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'''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 (film)|Grease]]''.
'''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 (film)|Grease]]''. The list was created by a panel of jurors selected by AFI, who voted from a list of 400 nominated songs.<ref>{{Cite web|title=AFI's 100 YEARS…100 SONGS|url=https://www.afi.com/afis-100-years-100-songs/|access-date=2021-09-03|website=American Film Institute|language=en}}</ref>

== Most represented films ==
''[[Singin' in the Rain]]'',
''[[The Sound of Music (1965 film)|The Sound of Music]]'' and
''[[West Side Story (1961 film)|West Side Story]]'' each have three songs on the list<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-100-best-movie-songs/ The 100 Best Movie Songs - CBS News]</ref> while
''[[The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz]]'', ''A Star Is Born'' (#11 & #16) from the [[A Star Is Born (1954 film)|1954]] and
[[A Star Is Born (1976 film)|1976 film versions]], ''[[Funny Girl (film)|Funny Girl]]'' and ''[[Meet Me in St. Louis]]'' each have two entries.

== Most represented composers ==
* [[Richard Rodgers]] - 6 songs
* [[Harold Arlen]] - 5 songs
* [[Leonard Bernstein]] - 4 songs
* [[Irving Berlin]] - 3 songs
* [[Nacio Herb Brown]]-3 songs
* [[Ray Evans]] - 3 songs
* [[George Gershwin]] - 3 songs
* [[John Kander]] - 3 songs
* [[Jule Styne]] - 3 songs

== Most represented lyricists ==
* [[Oscar Hammerstein II]] - 6
* [[Ira Gershwin]] - 4
*[[Irving Berlin]] - 3
*[[Fred Ebb]] - 3
*[[Arthur Freed]] - 3
* [[Stephen Sondheim]] - 3

== Most represented singers ==
[[Judy Garland]] (also listed in first place for "[[Over the Rainbow]]") and [[Gene Kelly]] are tied with five songs each; Garland's songs are all solos while only two of Kelly's were performed solo. [[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==
==The list==
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|-
|-
! #
! #
! Song<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmsite.org/afi100songs.html|title=100 Greatest Songs in Movies - AFI|website=www.filmsite.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-ap-film-best-songs-list-story.html|title=AFI List of Top 100 Songs From U.S. Films|website=Chicago Tribune}}</ref>
! Song
! Film
! Film
! Year
! Year
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! Songwriter(s)
! Songwriter(s)
|-
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| 1 || "[[Over the Rainbow]]" || {{Hs|wizard}}''[[The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz]]'' || 1939 || {{Hs|garland}}[[Judy Garland]] || {{Hs|arlen}}[[Harold Arlen]], [[Yip Harburg|E.Y. Harburg]]
| 1 || "[[Over the Rainbow]]" || {{Hs|wizard}}''[[The Wizard of Oz]]'' || 1939 || {{Hs|garland}}[[Judy Garland]] || {{Hs|arlen}}[[Harold Arlen]], [[Yip Harburg|E.Y. Harburg]]
|-
|-
| 2 || "[[As Time Goes By (song)|As Time Goes By]]" || ''[[Casablanca (film)|Casablanca]]'' || 1942 || {{Hs|wilson}}[[Dooley Wilson]] || {{Hs|hupfeld}}[[Herman Hupfeld]]
| 2 || "[[As Time Goes By (song)|As Time Goes By]]" || ''[[Casablanca (film)|Casablanca]]'' || 1942 || {{Hs|wilson}}[[Dooley Wilson]] || {{Hs|hupfeld}}[[Herman Hupfeld]]
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| 6 || "[[Mrs. Robinson]]" || {{Hs|grad}}''[[The Graduate]]'' || 1967 || [[Simon & Garfunkel]] || {{Hs|simon}}[[Paul Simon]]
| 6 || "[[Mrs. Robinson]]" || {{Hs|grad}}''[[The Graduate]]'' || 1967 || [[Simon & Garfunkel]] || {{Hs|simon}}[[Paul Simon]]
|-
|-
| 7 || "[[When You Wish Upon a Star]]" || ''[[Pinocchio (1940 film)|Pinocchio]]'' || 1940 || {{Hs|cricket}}[[Cliff Edwards]] aka "Ukulele Ike" (as [[Jiminy Cricket]]) || {{Hs|harline}}[[Leigh Harline]], [[Ned Washington]]
| 7 || "[[When You Wish Upon a Star]]" || ''[[Pinocchio (1940 film)|Pinocchio]]'' || 1940 || {{Hs|cricket}}[[Cliff Edwards]] (as [[Jiminy Cricket]]) || {{Hs|harline}}[[Leigh Harline]], [[Ned Washington]]
|-
|-
| 8 || "{{sort|waywe|[[The Way We Were (song)|The Way We Were]]}}" || {{Hs|way}}''[[The Way We Were]]'' || 1973 || {{Hs|streisand}}[[Barbra Streisand]] || {{Hs|hamlisch}}[[Marvin Hamlisch]], [[Alan and Marilyn Bergman]]
| 8 || "{{sort|waywe|[[The Way We Were (song)|The Way We Were]]}}" || {{Hs|way}}''[[The Way We Were]]'' || 1973 || {{Hs|streisand}}[[Barbra Streisand]] || {{Hs|hamlisch}}[[Marvin Hamlisch]], [[Alan and Marilyn Bergman]]
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| 21 || "[[Jailhouse Rock (song)|Jailhouse Rock]]" || ''[[Jailhouse Rock (film)|Jailhouse Rock]]'' || 1957 || {{Hs|presley}}[[Elvis Presley]] || {{Hs|leiber}}[[Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller]]
| 21 || "[[Jailhouse Rock (song)|Jailhouse Rock]]" || ''[[Jailhouse Rock (film)|Jailhouse Rock]]'' || 1957 || {{Hs|presley}}[[Elvis Presley]] || {{Hs|leiber}}[[Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller]]
|-
|-
| 22 || "[[Everybody's Talkin']]" || ''[[Midnight Cowboy]]'' || 1969 || {{Hs|nilsson}}[[Harry Nilsson]] || {{Hs|neil}}[[Fred Neil]]
| 22 || "[[Everybody's Talkin'|Everybody's Talkin{{'-}}]]" || ''[[Midnight Cowboy]]'' || 1969 || {{Hs|nilsson}}[[Harry Nilsson]] || {{Hs|neil}}[[Fred Neil]]
|-
|-
| 23 || "[[Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head]]" || ''[[Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid]]'' || 1969 || {{Hs|thomas}}[[B. J. Thomas]] || {{Hs|bacharach}}[[Burt Bacharach]], [[Hal David]]
| 23 || "[[Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head]]" || ''[[Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid]]'' || 1969 || {{Hs|thomas}}[[B. J. Thomas]] || {{Hs|bacharach}}[[Burt Bacharach]], [[Hal David]]
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| 32 || "[[I Got Rhythm]]" || {{Hs|american}}''[[An American in Paris (film)|An American in Paris]]'' || 1951 || {{Hs|kelly}}[[Gene Kelly]] || {{Hs|gershwin}}[[George Gershwin]], [[Ira Gershwin]]
| 32 || "[[I Got Rhythm]]" || {{Hs|american}}''[[An American in Paris (film)|An American in Paris]]'' || 1951 || {{Hs|kelly}}[[Gene Kelly]] || {{Hs|gershwin}}[[George Gershwin]], [[Ira Gershwin]]
|-
|-
| 33 || "Aquarius" || ''[[Hair (film)|Hair]]'' || 1979 || {{Hs|woods}}[[Ren Woods]], Ensemble || {{Hs|macdermot}}[[Galt MacDermot]], [[James Rado]], [[Gerome Ragni]]
| 33 || "[[Aquarius/Let_the_Sunshine_In|Aquarius]]" || ''[[Hair (film)|Hair]]'' || 1979 || {{Hs|woods}}[[Ren Woods]], Ensemble || {{Hs|macdermot}}[[Galt MacDermot]], [[James Rado]], [[Gerome Ragni]]
|-
|-
| 34 || "[[Let's Call the Whole Thing Off]]" || ''[[Shall We Dance (1937 film)|Shall We Dance]]'' || 1937 || {{Hs|astaire}}[[Fred Astaire]], [[Ginger Rogers]] || {{Hs|gershwin}}[[George Gershwin]], [[Ira Gershwin]]
| 34 || "[[Let's Call the Whole Thing Off]]" || ''[[Shall We Dance (1937 film)|Shall We Dance]]'' || 1937 || {{Hs|astaire}}[[Fred Astaire]], [[Ginger Rogers]] || {{Hs|gershwin}}[[George Gershwin]], [[Ira Gershwin]]
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| 43 || "{{sort|wayyou|[[The Way You Look Tonight]]}}" || ''[[Swing Time (film)|Swing Time]]'' || 1936 || {{Hs|astaire}}[[Fred Astaire]] || {{Hs|kern}}[[Jerome Kern]], [[Dorothy Fields]]
| 43 || "{{sort|wayyou|[[The Way You Look Tonight]]}}" || ''[[Swing Time (film)|Swing Time]]'' || 1936 || {{Hs|astaire}}[[Fred Astaire]] || {{Hs|kern}}[[Jerome Kern]], [[Dorothy Fields]]
|-
|-
| 44 || "[[Wind Beneath My Wings]]" || ''[[Beaches (film)|Beaches]]'' || 1988 || {{Hs|midler}}[[Bette Midler]] || {{Hs|silbar}}[[Jeff Silbar]], [[Larry Henley]]
| 44 || "[[Wind Beneath My Wings]]" || ''[[Beaches (1988 film)|Beaches]]'' || 1988 || {{Hs|midler}}[[Bette Midler]] || {{Hs|silbar}}[[Jeff Silbar]], [[Larry Henley]]
|-
|-
| 45 || "[[That's Entertainment! (song)|That's Entertainment]]" || {{Hs|band}}''[[The Band Wagon]]'' || 1953 || {{Hs|astaire}}[[Fred Astaire]], [[Jack Buchanan]], [[Nanette Fabray]], [[Oscar Levant]] || {{Hs|schwartz}}[[Arthur Schwartz]], [[Howard Dietz]]
| 45 || "[[That's Entertainment! (song)|That's Entertainment]]" || {{Hs|band}}''[[The Band Wagon]]'' || 1953 || {{Hs|astaire}}[[Fred Astaire]], [[Jack Buchanan]], [[Nanette Fabray]], [[Oscar Levant]] || {{Hs|schwartz}}[[Arthur Schwartz]], [[Howard Dietz]]
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| 51 || "[[Fame (Irene Cara song)|Fame]]" || ''[[Fame (1980 film)|Fame]]'' || 1980 || {{Hs|cara}}[[Irene Cara]] || {{Hs|gore}}[[Michael Gore]], [[Dean Pitchford]]
| 51 || "[[Fame (Irene Cara song)|Fame]]" || ''[[Fame (1980 film)|Fame]]'' || 1980 || {{Hs|cara}}[[Irene Cara]] || {{Hs|gore}}[[Michael Gore]], [[Dean Pitchford]]
|-
|-
| 52 || "[[Summertime (George Gershwin song)|Summertime]]" || ''[[Porgy and Bess (film)|Porgy and Bess]]'' || 1959 || {{Hs|norman}}[[Loulie Jean Norman]] || {{Hs|gershwin}}[[George Gershwin]], [[DuBose Heyward]]
| 52 || "[[Summertime (George Gershwin song)|Summertime]]" || ''[[Porgy and Bess (film)|Porgy and Bess]]'' || 1959 || {{Hs|norman}}[[Loulie Jean Norman]] (dubbing [[Diahann Carroll]])|| {{Hs|gershwin}}[[George Gershwin]], [[DuBose Heyward]]
|-
|-
| 53 || "[[Goldfinger (song)|Goldfinger]]" || ''[[Goldfinger (film)|Goldfinger]]'' || 1964 || {{Hs|bassey}}[[Shirley Bassey]] || {{Hs|barry}}[[John Barry (composer)|John Barry]], [[Leslie Bricusse]], [[Anthony Newley]]
| 53 || "[[Goldfinger (Shirley Bassey song)|Goldfinger]]" || ''[[Goldfinger (film)|Goldfinger]]'' || 1964 || {{Hs|bassey}}[[Shirley Bassey]] || {{Hs|barry}}[[John Barry (composer)|John Barry]], [[Leslie Bricusse]], [[Anthony Newley]]
|-
|-
| 54 || "[[Shall We Dance? (1951 song)|Shall We Dance?]]" || {{Hs|king}}''[[The King and I (1956 film)|The King and I]]'' || 1956 || {{Hs|nixon}}[[Marni Nixon]] (dubbing [[Deborah Kerr]]), [[Yul Brynner]] || {{Hs|rodgers}}[[Richard Rodgers]], [[Oscar Hammerstein II]]
| 54 || "[[Shall We Dance? (1951 song)|Shall We Dance?]]" || {{Hs|king}}''[[The King and I (1956 film)|The King and I]]'' || 1956 || {{Hs|nixon}}[[Marni Nixon]] (dubbing [[Deborah Kerr]]), [[Yul Brynner]] || {{Hs|rodgers}}[[Richard Rodgers]], [[Oscar Hammerstein II]]
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| 64 || "[[My Favorite Things (song)|My Favorite Things]]" || {{Hs|sound}}''[[The Sound of Music (film)|The Sound of Music]]'' || 1965 || {{Hs|andrews}}[[Julie Andrews]] || {{Hs|rodgers}}[[Richard Rodgers]], [[Oscar Hammerstein II]]
| 64 || "[[My Favorite Things (song)|My Favorite Things]]" || {{Hs|sound}}''[[The Sound of Music (film)|The Sound of Music]]'' || 1965 || {{Hs|andrews}}[[Julie Andrews]] || {{Hs|rodgers}}[[Richard Rodgers]], [[Oscar Hammerstein II]]
|-
|-
| 65 || "[[I Will Always Love You]]" || {{Hs|body}}''[[The Bodyguard (1992 film)|The Bodyguard]]'' || 1992 || {{Hs|houston}}[[Whitney Houston]] || {{Hs|parton}}[[Dolly Parton]]
| 65 || "[[I Will Always Love You (Whitney Houston recording)|I Will Always Love You]]" || {{Hs|body}}''[[The Bodyguard (1992 film)|The Bodyguard]]'' || 1992 || {{Hs|houston}}[[Whitney Houston]] || {{Hs|parton}}[[Dolly Parton]]
|-
|-
| 66 || "[[Suicide Is Painless]]" || ''[[MASH (film)|MASH]]'' || 1970 || Chorus || {{Hs|mandel}}[[Johnny Mandel]], [[Mike Altman (lyricist)|Mike Altman]]
| 66 || "[[Suicide Is Painless]]" || ''[[M*A*S*H (film)|M*A*S*H]]'' || 1970 || Chorus || {{Hs|mandel}}[[Johnny Mandel]], [[Mike Altman (lyricist)|Mike Altman]]
|-
|-
| 67 || "[[Nobody Does It Better]]" || {{Hs|spy}}''[[The Spy Who Loved Me (film)|The Spy Who Loved Me]]'' || 1977 || {{Hs|simon}}[[Carly Simon]] || {{Hs|hamlisch}}[[Marvin Hamlisch]], [[Carole Bayer Sager]]
| 67 || "[[Nobody Does It Better]]" || {{Hs|spy}}''[[The Spy Who Loved Me (film)|The Spy Who Loved Me]]'' || 1977 || {{Hs|simon}}[[Carly Simon]] || {{Hs|hamlisch}}[[Marvin Hamlisch]], [[Carole Bayer Sager]]
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| 81 || "[[I'm Easy (Keith Carradine song)|I'm Easy]]" || ''[[Nashville (film)|Nashville]]'' || 1975 || {{Hs|carradine}}[[Keith Carradine]] || {{Hs|carradine}}[[Keith Carradine]]
| 81 || "[[I'm Easy (Keith Carradine song)|I'm Easy]]" || ''[[Nashville (film)|Nashville]]'' || 1975 || {{Hs|carradine}}[[Keith Carradine]] || {{Hs|carradine}}[[Keith Carradine]]
|-
|-
| 82 || "[[Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead]]" || {{Hs|wizard}}''[[The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz]]'' || 1939 || Ensemble || {{Hs|arlen}}[[Harold Arlen]], [[Yip Harburg|E.Y. Harburg]]
| 82 || "[[Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead]]" || {{Hs|wizard}}''[[The Wizard of Oz]]'' || 1939 || Ensemble || {{Hs|arlen}}[[Harold Arlen]], [[Yip Harburg|E.Y. Harburg]]
|-
|-
| 83 || "{{sort|rose|[[The Rose (song)|The Rose]]}}" || {{Hs|rose}}''[[The Rose (film)|The Rose]]'' || 1979 || {{Hs|midler}}[[Bette Midler]] || {{Hs|mcbroom}}[[Amanda McBroom]]
| 83 || "{{sort|rose|[[The Rose (song)|The Rose]]}}" || {{Hs|rose}}''[[The Rose (film)|The Rose]]'' || 1979 || {{Hs|midler}}[[Bette Midler]] || {{Hs|mcbroom}}[[Amanda McBroom]]
|-
|-
| 84 || "[[Put the Blame on Mame]]" || ''[[Gilda]]'' || 1946 || {{Hs|ellis}}[[Anita Kert Ellis|Anita Ellis]] (dubbing [[Rita Hayworth]]) || {{Hs|roberts}} Allan Roberts, [[Doris Fisher (songwriter)|Doris Fisher]]
| 84 || "[[Put the Blame on Mame]]" || ''[[Gilda (film)|Gilda]]'' || 1946 || {{Hs|ellis}}[[Anita Kert Ellis|Anita Ellis]] (dubbing [[Rita Hayworth]]) || {{Hs|roberts}} Allan Roberts, [[Doris Fisher (songwriter)|Doris Fisher]]
|-
|-
| 85 || "[[Come What May (2001 song)|Come What May]]" || ''[[Moulin Rouge!]]'' || 2001 || {{Hs|kidman}}[[Nicole Kidman]], [[Ewan McGregor]] || {{Hs|baerwald}}[[David Baerwald]]
| 85 || "[[Come What May (2001 song)|Come What May]]" || ''[[Moulin Rouge!]]'' || 2001 || {{Hs|kidman}}[[Nicole Kidman]], [[Ewan McGregor]] || {{Hs|baerwald}}[[David Baerwald]], [[Kevin Gilbert (musician)|Kevin Gilbert]]
|-
|-
| 86 || "{{sort|time|[[(I've Had) The Time of My Life]]}}" || ''[[Dirty Dancing]]'' || 1987 || {{Hs|medley}}[[Bill Medley]], [[Jennifer Warnes]] || {{Hs|previte}}[[Franke Previte]], Donald Markowitz, [[John DeNicola]]
| 86 || "{{sort|time|[[(I've Had) The Time of My Life]]}}" || ''[[Dirty Dancing]]'' || 1987 || {{Hs|medley}}[[Bill Medley]], [[Jennifer Warnes]] || {{Hs|previte}}[[Franke Previte]], Donald Markowitz, [[John DeNicola]]
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== Most represented films ==
''[[Singin' in the Rain]]'', ''[[The Sound of Music (1965 film)|The Sound of Music]]'', and ''[[West Side Story (1961 film)|West Side Story]]'' each have three songs on the list,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-100-best-movie-songs/|title=The 100 Best Movie Songs|website=www.cbsnews.com|date=June 23, 2004 }}</ref> while
''[[The Wizard of Oz]]'', ''[[Funny Girl (film)|Funny Girl]]'' and ''[[Meet Me in St. Louis]]'' each have two entries.


== Most represented composers ==
<ref>[https://www.filmsite.org/afi100songs.html Filmsite.org]</ref><ref>[https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-ap-film-best-songs-list-story.html AFI List of Top 100 Songs From U.S. Films - Chicago Tribune]</ref>
* [[Richard Rodgers]] 6 songs
* [[Harold Arlen]] 5 songs
* [[Leonard Bernstein]] 4 songs
* [[Jule Styne]] 3 songs
* [[Irving Berlin]] 3 songs
* [[George Gershwin]] 3 songs
* [[Nacio Herb Brown]]3 songs
* [[John Kander]] 3 songs
* [[Jerome Kern]] 3 songs


== Most represented lyricists ==
==External links==
* [[Oscar Hammerstein II]] 6
* [http://www.afi.com/Docs/100Years/songs100.pdf AFI's) 100 Years...100 Songs] (PDF)
* [[Ira Gershwin]] 4
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160102080823/https://www.afi.com/Docs/100Years/songs400.pdf AFI's list of the 400 nominees] (PDF) (archived version)
* [[Irving Berlin]] 3
* [[Stephen Sondheim]] 3
* [[Arthur Freed]] 3
* [[Fred Ebb]] 3

== 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. Astaire and Nixon were co-credited for three out of their four respective songs listed, while Andrews sang two solos; Streisand performed all four of her songs by herself.


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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==External links==
* [https://prdaficalmjediwestussa.blob.core.windows.net/images/2019/08/songs400.pdf AFI's list of the 400 nominated songs] (PDF)


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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

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]

The list

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# Song[2][3] Film Year Performer(s) Songwriter(s)
1 "Over the Rainbow" The Wizard of Oz 1939 Judy Garland Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg
2 "As Time Goes By" Casablanca 1942 Dooley Wilson Herman Hupfeld
3 "Singin' in the Rain" Singin' in the Rain 1952 Gene Kelly Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed
4 "Moon River" Breakfast at Tiffany's 1961 Audrey Hepburn Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
5 "White Christmas" Holiday Inn 1942 Bing Crosby Irving Berlin
6 "Mrs. Robinson" The Graduate 1967 Simon & Garfunkel Paul Simon
7 "When You Wish Upon a Star" Pinocchio 1940 Cliff Edwards (as Jiminy Cricket) Leigh Harline, Ned Washington
8 "The Way We Were" The Way We Were 1973 Barbra Streisand Marvin Hamlisch, Alan and Marilyn Bergman
9 "Stayin' Alive" Saturday Night Fever 1977 The Bee Gees Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb
10 "The Sound of Music" The Sound of Music 1965 Julie Andrews Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
11 "The Man That Got Away" A Star Is Born 1954 Judy Garland Harold Arlen, Ira Gershwin
12 "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 1953 Marilyn Monroe (also partial dubbing by Marni Nixon) Jule Styne, Leo Robin
13 "People" Funny Girl 1968 Barbra Streisand Jule Styne, Bob Merrill
14 "My Heart Will Go On" Titanic 1997 Celine Dion James Horner, Will Jennings
15 "Cheek to Cheek" Top Hat 1935 Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers Irving Berlin
16 "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" A Star Is Born 1976 Barbra Streisand Barbra Streisand, Paul Williams
17 "I Could Have Danced All Night" My Fair Lady 1964 Marni Nixon (dubbing Audrey Hepburn) Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner
18 "Cabaret" Cabaret 1972 Liza Minnelli John Kander, Fred Ebb
19 "Someday My Prince Will Come" Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1937 Adriana Caselotti (as Snow White) Frank Churchill, Larry Morey
20 "Somewhere" West Side Story 1961 Jimmy Bryant (dubbing Richard Beymer), Marni Nixon (dubbing Natalie Wood) Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim
21 "Jailhouse Rock" Jailhouse Rock 1957 Elvis Presley Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
22 "Everybody's Talkin'" Midnight Cowboy 1969 Harry Nilsson Fred Neil
23 "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1969 B. J. Thomas Burt Bacharach, Hal David
24 "Ol' Man River" Show Boat 1936 Paul Robeson Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
25 "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin')" High Noon 1952 Tex Ritter Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington
26 "The Trolley Song" Meet Me in St. Louis 1944 Judy Garland Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane
27 "Unchained Melody" Unchained 1955 Todd Duncan Alex North, Hy Zaret
28 "Some Enchanted Evening" South Pacific 1958 Giorgio Tozzi (dubbing Rossano Brazzi) Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
29 "Born to Be Wild" Easy Rider 1969 Steppenwolf Mars Bonfire
30 "Stormy Weather" Stormy Weather 1943 Lena Horne Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
31 "Theme from New York, New York" New York, New York 1977 Liza Minnelli John Kander, Fred Ebb
32 "I Got Rhythm" An American in Paris 1951 Gene Kelly George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
33 "Aquarius" Hair 1979 Ren Woods, Ensemble Galt MacDermot, James Rado, Gerome Ragni
34 "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" Shall We Dance 1937 Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
35 "America" West Side Story 1961 Rita Moreno, George Chakiris, Ensemble Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim
36 "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" Mary Poppins 1964 Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, Ensemble The Sherman Brothers
37 "Swinging on a Star" Going My Way 1944 Bing Crosby Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
38 "Theme from Shaft" Shaft 1971 Isaac Hayes, Chorus Isaac Hayes
39 "Days of Wine and Roses" Days of Wine and Roses 1962 Chorus Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
40 "Fight the Power" Do the Right Thing 1989 Public Enemy Carlton Ridenhour, Eric Sadler, Hank Saxley, Keith Boxley
41 "New York, New York" On the Town 1949 Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, and Jules Munshin Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden, Adolph Green
42 "Luck Be a Lady" Guys and Dolls 1955 Marlon Brando, Ensemble Frank Loesser
43 "The Way You Look Tonight" Swing Time 1936 Fred Astaire Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields
44 "Wind Beneath My Wings" Beaches 1988 Bette Midler Jeff Silbar, Larry Henley
45 "That's Entertainment" The Band Wagon 1953 Fred Astaire, Jack Buchanan, Nanette Fabray, Oscar Levant Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz
46 "Don't Rain on My Parade" Funny Girl 1968 Barbra Streisand Jule Styne, Bob Merrill
47 "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" Song of the South 1946 James Baskett Allie Wrubel, Ray Gilbert
48 "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" The Man Who Knew Too Much 1956 Doris Day Jay Livingston, Ray Evans
49 "Make 'Em Laugh" Singin' in the Rain 1952 Donald O'Connor Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed
50 "Rock Around the Clock" Blackboard Jungle 1955 Bill Haley and His Comets Max C. Freedman, James E. Myers
51 "Fame" Fame 1980 Irene Cara Michael Gore, Dean Pitchford
52 "Summertime" Porgy and Bess 1959 Loulie Jean Norman (dubbing Diahann Carroll) George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
53 "Goldfinger" Goldfinger 1964 Shirley Bassey John Barry, Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley
54 "Shall We Dance?" The King and I 1956 Marni Nixon (dubbing Deborah Kerr), Yul Brynner Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
55 "Flashdance... What a Feeling" Flashdance 1983 Irene Cara Giorgio Moroder, Keith Forsey, Irene Cara
56 "Thank Heaven for Little Girls" Gigi 1958 Maurice Chevalier Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner
57 "The Windmills of Your Mind" The Thomas Crown Affair 1968 Noel Harrison Michel Legrand, Alan and Marilyn Bergman
58 "Gonna Fly Now" Rocky 1976 DeEtta Little, Nelson Pigford Bill Conti, Carol Connors, Ayn Robbins
59 "Tonight" West Side Story 1961 Marni Nixon (dubbing Natalie Wood), Jimmy Bryant (dubbing Richard Beymer) Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim
60 "It Had to Be You" When Harry Met Sally... 1989 Frank Sinatra, Harry Connick Jr. Isham Jones, Gus Kahn
61 "Get Happy" Summer Stock 1950 Judy Garland Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
62 "Beauty and the Beast" Beauty and the Beast 1991 Angela Lansbury (as Mrs. Potts) Alan Menken, Howard Ashman
63 "Thanks for the Memory" The Big Broadcast of 1938 1938 Bob Hope, Shirley Ross Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
64 "My Favorite Things" The Sound of Music 1965 Julie Andrews Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
65 "I Will Always Love You" The Bodyguard 1992 Whitney Houston Dolly Parton
66 "Suicide Is Painless" M*A*S*H 1970 Chorus Johnny Mandel, Mike Altman
67 "Nobody Does It Better" The Spy Who Loved Me 1977 Carly Simon Marvin Hamlisch, Carole Bayer Sager
68 "Streets of Philadelphia" Philadelphia 1993 Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen
69 "On the Good Ship Lollipop" Bright Eyes 1934 Shirley Temple Richard A. Whiting, Sidney Clare
70 "Summer Nights" Grease 1978 John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John Warren Casey, Jim Jacobs
71 "(I'm a) Yankee Doodle Dandy" Yankee Doodle Dandy 1942 James Cagney George M. Cohan
72 "Good Morning" Singin' in the Rain 1952 Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed
73 "Isn't It Romantic?" Love Me Tonight 1932 Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
74 "Rainbow Connection" The Muppet Movie 1979 Jim Henson (as Kermit the Frog) Paul Williams, Kenneth Ascher
75 "Up Where We Belong" An Officer and a Gentleman 1982 Joe Cocker, Jennifer Warnes Jack Nitzsche, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Will Jennings
76 "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" Meet Me in St. Louis 1944 Judy Garland Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane
77 "The Shadow of Your Smile" The Sandpiper 1965 Chorus Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster
78 "9 to 5" Nine to Five 1980 Dolly Parton Dolly Parton
79 "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" Arthur 1981 Christopher Cross Christopher Cross, Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Peter Allen
80 "Springtime for Hitler" The Producers 1967 Ensemble Mel Brooks
81 "I'm Easy" Nashville 1975 Keith Carradine Keith Carradine
82 "Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead" The Wizard of Oz 1939 Ensemble Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg
83 "The Rose" The Rose 1979 Bette Midler Amanda McBroom
84 "Put the Blame on Mame" Gilda 1946 Anita Ellis (dubbing Rita Hayworth) Allan Roberts, Doris Fisher
85 "Come What May" Moulin Rouge! 2001 Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor David Baerwald, Kevin Gilbert
86 "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" Dirty Dancing 1987 Bill Medley, Jennifer Warnes Franke Previte, Donald Markowitz, John DeNicola
87 "Buttons and Bows" The Paleface 1948 Bob Hope Jay Livingston, Ray Evans
88 "Do Re Mi" The Sound of Music 1965 Julie Andrews, Ensemble Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
89 "Puttin' on the Ritz" Young Frankenstein 1974 Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle Irving Berlin
90 "Seems Like Old Times" Annie Hall 1977 Diane Keaton Carmen Lombardo, John Jacob Loeb
91 "Let the River Run" Working Girl 1988 Carly Simon Carly Simon
92 "Long Ago (and Far Away)" Cover Girl 1944 Gene Kelly, Martha Mears (dubbing Rita Hayworth) Jerome Kern, Ira Gershwin
93 "Lose Yourself" 8 Mile 2002 Eminem Eminem, Luis Resto, Jeff Bass
94 "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" The Big Chill 1983 The Temptations Norman Whitfield, Edward Holland Jr.
95 "(We're Off on the) Road to Morocco" Road to Morocco 1942 Bing Crosby, Bob Hope Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
96 "Footloose" Footloose 1984 Kenny Loggins Kenny Loggins, Dean Pitchford
97 "42nd Street" 42nd Street 1933 Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell, Ensemble Harry Warren, Al Dubin
98 "All That Jazz" Chicago 2002 Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renée Zellweger John Kander, Fred Ebb
99 "Hakuna Matata" The Lion King 1994 Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Jason Weaver, Joseph Williams Elton John, Tim Rice
100 "Old Time Rock and Roll" Risky Business 1983 Bob Seger George Jackson, Thomas E. Jones III

Most represented films

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Singin' in the Rain, The Sound of Music, and West Side Story each have three songs on the list,[4] while The Wizard of Oz, Funny Girl and Meet Me in St. Louis each have two entries.

Most represented composers

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Most represented lyricists

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Most represented singers

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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. Astaire and Nixon were co-credited for three out of their four respective songs listed, while Andrews sang two solos; Streisand performed all four of her songs by herself.

References

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  1. ^ "AFI's 100 YEARS…100 SONGS". American Film Institute. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "100 Greatest Songs in Movies - AFI". www.filmsite.org.
  3. ^ "AFI List of Top 100 Songs From U.S. Films". Chicago Tribune.
  4. ^ "The 100 Best Movie Songs". www.cbsnews.com. June 23, 2004.
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