AFI’s 100
Years… 100 Songs

The Best Movie Songs of All-time

 In June 2004, the American Film Institute revealed their list of the top
movie songs of all time. To meet the AFI’s criteria, eligible songs
contained music and lyrics and were featured in an American feature-length
film in a way that set a tone or mood, defined character, advanced plot,
and/or expressed the film’s themes in a manner that elevated the moving
image art form. They were songs that have captured the nation’s heart and
resonate across the century, enriching America’s film heritage and
captivating artists and audiences today.

1. "Over the Rainbow" from

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

2. "As Time Goes By" from

Casablanca (1942)

3. "Singin’ in the Rain" from

Singin’ in the Rain (1952)

4. "Moon River" from

Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)

5. "White Christmas" from

Holiday Inn (1942)

6. "Mrs. Robinson" from

The Graduate (1967)

7. "When You Wish upon a Star" from

Pinocchio (1940)

8. "The Way We Were" from

The Way We Were (1973)

9. "Stayin’ Alive" from

Saturday Night Fever (1977)

10. "The Sound of Music" from

The Sound of Music (1965)

11. "The Man That Got Away" from

A Star Is Born (1954)

12. "Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend" from

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)

13. "People" from

Funny Girl (1968)

14. "My Heart Will Go On" from

Titanic (1997)

15. "Cheek to Cheek" from

Top Hat (1935)

16. "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" from

A Star Is Born (1976)

17. "I Could Have Danced All Night" from

My Fair Lady (1964)

18. "Cabaret" from

Cabaret (1972)

19. "Some Day My Prince Will Come" from

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)

20. "Somewhere" from

West Side Story (1961)

21. "Jailhouse Rock" from

Jailhouse Rock (1957)

22. "Everybody’s Talkin’" from

Midnight Cowboy (1969)

23. "Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head" from

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

24. "Ol’ Man River" from

Show Boat (1936)

25. "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin’)" from

High Noon (1952)

26. "The Trolley Song" from

Meet Me in St. Louis (1945)

27. "Unchained Melody" from

Ghost (1990)

28. "Some Enchanted Evening" from

South Pacific (1958)

29. "Born to Be Wild" from

Easy Rider (1969)

30. "Stormy Weather" from

Stormy Weather (1943)

31. "Theme from New York, New York" from

New York, New York (1977)

32. "I Got Rhythm" from

An American in Paris (1951)

33. "Aquarius" from

Hair (1979)

34. "Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off" from

Shall We Dance (1937)

35. "America" from

West Side Story (1961)

36. "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" from

Mary Poppins (1964)

37. "Swinging on a Star" from

Going My Way (1944)

38. "Theme from Shaft" from

Shaft (1971)

39. "Days of Wine and Roses" from

Days of Wine and Roses (1962)

40. "Fight the Power" from

Do the Right Thing (1989)

41. "New York, New York" from

On the Town (1949)

42. "Luck Be a Lady" from

Guys and Dolls (1955)

43. "The Way You Look Tonight" from

Swing Time (1936)

44. "Wind Beneath My Wings" from

Beaches (1988)

45. "That’s Entertainment" from

The Band Wagon (1953)

46. "Don’t Rain on My Parade" from

Funny Girl (1968)

47. "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" from

Song of the South (1946)

48. "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)" from

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)

49. "Make ‘Em Laugh" from

Singin’ in the Rain (1952)

50. "Rock Around the Clock" from

Blackboard Jungle (1955)

51. "Fame" from

Fame (1980)

52. "Summertime" from

Porgy and Bess (1959)

53. "Goldfinger" from

Goldfinger (1964)

54. "Shall We Dance" from

The King and I (1956)

55. "Flashdance… What a Feeling" from

Flashdance (1983)

56. "Thank Heaven for Little Girls" from

Gigi (1958)

57. "The Windmills of Your Mind" from

The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)

58. "Gonna Fly Now" from

Rocky (1976)

59. "Tonight" from

West Side Story (1961)

60. "It Had to Be You" from

When Harry Met Sally… (1989)

61. "Get Happy" from

Summer Stock (1950)

62. "Beauty and the Beast" from

Beauty and the Beast (1991)

63. "Thanks for the Memory" from

The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938)

64. "My Favorite Things" from

The Sound of Music (1965)

65. "I Will Always Love You" from

The Bodyguard (1992)

66. "Suicide Is Painless" from

M*A*S*H (1970)

67. "Nobody Does It Better" from

The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

68. "Streets of Philadelphia" from

Philadelphia (1993)

69. "On the Good Ship Lollipop" from

Bright Eyes (1934)

70. "Summer Nights" from

Grease (1978)

71. "The Yankee Doodle Boy" from

Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

72. "Good Morning" from

Singin’ in the Rain (1952)

73. "Isn’t It Romantic?" from

Love Me Tonight (1932)

74. "The Rainbow Connection" from

The Muppet Movie (1979)

75. "Up Where We Belong" from

An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)

76. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" from

Meet Me in St. Louis (1945)

77. "The Shadow of Your Smile" from

The Sandpiper (1965)

78. "9 to 5" from

9 to 5 (1980)

79. "Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)" from

Arthur (1979)

80. "Springtime for Hitler" from

The Producers (1968)

81. "I’m Easy" from

Nashville (1975)

82. "Ding Dong, the Witch Is Dead" from

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

83. "The Rose" from

The Rose (1979)

84. "Put the Blame on Mame" from

Gilda (1946)

85. "Come What May" from

Moulin Rouge (2001)

86. "(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life" from

Dirty Dancing (1987)

87. "Buttons and Bows" from

The Paleface (1948)

88. "Do Re Mi" from

The Sound of Music (1965)

89. "Puttin’ on the Ritz" from

Young Frankenstein (1974)

90. "Seems Like Old Times" from

Annie Hall (1977)

91. "Let the River Run" from

Working Girl (1988)

92. "Long Ago and Far Away" from

Cover Girl (1944)

93. "Lose Yourself" from

8 Mile (2002)

94. "Ain’t Too Proud to Beg" from

The Big Chill (1983)

95. "(We’re Off on the) Road to Morocco" from

Road to Morocco (1942)

96. "Footloose" from

Footloose (1984)

97. "42nd Street" from

42nd Street (1933)

98. "All That Jazz" from

Chicago (2002)

99. "Hakuna Matata" from

The Lion King (1994)

100. "Old Time Rock and Roll" from

Risky Business (1983)