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Some theme songs are almost as iconic as the movie itself. “Entertainment Weekly“ put together a list of some of the best and worst theme songs of all time. They did a Top 20 for the best and a Top 10 for the worst.
Here are the 20 BEST:
1. “Frozen” (2013): “Let It Go“ by Idina Menzel
2. “Saturday Night Fever” (1977): “Stayin’ Alive“ by The Bee Gees
3. “The Muppet Movie” (1979): “Rainbow Connection“ by Kermit the Frog
4. “Do the Right Thing” (1989): “Fight the Power“ by Public Enemy
5. “Rocky” (1976): “Gonna Fly Now“ by Bill Conti
6. “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” (1961): “Moon River“ by Audrey Hepburn
7. “Titanic” (1997): “My Heart Will Go On“ by Celine Dion
8. “Shaft” (1971): “Theme from Shaft“ by Isaac Hayes
9. “The Bodyguard” (1992): “I Will Always Love You“ by Whitney Houston
10. “The Wizard of Oz” (1939): “Somewhere Over the Rainbow“ by Judy Garland
11. “Dirty Dancing” (1987): “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life“ by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
12. “Philadelphia” (1993): “Streets of Philadelphia“ by Bruce Springsteen
13. “The Way We Were” (1973), “The Way We Were“ by Barbra Streisand
14. “Fame” (1980), “Fame“ by Irene Cara
15. “Toy Story” (1995): “You’ve Got a Friend in Me“ by Randy Newman
16. “8 Mile” (2002): “Lose Yourself“ by Eminem
17. “The Breakfast Club” (1985): “(Don’t You) Forget About Me“ by Simple Minds
18. “Once” (2006): “Falling Slowly“ by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová
19. “The Lion King” (1994): “Circle of Life“ by Elton John
20. “Live and Let Die” (1973): “Live and Let Die“ by Paul McCartney & Wings
And here are the 10 WORST:
1. “Men in Black 3” (2012): “Back in Time” by Pitbull
2. “The Road to El Dorado” (2000): “El Dorado” by Elton John
3. “Wild Wild West” (1999): “Wild Wild West” by Will Smith
4. “The Goonies” (1985): “The Goonies ‘R’ Good Enough” by Cyndi Lauper
5. “Ben” (1972): “Ben” by Michael Jackson
6. “Spies Like Us” (1985): “Spies Like Us” by Paul McCartney
7. “The Addams Family” (1991): “Addams Groove” by Hammer
8. “The Towering Inferno” (1974): “We May Never Love Like This Again” by Maureen McGovern
9. “Pocahontas” (1995): “Colors of the Wind” by Vanessa Williams
10. “The World Is Not Enough” (1999): “The World Is Not Enough” by Garbage
