Old Playlist

" Ebony and Ivory " is a 1982 number-one single by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder. It was released on March 29 of that year. The song is featured on McCartney's album Tug of War . The song reached number one on both the UK and the U.S. charts. It reappears on McCartney's All the Best! in 1987. In 2013, Billboard Magazine ranked the song as the 69th biggest hit of all-time on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. Read more about the song

" Lullaby " is a song by American rock singer Shawn Mullins, from the album Soul's Core. It was released in 1998. The song has been Mullins' most successful song to date, reaching number-one on the Adult Top 40, number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100, and number 9 on the Modern Rock Tracks in the United States. It also had success abroad, reaching number 9 on the UK Singles Chart, number 5 in Australia and number 2 in Canada. Read more about the song

" Creep " is the lead single by American girl group TLC from their second album, CrazySexyCool . The song became their first #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and remained there for four weeks. It was nominated for two Grammy Awards at the 1996 Grammy Awards, winning the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. It was the third most successful single of 1995, finishing behind their other successful hit, " Waterfalls ", on the 1995 Billboard Year-End Hot 100 Charts. Read more about the song

"Should I Stay or Should I Go " is a song by the English punk rock band The Clash, from their album Combat Rock . It was written in 1981 and featured Mick Jones on lead vocals. It became the band's only number-one single on the UK Singles Chart, a decade after it was originally released. In November 2004, it was ranked at 228 on Rolling Stone " The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time " list. In 2009 it was ranked 42nd on VH1's program 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs . Read more about the song

The song was repopularized in 1987 by Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of the rock band Queen. Mercury's version reached number four on the UK Singles Chart. Read more about the song

" Girls on Film " is the third single by Duran Duran, released on 13 July 1981. The single became Duran Duran's Top 10 breakthrough in the UK Singles Chart, peaking at Number 5 in July 1981. The band personally selected the song for release following the failure of its predecessor, " Careless Memories ", which had been chosen by their record company, EMI. Its popularity provided a major boost to sales of the band's eponymous debut album, Duran Duran, which had been released a month earlier. Read more about the song

Orhan Terzi (born 28 June 1964), better known by his stage name DJ Quicksilver is a German-Turkish DJ and music producer. His stage name derives from his days taking part in DJ contests, where a mercury column would gauge audience reaction. Read more about the DJ

" I Like to Move It " is a song by American electronic dance duo Reel 2 Real (Erick Morillo), featuring ragga vocals by Trinidad and Tobago rapper The Mad Stuntman (Mark Quashie). The song appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1994, peaking at number 89, reached number 5 on the UK Singles Chart, was a number one hit in the Netherlands and was a number 8 hit on the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. Read more about the song

" Black Velvet " is a blues verse with a rock chorus written by Canadian songwriters Christopher Ward and David Tyson, recorded by Canadian singer songwriter Alannah Myles. It was released in December 1989 as one of four singles from Myles' 1989 eponymous CD from Atlantic Records. It became a number one hit for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1990 and reached number one on the Album Rock Tracks chart, as well as number one in Canada and number two on the UK Singles Chart. Read more about the song

" Burning Heart " is a song by Survivor. It was performed by Jimi Jamison and appeared in the 1985 film Rocky IV and on its soundtrack album. The single peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in February 1986, behind " That's What Friends Are For " by Dionne and Friends. Read more about the song

" 9 to 5 " or " Morning Train " is the title of a popular song written by British songwriter Florrie Palmer and recorded by Sheena Easton in 1980, becoming her biggest hit. It peaked at number three in the United Kingdom in August 1980 and was released in the United States in February 1981 (retitled " Morning Train " to avoid confusion with Dolly Parton’s “ 9 to 5 ”), where it reached number one and became a gold single in the UK for Easton. Read more about the song

" All I Want " is a punk rock song by The Offspring. It is the tenth track on their fourth studio album Ixnay on the Hombre (1997) and was released as the first single from the album in December 1996. It reached No. 31 in the UK and No. 15 in Australia. In the US, it peaked at No. 13 on Modern Rock Tracks. The song also appears as the fifth track on their Greatest Hits (2005). Read more about the song

" She Sells Sanctuary " is a song by the British rock band The Cult. It is from their 1985 album Love and was released as a single in May of that year, peaking at number 15 on the UK Singles Chart.  " She Sells Sanctuary " was the last song to be recorded with The Cult's drummer, Nigel Preston, who was fired from the band shortly after its release. Read more about the song

" Paradise City " is a song written by American hard rock/heavy metal band Guns N' Roses. It was released in 1987 on their debut studio album Appetite for Destruction and was released as a single in 1988. It is also the only song on the album to feature a synthesizer. It is most known for its iconic lyrics, " Take me down to the Paradise City, where the grass is green and the girls are pretty ." It is also frequently played at sports stadiums during games along with " Welcome to the Jungle ", also from Appetite for Destruction. The song peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100, the band's third single to reach the Top 10 in the U.S, and number six on the UK Singles Chart. Read more about the song

" You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) " is a song by British band Dead or Alive on their 1985 album Youthquake . The song was the first UK number-one hit by the Stock Aitken Waterman production trio. Released in November 1984, the record reached number one in March 1985, taking 17 weeks to get there. On the US Billboard Hot 100, it peaked at no. 11 in September of that year. Read more about the song

" Stand Inside Your Love " is a song by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. It was the second single and the lead international single released from their fifth album, Machina/The Machines of God (2000). The song was written by Billy Corgan. The single contains one B-side, " Speed Kills ", which appears in a shortened form on the vinyl and import CD versions of Machina , and in a heavier incarnation on the band's following album Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music . It remains their last successful single internationally. Read more about the song

In 1961, Etta James recorded the song for her debut album At Last! . Her rendition also served as the B-side to her hit of that name and became popular in the UK in 1996 after featuring in a Diet Coke advertising campaign. As a result, the song was released as a single there. The Etta James version contains lyrical changes that affect the meaning of the song. For example " I don't want you to make my bed " becomes " I just want to make your bed ". Instead of forgoing the traditionally female domestic chores eschewed in the original, the lyrics that Ms. James sings clearly state that she wants to perform all of those duties as well as " make love to you ", whereas in the original, the male singer is essentially saying that his lover need not perform any of the traditional domestic duties—love making is all he needs. Read more about the song

" One Love/People Get Ready " is a reggae/rhythm and blues song by Bob Marley & The Wailers from their 1977 album Exodus . It was first recorded in a ska style by Marley's original group, The Wailers in 1965 and was released as a single. This version was later included on their first singles compilation The Wailing Wailers in 1966. It was rerecorded as part of the 1970 medley All In One , which contained reggae reworkings of their early ska songs. This was released as a single and is also included on the compilation African Herbsman under the name "All in One ". Read more about the song

"Erase/Rewind" is a pop rock song written by Peter Svensson and Nina Persson for The Cardigans' 1998 album Gran Turismo . The song is the album's second track, and was released as its second single. It was also featured in The Thirteenth Floor during the ending credits. Read more about the song

" Protection " is a collaboration between Massive Attack and Everything But the Girl singer Tracey Thorn, that appeared on Massive Attack's album Protection on CD and 12" in 1994. It reached #14 in the UK Singles Chart, staying there for four weeks. The song was also included on Everything But the Girl's compilations The Best of and Like the Deserts Miss the Rain . Read more about the song