AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs

AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs is a list of the top 100 songs in American cinema of the 20th century. The list was unveiled by the American Film Institute on June 22, 2004, in a CBS television special hosted by John Travolta, who appeared in two films honored by the list, Saturday Night Fever and Grease. The list was created by a panel of jurors selected by AFI, who voted from a list of 400 nominated songs.[1]

AFI 100 Years... series
1998100 Movies
1999100 Stars
2000100 Laughs
2001100 Thrills
2002100 Passions
2003100 Heroes & Villains
2004100 Songs
2005100 Movie Quotes
200525 Scores
2006100 Cheers
200625 Musicals
2007100 Movies (Updated)
2008AFI's 10 Top 10

Most represented films

Singin' in the Rain, The Sound of Music, and West Side Story each have three songs on the list,[2] while The Wizard of Oz, A Star Is Born (#11 & #16) from the 1954 and 1976 film versions, Funny Girl, and Meet Me in St. Louis each have two entries.

Most represented composers

Most represented lyricists

Most represented singers

Judy Garland (also listed in first place for "Over the Rainbow") and Gene Kelly are tied with five songs each; all of Garland's songs and two of Kelly's are solos. Julie Andrews, Fred Astaire, Marni Nixon, and Barbra Streisand follow Garland and Kelly with four songs each. All of the songs performed by Astaire and Streisand are ranked within the top half of the list. Astaire was co-credited for three out of his four songs listed, while Streisand performed all four of her songs by herself.

The list

# Song[3][4] Film Year Performer(s) Songwriter(s)
1"Over the Rainbow"The Wizard of Oz1939Judy GarlandHarold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg
2"As Time Goes By"Casablanca1942Dooley WilsonHerman Hupfeld
3"Singin' in the Rain"Singin' in the Rain1952Gene KellyNacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed
4"Moon River"Breakfast at Tiffany's1961Audrey HepburnHenry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
5"White Christmas"Holiday Inn1942Bing CrosbyIrving Berlin
6"Mrs. Robinson"The Graduate1967Simon & GarfunkelPaul Simon
7"When You Wish Upon a Star"Pinocchio1940Cliff Edwards aka "Ukulele Ike" (as Jiminy Cricket)Leigh Harline, Ned Washington
8"The Way We Were"The Way We Were1973Barbra StreisandMarvin Hamlisch, Alan and Marilyn Bergman
9"Stayin' Alive"Saturday Night Fever1977The Bee GeesBarry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb
10"The Sound of Music"The Sound of Music1965Julie AndrewsRichard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
11"The Man That Got Away"A Star Is Born1954Judy GarlandHarold Arlen, Ira Gershwin
12"Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend"Gentlemen Prefer Blondes1953Marilyn Monroe (also partial dubbing by Marni Nixon)Jule Styne, Leo Robin
13"People"Funny Girl1968Barbra StreisandJule Styne, Bob Merrill
14"My Heart Will Go On"Titanic1997Celine DionJames Horner, Will Jennings
15"Cheek to Cheek"Top Hat1935Fred Astaire, Ginger RogersIrving Berlin
16"Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)"A Star Is Born1976Barbra StreisandBarbra Streisand, Paul Williams
17"I Could Have Danced All Night"My Fair Lady1964Marni Nixon (dubbing Audrey Hepburn)Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner
18"Cabaret"Cabaret1972Liza MinnelliJohn Kander, Fred Ebb
19"Someday My Prince Will Come"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs1937Adriana Caselotti (as Snow White)Frank Churchill, Larry Morey
20"Somewhere"West Side Story1961Jimmy Bryant (dubbing Richard Beymer), Marni Nixon (dubbing Natalie Wood)Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim
21"Jailhouse Rock"Jailhouse Rock1957Elvis PresleyJerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
22"Everybody's Talkin'"Midnight Cowboy1969Harry NilssonFred Neil
23"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head"Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid1969B. J. ThomasBurt Bacharach, Hal David
24"Ol' Man River"Show Boat1936Paul RobesonJerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
25"High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin')"High Noon1952Tex RitterDimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington
26"The Trolley Song"Meet Me in St. Louis1944Judy GarlandHugh Martin, Ralph Blane
27"Unchained Melody"Unchained1955Todd DuncanAlex North, Hy Zaret
28"Some Enchanted Evening"South Pacific1958Giorgio Tozzi (dubbing Rossano Brazzi)Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
29"Born to Be Wild"Easy Rider1969SteppenwolfMars Bonfire
30"Stormy Weather"Stormy Weather1943Lena HorneHarold Arlen, Ted Koehler
31"Theme from New York, New York"New York, New York1977Liza MinnelliJohn Kander, Fred Ebb
32"I Got Rhythm"An American in Paris1951Gene KellyGeorge Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
33"Aquarius"Hair1979Ren Woods, EnsembleGalt MacDermot, James Rado, Gerome Ragni
34"Let's Call the Whole Thing Off"Shall We Dance1937Fred Astaire, Ginger RogersGeorge Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
35"America"West Side Story1961Rita Moreno, George Chakiris, EnsembleLeonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim
36"Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"Mary Poppins1964Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, EnsembleThe Sherman Brothers
37"Swinging on a Star"Going My Way1944Bing CrosbyJimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
38"Theme from Shaft"Shaft1971Isaac Hayes, ChorusIsaac Hayes
39"Days of Wine and Roses"Days of Wine and Roses1962ChorusHenry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
40"Fight the Power"Do the Right Thing1989Public EnemyCarlton Ridenhour, Eric Sadler, Hank Saxley, Keith Boxley
41"New York, New York"On the Town1949Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, and Jules MunshinLeonard Bernstein, Betty Comden, Adolph Green
42"Luck Be a Lady"Guys and Dolls1955Marlon Brando, EnsembleFrank Loesser
43"The Way You Look Tonight"Swing Time1936Fred AstaireJerome Kern, Dorothy Fields
44"Wind Beneath My Wings"Beaches1988Bette MidlerJeff Silbar, Larry Henley
45"That's Entertainment"The Band Wagon1953Fred Astaire, Jack Buchanan, Nanette Fabray, Oscar LevantArthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz
46"Don't Rain on My Parade"Funny Girl1968Barbra StreisandJule Styne, Bob Merrill
47"Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah"Song of the South1946James BaskettAllie Wrubel, Ray Gilbert
48"Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)"The Man Who Knew Too Much1956Doris DayJay Livingston, Ray Evans
49"Make 'Em Laugh"Singin' in the Rain1952Donald O'ConnorNacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed
50"Rock Around the Clock"Blackboard Jungle1955Bill Haley and His CometsMax C. Freedman, James E. Myers
51"Fame"Fame1980Irene CaraMichael Gore, Dean Pitchford
52"Summertime"Porgy and Bess1959Loulie Jean NormanGeorge Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
53"Goldfinger"Goldfinger1964Shirley BasseyJohn Barry, Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley
54"Shall We Dance?"The King and I1956Marni Nixon (dubbing Deborah Kerr), Yul BrynnerRichard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
55"Flashdance... What a Feeling"Flashdance1983Irene CaraGiorgio Moroder, Keith Forsey, Irene Cara
56"Thank Heaven for Little Girls"Gigi1958Maurice ChevalierFrederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner
57"The Windmills of Your Mind"The Thomas Crown Affair1968Noel HarrisonMichel Legrand, Alan and Marilyn Bergman
58"Gonna Fly Now"Rocky1976DeEtta Little, Nelson PigfordBill Conti, Carol Connors, Ayn Robbins
59"Tonight"West Side Story1961Marni Nixon (dubbing Natalie Wood), Jimmy Bryant (dubbing Richard Beymer)Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim
60"It Had to Be You"When Harry Met Sally...1989Frank Sinatra, Harry Connick Jr.Isham Jones, Gus Kahn
61"Get Happy"Summer Stock1950Judy GarlandHarold Arlen, Ted Koehler
62"Beauty and the Beast"Beauty and the Beast1991Angela Lansbury (as Mrs. Potts)Alan Menken, Howard Ashman
63"Thanks for the Memory"The Big Broadcast of 19381938Bob Hope, Shirley RossRalph Rainger, Leo Robin
64"My Favorite Things"The Sound of Music1965Julie AndrewsRichard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
65"I Will Always Love You"The Bodyguard1992Whitney HoustonDolly Parton
66"Suicide Is Painless"M*A*S*H1970ChorusJohnny Mandel, Mike Altman
67"Nobody Does It Better"The Spy Who Loved Me1977Carly SimonMarvin Hamlisch, Carole Bayer Sager
68"Streets of Philadelphia"Philadelphia1993Bruce SpringsteenBruce Springsteen
69"On the Good Ship Lollipop"Bright Eyes1934Shirley TempleRichard A. Whiting, Sidney Clare
70"Summer Nights"Grease1978John Travolta, Olivia Newton-JohnWarren Casey, Jim Jacobs
71"(I'm a) Yankee Doodle Dandy"Yankee Doodle Dandy1942James CagneyGeorge M. Cohan
72"Good Morning"Singin' in the Rain1952Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie ReynoldsNacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed
73"Isn't It Romantic?"Love Me Tonight1932Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonaldRichard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
74"Rainbow Connection"The Muppet Movie1979Jim Henson (as Kermit the Frog)Paul Williams, Kenneth Ascher
75"Up Where We Belong"An Officer and a Gentleman1982Joe Cocker, Jennifer WarnesJack Nitzsche, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Will Jennings
76"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"Meet Me in St. Louis1944Judy GarlandHugh Martin, Ralph Blane
77"The Shadow of Your Smile"The Sandpiper1965ChorusJohnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster
78"9 to 5"Nine to Five1980Dolly PartonDolly Parton
79"Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"Arthur1981Christopher CrossChristopher Cross, Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Peter Allen
80"Springtime for Hitler"The Producers1967EnsembleMel Brooks
81"I'm Easy"Nashville1975Keith CarradineKeith Carradine
82"Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead"The Wizard of Oz1939EnsembleHarold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg
83"The Rose"The Rose1979Bette MidlerAmanda McBroom
84"Put the Blame on Mame"Gilda1946Anita Ellis (dubbing Rita Hayworth) Allan Roberts, Doris Fisher
85"Come What May"Moulin Rouge!2001Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregorDavid Baerwald
86"(I've Had) The Time of My Life"Dirty Dancing1987Bill Medley, Jennifer WarnesFranke Previte, Donald Markowitz, John DeNicola
87"Buttons and Bows"The Paleface1948Bob HopeJay Livingston, Ray Evans
88"Do Re Mi"The Sound of Music1965Julie Andrews, EnsembleRichard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
89"Puttin' on the Ritz"Young Frankenstein1974Gene Wilder, Peter BoyleIrving Berlin
90"Seems Like Old Times"Annie Hall1977Diane KeatonCarmen Lombardo, John Jacob Loeb
91"Let the River Run"Working Girl1988Carly SimonCarly Simon
92"Long Ago (and Far Away)"Cover Girl1944Gene Kelly, Martha Mears (dubbing Rita Hayworth)Jerome Kern, Ira Gershwin
93"Lose Yourself"8 Mile2002EminemEminem, Luis Resto, Jeff Bass
94"Ain't Too Proud to Beg"The Big Chill1983The TemptationsNorman Whitfield, Edward Holland Jr.
95"(We're Off on the) Road to Morocco"Road to Morocco1942Bing Crosby, Bob HopeJimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
96"Footloose"Footloose1984Kenny LogginsKenny Loggins, Dean Pitchford
97"42nd Street"42nd Street1933Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell, EnsembleHarry Warren, Al Dubin
98"All That Jazz"Chicago2002Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renée ZellwegerJohn Kander, Fred Ebb
99"Hakuna Matata"The Lion King1994Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Jason Weaver, Joseph WilliamsElton John, Tim Rice
100"Old Time Rock and Roll"Risky Business1983Bob SegerGeorge Jackson, Thomas E. Jones III

References

  1. "AFI's 100 YEARS…100 SONGS". American Film Institute. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  2. "The 100 Best Movie Songs". www.cbsnews.com.
  3. "100 Greatest Songs in Movies - AFI". www.filmsite.org.
  4. "AFI List of Top 100 Songs From U.S. Films". Chicago Tribune.
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