Part of the AFI 100 Years… series, AFI's 100 Years…100 Songs is a list of the top 100 songs in American cinema. The list was unveiled by the American Film Institute June 22, 2004 in a CBS special hosted by John Travolta, who appeared in two films honored by the list, Saturday Night Fever and Grease.
Singin' in the Rain, The Sound of Music and West Side Story are tied for the most recognition, with three songs each on the list. The Wizard of Oz, A Star Is Born (#11 from the 1954 version and #16 from the 1976 version), Funny Girl, and Meet Me in St. Louis all have two entries.
Judy Garland, Gene Kelly and Marni Nixon are tied for the most appearances, with 5 songs each. Barbra Streisand, and Julie Andrews follow with 4 songs each.
[edit] The list
| # |
Song |
Film |
Year |
Performer |
| 1 |
"Over the Rainbow" |
The Wizard of Oz |
1939 |
Judy Garland |
| 2 |
"As Time Goes By" |
Casablanca |
1942 |
Dooley Wilson |
| 3 |
"Singin' in the Rain" |
Singin' in the Rain |
1952 |
Gene Kelly |
| 4 |
"Moon River" |
Breakfast at Tiffany's |
1961 |
Audrey Hepburn, Andy Williams |
| 5 |
"White Christmas" |
Holiday Inn |
1942 |
Bing Crosby |
| 6 |
"Mrs. Robinson" |
The Graduate |
1967 |
Simon & Garfunkel |
| 7 |
"When You Wish upon a Star" |
Pinocchio |
1940 |
Cliff Edwards |
| 8 |
"The Way We Were" |
The Way We Were |
1973 |
Barbra Streisand |
| 9 |
"Stayin' Alive" |
Saturday Night Fever |
1977 |
The Bee Gees |
| 10 |
"The Sound of Music" |
The Sound of Music |
1965 |
Julie Andrews |
| 11 |
"The Man That Got Away" |
A Star Is Born |
1954 |
Judy Garland |
| 12 |
"Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" |
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes |
1953 |
Marilyn Monroe (partially dubbed by Marni Nixon) |
| 13 |
"People" |
Funny Girl |
1968 |
Barbra Streisand |
| 14 |
"My Heart Will Go On" |
Titanic |
1997 |
Celine Dion |
| 15 |
"Cheek to Cheek" |
Top Hat |
1935 |
Fred Astaire |
| 16 |
"Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" |
A Star Is Born |
1976 |
Barbra Streisand |
| 17 |
"I Could Have Danced All Night" |
My Fair Lady |
1964 |
Marni Nixon |
| 18 |
"Cabaret" |
Cabaret |
1972 |
Liza Minnelli |
| 19 |
"Some Day My Prince Will Come" |
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs |
1937 |
Adriana Caselotti |
| 20 |
"Somewhere" |
West Side Story |
1961 |
Jimmy Bryant and Marni Nixon |
| 21 |
"Jailhouse Rock" |
Jailhouse Rock |
1957 |
Elvis Presley |
| 22 |
"Everybody's Talkin'" |
Midnight Cowboy |
1969 |
Harry Nilsson |
| 23 |
"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" |
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid |
1969 |
B.J. Thomas |
| 24 |
"Ol' Man River" |
Show Boat |
1936 |
Paul Robeson |
| 25 |
"High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin')" |
High Noon |
1952 |
Tex Ritter |
| 26 |
"The Trolley Song" |
Meet Me in St. Louis |
1944 |
Judy Garland |
| 27 |
"Unchained Melody" |
Ghost |
1990 |
The Righteous Brothers |
| 28 |
"Some Enchanted Evening" |
South Pacific |
1958 |
Giorgio Tozzi |
| 29 |
"Born to Be Wild" |
Easy Rider |
1969 |
Steppenwolf |
| 30 |
"Stormy Weather" |
Stormy Weather |
1943 |
Lena Horne |
| 31 |
"Theme from New York, New York" |
New York, New York |
1977 |
Liza Minnelli |
| 32 |
"I Got Rhythm" |
An American in Paris |
1951 |
Gene Kelly and the MGM Children's Chorus |
| 33 |
"Aquarius" |
Hair |
1979 |
Ren Woods |
| 34 |
"Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" |
Shall We Dance |
1937 |
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers |
| 35 |
"America" |
West Side Story |
1961 |
Rita Moreno |
| 36 |
"Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" |
Mary Poppins |
1964 |
Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke |
| 37 |
"Swinging on a Star" |
Going My Way |
1944 |
Bing Crosby |
| 38 |
"Theme from Shaft" |
Shaft |
1971 |
Isaac Hayes |
| 39 |
"Days of Wine and Roses" |
Days of Wine and Roses |
1962 |
Henry Mancini |
| 40 |
"Fight the Power" |
Do the Right Thing |
1989 |
Public Enemy |
| 41 |
"New York, New York" |
On the Town |
1949 |
Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, and Jules Munshin |
| 42 |
"Luck Be a Lady" |
Guys and Dolls |
1955 |
Marlon Brando |
| 43 |
"The Way You Look Tonight" |
Swing Time |
1936 |
Fred Astaire |
| 44 |
"Wind Beneath My Wings" |
Beaches |
1988 |
Bette Midler |
| 45 |
"That's Entertainment" |
The Band Wagon |
1953 |
Fred Astaire, Jack Buchanan, Nanette Fabray, and Oscar Levant |
| 46 |
"Don't Rain on My Parade" |
Funny Girl |
1968 |
Barbra Streisand |
| 47 |
"Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" |
Song of the South |
1947 |
James Baskett |
| 48 |
"Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" |
The Man Who Knew Too Much |
1956 |
Doris Day |
| 49 |
"Make 'Em Laugh" |
Singin' in the Rain |
1952 |
Donald O'Connor |
| 50 |
"Rock Around the Clock" |
Blackboard Jungle |
1955 |
Bill Haley and His Comets |
| 51 |
"Fame" |
Fame |
1980 |
Irene Cara |
| 52 |
"Summertime" |
Porgy and Bess |
1959 |
Loulie Jean Norman |
| 53 |
"Goldfinger" |
Goldfinger |
1964 |
Shirley Bassey |
| 54 |
"Shall We Dance?" |
The King and I |
1956 |
Marni Nixon and Yul Brynner |
| 55 |
"Flashdance... What a Feeling" |
Flashdance |
1983 |
Irene Cara |
| 56 |
"Thank Heaven for Little Girls" |
Gigi |
1958 |
Maurice Chevalier |
| 57 |
"The Windmills of Your Mind" |
The Thomas Crown Affair |
1968 |
Noel Harrison |
| 58 |
"Gonna Fly Now" |
Rocky |
1976 |
Bill Conti |
| 59 |
"Tonight" |
West Side Story |
1961 |
Marni Nixon |
| 60 |
"It Had to Be You" |
When Harry Met Sally... |
1989 |
Harry Connick, Jr. |
| 61 |
"Get Happy" |
Summer Stock |
1950 |
Judy Garland |
| 62 |
"Beauty and the Beast" |
Beauty and the Beast |
1991 |
Angela Lansbury |
| 63 |
"Thanks for the Memory" |
The Big Broadcast of 1938 |
1938 |
Bob Hope and Shirley Ross |
| 64 |
"My Favorite Things" |
The Sound of Music |
1965 |
Julie Andrews |
| 65 |
"I Will Always Love You" |
The Bodyguard |
1992 |
Whitney Houston |
| 66 |
"Suicide Is Painless" |
MASH |
1970 |
Johnny Mandel and Mike Altman |
| 67 |
"Nobody Does It Better" |
The Spy Who Loved Me |
1977 |
Carly Simon |
| 68 |
"Streets of Philadelphia" |
Philadelphia |
1993 |
Bruce Springsteen |
| 69 |
"On the Good Ship Lollipop" |
Bright Eyes |
1934 |
Shirley Temple |
| 70 |
"Summer Nights" |
Grease |
1978 |
John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John |
| 71 |
"The Yankee Doodle Boy" |
Yankee Doodle Dandy |
1942 |
James Cagney |
| 72 |
"Good Morning" |
Singin' in the Rain |
1952 |
Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, and Debbie Reynolds |
| 73 |
"Isn't It Romantic?" |
Love Me Tonight |
1932 |
Maurice Chevalier, Bert Roach, Rolfe Sedan, chorus and Jeanette MacDonald |
| 74 |
"Rainbow Connection" |
The Muppet Movie |
1979 |
Kermit the Frog |
| 75 |
"Up Where We Belong" |
An Officer and a Gentleman |
1982 |
Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes |
| 76 |
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" |
Meet Me in St. Louis |
1944 |
Judy Garland |
| 77 |
"The Shadow of Your Smile" |
The Sandpiper |
1965 |
| 78 |
"9 to 5" |
Nine to Five |
1980 |
Dolly Parton |
| 79 |
"Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" |
Arthur |
1981 |
Christopher Cross |
| 80 |
"Springtime for Hitler" |
The Producers |
1968 |
| 81 |
"I'm Easy" |
Nashville |
1975 |
Keith Carradine |
| 82 |
"Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead" |
The Wizard of Oz |
1939 |
The Munchkins |
| 83 |
"The Rose" |
The Rose |
1979 |
Bette Midler |
| 84 |
"Put the Blame on Mame" |
Gilda |
1946 |
Anita Ellis |
| 85 |
"Come What May" |
Moulin Rouge! |
2001 |
Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor |
| 86 |
"(I've Had) The Time of My Life" |
Dirty Dancing |
1987 |
Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes |
| 87 |
"Buttons and Bows" |
The Paleface |
1948 |
Bob Hope |
| 88 |
"Do Re Mi" |
The Sound of Music |
1965 |
Julie Andrews |
| 89 |
"Puttin' on the Ritz" |
Young Frankenstein |
1974 |
Gene Wilder and Peter Boyle |
| 90 |
"Seems Like Old Times" |
Annie Hall |
1977 |
Diane Keaton |
| 91 |
"Let the River Run" |
Working Girl |
1988 |
Carly Simon |
| 92 |
"Long Ago (and Far Away)" |
Cover Girl |
1944 |
Gene Kelly |
| 93 |
"Lose Yourself" |
8 Mile |
2002 |
Eminem |
| 94 |
"Ain't Too Proud to Beg" |
The Big Chill |
1983 |
Temptations |
| 95 |
"(We're Off on the) Road to Morocco" |
Road to Morocco |
1942 |
Bing Crosby and Bob Hope |
| 96 |
"Footloose" |
Footloose |
1984 |
Kenny Loggins |
| 97 |
"42nd Street" |
42nd Street |
1933 |
Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell, and ensemble |
| 98 |
"All That Jazz" |
Chicago |
2002 |
Catherine Zeta-Jones and Renée Zellweger |
| 99 |
"Hakuna Matata" |
The Lion King |
1994 |
Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella and Joseph Williams |
| 100 |
"Old Time Rock and Roll" |
Risky Business |
1983 |
Bob Seger |
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