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。
# | SONG | MOVIE | YEAR |
1 | Over the Rainbow PERFORMER Judy Garland MUSIC/LYRICS Harold Arlen/E. Y. Harburg | WIZARD OF OZ, THE | 1939 |
2 | As Time Goes By PERFORMER Dooley Wilson MUSIC/LYRICS Herman Hupfeld | CASABLANCA | 1942 |
3 | Singin' in the Rain PERFORMER Gene Kelly MUSIC/LYRICS Nacio Herb Brown/Arthur Freed | SINGIN' IN THE RAIN | 1952 |
4 | Moon River PERFORMER 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 | 1942 |
6 | Mrs. Robinson PERFORMERS Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel MUSIC/LYRICS Paul Simon | GRADUATE, THE | 1967 |
7 | When You Wish Upon A Star PERFORMER Cliff Edwards MUSIC/LYRICS Leigh Harline/Ned Washington | PINOCCHIO | 1940 |
8 | Way We Were, The PERFORMER Barbra Streisand MUSIC/LYRICS Marvin Hamlisch/Alan and Marilyn Bergman | THE WAY WE WERE | 1973 |
9 | Stayin' Alive PERFORMER The Bee Gees MUSIC/LYRICS Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb | SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER | 1977 |
10 | Sound of Music, The PERFORMER Julie Andrews MUSIC/LYRICS Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II | SOUND OF MUSIC, THE | 1965 |
11 | Man That Got Away, The PERFORMER Judy Garland MUSIC/LYRICS Harold Arlen/Ira Gershwin | STAR IS BORN, A | 1954 |
12 | Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend PERFORMER Marilyn Monroe MUSIC/LYRICS Jule Styne/Leo Robin | GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES | 1953 |
13 | People PERFORMER Barbra Streisand MUSIC/LYRICS Jule Styne/Bob Merrill | FUNNY GIRL | 1968 |
14 | My Heart Will Go On PERFORMER Céline Dion MUSIC/LYRICS James Horner/Will Jennings | TITANIC | 1997 |
15 | Cheek to Cheek PERFORMERS 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 | STAR IS BORN, A | 1976 |
17 | I Could Have Danced All Night PERFORMER Audrey Hepburn (voiced by Marni Nixon) MUSIC/LYRICS Frederick Loewe/Alan Jay Lerner | MY FAIR LADY | 1964 |
18 | Cabaret PERFORMER Liza Minnelli MUSIC/LYRICS John Kander/Fred Ebb | CABARET | 1972 |
19 | Some Day My Prince Will Come PERFORMER Adriana Caselotti MUSIC/LYRICS Frank Churchill/Larry Morey | SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS | 1937 |
20 | Somewhere PERFORMERS Natalie Wood (voiced by Marni Nixon), Richard Beymer (voiced by Jimmy Bryant) MUSIC/LYRICS Leonard Bernstein/Stephen Sondheim | WEST SIDE STORY | 1961 |
21 | Jailhouse Rock PERFORMER 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 Head PERFORMER B. J. Thomas MUSIC/LYRICS Burt Bacharach/Hal David | BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID | 1969 |
24 | Ol' Man River PERFORMER 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 | 1952 |
26 | Trolley Song, The PERFORMER Judy Garland MUSIC/LYRICS Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane | MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS | 1944 |
27 | Unchained Melody PERFORMER The Righteous Brothers MUSIC/LYRICS Alex North, Hy Zaret | GHOST | 1990 |
28 | Some Enchanted Evening PERFORMER Rossano Brazzi (voiced by Giorgio Tozzi) MUSIC/LYRICS Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II | SOUTH PACIFIC | 1958 |
29 | Born To Be Wild PERFORMER Steppenwolf MUSIC/LYRICS Mars Bonfire | EASY RIDER | 1969 |
30 | Stormy Weather PERFORMER Lena Horne MUSIC/LYRICS Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler | STORMY WEATHER | 1943 |
31 | Theme from New York, New York PERFORMER Liza Minnelli MUSIC/LYRICS John Kander/Fred Ebb | NEW YORK, NEW YORK | 1977 |
32 | I Got Rhythm PERFORMER Gene Kelly MUSIC/LYRICS George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin | AMERICAN IN PARIS, AN | 1951 |
33 | Aquarius PERFORMERS Ren Woods, Ensemble MUSIC/LYRICS Galt MacDermot/Gerome Ragni, James Rado | HAIR | 1979 |
34 | Let's Call the Whole Thing Off PERFORMERS Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers MUSIC/LYRICS George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin | SHALL WE DANCE | 1937 |
35 | America PERFORMERS Rita Moreno, George Chakiris, Ensemble MUSIC/LYRICS Leonard Bernstein/Stephen Sondheim | WEST SIDE STORY | 1961 |
36 | Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious PERFORMERS Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, Ensemble MUSIC/LYRICS Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman | MARY POPPINS | 1964 |
37 | Swinging on a Star PERFORMER Bing Crosby MUSIC/LYRICS James Van Heusen/Johnny Burke | GOING MY WAY | 1944 |
38 | Theme from Shaft PERFORMERS Isaac Hayes, Chorus MUSIC/LYRICS Isaac Hayes | SHAFT | 1971 |
39 | Days of Wine and Roses PERFORMER Chorus MUSIC/LYRICS Henry Mancini/Johnny Mercer | DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES | 1962 |
40 | Fight the Power PERFORMER Public Enemy MUSIC/LYRICS Carlton Ridenhour, Hank Shocklee, Eric Sadler, Keith Shocklee | DO THE RIGHT THING | 1989 |
41 | New York, New York PERFORMERS Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Jules Munshin MUSIC/LYRICS Leonard Bernstein/Betty Comden, Adolph Green | ON THE TOWN | 1949 |
42 | Luck Be A Lady PERFORMERS Marlon Brando, Ensemble MUSIC/LYRICS Frank Loesser | GUYS AND DOLLS | 1955 |
43 | Way You Look Tonight, The PERFORMER Fred Astaire MUSIC/LYRICS Jerome Kern/Dorothy Fields | SWING TIME | 1936 |
44 | Wind Beneath My Wings PERFORMER Bette Midler MUSIC/LYRICS Larry Henley, Jeff Silbar | BEACHES | 1988 |
45 | That's Entertainment PERFORMERS Fred Astaire, Nanette Fabray, Jack Buchanan, Oscar Levant MUSIC/LYRICS Arthur Schwartz/Howard Dietz | BAND WAGON, THE | 1953 |
46 | Don't Rain On My Parade PERFORMER Barbra Streisand MUSIC/LYRICS Jule Styne/ Bob Merrill | FUNNY GIRL | 1968 |
47 | Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah PERFORMER 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 Laugh PERFORMER Donald OÕConnor MUSIC/LYRICS Nacio Herb Brown/Arthur Freed | SINGIN' IN THE RAIN | 1952 |
50 | Rock Around the Clock PERFORMERS Bill Haley and the Comets MUSIC/LYRICS Bill Haley and the Comets | BLACKBOARD JUNGLE | 1955 |
51 | Fame PERFORMER Irene Cara MUSIC/LYRICS Michael Gore/Dean Pitchford | FAME | 1980 |
52 | Summertime PERFORMER Diahann Carroll (voiced by Loulie Jean Norman) MUSIC/LYRICS George Gershwin/DuBose Heyward | PORGY AND BESS | 1959 |
53 | Goldfinger PERFORMER Shirley Bassey MUSIC/LYRICS John Barry/Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley | GOLDFINGER | 1964 |
54 | Shall We Dance PERFORMERS Deborah Kerr (voiced by Marni Nixon), Yul Brynner MUSIC/LYRICS Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II | KING AND I, THE | 1956 |
55 | Flashdance...What a Feeling PERFORMER Irene Cara MUSIC/LYRICS Giorgio Moroder/Keith Forsey, Irene Cara | FLASHDANCE | 1983 |
56 | Thank Heaven for Little Girls PERFORMER Maurice Chevalier MUSIC/LYRICS Frederick Loewe/Alan Jay Lerner | GIGI | 1958 |
57 | Windmills of Your Mind, The PERFORMER Noel Harrison MUSIC/LYRICS Michel Legrand/Alan and Marilyn Bergman | THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR, THE | 1968 |
58 | Gonna Fly Now PERFORMERS DeEtta Little, Nelson Pigford MUSIC/LYRICS Bill Conti/Carol Connors, Ayn Robbins | ROCKY | 1976 |
59 | Tonight PERFORMERS Natalie Wood (voiced by Marni Nixon), Richard Beymer (voiced by Jimmy Bryant) MUSIC/LYRICS Leonard Bernstein/Stephen Sondheim | WEST SIDE STORY | 1961 |
60 | It Had to Be You PERFORMERS Frank Sinatra, Harry Connick, Jr. MUSIC/LYRICS Isham Jones/Gus Kahn | WHEN HARRY MET SALLY | 1989 |
61 | Get Happy PERFORMER Judy Garland MUSIC/LYRICS Harold Arlen/Ted Koehler | SUMMER STOCK | 1950 |
62 | Beauty and the Beast PERFORMER Angela Lansbury MUSIC/LYRICS Alan Menken/Howard Ashman | BEAUTY AND THE BEAST | 1991 |
63 | Thanks for the Memory PERFORMERS Bob Hope, Shirley Ross MUSIC/LYRICS Ralph Rainger/Leo Robin | BIG BROADCAST OF 1938, THE | 1938 |
64 | My Favorite Things PERFORMER Julie Andrews MUSIC/LYRICS Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II | SOUND OF MUSIC, THE | 1965 |
65 | I Will Always Love You PERFORMER Whitney Houston MUSIC/LYRICS Dolly Parton | BODYGUARD, THE | 1992 |
66 | Suicide is Painless PERFORMER Johnny Mandel MUSIC/LYRICS Johnny Mandel/Mike Altman | M*A*S*H | 1970 |
67 | Nobody Does it Better PERFORMER Carly Simon MUSIC/LYRICS Marvin Hamlisch/Carole Bayer Sager | SPY WHO LOVED ME, THE | 1977 |
68 | Streets of Philadelphia PERFORMER Bruce Springsteen MUSIC/LYRICS Bruce Springsteen | PHILADELPHIA | 1993 |
69 | On the Good Ship Lollipop PERFORMER Shirley Temple MUSIC/LYRICS Richard A. Whiting/Sidney Clare | BRIGHT EYES | 1934 |
70 | Summer Nights PERFORMERS John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Ensemble MUSIC/LYRICS Jim Jacobs, Warren Casey | GREASE | 1978 |
71 | Yankee Doodle Boy, The PERFORMER James Cagney MUSIC/LYRICS George M. Cohan | YANKEE DOODLE DANDY | 1942 |
72 | Good Morning PERFORMERS Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Donald OÕConnor MUSIC/LYRICS Nacio Herb Brown/Arthur Freed | SINGIN' IN THE RAIN | 1952 |
73 | Isn't it Romantic? PERFORMERS Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald MUSIC/LYRICS Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart | LOVE ME TONIGHT | 1932 |
74 | Rainbow Connection PERFORMER Kermit the Frog (voiced by Jim Henson) MUSIC/LYRICS Paul Williams, Kenny Ascher | MUPPET MOVIE, THE | 1979 |
75 | Up Where We Belong PERFORMERS 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 Christmas PERFORMER Judy Garland MUSIC/LYRICS Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane | MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS | 1944 |
77 | Shadow of Your Smile, The PERFORMER Chorus MUSIC/LYRICS Johnny Mandel/Paul Francis Webster | SANDPIPER, THE | 1965 |
78 | 9 To 5 PERFORMER Dolly Parton MUSIC/LYRICS Dolly Parton | 9 TO 5 | 1980 |
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 Hitler PERFORMER Ensemble MUSIC/LYRICS Mel Brooks | PRODUCERS, THE | 1968 |
81 | I'm Easy PERFORMER Keith Carradine MUSIC/LYRICS Keith Carradine | NASHVILLE | 1975 |
82 | Ding Dong the Witch is Dead PERFORMER Ensemble MUSIC/LYRICS Harold Arlen/E. Y. Harburg | WIZARD OF OZ, THE | 1939 |
83 | Rose, The PERFORMER Bette Midler MUSIC/LYRICS Amanda McBroom | ROSE, THE | 1979 |
84 | Put the Blame on Mame PERFORMER Rita Hayworth (voiced by Anita Ellis) MUSIC/LYRICS Doris Fisher, Allan Roberts | GILDA | 1946 |
85 | Come What May PERFORMERS Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor MUSIC/LYRICS David Baerwald | MOULIN ROUGE! | 2001 |
86 | (I've Had) The Time of My Life PERFORMERS Bill Medley, Jennifer Warnes MUSIC/LYRICS Frank Previte, John DeNicola, Donald Markowitz/Frank Previte | DIRTY DANCING | 1987 |
87 | Buttons and Bows PERFORMER Bob Hope MUSIC/LYRICS Jay Livingston/Ray Evans | PALEFACE, THE | 1948 |
88 | Do Re Mi PERFORMERS Julie Andrews, Ensemble MUSIC/LYRICS Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II | SOUND OF MUSIC, THE | 1965 |
89 | Puttin' on the Ritz PERFORMERS Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle MUSIC/LYRICS Irving Berlin | YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN | 1974 |
90 | Seems Like Old Times PERFORMER Diane Keaton MUSIC/LYRICS Carmen Lombardo/John Jacob Loeb | ANNIE HALL | 1977 |
91 | Let the River Run PERFORMER Carly Simon MUSIC/LYRICS Carly Simon | WORKING GIRL | 1988 |
92 | Long Ago and Far Away PERFORMERS Gene Kelly, Rita Hayworth (voiced by Martha Mears) MUSIC/LYRICS Jerome Kern/Ira Gershwin | COVER GIRL | 1944 |
93 | Lose Yourself PERFORMER Eminem MUSIC/LYRICS Eminem, Jeff Bass, Luis Resto/Eminem | 8 MILE | 2002 |
94 | Ain't Too Proud to Beg PERFORMER The Temptations MUSIC/LYRICS Eddie Holland, Norman Whitfield | BIG CHILL, THE | 1983 |
95 | (We're Off on the) Road to Morocco PERFORMERS Bing Crosby, Bob Hope MUSIC/LYRICS Jimmy Van Heusen/Johnny Burke | ROAD TO MOROCCO | 1942 |
96 | Footloose PERFORMER Kenny Loggins MUSIC/LYRICS Kenny Loggins, Dean Pitchford | FOOTLOOSE | 1984 |
97 | 42nd Street PERFORMERS Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell, Ensemble MUSIC/LYRICS Harry Warren/Al Dubin | 42nd STREET | 1933 |
98 | All That Jazz PERFORMERS Catherine Zeta-Jones, RenŽe Zellweger MUSIC/LYRICS John Kander/Fred Ebb | CHICAGO | 2002 |
99 | Hakuna Matata PERFORMERS Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Jason Weaver, Joseph Williams MUSIC/LYRICS Elton John/Tim Rice | LION KING, THE | 1994 |
100 | Old Time Rock and Roll PERFORMERS Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band (lip-synched by Tom Cruise) MUSIC/LYRICS George Jackson, Tom Jones III | RISKY BUSINESS | 1983 |
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