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| Various Artists |
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| Lionel Richie & Diana Ross: Endless Love; Dolly Parton: 9 To 5; Simple Minds: Don’t You (Forget About Me); Isaac Hayes: Theme From “Shaft”; others. |
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| 1 Theme from Shaft - Hayes, Isaac |
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| 2 And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going - Holliday, Jennifer |
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| 3 Up Where We Belong [From An Officer and a Gentleman] - Cocker, Joe |
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| 4 9 to 5 - Parton, Dolly |
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| 5 Arthur's Theme (The Best That You Can Do) - Cross, Christopher |
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| 6 Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) - Ross, Diana |
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| 7 Car Wash - Rose Royce |
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| 8 Kokomo [From Cocktail] - Beach Boys |
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| 9 Miami Vice Theme - Hammer, Jan |
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| 10 Don't You Forget About Me [From the Breakfast Club] - Simple Minds |
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| 11 Axel F [From Beverly Hills Cop] - Faltermeyer, Harold |
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| 12 Endless Love - Ross, Diana |
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| 13 Maniac [From Flashdance] - Sembello, Michael |
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| 14 A Song for Mama [From Soul Food] - Boyz II Men |
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| 15 Don't Be Afraid [From Juice] - Hall, Aaron |
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| 16 Gangsta's Paradise [From "Dangerous Minds"] - Coolio |
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Album Review
Just because they are all "number one hits" doesn't mean they're going to play nice together on a compilation. Regardless, Hip-O gives it a shot on their "Number 1's: Soundtrack Smashes". Sure, "Axel F" and the "Miami Vice Theme" can hang together, and the "Theme From Shaft" fits in there too, but then there's "9 To 5" and "Kokomo" taking the proceedings in an entirely different direction. It would have made sense to divide up the booty into specific themes (like "Action Film Instrumentals" or "Feel-Good Film Hits of the '80s") but, as it stands, this collection ends up as an archive of soundtrack hits, rather than a cohesive listening experience. ~ J. Scott McClintock, All Music Guide
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