American Film Institute's Top 100 Movie Songs

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This is the list of 400 songs from which they could select:

SONG - MOVIE
Aba Daba Honeymoon TWO WEEKS WITH LOVE (1950)
Ac-Cen-Tchu-Ate the Positive HERE COMES THE WAVES (1945)
An Affair To Remember AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER (1957)
Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) AGAINST ALL ODDS (1984)
Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life NAUGHTY MARIETTA (1935)
Ain't Misbehavin' STORMY WEATHER (1943)
Ain't Too Proud To Beg THE BIG CHILL (1983)
All of You SILK STOCKINGS (1957)
All That Jazz CHICAGO (2002)
All the Way THE JOKER IS WILD (1957)
Almost Like Being in Love BRIGADOON (1954)
Am I Blue? ON WITH THE SHOW! (1929)
Amazing Grace SILKWOOD (1983)
America WEST SIDE STORY (1961)
America THE JAZZ SINGER (1980)
Animal Crackers in My Soup CURLY TOP (1935)
Anything Goes INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (1984)
Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better) ANNIE GET YOUR GUN (1950)
April Love APRIL LOVE (1957)
Aquarius HAIR (1979)
Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) ARTHUR (1981)
As Time Goes By CASABLANCA (1942)
Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing EYES WIDE SHUT (1999)
Baby Mine DUMBO (1941)
Baby, It's Cold Outside NEPTUNE'S DAUGHTER (1949)
Back In The Saddle Again BACK IN THE SADDLE (1941)
Bali Ha'I SOUTH PACIFIC (1958)
The Ballad of Cat Ballou CAT BALLOU (1965)
The Bare Necessities THE JUNGLE BOOK (1967)
Be a Clown THE PIRATE (1948)
Be My Baby MEAN STREETS (1973)
Be My Love THE TOAST OF NEW ORLEANS (1950)
Be Our Guest BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (1991)
Beach Blanket Bingo BEACH BLANKET BINGO (1965)
Beauty and the Beast BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (1991)
Because You Loved Me UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL (1996)
Begin the Beguine BROADWAY MELODY OF 1940 (1940)
Ben BEN (1972)
Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo CINDERELLA (1950)
Big Bottom THIS IS SPINAL TAP (1984)
Big Spender SWEET CHARITY (1969)
Blame Canada SOUTH PARK: BIGGER, LONGER & UNCUT (1999)
Blue Hawaii BLUE HAWAII (1961)
Blues in the Night BLUES IN THE NIGHT (1941)
Bohemian Rhapsody WAYNE'S WORLD (1992)
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B BUCK PRIVATES (1941)
Born Free BORN FREE (1966)
Born To Be Wild EASY RIDER (1969)
The Boy Next Door MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS (1944)
The Boys in the Backroom DESTRY RIDES AGAIN (1939)
Buffalo Gal (Won't You Come Out Tonight) IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946)
Buttons and Bows THE PALEFACE (1948)
Cabaret CABARET (1972)
Call Me AMERICAN GIGOLO (1980)
Call Me Irresponsible PAPA'S DELICATE CONDITION (1963)
Camelot CAMELOT (1967)
Can You Feel the Love Tonight THE LION KING (1994)
Can You Read My Mind SUPERMAN (1978)
The Candy Man WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (1971)
The Carioca FLYING DOWN TO RIO (1934)
Charade CHARADE (1964)
Chattanooga Choo Choo SUN VALLEY SERENADE (1941)
Cheek to Cheek TOP HAT (1935)
Chim Chim Cher-ee MARY POPPINS (1964)
Circle of Life THE LION KING (1994)
Coal Miner's Daughter COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER (1980)
Colors of the Wind POCAHONTAS (1995)
Come Saturday Morning THE STERILE CUCKOO (1969)
Come What May MOULIN ROUGE! (2001)
Comedy Tonight A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM (1966)
Consider Yourself OLIVER! (1968)
Continental, The THE GAY DIVORCÉE (1934)
Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep WHITE CHRISTMAS (1954)
Crazy SWEET DREAMS (1985)
Cuban Pete CUBAN PETE (1946)
Day-O BEETLEJUICE (1988)
Days of Wine and Roses DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES (1963)
Dead Man Walkin' DEAD MAN WALKING (1995)
Dear Mr. Gable (You Made Me Love You) BROADWAY MELODY OF 1938 (1937)
Deep in the Heart of Texas DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS (1942)
Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES (1953)
Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)
Do Re Mi THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965)
Do You Love Me? DIRTY DANCING (1987)
Don't Cry For Me, Argentina EVITA (1996)
Don't Fence Me In DON'T FENCE ME IN (1945)
Don't Rain On My Parade FUNNY GIRL (1968)
Don't You (Forget About Me) THE BREAKFAST CLUB (1985)
Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes, A CINDERELLA (1950)
Dude (Looks Like A Lady) MRS. DOUBTFIRE (1993)
Duettino - Sull'Aria (from The Marriage of Figaro) THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (1994)
Ease On Down the Road THE WIZ (1978)
Easter Parade HOLIDAY INN (1942)
The End APOCALYPSE NOW (1979)
Endless Love ENDLESS LOVE (1981)
Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star is Born) A STAR IS BORN (1976)
Everybody's Talkin' MIDNIGHT COWBOY (1969)
Everything's Coming Up Roses GYPSY (1962)
Eye of the Tiger ROCKY III (1982)
Fame FAME (1980)
Fight the Power DO THE RIGHT THING (1989)
A Fine Romance SWING TIME (1936)
FlashdanceÉWhat a Feeling FLASHDANCE (1983)
Footloose FOOTLOOSE (1984)
For All We Know LOVERS AND OTHER STRANGERS (1970)
For Me and My Gal FOR ME AND MY GAL (1942)
For Your Eyes Only FOR YOUR EYES ONLY (1981)
42nd Street 42nd STREET (1933)
Frankie and Johnny SHE DONE HIM WRONG (1933)
Friend Like Me ALADDIN (1992)
Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love) FRIENDLY PERSUASION (1956)
Gangsta's Paradise DANGEROUS MINDS (1995)
Get Happy SUMMER STOCK (1950)
Getting to Know You THE KING AND I (1956)
Ghostbusters GHOSTBUSTERS (1984)
Gigi GIGI (1958)
Give My Regards to Broadway LITTLE JOHNNY JONES (1929)
Go Daddy-O SWINGERS (1996)
God Bless America THE DEER HUNTER (1978)
God Bless the Child LADY SINGS THE BLUES (1972)
Goldfinger GOLDFINGER (1964)
Gonna Fly Now ROCKY (1976)
Good Morning SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (1952)
The Goodbye Girl THE GOODBYE GIRL (1977)
Hakuna Matata THE LION KING (1994)
The Hands That Built America GANGS OF NEW YORK (2002)
Happiness Is (Just) a Thing Called Joe CABIN IN THE SKY (1943)
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS (1944)
Hazy Shade of Winter LESS THAN ZERO (1987)
Hello, Dolly! HELLO, DOLLY! (1969)
He's A Tramp LADY AND THE TRAMP (1955)
Hey There THE PAJAMA GAME (1957)
High Hopes A HOLE IN THE HEAD (1959)
High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin) HIGH NOON (1952)
Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo LILI (1953)
Honeysuckle Rose THOUSANDS CHEER (1943)
Hooray for Captain Spaulding ANIMAL CRACKERS (1930)
Hooray for Hollywood HOLLYWOOD HOTEL (1938)
Hopelessly Devoted To You GREASE (1978)
How About You? BABES ON BROADWAY (1941)
How Are Things in Glocca Morra? FINIAN'S RAINBOW (1968)
How Do You Keep the Music Playing? BEST FRIENDS (1982)
How Little We Know TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT (1945)
I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? (2000)
I Believe in You HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING (1967)
I Could Have Danced All Night MY FAIR LADY (1964)
I Don't Know How to Love Him JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (1973)
I Don't Want To Miss a Thing ARMAGEDDON (1998)
I Enjoy Being a Girl FLOWER DRUM SONG (1961)
I Fall in Love Too Easily ANCHORS AWEIGH (1945)
I Finally Found Someone THE MIRROR HAS TWO FACES (1996)
I Got Rhythm AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (1951)
I Just Called to Say I Love You THE WOMAN IN RED (1984)
I Remember it Well GIGI (1958)
I Say a Little Prayer MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING (1997)
I See Your Face Before Me BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY (1995)
I Want To Be Like You THE JUNGLE BOOK (1967)
I Will Always Love You THE BODYGUARD (1992)
If I Didn't Have You MONSTERS, INC. (2001)
If I Loved You CAROUSEL (1956)
If I Only Had A Brain/Heart/The Nerve THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)
If I Were A Rich Man FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (1971)
If My Friends Could See Me Now SWEET CHARITY (1969)
If You Leave PRETTY IN PINK (1986)
If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out HAROLD AND MAUDE (1971)
If You Were Here SIXTEEN CANDLES (1984)
I'll Stop the World and Melt With You VALLEY GIRL (1982)
I'll Walk Alone FOLLOW THE BOYS (1944)
I'm A Believer SHREK (2001)
I'm Alright CADDYSHACK (1980)
I'm Easy NASHVILLE (1975)
I'm Still Here POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE (1990)
I'm Tired BLAZING SADDLES (1974)
In Dreams BLUE VELVET (1986)
In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening HERE COMES THE GROOM (1951)
In The Heat of the Night IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (1967)
In Your Eyes SAY ANYTHING...(1989)
Indian Love Call ROSE-MARIE (1936)
Ink-a-Dinka-Doo TWO GIRLS AND A SAILOR (1944)
Into The Groove DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN (1985)
Isn't it Romantic? LOVE ME TONIGHT (1932)
It Goes Like It Goes NORMA RAE (1979)
It Had to Be You WHEN HARRY MET SALLY (1989)
It Might As Well Be Spring STATE FAIR (1945)
It Might Be You TOOTSIE (1982)
It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World IT'S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD (1963)
It's Magic ROMANCE ON THE HIGH SEAS (1948)
I've Got You Under My Skin BORN TO DANCE (1936)
I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face MY FAIR LADY (1964)
I've Heard That Song Before YOUTH ON PARADE (1942)
Jailhouse Rock JAILHOUSE ROCK (1957)
Jean THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE (1968)
Jeepers Creepers GOING PLACES (1938)
Johnny B. Goode BACK TO THE FUTURE (1985)
Journey to the Past ANASTASIA (1997)
June is Bustin' Out All Over CAROUSEL (1956)
A Kiss to Build a Dream On THE STRIP (1951)
La Bamba LA BAMBA (1987)
La Mamma Morta PHILADELPHIA (1993)
The Lady in the Tutti-Frutti Hat THE GANG'S ALL HERE (1943)
The Lady is a Tramp WORDS AND MUSIC (1948)
Last Dance THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY (1978)
The Last Time I Saw Paris LADY BE GOOD (1941)
Lavender Blue SO DEAR TO MY HEART (1949)
Lean On Me LEAN ON ME (1989)
Leaning on the Everlasting Arms THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (1955)
Let the River Run WORKING GIRL (1988)
Let's Call the Whole Thing Off SHALL WE DANCE (1937)
Let's Get It On HIGH FIDELITY (2000)
Let's Go Crazy PURPLE RAIN (1984)
Live and Let Die LIVE AND LET DIE (1973)
Lollipop STAND BY ME (1986)
Long Ago And Far Away COVER GIRL (1944)
Lose Yourself 8 MILE (2002)
Love In Bloom SHE LOVES ME NOT (1934)
Love is a Many-Splendored Thing LOVE IS A MANY-SPLENDORED THING (1955)
Love Is Here To Stay AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (1951)
Love Me Tender LOVE ME TENDER (1956)
Lovely to Look At ROBERTA (1935)
Luck Be A Lady GUYS AND DOLLS (1955)
Lullaby of Broadway GOLD DIGGERS OF 1935, THE (1935)
Lydia The Tattooed Lady AT THE CIRCUS (1939)
Make Believe SHOW BOAT (1951)
Make 'Em Laugh SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (1952)
Makin' Whoopee THE FABULOUS BAKER BOYS (1989)
The Man That Got Away A STAR IS BORN (1954)
M'Appari Tutt' Amor BREAKING AWAY (1979)
Men In Black MEN IN BLACK (1997)
Miss Brown to You BIG BROADCAST OF 1936 (1935)
Miss Celie's Blues (Sister) THE COLOR PURPLE (1985)
Miss Misery GOOD WILL HUNTING (1997)
Misty PLAY MISTY FOR ME (1971)
Mona Lisa CAPTAIN CAREY, U.S.A. (1950)
Moon River BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S (1961)
Moonlight Becomes You ROAD TO MOROCCO (1942)
More Than A Woman SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (1977)
The Morning After THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE (1972)
Mrs. Robinson THE GRADUATE (1967)
My Favorite Things THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965)
My Funny Valentine PAL JOEY (1957)
My Heart Will Go On TITANIC (1997)
My Kind of Town ROBIN AND THE 7 HOODS (1964)
My Mammy THE JAZZ SINGER (1927)
My Man FUNNY GIRL (1968)
Nature Boy THE BOY WITH GREEN HAIR (1948)
New York, New York ON THE TOWN (1949)
9 To 5 9 TO 5 (1980)
Nobody Does It Better THE SPY WHO LOVED ME (1977)
Oh, Pretty Woman PRETTY WOMAN (1990)
Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin' OKLAHOMA! (1955)
Oklahoma! OKLAHOMA! (1955)
Ol' Man River SHOW BOAT (1936)
Old Time Rock And Roll RISKY BUSINESS (1983)
On Broadway ALL THAT JAZZ (1979)
On the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe THE HARVEY GIRLS (1946)
On the Good Ship Lollipop BRIGHT EYES (1934)
On the Road Again HONEYSUCKLE ROSE (1980)
One A CHORUS LINE (1985)
Over the Rainbow THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)
Papa, Can You Hear Me? YENTL (1983)
Pennies from Heaven PENNIES FROM HEAVEN (1936)
People FUNNY GIRL (1968)
The Power of Love BACK TO THE FUTURE (1985)
The Prayer QUEST FOR CAMELOT (1998)
A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody THE GREAT ZIEGFELD (1936)
The Prince Of Egypt (When You Believe) THE PRINCE OF EGYPT (1998)
Put On A Happy Face BYE BYE BIRDIE (1963)
Put the Blame on Mame GILDA (1946)
Puttin' on the Ritz YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (1974)
The Rain In Spain MY FAIR LADY (1964)
Rainbow Connection MUPPET MOVIE, THE (1979)
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969)
Razzle Dazzle CHICAGO (2002)
(We're Off On the) Road to Morocco ROAD TO MOROCCO (1942)
Rock Around the Clock BLACKBOARD JUNGLE (1955)
Rock 'N' Roll High School ROCK 'N' ROLL HIGH SCHOOL (1979)
The Rose THE ROSE (1979)
Roxanne MOULIN ROUGE! (2001)
Runnin' Wild SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959)
S Wonderful FUNNY FACE (1957)
San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO (1936)
Save Me MAGNOLIA (1999)
Say You, Say Me WHITE NIGHTS (1985)
Secret Garden JERRY MAGUIRE (1996)
Secret Love CALAMITY JANE (1953)
Seems Like Old Times ANNIE HALL (1977)
Seventy-Six Trombones THE MUSIC MAN (1962)
The Shadow of Your Smile THE SANDPIPER (1965)
Shall We Dance THE KING AND I (1956)
Shall We Gather at the River? MY DARLING CLEMENTINE (1946)
Shout NATIONAL LAMPOON'S ANIMAL HOUSE (1978)
Silver Bells THE LEMON DROP KID (1951)
Singin' in the Rain SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (1952)
Sit Down You're Rockin' the Boat GUYS AND DOLLS (1955)
Smile SMILE (1976)
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973)
Some Day My Prince Will Come SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (1937)
Some Enchanted Evening SOUTH PACIFIC (1958)
Somewhere WEST SIDE STORY (1961)
Somewhere Out There AN AMERICAN TAIL (1986)
Somewhere That's Green LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (1986)
Sonny Boy THE SINGING FOOL (1929)
Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man) DICK TRACY (1990)
The Sound of Music THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965)
South of the Border SOUTH OF THE BORDER (1939)
Springtime For Hitler THE PRODUCERS (1968)
Stayin' Alive SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (1977)
Steppin' Out with My Baby EASTER PARADE (1948)
Stormy Weather STORMY WEATHER (1943)
Stranger in Paradise KISMET (1956)
Streets of Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA (1993)
Stuck In The Middle With You RESERVOIR DOGS (1992)
Suicide is Painless M*A*S*H (1970)
Summer Nights GREASE (1978)
Summertime PORGY AND BESS (1959)
Sunrise, Sunset FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (1971)
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious MARY POPPINS (1964)
Sweet Leilani WAIKIKI WEDDING (1937)
Swinging on a Star GOING MY WAY (1944)
Take My Breath Away TOP GUN (1986)
Talk to the Animals DOCTOR DOLITTLE (1967)
Tammy TAMMY AND THE BACHELOR (1957)
Tears in Heaven RUSH (1991)
Ten Cents A Dance LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME (1955)
(Love Is) The Tender Trap THE TENDER TRAP (1955)
Tequila PEE WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE (1985)
Thank Heaven for Little Girls GIGI (1958)
Thanks for the Memory THE BIG BROADCAST OF 1938 (1938)
That Old Black Magic BUS STOP (1956)
That Thing You Do! THAT THING YOU DO! (1996)
That's Amore MOONSTRUCK (1987)
That's Entertainment BAND WAGON, THE (1953)
Theme from Mahogany MAHOGANY (1975)
Theme from New York, New York NEW YORK, NEW YORK (1977)
Theme from Shaft SHAFT (1971)
There's No Business Like Show Business ANNIE GET YOUR GUN (1950)
They Can't Take That Away From Me SHALL WE DANCE (1937)
Things Have Changed WONDER BOYS (2000)
Think THE BLUES BROTHERS (1980)
This Land is Your Land BOUND FOR GLORY (1976)
Thoroughly Modern Millie THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE (1967)
Three Coins in the Fountain THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN (1954)
Through the Eyes of Love ICE CASTLES (1979)
Thumbelina HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN (1952)
(I've Had) The Time of My Life DIRTY DANCING (1987)
The Time Warp THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (1975)
Tiny Dancer ALMOST FAMOUS (2000)
Tip-Toe Thru The Tulips GOLDDIGGERS OF BROADWAY (1929)
To Sir With Love TO SIR WITH LOVE (1967)
Tomorrow ANNIE (1982)
Tomorrow Belongs to Me CABARET (1972)
Tonight WEST SIDE STORY (1961)
Too Darn Hot KISS ME KATE (1953)
Toot, Toot, Tootsie THE JAZZ SINGER (1927)
Top Hat, White Tie and Tails TOP HAT (1935)
The Trolley Song MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS (1944)
True Love HIGH SOCIETY (1956)
Twist And Shout FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF (1986)
Unchained Melody GHOST (1990)
Under the Sea THE LITTLE MERMAID (1989)
Up Where We Belong AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN (1982)
Varsity Drag GOOD NEWS (1947)
Viva Las Vegas VIVA LAS VEGAS (1964)
Way We Were, The THE WAY WE WERE (1973)
The Way You Look Tonight SWING TIME (1936)
We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME (1985)
We May Never Love Like This Again THE TOWERING INFERNO (1974)
We're in the Money GOLD DIGGERS OF 1933 (1933)
Werewolves Of London THE COLOR OF MONEY (1986)
What A Wonderful World GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM (1987)
Whatever Lola Wants DAMN YANKEES (1958)
Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera) THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (1956)
What's Love Got To Do With It WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT (1993)
What's New **********cat? WHAT'S NEW **********CAT? (1965)
When I Fall In Love SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE (1993)
When She Loved Me TOY STORY 2 (1999)
When You Wish Upon A Star PINOCCHIO (1940)
Where the Blue of the Night Meets The Gold of the Day BIG BROADCAST (1932)
Where the Boys Are WHERE THE BOYS ARE (1960)
Whistle While You Work SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (1937)
White Christmas HOLIDAY INN (1942)
A Whole New World ALADDIN (1992)
Wilkommen CABARET (1972)
Wind Beneath My Wings BEACHES (1988)
The Windmills of Your Mind THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR (1968)
A Wink and a Smile SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE (1993)
Wonderful World WITNESS (1985)
The Yankee Doodle Boy YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (1942)
You Are My Lucky Star BROADWAY MELODY OF 1936 (1935)
You Don't Own Me THE FIRST WIVES CLUB (1996)
You Light Up My Life YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE (1977)
You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby HARD TO GET (1938)
You Never Can Tell PULP FICTION (1994)
You'll Be in My Heart TARZAN (1999)
You'll Never Know HELLO, FRISCO, HELLO (1943)
You'll Never Walk Alone CAROUSEL (1956)
You're The One That I Want GREASE (1978)
You're The Top ANYTHING GOES (1936)
You've Got a Friend in Me TOY STORY (1995)
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah 400 songs on the ballot:
SONG MOVIE
Aba Daba Honeymoon TWO WEEKS WITH LOVE (1950)
Ac-Cen-Tchu-Ate the Positive HERE COMES THE WAVES (1945)
An Affair To Remember AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER (1957)
Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) AGAINST ALL ODDS (1984)
Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life NAUGHTY MARIETTA (1935)
Ain't Misbehavin' STORMY WEATHER (1943)
Ain't Too Proud To Beg THE BIG CHILL (1983)
All of You SILK STOCKINGS (1957)
All That Jazz CHICAGO (2002)
All the Way THE JOKER IS WILD (1957)
Almost Like Being in Love BRIGADOON (1954)
Am I Blue? ON WITH THE SHOW! (1929)
Amazing Grace SILKWOOD (1983)
America WEST SIDE STORY (1961)
America THE JAZZ SINGER (1980)
Animal Crackers in My Soup CURLY TOP (1935)
Anything Goes INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (1984)
Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better) ANNIE GET YOUR GUN (1950)
April Love APRIL LOVE (1957)
Aquarius HAIR (1979)
Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) ARTHUR (1981)
As Time Goes By CASABLANCA (1942)
Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing EYES WIDE SHUT (1999)
Baby Mine DUMBO (1941)
Baby, It's Cold Outside NEPTUNE'S DAUGHTER (1949)
Back In The Saddle Again BACK IN THE SADDLE (1941)
Bali Ha'I SOUTH PACIFIC (1958)
The Ballad of Cat Ballou CAT BALLOU (1965)
The Bare Necessities THE JUNGLE BOOK (1967)
Be a Clown THE PIRATE (1948)
Be My Baby MEAN STREETS (1973)
Be My Love THE TOAST OF NEW ORLEANS (1950)
Be Our Guest BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (1991)
Beach Blanket Bingo BEACH BLANKET BINGO (1965)
Beauty and the Beast BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (1991)
Because You Loved Me UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL (1996)
Begin the Beguine BROADWAY MELODY OF 1940 (1940)
Ben BEN (1972)
Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo CINDERELLA (1950)
Big Bottom THIS IS SPINAL TAP (1984)
Big Spender SWEET CHARITY (1969)
Blame Canada SOUTH PARK: BIGGER, LONGER & UNCUT (1999)
Blue Hawaii BLUE HAWAII (1961)
Blues in the Night BLUES IN THE NIGHT (1941)
Bohemian Rhapsody WAYNE'S WORLD (1992)
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B BUCK PRIVATES (1941)
Born Free BORN FREE (1966)
Born To Be Wild EASY RIDER (1969)
The Boy Next Door MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS (1944)
The Boys in the Backroom DESTRY RIDES AGAIN (1939)
Buffalo Gal (Won't You Come Out Tonight) IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946)
Buttons and Bows THE PALEFACE (1948)
Cabaret CABARET (1972)
Call Me AMERICAN GIGOLO (1980)
Call Me Irresponsible PAPA'S DELICATE CONDITION (1963)
Camelot CAMELOT (1967)
Can You Feel the Love Tonight THE LION KING (1994)
Can You Read My Mind SUPERMAN (1978)
The Candy Man WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (1971)
The Carioca FLYING DOWN TO RIO (1934)
Charade CHARADE (1964)
Chattanooga Choo Choo SUN VALLEY SERENADE (1941)
Cheek to Cheek TOP HAT (1935)
Chim Chim Cher-ee MARY POPPINS (1964)
Circle of Life THE LION KING (1994)
Coal Miner's Daughter COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER (1980)
Colors of the Wind POCAHONTAS (1995)
Come Saturday Morning THE STERILE CUCKOO (1969)
Come What May MOULIN ROUGE! (2001)
Comedy Tonight A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM (1966)
Consider Yourself OLIVER! (1968)
Continental, The THE GAY DIVORCÉE (1934)
Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep WHITE CHRISTMAS (1954)
Crazy SWEET DREAMS (1985)
Cuban Pete CUBAN PETE (1946)
Day-O BEETLEJUICE (1988)
Days of Wine and Roses DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES (1963)
Dead Man Walkin' DEAD MAN WALKING (1995)
Dear Mr. Gable (You Made Me Love You) BROADWAY MELODY OF 1938 (1937)
Deep in the Heart of Texas DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS (1942)
Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES (1953)
Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)
Do Re Mi THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965)
Do You Love Me? DIRTY DANCING (1987)
Don't Cry For Me, Argentina EVITA (1996)
Don't Fence Me In DON'T FENCE ME IN (1945)
Don't Rain On My Parade FUNNY GIRL (1968)
Don't You (Forget About Me) THE BREAKFAST CLUB (1985)
Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes, A CINDERELLA (1950)
Dude (Looks Like A Lady) MRS. DOUBTFIRE (1993)
Duettino - Sull'Aria (from The Marriage of Figaro) THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (1994)
Ease On Down the Road THE WIZ (1978)
Easter Parade HOLIDAY INN (1942)
The End APOCALYPSE NOW (1979)
Endless Love ENDLESS LOVE (1981)
Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star is Born) A STAR IS BORN (1976)
Everybody's Talkin' MIDNIGHT COWBOY (1969)
Everything's Coming Up Roses GYPSY (1962)
Eye of the Tiger ROCKY III (1982)
Fame FAME (1980)
Fight the Power DO THE RIGHT THING (1989)
A Fine Romance SWING TIME (1936)
FlashdanceÉWhat a Feeling FLASHDANCE (1983)
Footloose FOOTLOOSE (1984)
For All We Know LOVERS AND OTHER STRANGERS (1970)
For Me and My Gal FOR ME AND MY GAL (1942)
For Your Eyes Only FOR YOUR EYES ONLY (1981)
42nd Street 42nd STREET (1933)
Frankie and Johnny SHE DONE HIM WRONG (1933)
Friend Like Me ALADDIN (1992)
Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love) FRIENDLY PERSUASION (1956)
Gangsta's Paradise DANGEROUS MINDS (1995)
Get Happy SUMMER STOCK (1950)
Getting to Know You THE KING AND I (1956)
Ghostbusters GHOSTBUSTERS (1984)
Gigi GIGI (1958)
Give My Regards to Broadway LITTLE JOHNNY JONES (1929)
Go Daddy-O SWINGERS (1996)
God Bless America THE DEER HUNTER (1978)
God Bless the Child LADY SINGS THE BLUES (1972)
Goldfinger GOLDFINGER (1964)
Gonna Fly Now ROCKY (1976)
Good Morning SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (1952)
The Goodbye Girl THE GOODBYE GIRL (1977)
Hakuna Matata THE LION KING (1994)
The Hands That Built America GANGS OF NEW YORK (2002)
Happiness Is (Just) a Thing Called Joe CABIN IN THE SKY (1943)
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS (1944)
Hazy Shade of Winter LESS THAN ZERO (1987)
Hello, Dolly! HELLO, DOLLY! (1969)
He's A Tramp LADY AND THE TRAMP (1955)
Hey There THE PAJAMA GAME (1957)
High Hopes A HOLE IN THE HEAD (1959)
High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin) HIGH NOON (1952)
Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo LILI (1953)
Honeysuckle Rose THOUSANDS CHEER (1943)
Hooray for Captain Spaulding ANIMAL CRACKERS (1930)
Hooray for Hollywood HOLLYWOOD HOTEL (1938)
Hopelessly Devoted To You GREASE (1978)
How About You? BABES ON BROADWAY (1941)
How Are Things in Glocca Morra? FINIAN'S RAINBOW (1968)
How Do You Keep the Music Playing? BEST FRIENDS (1982)
How Little We Know TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT (1945)
I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? (2000)
I Believe in You HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING (1967)
I Could Have Danced All Night MY FAIR LADY (1964)
I Don't Know How to Love Him JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (1973)
I Don't Want To Miss a Thing ARMAGEDDON (1998)
I Enjoy Being a Girl FLOWER DRUM SONG (1961)
I Fall in Love Too Easily ANCHORS AWEIGH (1945)
I Finally Found Someone THE MIRROR HAS TWO FACES (1996)
I Got Rhythm AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (1951)
I Just Called to Say I Love You THE WOMAN IN RED (1984)
I Remember it Well GIGI (1958)
I Say a Little Prayer MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING (1997)
I See Your Face Before Me BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY (1995)
I Want To Be Like You THE JUNGLE BOOK (1967)
I Will Always Love You THE BODYGUARD (1992)
If I Didn't Have You MONSTERS, INC. (2001)
If I Loved You CAROUSEL (1956)
If I Only Had A Brain/Heart/The Nerve THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)
If I Were A Rich Man FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (1971)
If My Friends Could See Me Now SWEET CHARITY (1969)
If You Leave PRETTY IN PINK (1986)
If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out HAROLD AND MAUDE (1971)
If You Were Here SIXTEEN CANDLES (1984)
I'll Stop the World and Melt With You VALLEY GIRL (1982)
I'll Walk Alone FOLLOW THE BOYS (1944)
I'm A Believer SHREK (2001)
I'm Alright CADDYSHACK (1980)
I'm Easy NASHVILLE (1975)
I'm Still Here POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE (1990)
I'm Tired BLAZING SADDLES (1974)
In Dreams BLUE VELVET (1986)
In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening HERE COMES THE GROOM (1951)
In The Heat of the Night IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (1967)
In Your Eyes SAY ANYTHING...(1989)
Indian Love Call ROSE-MARIE (1936)
Ink-a-Dinka-Doo TWO GIRLS AND A SAILOR (1944)
Into The Groove DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN (1985)
Isn't it Romantic? LOVE ME TONIGHT (1932)
It Goes Like It Goes NORMA RAE (1979)
It Had to Be You WHEN HARRY MET SALLY (1989)
It Might As Well Be Spring STATE FAIR (1945)
It Might Be You TOOTSIE (1982)
It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World IT'S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD (1963)
It's Magic ROMANCE ON THE HIGH SEAS (1948)
I've Got You Under My Skin BORN TO DANCE (1936)
I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face MY FAIR LADY (1964)
I've Heard That Song Before YOUTH ON PARADE (1942)
Jailhouse Rock JAILHOUSE ROCK (1957)
Jean THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE (1968)
Jeepers Creepers GOING PLACES (1938)
Johnny B. Goode BACK TO THE FUTURE (1985)
Journey to the Past ANASTASIA (1997)
June is Bustin' Out All Over CAROUSEL (1956)
A Kiss to Build a Dream On THE STRIP (1951)
La Bamba LA BAMBA (1987)
La Mamma Morta PHILADELPHIA (1993)
The Lady in the Tutti-Frutti Hat THE GANG'S ALL HERE (1943)
The Lady is a Tramp WORDS AND MUSIC (1948)
Last Dance THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY (1978)
The Last Time I Saw Paris LADY BE GOOD (1941)
Lavender Blue SO DEAR TO MY HEART (1949)
Lean On Me LEAN ON ME (1989)
Leaning on the Everlasting Arms THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (1955)
Let the River Run WORKING GIRL (1988)
Let's Call the Whole Thing Off SHALL WE DANCE (1937)
Let's Get It On HIGH FIDELITY (2000)
Let's Go Crazy PURPLE RAIN (1984)
Live and Let Die LIVE AND LET DIE (1973)
Lollipop STAND BY ME (1986)
Long Ago And Far Away COVER GIRL (1944)
Lose Yourself 8 MILE (2002)
Love In Bloom SHE LOVES ME NOT (1934)
Love is a Many-Splendored Thing LOVE IS A MANY-SPLENDORED THING (1955)
Love Is Here To Stay AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (1951)
Love Me Tender LOVE ME TENDER (1956)
Lovely to Look At ROBERTA (1935)
Luck Be A Lady GUYS AND DOLLS (1955)
Lullaby of Broadway GOLD DIGGERS OF 1935, THE (1935)
Lydia The Tattooed Lady AT THE CIRCUS (1939)

cont. next post

[dearprudence]

The remaining 400, from which they could pick songs:

Make Believe SHOW BOAT (1951)
Make 'Em Laugh SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (1952)
Makin' Whoopee THE FABULOUS BAKER BOYS (1989)
The Man That Got Away A STAR IS BORN (1954)
M'Appari Tutt' Amor BREAKING AWAY (1979)
Men In Black MEN IN BLACK (1997)
Miss Brown to You BIG BROADCAST OF 1936 (1935)
Miss Celie's Blues (Sister) THE COLOR PURPLE (1985)
Miss Misery GOOD WILL HUNTING (1997)
Misty PLAY MISTY FOR ME (1971)
Mona Lisa CAPTAIN CAREY, U.S.A. (1950)
Moon River BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S (1961)
Moonlight Becomes You ROAD TO MOROCCO (1942)
More Than A Woman SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (1977)
The Morning After THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE (1972)
Mrs. Robinson THE GRADUATE (1967)
My Favorite Things THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965)
My Funny Valentine PAL JOEY (1957)
My Heart Will Go On TITANIC (1997)
My Kind of Town ROBIN AND THE 7 HOODS (1964)
My Mammy THE JAZZ SINGER (1927)
My Man FUNNY GIRL (1968)
Nature Boy THE BOY WITH GREEN HAIR (1948)
New York, New York ON THE TOWN (1949)
9 To 5 9 TO 5 (1980)
Nobody Does It Better THE SPY WHO LOVED ME (1977)
Oh, Pretty Woman PRETTY WOMAN (1990)
Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin' OKLAHOMA! (1955)
Oklahoma! OKLAHOMA! (1955)
Ol' Man River SHOW BOAT (1936)
Old Time Rock And Roll RISKY BUSINESS (1983)
On Broadway ALL THAT JAZZ (1979)
On the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe THE HARVEY GIRLS (1946)
On the Good Ship Lollipop BRIGHT EYES (1934)
On the Road Again HONEYSUCKLE ROSE (1980)
One A CHORUS LINE (1985)
Over the Rainbow THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)
Papa, Can You Hear Me? YENTL (1983)
Pennies from Heaven PENNIES FROM HEAVEN (1936)
People FUNNY GIRL (1968)
The Power of Love BACK TO THE FUTURE (1985)
The Prayer QUEST FOR CAMELOT (1998)
A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody THE GREAT ZIEGFELD (1936)
The Prince Of Egypt (When You Believe) THE PRINCE OF EGYPT (1998)
Put On A Happy Face BYE BYE BIRDIE (1963)
Put the Blame on Mame GILDA (1946)
Puttin' on the Ritz YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (1974)
The Rain In Spain MY FAIR LADY (1964)
Rainbow Connection MUPPET MOVIE, THE (1979)
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969)
Razzle Dazzle CHICAGO (2002)
(We're Off On the) Road to Morocco ROAD TO MOROCCO (1942)
Rock Around the Clock BLACKBOARD JUNGLE (1955)
Rock 'N' Roll High School ROCK 'N' ROLL HIGH SCHOOL (1979)
The Rose THE ROSE (1979)
Roxanne MOULIN ROUGE! (2001)
Runnin' Wild SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959)
S Wonderful FUNNY FACE (1957)
San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO (1936)
Save Me MAGNOLIA (1999)
Say You, Say Me WHITE NIGHTS (1985)
Secret Garden JERRY MAGUIRE (1996)
Secret Love CALAMITY JANE (1953)
Seems Like Old Times ANNIE HALL (1977)
Seventy-Six Trombones THE MUSIC MAN (1962)
The Shadow of Your Smile THE SANDPIPER (1965)
Shall We Dance THE KING AND I (1956)
Shall We Gather at the River? MY DARLING CLEMENTINE (1946)
Shout NATIONAL LAMPOON'S ANIMAL HOUSE (1978)
Silver Bells THE LEMON DROP KID (1951)
Singin' in the Rain SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (1952)
Sit Down You're Rockin' the Boat GUYS AND DOLLS (1955)
Smile SMILE (1976)
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973)
Some Day My Prince Will Come SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (1937)
Some Enchanted Evening SOUTH PACIFIC (1958)
Somewhere WEST SIDE STORY (1961)
Somewhere Out There AN AMERICAN TAIL (1986)
Somewhere That's Green LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (1986)
Sonny Boy THE SINGING FOOL (1929)
Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man) DICK TRACY (1990)
The Sound of Music THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965)
South of the Border SOUTH OF THE BORDER (1939)
Springtime For Hitler THE PRODUCERS (1968)
Stayin' Alive SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (1977)
Steppin' Out with My Baby EASTER PARADE (1948)
Stormy Weather STORMY WEATHER (1943)
Stranger in Paradise KISMET (1956)
Streets of Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA (1993)
Stuck In The Middle With You RESERVOIR DOGS (1992)
Suicide is Painless M*A*S*H (1970)
Summer Nights GREASE (1978)
Summertime PORGY AND BESS (1959)
Sunrise, Sunset FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (1971)
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious MARY POPPINS (1964)
Sweet Leilani WAIKIKI WEDDING (1937)
Swinging on a Star GOING MY WAY (1944)
Take My Breath Away TOP GUN (1986)
Talk to the Animals DOCTOR DOLITTLE (1967)
Tammy TAMMY AND THE BACHELOR (1957)
Tears in Heaven RUSH (1991)
Ten Cents A Dance LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME (1955)
(Love Is) The Tender Trap THE TENDER TRAP (1955)
Tequila PEE WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE (1985)
Thank Heaven for Little Girls GIGI (1958)
Thanks for the Memory THE BIG BROADCAST OF 1938 (1938)
That Old Black Magic BUS STOP (1956)
That Thing You Do! THAT THING YOU DO! (1996)
That's Amore MOONSTRUCK (1987)
That's Entertainment BAND WAGON, THE (1953)
Theme from Mahogany MAHOGANY (1975)
Theme from New York, New York NEW YORK, NEW YORK (1977)
Theme from Shaft SHAFT (1971)
There's No Business Like Show Business ANNIE GET YOUR GUN (1950)
They Can't Take That Away From Me SHALL WE DANCE (1937)
Things Have Changed WONDER BOYS (2000)
Think THE BLUES BROTHERS (1980)
This Land is Your Land BOUND FOR GLORY (1976)
Thoroughly Modern Millie THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE (1967)
Three Coins in the Fountain THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN (1954)
Through the Eyes of Love ICE CASTLES (1979)
Thumbelina HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN (1952)
(I've Had) The Time of My Life DIRTY DANCING (1987)
The Time Warp THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (1975)
Tiny Dancer ALMOST FAMOUS (2000)
Tip-Toe Thru The Tulips GOLDDIGGERS OF BROADWAY (1929)
To Sir With Love TO SIR WITH LOVE (1967)
Tomorrow ANNIE (1982)
Tomorrow Belongs to Me CABARET (1972)
Tonight WEST SIDE STORY (1961)
Too Darn Hot KISS ME KATE (1953)
Toot, Toot, Tootsie THE JAZZ SINGER (1927)
Top Hat, White Tie and Tails TOP HAT (1935)
The Trolley Song MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS (1944)
True Love HIGH SOCIETY (1956)
Twist And Shout FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF (1986)
Unchained Melody GHOST (1990)
Under the Sea THE LITTLE MERMAID (1989)
Up Where We Belong AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN (1982)
Varsity Drag GOOD NEWS (1947)
Viva Las Vegas VIVA LAS VEGAS (1964)
Way We Were, The THE WAY WE WERE (1973)
The Way You Look Tonight SWING TIME (1936)
We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME (1985)
We May Never Love Like This Again THE TOWERING INFERNO (1974)
We're in the Money GOLD DIGGERS OF 1933 (1933)
Werewolves Of London THE COLOR OF MONEY (1986)
What A Wonderful World GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM (1987)
Whatever Lola Wants DAMN YANKEES (1958)
Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera) THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (1956)
What's Love Got To Do With It WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT (1993)
What's New **********cat? WHAT'S NEW **********CAT? (1965)
When I Fall In Love SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE (1993)
When She Loved Me TOY STORY 2 (1999)
When You Wish Upon A Star PINOCCHIO (1940)
Where the Blue of the Night Meets The Gold of the Day BIG BROADCAST (1932)
Where the Boys Are WHERE THE BOYS ARE (1960)
Whistle While You Work SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (1937)
White Christmas HOLIDAY INN (1942)
A Whole New World ALADDIN (1992)
Wilkommen CABARET (1972)
Wind Beneath My Wings BEACHES (1988)
The Windmills of Your Mind THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR (1968)
A Wink and a Smile SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE (1993)
Wonderful World WITNESS (1985)
The Yankee Doodle Boy YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (1942)
You Are My Lucky Star BROADWAY MELODY OF 1936 (1935)
You Don't Own Me THE FIRST WIVES CLUB (1996)
You Light Up My Life YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE (1977)
You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby HARD TO GET (1938)
You Never Can Tell PULP FICTION (1994)
You'll Be in My Heart TARZAN (1999)
You'll Never Know HELLO, FRISCO, HELLO (1943)
You'll Never Walk Alone CAROUSEL (1956)
You're The One That I Want GREASE (1978)
You're The Top ANYTHING GOES (1936)
You've Got a Friend in Me TOY STORY (1995)
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah SONG OF THE SOUTH (1947)

[dearprudence]

And... The Top 100 - or so they say:

1. "Over the Rainbow,""The Wizard of Oz," 1939.
2. "As Time Goes by,""Casablanca," 1942.
3. "Singin' in the Rain,""Singin' in the Rain," 1952.
4. "Moon River,""Breakfast at Tiffany's," 1961.
5. "White Christmas,""Holiday Inn," 1942.
6. "Mrs. Robinson,""The Graduate," 1967.
7. "When You Wish Upon a Star,""Pinocchio," 1940.
8. "The Way We Were,""The Way We Were," 1973.
9. "Stayin' Alive,""Saturday Night Fever," 1977.
10. "The Sound of Music,""The Sound of Music," 1965.
11. "The Man That Got Away,""A Star Is Born," 1954.
12. "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend,""Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," 1953.
13. "People,""Funny Girl," 1968.
14. "My Heart Will Go On,""Titanic," 1997.
15. "Cheek to Cheek,""Top Hat," 1935.
16. "Evergreen (Love Theme From 'A Star Is Born'),""A Star Is Born," 1976.
17. "I Could Have Danced All Night,""My Fair Lady," 1964.
18. "Cabaret,""Cabaret," 1972.
19. "Some Day My Prince Will Come,""Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," 1937.
20. "Somewhere,""West Side Story," 1961.
21. "Jailhouse Rock,""Jailhouse Rock," 1957.
22. "Everybody's Talkin',""Midnight Cowboy, 1969.
23. "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head,""Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," 1969.
24. "Ol' Man River,""Show Boat," 1936.
25. "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin'),""High Noon," 1952.
26. "The Trolley Song,""Meet Me in St. Louis," 1944.
27. "Unchained Melody,""Ghost," 1990.
28. "Some Enchanted Evening,""South Pacific," 1958.
29. "Born to Be Wild,""Easy Rider," 1969.
30. "Stormy Weather,""Stormy Weather," 1943.
31. "Theme From 'New York, New York,'""New York, New York," 1977.
32. "I Got Rhythm,""An American in Paris," 1951.
33. "Aquarius, "Hair," 1979.
34. "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off,""Shall We Dance," 1937.
35. "America,""West Side Story," 1961.
36. "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious,""Mary Poppins," 1964.
37. "Swinging on a Star,""Going My Way," 1944.
38. "Theme From 'Shaft,'""Shaft," 1971.
39. "Days of Wine and Roses,""Days of Wine and Roses," 1963.
40. "Fight the Power,""Do the Right Thing," 1989.
41. "New York, New York,""On the Town," 1949.
42. "Luck Be a Lady,""Guys and Dolls," 1955.
43. "The Way You Look Tonight,""The Swing Time," 1936.
44. "Wind Beneath My Wings,""Beaches," 1988.
45. "That's Entertainment,""The Band Wagon," 1953.
46. "Don't Rain on My Parade,""Funny Girl," 1968.
47. "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah,""Song of the South," 1947.
48. "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera),""The Man Who Knew Too Much," 1956.
49. "Make 'Em Laugh,""Singin' in the Rain," 1952.
50. "Rock Around the Clock,""Blackboard Jungle," 1955.
51. "Fame,""Fame," 1980.
52. "Summertime,""Porgy and Bess," 1959.
53. "Goldfinger,""Goldfinger," 1964.
54. "Shall We Dance,""The King and I," 1956.
55. "Flashdance ... What a Feeling,""Flashdance," 1983.
56. "Thank Heaven for Little Girls,""Gigi," 1958.
57. "The Windmills of Your Mind,""The Thomas Crown Affair," 1968.
58. "Gonna Fly Now,""Rocky," 1976.
59. "Tonight,""West Side Story," 1961.
60. "It Had to Be You,""When Harry Met Sally ...," 1989.
61. "Get Happy,""Summer Stock," 1950.
62. "Beauty and the Beast,""Beauty and the Beast," 1991.
63. "Thanks for the Memory,""The Big Broadcast of 1938," 1938.
64. "My Favorite Things,""The Sound of Music," 1965.
65. "I Will Always Love You,""The Bodyguard," 1992.
66. "Suicide Is Painless,""M-A-S-H," 1970.
67. "Nobody Does It Better,""The Spy Who Loved Me," 1977.
68. "Streets of Philadelphia,""Philadelphia," 1993.
69. "On the Good Ship Lollipop,""Bright Eyes," 1934.
70. "Summer Nights,""Grease," 1978.
71. "The Yankee Doodle Boy,""Yankee Doodle Dandy," 1942.
72. "Good Morning,""Singin' in the Rain," 1952.
73. "Isn't It Romantic?""Love Me Tonight," 1932.
74. "Rainbow Connection,""The Muppet Movie," 1979.
75. "Up Where We Belong,""An Officer and a Gentleman," 1982.
76. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,""Meet Me in St. Louis," 1944.
77. "The Shadow of Your Smile,""The Sandpiper," 1965.
78. "9 to 5,""9 to 5," 1980.
79. "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do),""Arthur," 1981.
80. "Springtime for Hitler,""The Producers," 1968.
81. "I'm Easy,""Nashville," 1975.
82. "Ding Dong the Witch Is Dead,""The Wizard of Oz," 1939.
83. "The Rose,""The Rose," 1979.
84. "Put the Blame on Mame,""Gilda," 1946.
85. "Come What May,""Moulin Rouge!" 2001.
86. "(I've Had) the Time of My Life,""Dirty Dancing," 1987.
87. "Buttons and Bows,""The Paleface," 1948.
88. "Do Re Mi,""The Sound of Music," 1965.
89. "Puttin' on the Ritz,""Young Frankenstein," 1974.
90. "Seems Like Old Times,""Annie Hall," 1977.
91. "Let the River Run,""Working Girl," 1988.
92. "Long Ago and Far Away,""Cover Girl," 1944.
93. "Lose Yourself,""8 Mile," 2002.
94. "Ain't Too Proud to Beg,""The Big Chill," 1983.
95. "(We're Off on the) Road to Morocco,""Road to Morocco," 1942.
96. "Footloose,""Footloose," 1984.
97. "42nd Street,""42nd Street," 1933.
98. "All That Jazz,""Chicago," 2002.
99. "Hakuna Matata,""The Lion King," 1994.
100. "Old Time Rock and Roll,""Risky Business," 1983.

[skipshady]

That's exactly how I would've picked my Top 100.

I'm not quite sure if I agree with the idea of bunching soundtracks with musical numbers, and with lists like this, you're always going to have voters picking different criterias. Not a bad list though. Very, very disappointed that Curtis Mayfield wasn't even considered for his work on Superfly. I do wish Elliott Smith's "Miss Misery" and the Pixies' "Where Is My Mind" had made the Top 400, but that's probably because I like both artists.

My Top 5:
"As Time Goes By"
"Old Man River"
"Mrs. Robinson"
"Stayin Alive"
"America"

I like "You'll Never Walk Alone", but not because of its use in a film.

[riverplate]

Oh, brother! Somebody just had to started a thread about this...

Okay, give me a little time to sort through it all, because I haven't got the time right now for a project like this. The Voice Of God on such matters will definately be back to you.

Let me simply mention right now that a good deal of these songs are from the stage and I don't consider them movie songs. So I'll give you "pure" movie songs, stage songs done on film, and maybe even a contemporary list of fairly recent tripe so you all will know that I have a little bit of the Philistine in me.

:D

By the way, "As Time Goes By" is not originally a movie song, it is a stage song.

And if I hear "You'll Never Walk Alone" done outside of the context of Carousel one more time, I'm going to scream. I know it's the club song of three or four European clubs (maybe more), but I'm sick of it.

Stay tuned...

[skipshady]

And if I hear "You'll Never Walk Alone" done outside of the context of Carousel one more time, I'm going to scream.I guess I won't see you at Giants Stadium on Aug 3 then.

Its popularity has little to do with the original musical or the film adaptation though - its cult status all started with the cover by Gerry & the Pacemakers.

[riverplate]

Its popularity has little to do with the original musical or the film adaptation though - its cult status all started with the cover by Gerry & the Pacemakers.

What!!?? This I gotta hear!

And I thought the Beatles doing "Till There Was You" from The Music Man took the cake.

[skipshady]

What!!?? This I gotta hear!

And I thought the Beatles doing "Till There Was You" from The Music Man took the cake.
Yep, it's true. Gerry & the Pacemakers' cover of YNWA was a #1 hit in UK in 1963 or thereabouts, and it wasn't uncommon for supporters in England to sing the pop song du jour. It's just that YNWA ended up sticking around while other songs didn't, partly because of Gerry Marsden's Merseyside roots and mostly because of the lyrics' application to soccer.

[amerifolklegend]

It is a travesty that We'll Meet Again from Dr. Strangelove was not only not in the top five musical moments of all time, but not even listed in the top 400.

Simply amazing that this omission went undetected by the voters.

Another glaring omission is The Bare Necessities from the Jungle Book.


Now there's plenty of other songs that I think should have made the list, but these two in particular make the list completely and utterly void of any credibillity.

[riverplate]

It is a travesty that We'll Meet Again from Dr. Strangelove was not only not in the top five musical moments of all time, but not even listed in the top 400.

Simply amazing that this omission went undetected by the voters.

Another glaring omission is The Bare Necessities from the Jungle Book.

Now there's plenty of other songs that I think should have made the list, but these two in particular make the list completely and utterly void of any credibillity.

"The Bare Necessities" is on the 400 list. The Sherman Brothers shouldn't push their luck believng they should be in the top 100.

(I think the The Jungle Book is a decent amount of fun, by the way.)

[MLSNHTOWN]

The list is missing Uncle Furker from the South Park soundtrack. Though blame canada is there.

[riverplate]

What you've all been waiting for. I had to make it a Top 25, since there are so many damn great ones. There are some glaring omissions from the 400 list, so I've taken liberties to include a few missing songs.

Top 25 ORIGINAL Movie Songs:

1. Cheek to Cheek Top Hat; 1935
2. The Way You Look Tonight Swing Time; 1936
3. Mona Lisa Captain Carey, U.S.A.; 1950
4. Over the Rainbow The Wizard of Oz; 1939
5. The Continental The Gay Divorcee; 1934
6. In the Still of the Night Rosalie; 1937 (not on the list!!!)
7. Isn't It Romantic Love Me Tonight; 1932
8. Stepping Out with My Baby Easter Parade; 1948
9. The Trolley Song Meet Me in St Louis; 1944
10. Forty-Second Street 42nd Street; 1933
11. On the Atchison, Topeka, and the Santa Fe The Harvey Girls; 1946
12. Long Ago and Far Away Cover Girl; 1944
13. I've Got You Under My Skin Born To Dance; 1936
14. Pick Yourself Up Swing Time; 1936 (not on the list!)
15. When You Wish Upon a Star Pinocchio; 1940
16. In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening Here Comes the Groom; 1951
17. Ac-Cen-Tchu-Ate the Positive Here Come the Waves; 1944
18. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Meet Me in St. Louis; 1944
19. Lullaby of Broadway Gold Diggers of 1935; 1935
20. Chattanooga Choo-Choo Sun Valley Serenade; 1941
21. Temptation Going Hollywood; 1933 (not on the list)
22. That's Entertainment The Band Wagon; 1953
23. White Christmas Holiday Inn; 1942
24. The Carioca Flying Down to Rio; 1933
25. The Donkey Serenade The Firefly; 1937

"As Time Goes By" is from the 1931 Broadway musical Everybody's Welcome. It was written by Herman Hupfeld. If it had fit my criteria of being written specifically for a movie, I would definately have it on the list.

"Singin' in the Rain" was written for Hollywood Revue of 1929, and subsequently appeared in Speak Easily and Little Nellie Kelly (not to mention, eventually, A Clockwork Orange), before gaining immortality. It didn't make my cut. So sue me.

I cannot verify "Nature Boy" being written specifically for the film The Boy with Green Hair. If it was, it belongs on the list.

A shocking number of terrific songs weren't on the 400 list. Here are some, in alphabetical order: Dearly Beloved You Were Never Lovelier; Happy Days Are Here Again Chasing Rainbows; I Remember You The Fleet's In; I Won't Dance Roberta; I'm in the Mood for Love Every Night at Eight; I'm Old Fashioned You Were Never Lovelier; It's A Grand Night for Singing State Fair; It's A Great Day for the Irish Little Nellie Kelly; I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm On the Avenue; Let's Face the Music and Dance Follow the Fleet; Let's Fall in Love Let's Fall in Love; Lover Love Me Tonight; Tangerine The Fleet's In; They All Laughed Shall We Dance; You Stepped Out of A Dream Ziegfeld Girl.

[amerifolklegend]

What you've all been waiting for. I had to make it a Top 25, since there are so many damn great ones. There are some glaring omissions from the 400 list, so I've taken liberties to include a few missing songs.

Top 25 ORIGINAL Movie Songs:

1. Cheek to Cheek Top Hat; 1935
2. The Way You Look Tonight Swing Time; 1936
3. Mona Lisa Captain Carey, U.S.A.; 1950
4. Over the Rainbow The Wizard of Oz; 1939
5. The Continental The Gay Divorcee; 1934
6. In the Still of the Night Rosalie; 1937 (not on the list!!!)
7. Isn't It Romantic Love Me Tonight; 1932
8. Stepping Out with My Baby Easter Parade; 1948
9. The Trolley Song Meet Me in St Louis; 1944
10. Forty-Second Street 42nd Street; 1933
11. On the Atchison, Topeka, and the Santa Fe The Harvey Girls; 1946
12. Long Ago and Far Away Cover Girl; 1944
13. I've Got You Under My Skin Born To Dance; 1936
14. Pick Yourself Up Swing Time; 1936 (not on the list!)
15. When You Wish Upon a Star Pinocchio; 1940
16. In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening Here Comes the Groom; 1951
17. Ac-Cen-Tchu-Ate the Positive Here Come the Waves; 1944
18. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Meet Me in St. Louis; 1944
19. Lullaby of Broadway Gold Diggers of 1935; 1935
20. Chattanooga Choo-Choo Sun Valley Serenade; 1941
21. Temptation Going Hollywood; 1933 (not on the list)
22. That's Entertainment The Band Wagon; 1953
23. White Christmas Holiday Inn; 1942
24. The Carioca Flying Down to Rio; 1933
25. The Donkey Serenade The Firefly; 1937

"As Time Goes By" is from the 1931 Broadway musical Everybody's Welcome. It was written by Herman Hupfeld. If it had fit my criteria of being written specifically for a movie, I would definately have it on the list.

"Singin' in the Rain" was written for Hollywood Revue of 1929, and subsequently appeared in Speak Easily and Little Nellie Kelly (not to mention, eventually, A Clockwork Orange), before gaining immortality. It didn't make my cut. So sue me.

I cannot verify "Nature Boy" being written specifically for the film The Boy with Green Hair. If it was, it belongs on the list..

So lemme get this straight...your criteria for the list is a song that was from a movie before 1952 and had to be written only for that movie? Interesting, but not at all what the thread (or the AFI list) is about.

[riverplate]

So lemme get this straight...your criteria for the list is a song that was from a movie before 1952 and had to be written only for that movie? Interesting, but not at all what the thread (or the AFI list) is about.

First of all, I put no date requirement on the songs I went through. It just so happens movie songs were an embassment of riches at one time, and are now simply an embarrassment. Moreover, after fifty years, one can see what has survived the test of time and has lasting value. The list I presented is sterling.

Secondly, the easiest thing I could have done is pick "Some Enchanted Evening" from South Pacific or "The Rain in Spain" from My Fair Lady or "Tonight" from West Side Story, etc. But those are not movie songs, they are stage songs. The fact that "As Time Goes By" happened to come from a flop show which nobody's ever heard of doesn't exempt it, although I suppose an argument could be made concerning the fact it was used in a wholly different story and context. I'd be willing to listen to that line of thought.

Listing numbers such as "La Bamba" or "Tequila" is absolutely dumb. They are not movie songs, period. And "Amazing Grace" being on the list? Come on, now.

Also, for the AFI to list "Puttin' on the Ritz" as being from Young Frankenstein and "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" from American Graffiti is an outrage beyond belief. Of course, they did it because plenty of jerks out there only know those songs from those pictures, but it's disregarding the origins of those songs. Irving Berlin and Jerome Kern didn't write those songs for the purposes of those pictures, although I'm sure they wouldn't object to a new audience being exposed to them. But the first version is the one which should be honored. ("Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" shouldn't even be eligible. It's a theatre piece.)

You mention the purpose of the AFI's list or this thread. As far as the AFI is concerned, I know their kissing the ass of baby-boomers by playing up stuff like American Graffiti and The Big Chill, movies which use oldies pop songs as a soundtrack, since so many of you get carried away and feel some sort of strong identification with those pictures. They define you or reflect something--youthful nostalgia maybe--that eludes my thinking. But, artistically speaking, I've always thought it was a cop-out for movies like those to sentimentally milk the emotions of their audiences by taking the easy way out and loading up the soundtrack with number one hits of a certain era. Why didn't they write an entirely new score? I'll tell you why. Because it's as difficult as hell to write a score which can sum up an era or elict the emotions of a different time. They don't have the talent around to pull it off. So they send you down a musical memory lane and you think you've seen the greatest movie ever made. Actually, they're glorified music videos.

And as to the purpose of this thread, I didn't start it but I hope it is to discuss this stuff. Maybe you think it's only about "the list" and anyone deviating from the AFI-approved party line should keep quiet. Well, I think it's about our interpretations and opinions of "the list."

[Owen Gohl]

Here's a breakdown of the top 100 by decade:

1930s ------- 11
1940s ------- 14
1950s ------- 17
1960s ------- 20
1970s ------- 16
1980s ------- 13
1990s ------- 6
2000s ------- 2

I would have expected the 30s-50s to outscore the 60s-80s, but the earlier decades lost 49-42. That over one-third of the songs came from the 60s and 70s would seem to indicate most of the voters were Boomers, stuck in their own era.

What people consider classics changes over time. Had the list been made by pre-Boomers in 1984 I'd have expected to see almost nothing from the 70s and no more than 10 songs from the 60s - different voters with different perspectives.

However, I really doubt the 80s and 90s will do much better a decade from now. I can't imagine songs from those years ever winning one-third of the list.

But just what is a "movie song?" Some of these were sung by actors and were an integral part of the film, others (e.g. "Raindrops" in "Butch Cassidy") were sung by singers who never appeared on the screen (i.e., background music), and still others (e.g., "Goldfinger") were primarily title music. I tend to think it should be limited to the first category, which would greatly reduce the list.

[Ghost]

Where on Earth is Wang Chung's "To Live and Die in L.A.?" I mean, it didn't even make the top 400!!!!! Need I say, "Travesty?!?!"

And how on earth did "We Don't Need Another Hero" miss the cut?

The funny thing is that I was talking to my girlfriend the other night, and she was talking about visiting the Biosphere in Arizona ...... and I told her the Biosphere was a project run by a bunch of hippies sitting around, smoking pot, listening to Hair and taking each other's pulse ... And I start serenading her with an Aquarius/Good MOrning Starshine medley .... So Tuesday night, she comes bounding onto the Internet, I IM her and she says, :"Oh we're looking up the top 100 movie songs. And boom there's Aquarius. We got a laugh out of that.

SO where is Jesus Christ Superstar, anyway?

[DoctorJones24]

I believe riverplate's response to afl is what you call "schooling someone." Great post.

But how have you seen so many old musicals?

[riverplate]

But how have you seen so many old musicals?

It's not a case of necessarily having seen everything. Some of these movies are difficult to track down. It's more a case of being aware that this stuff is out there and over the course of the years exposing one's self to it when the opportunity presents itself.

Recordings of these films soundtracks are just as valuable if you simply want to listen to the songs being done in their originally intended way. God knows some of these pictures are difficult to sit through when the musical numbers aren't taking place.

A lot of old movie soundtracks are being cleaned up and offered now. Rhino is doing fine work with the Turner Classic Movies/MGM catalog, which includes Warner Brothers and RKO. And Rhino Handmade is doing an unbelieveable job over the internet with limited editions of some terrific and rare stuff.

I know the "now" dominates these music boards. I've often wondered why there are no opera threads here, or classical music ones, and even jazz doesn't turn up too frequently. I understand everybody being interested in contemporary sounds, what's new and happening today. But so many people do it at the expense of checking out the quality music from the past. It takes time and effort to know a lot about that stuff, which no doubt is one of the problems. It's not "in your face" all the time like the current music is. You have to search hard for a lot of it.

Anyway, this AFI thread, which I'm greatful for, was a chance for me to express some of my preferences and sound-off on some issues I had with the AFI list in general.

By the way, for the sake of accuracy, I meant to indicate on my Top 25 that my #25 pick, "The Donkey Serenade," was also not on the 400 list. That makes 4 out of my 25 having been overlooked by AFI.

[amerifolklegend]

First of all, I put no date requirement on the songs I went through. It just so happens movie songs were an embassment of riches at one time, and are now simply an embarrassment. Moreover, after fifty years, one can see what has survived the test of time and has lasting value. The list I presented is sterling.

Secondly, the easiest thing I could have done is pick "Some Enchanted Evening" from South Pacific or "The Rain in Spain" from My Fair Lady or "Tonight" from West Side Story, etc. But those are not movie songs, they are stage songs. The fact that "As Time Goes By" happened to come from a flop show which nobody's ever heard of doesn't exempt it, although I suppose an argument could be made concerning the fact it was used in a wholly different story and context. I'd be willing to listen to that line of thought.

Listing numbers such as "La Bamba" or "Tequila" is absolutely dumb. They are not movie songs, period. And "Amazing Grace" being on the list? Come on, now.

Also, for the AFI to list "Puttin' on the Ritz" as being from Young Frankenstein and "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" from American Graffiti is an outrage beyond belief. Of course, they did it because plenty of jerks out there only know those songs from those pictures, but it's disregarding the origins of those songs. Irving Berlin and Jerome Kern didn't write those songs for the purposes of those pictures, although I'm sure they wouldn't object to a new audience being exposed to them. But the first version is the one which should be honored. ("Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" shouldn't even be eligible. It's a theatre piece.)

You mention the purpose of the AFI's list or this thread. As far as the AFI is concerned, I know their kissing the ass of baby-boomers by playing up stuff like American Graffiti and The Big Chill, movies which use oldies pop songs as a soundtrack, since so many of you get carried away and feel some sort of strong identification with those pictures. They define you or reflect something--youthful nostalgia maybe--that eludes my thinking. But, artistically speaking, I've always thought it was a cop-out for movies like those to sentimentally milk the emotions of their audiences by taking the easy way out and loading up the soundtrack with number one hits of a certain era. Why didn't they write an entirely new score? I'll tell you why. Because it's as difficult as hell to write a score which can sum up an era or elict the emotions of a different time. They don't have the talent around to pull it off. So they send you down a musical memory lane and you think you've seen the greatest movie ever made. Actually, they're glorified music videos.

And as to the purpose of this thread, I didn't start it but I hope it is to discuss this stuff. Maybe you think it's only about "the list" and anyone deviating from the AFI-approved party line should keep quiet. Well, I think it's about our interpretations and opinions of "the list."


AFI's is a list of musical moments in movies, not best songs written specifically for a movie.

Puttin' On The Ritz from Young Frankenstein is, if anything, underrated.

I won't agrue your case that songs may have been better back in the day - because i don't want to - I don't care. But the list isn't about best songs that appeared originally in a movie. It's about musical moments.

[amerifolklegend]

I believe riverplate's response to afl is what you call "schooling someone." Great post.



Close. It's actually what you call "ignorant of the situation."

See, he didn't bother to read what the AFI list was compiled for and instead argued that it's wrong because he would have made the list on different criteria. Of course, he didn't bother to tell you that because he was unaware that the list was actually a list of 100 greatest songs that created musical moments, instead of best songs that came originally from movies. - in which case I would never have stepped in and replied to his post, as I can agree with most of his points.