"Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Skies are Blue and the Dreams That You Dare to Dream Really Do Come True" – Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland), THE WIZARD OF OZ
AFI's 100 GREATEST AMERICAN MOVIE MUSIC
AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs is a list of the 100 top movie songs of all time.
The songs on this list are from American films and set a tone or mood, define character, advance plot and/or express the film's themes in a manner that elevates the moving image art form. These songs also capture the nation's heart and resonate across the century, enriching America's film heritage and captivating artists and audiences today.
The AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs television special, hosted by John Travolta, originally aired on June 22, 2004.
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SONG
MOVIE
YEAR
1
Over the RainbowPERFORMER Judy Garland MUSIC/LYRICS Harold Arlen/E. Y. Harburg
WIZARD OF OZ, THE
1939
2
As Time Goes ByPERFORMER Dooley Wilson MUSIC/LYRICS Herman Hupfeld
CASABLANCA
1942
3
Singin' in the RainPERFORMER Gene Kelly MUSIC/LYRICS Nacio Herb Brown/Arthur Freed
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN
1952
4
Moon RiverPERFORMER Audrey Hepburn MUSIC/LYRICS Henry Mancini/Johnny Mercer
BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S
1961
5
White Christmas PERFORMER Bing Crosby MUSIC/LYRICS Irving Berlin
HOLIDAY INN
6
Mrs. RobinsonPERFORMERS Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel MUSIC/LYRICS Paul Simon
GRADUATE, THE
1967
7
When You Wish Upon A StarPERFORMER Cliff Edwards MUSIC/LYRICS Leigh Harline/Ned Washington
PINOCCHIO
1940
8
Way We Were, ThePERFORMER Barbra Streisand MUSIC/LYRICS Marvin Hamlisch/Alan and Marilyn Bergman
THE WAY WE WERE
1973
9
Stayin' AlivePERFORMER The Bee Gees MUSIC/LYRICS Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER
1977
10
Sound of Music, ThePERFORMER Julie Andrews MUSIC/LYRICS Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II
SOUND OF MUSIC, THE
1965
11
Man That Got Away, ThePERFORMER Judy Garland MUSIC/LYRICS Harold Arlen/Ira Gershwin
STAR IS BORN, A
1954
12
Diamonds Are a Girl's Best FriendPERFORMER Marilyn Monroe MUSIC/LYRICS Jule Styne/Leo Robin
GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES
1953
13
PeoplePERFORMER Barbra Streisand MUSIC/LYRICS Jule Styne/Bob Merrill
FUNNY GIRL
1968
14
My Heart Will Go OnPERFORMER Céline Dion MUSIC/LYRICS James Horner/Will Jennings
TITANIC
1997
15
Cheek to CheekPERFORMERS Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers MUSIC/LYRICS Irving Berlin
TOP HAT
1935
16
Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star is Born)PERFORMER Barbra Streisand MUSIC/LYRICS Barbra Streisand/Paul Williams
1976
17
I Could Have Danced All NightPERFORMER Audrey Hepburn (voiced by Marni Nixon) MUSIC/LYRICS Frederick Loewe/Alan Jay Lerner
MY FAIR LADY
1964
18
CabaretPERFORMER Liza Minnelli MUSIC/LYRICS John Kander/Fred Ebb
CABARET
1972
19
Some Day My Prince Will ComePERFORMER Adriana Caselotti MUSIC/LYRICS Frank Churchill/Larry Morey
SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS
1937
20
SomewherePERFORMERS Natalie Wood (voiced by Marni Nixon), Richard Beymer (voiced by Jimmy Bryant) MUSIC/LYRICS Leonard Bernstein/Stephen Sondheim
WEST SIDE STORY
21
Jailhouse RockPERFORMER Elvis Presley MUSIC/LYRICS Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
JAILHOUSE ROCK
1957
22
Everybody's Talkin'PERFORMER Harry Nilsson MUSIC/LYRICS Fred Neil
MIDNIGHT COWBOY
1969
23
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My HeadPERFORMER B. J. Thomas MUSIC/LYRICS Burt Bacharach/Hal David
BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID
24
Ol' Man RiverPERFORMER Paul Robeson MUSIC/LYRICS Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein II
SHOW BOAT
1936
25
High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin)PERFORMER Tex Ritter MUSIC/LYRICS Dimitri Tiomkin/Ned Washington
HIGH NOON
26
Trolley Song, ThePERFORMER Judy Garland MUSIC/LYRICS Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane
MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS
1944
27
Unchained MelodyPERFORMER The Righteous Brothers MUSIC/LYRICS Alex North, Hy Zaret
GHOST
1990
28
Some Enchanted EveningPERFORMER Rossano Brazzi (voiced by Giorgio Tozzi) MUSIC/LYRICS Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II
SOUTH PACIFIC
1958
29
Born To Be WildPERFORMER Steppenwolf MUSIC/LYRICS Mars Bonfire
EASY RIDER
30
Stormy WeatherPERFORMER Lena Horne MUSIC/LYRICS Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
STORMY WEATHER
1943
31
Theme from New York, New YorkPERFORMER Liza Minnelli MUSIC/LYRICS John Kander/Fred Ebb
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
32
I Got RhythmPERFORMER Gene Kelly MUSIC/LYRICS George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin
AMERICAN IN PARIS, AN
1951
33
AquariusPERFORMERS Ren Woods, Ensemble MUSIC/LYRICS Galt MacDermot/Gerome Ragni, James Rado
HAIR
1979
34
Let's Call the Whole Thing OffPERFORMERS Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers MUSIC/LYRICS George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin
SHALL WE DANCE
35
AmericaPERFORMERS Rita Moreno, George Chakiris, Ensemble MUSIC/LYRICS Leonard Bernstein/Stephen Sondheim
36
SupercalifragilisticexpialidociousPERFORMERS Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, Ensemble MUSIC/LYRICS Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman
MARY POPPINS
37
Swinging on a StarPERFORMER Bing Crosby MUSIC/LYRICS James Van Heusen/Johnny Burke
GOING MY WAY
38
Theme from ShaftPERFORMERS Isaac Hayes, Chorus MUSIC/LYRICS Isaac Hayes
SHAFT
1971
39
Days of Wine and RosesPERFORMER Chorus MUSIC/LYRICS Henry Mancini/Johnny Mercer
DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES
1962
40
Fight the PowerPERFORMER Public Enemy MUSIC/LYRICS Carlton Ridenhour, Hank Shocklee, Eric Sadler, Keith Shocklee
DO THE RIGHT THING
1989
41
New York, New YorkPERFORMERS Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Jules Munshin MUSIC/LYRICS Leonard Bernstein/Betty Comden, Adolph Green
ON THE TOWN
1949
42
Luck Be A LadyPERFORMERS Marlon Brando, Ensemble MUSIC/LYRICS Frank Loesser
GUYS AND DOLLS
1955
43
Way You Look Tonight, ThePERFORMER Fred Astaire MUSIC/LYRICS Jerome Kern/Dorothy Fields
SWING TIME
44
Wind Beneath My WingsPERFORMER Bette Midler MUSIC/LYRICS Larry Henley, Jeff Silbar
BEACHES
1988
45
That's EntertainmentPERFORMERS Fred Astaire, Nanette Fabray, Jack Buchanan, Oscar Levant MUSIC/LYRICS Arthur Schwartz/Howard Dietz
BAND WAGON, THE
46
Don't Rain On My ParadePERFORMER Barbra Streisand MUSIC/LYRICS Jule Styne/ Bob Merrill
47
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-DahPERFORMER James Baskett MUSIC/LYRICS Allie Wrubel/Ray Gilbert
SONG OF THE SOUTH
1947
48
Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)PERFORMER Doris Day MUSIC/LYRICS Ray Evans, Jay Livingston
MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH, THE
1956
49
Make 'Em LaughPERFORMER Donald OÕConnor MUSIC/LYRICS Nacio Herb Brown/Arthur Freed
50
Rock Around the ClockPERFORMERS Bill Haley and the Comets MUSIC/LYRICS Bill Haley and the Comets
BLACKBOARD JUNGLE
51
FamePERFORMER Irene Cara MUSIC/LYRICS Michael Gore/Dean Pitchford
FAME
1980
52
SummertimePERFORMER Diahann Carroll (voiced by Loulie Jean Norman) MUSIC/LYRICS George Gershwin/DuBose Heyward
PORGY AND BESS
1959
53
GoldfingerPERFORMER Shirley Bassey MUSIC/LYRICS John Barry/Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley
GOLDFINGER
54
Shall We DancePERFORMERS Deborah Kerr (voiced by Marni Nixon), Yul Brynner MUSIC/LYRICS Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II
KING AND I, THE
55
Flashdance...What a FeelingPERFORMER Irene Cara MUSIC/LYRICS Giorgio Moroder/Keith Forsey, Irene Cara
FLASHDANCE
1983
56
Thank Heaven for Little GirlsPERFORMER Maurice Chevalier MUSIC/LYRICS Frederick Loewe/Alan Jay Lerner
GIGI
57
Windmills of Your Mind, ThePERFORMER Noel Harrison MUSIC/LYRICS Michel Legrand/Alan and Marilyn Bergman
THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR, THE
58
Gonna Fly NowPERFORMERS DeEtta Little, Nelson Pigford MUSIC/LYRICS Bill Conti/Carol Connors, Ayn Robbins
ROCKY
59
TonightPERFORMERS Natalie Wood (voiced by Marni Nixon), Richard Beymer (voiced by Jimmy Bryant) MUSIC/LYRICS Leonard Bernstein/Stephen Sondheim
60
It Had to Be YouPERFORMERS Frank Sinatra, Harry Connick, Jr. MUSIC/LYRICS Isham Jones/Gus Kahn
WHEN HARRY MET SALLY
61
Get HappyPERFORMER Judy Garland MUSIC/LYRICS Harold Arlen/Ted Koehler
SUMMER STOCK
1950
62
Beauty and the BeastPERFORMER Angela Lansbury MUSIC/LYRICS Alan Menken/Howard Ashman
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
1991
63
Thanks for the MemoryPERFORMERS Bob Hope, Shirley Ross MUSIC/LYRICS Ralph Rainger/Leo Robin
BIG BROADCAST OF 1938, THE
1938
64
My Favorite ThingsPERFORMER Julie Andrews MUSIC/LYRICS Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II
65
I Will Always Love YouPERFORMER Whitney Houston MUSIC/LYRICS Dolly Parton
BODYGUARD, THE
1992
66
Suicide is PainlessPERFORMER Johnny Mandel MUSIC/LYRICS Johnny Mandel/Mike Altman
M*A*S*H
1970
67
Nobody Does it BetterPERFORMER Carly Simon MUSIC/LYRICS Marvin Hamlisch/Carole Bayer Sager
SPY WHO LOVED ME, THE
68
Streets of PhiladelphiaPERFORMER Bruce Springsteen MUSIC/LYRICS Bruce Springsteen
PHILADELPHIA
1993
69
On the Good Ship LollipopPERFORMER Shirley Temple MUSIC/LYRICS Richard A. Whiting/Sidney Clare
BRIGHT EYES
1934
70
Summer NightsPERFORMERS John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Ensemble MUSIC/LYRICS Jim Jacobs, Warren Casey
GREASE
1978
71
Yankee Doodle Boy, ThePERFORMER James Cagney MUSIC/LYRICS George M. Cohan
YANKEE DOODLE DANDY
72
Good MorningPERFORMERS Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Donald OÕConnor MUSIC/LYRICS Nacio Herb Brown/Arthur Freed
73
Isn't it Romantic?PERFORMERS Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald MUSIC/LYRICS Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart
LOVE ME TONIGHT
1932
74
Rainbow ConnectionPERFORMER Kermit the Frog (voiced by Jim Henson) MUSIC/LYRICS Paul Williams, Kenny Ascher
MUPPET MOVIE, THE
75
Up Where We BelongPERFORMERS Joe Cocker, Jennifer Warnes MUSIC/LYRICS Jack Nitzsche, Buffy Sainte-Marie/Will Jennings
OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN, AN
1982
76
Have Yourself a Merry Little ChristmasPERFORMER Judy Garland MUSIC/LYRICS Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane
77
Shadow of Your Smile, ThePERFORMER Chorus MUSIC/LYRICS Johnny Mandel/Paul Francis Webster
SANDPIPER, THE
78
9 To 5PERFORMER Dolly Parton MUSIC/LYRICS Dolly Parton
9 TO 5
79
Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)PERFORMER Christopher Cross MUSIC/LYRICS Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Christopher Cross, Peter Allen
ARTHUR
1981
80
Springtime for HitlerPERFORMER Ensemble MUSIC/LYRICS Mel Brooks
PRODUCERS, THE
81
I'm EasyPERFORMER Keith Carradine MUSIC/LYRICS Keith Carradine
NASHVILLE
1975
82
Ding Dong the Witch is DeadPERFORMER Ensemble MUSIC/LYRICS Harold Arlen/E. Y. Harburg
83
Rose, ThePERFORMER Bette Midler MUSIC/LYRICS Amanda McBroom
ROSE, THE
84
Put the Blame on MamePERFORMER Rita Hayworth (voiced by Anita Ellis) MUSIC/LYRICS Doris Fisher, Allan Roberts
GILDA
1946
85
Come What MayPERFORMERS Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor MUSIC/LYRICS David Baerwald
MOULIN ROUGE!
2001
86
(I've Had) The Time of My LifePERFORMERS Bill Medley, Jennifer Warnes MUSIC/LYRICS Frank Previte, John DeNicola, Donald Markowitz/Frank Previte
DIRTY DANCING
1987
87
Buttons and BowsPERFORMER Bob Hope MUSIC/LYRICS Jay Livingston/Ray Evans
PALEFACE, THE
1948
88
Do Re MiPERFORMERS Julie Andrews, Ensemble MUSIC/LYRICS Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II
89
Puttin' on the RitzPERFORMERS Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle MUSIC/LYRICS Irving Berlin
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
1974
90
Seems Like Old TimesPERFORMER Diane Keaton MUSIC/LYRICS Carmen Lombardo/John Jacob Loeb
ANNIE HALL
91
Let the River RunPERFORMER Carly Simon MUSIC/LYRICS Carly Simon
WORKING GIRL
92
Long Ago and Far AwayPERFORMERS Gene Kelly, Rita Hayworth (voiced by Martha Mears) MUSIC/LYRICS Jerome Kern/Ira Gershwin
COVER GIRL
93
Lose YourselfPERFORMER Eminem MUSIC/LYRICS Eminem, Jeff Bass, Luis Resto/Eminem
8 MILE
2002
94
Ain't Too Proud to BegPERFORMER The Temptations MUSIC/LYRICS Eddie Holland, Norman Whitfield
BIG CHILL, THE
95
(We're Off on the) Road to MoroccoPERFORMERS Bing Crosby, Bob Hope MUSIC/LYRICS Jimmy Van Heusen/Johnny Burke
ROAD TO MOROCCO
96
FootloosePERFORMER Kenny Loggins MUSIC/LYRICS Kenny Loggins, Dean Pitchford
FOOTLOOSE
1984
97
42nd StreetPERFORMERS Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell, Ensemble MUSIC/LYRICS Harry Warren/Al Dubin
42nd STREET
1933
98
All That JazzPERFORMERS Catherine Zeta-Jones, RenŽe Zellweger MUSIC/LYRICS John Kander/Fred Ebb
CHICAGO
99
Hakuna MatataPERFORMERS Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Jason Weaver, Joseph Williams MUSIC/LYRICS Elton John/Tim Rice
LION KING, THE
1994
100
Old Time Rock and RollPERFORMERS Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band (lip-synched by Tom Cruise) MUSIC/LYRICS George Jackson, Tom Jones III
RISKY BUSINESS
SELECTION CRITERIA
The jurors were asked to consider the following criteria while making their selections:
The special is the seventh installment in AFI's centennial celebration of American cinema, following the six critically-acclaimed network specials — AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies, AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars, AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs, AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills, AFI'S 100 Years...100 Passions and AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains — which, each year, spark a national discussion of America's film history among movie lovers across the nation. Each year the AFI program has garnered the highest rating for its time slot.
AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs: America's Greatest Movie Music is distributed by SFM Entertainment, LLC. Among the sponsors of this series are Pepsi, Sony, Johnson & Johnson, Best Buy, Napster, Citibank, General Motors, S.C. Johnson, Gillette, Anheuser-Busch, Pfizer Consumer Healthcare and Colgate-Palmolive.
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