs, Inc., 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 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
| Cinderella | 4 | 3:42 |
13 | Heavy Metal Breakdown | Grave Digger | | 3:41 |
14 | People of the Lie | Kreator | | 3:15 |
15 | Feel the Fire | Overkill | | 5:52 |
16 | The Majesty of Rock | Spın̈al Tap | | 3:53 |
17 | Heart of Steel | Manowar | 3.75 | 5:08 |