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American Film Institute’s
100 Years . . . 100 Songs

The American Film Institute (AFI) celebrated the centennial of cinema by airing a number of television specials, each honoring a different aspect of excellence in American film. On June 22, 2004 AFI broadcast a program entitled “100 Years . . . 100 Songs—America’s Greatest Movie Songs.”

To determine the winners, AFI invited more than 1,500 leaders from across the American film community—screenwriters, directors, actors, producers, cinematographers, editors, executives, film historians and critics, among them—to choose from a list of nominated films compiled by AFI. The selected films (and their ranking) are listed below.

TheOscar Nominated marker symbol appears next to those films which also received an Academy Award nomination (although this was not a requirement for inclusion on the list). Click on the name of one of those films to display more information about it. You can also click on the IMDb link to to open a new browser window or tabshowing information about the film from the Internet Movie Database. Or, click on a title in the column on the right to display the winners from another AFI program.

For more information, you can follow this link to the American Film Institute’s website.

Oscar Nominated markerAn American in Paris (1951)   IMDb
 “I Got Rhythm” (32)
Oscar Nominated markerAnnie Hall (1977)   IMDb
 “Seems Like Old Times” (90)
Oscar Nominated markerArthur (1981)   IMDb
 “Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)” (79)
Oscar Nominated markerThe Band Wagon (1953)   IMDb
 “That’s Entertainment” (45)
Oscar Nominated markerBeaches (1988)   IMDb
 “Wind Beneath My Wings” (44)
Oscar Nominated markerBeauty and the Beast (1991)   IMDb
 “Beauty and the Beast” (62)
Oscar Nominated markerThe Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938)   IMDb
 “Thanks for the Memory” (63)
Oscar Nominated markerThe Big Chill (1983)   IMDb
 “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” (94)
Oscar Nominated markerBlackboard Jungle (1955)   IMDb
 “Rock Around the Clock” (50)
Oscar Nominated markerThe Bodyguard (1992)   IMDb
 “I Will Always Love You” (65)
Oscar Nominated markerBreakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)   IMDb
 “Moon River” (4)
Bright Eyes (1934)   IMDb
 “On the Good Ship Lollipop” (69)
Oscar Nominated markerButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)   IMDb
 “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” (23)
Oscar Nominated markerCabaret (1972)   IMDb
 “Cabaret” (18)
Oscar Nominated markerCasablanca (1943)   IMDb
 “As Time Goes By” (2)
Oscar Nominated markerChicago (2002)   IMDb
 “All That Jazz” (98)
Oscar Nominated markerCover Girl (1944)   IMDb
 “Long Ago and Far Away” (92)
Oscar Nominated markerDays of Wine and Roses (1962)   IMDb
 “Days of Wine and Roses” (39)
Oscar Nominated markerDirty Dancing (1987)   IMDb
 “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” (86)
Oscar Nominated markerDo the Right Thing (1989)   IMDb
 “Fight the Power” (40)
Oscar Nominated markerEasy Rider (1969)   IMDb
 “Born to Be Wild” (29)
Oscar Nominated marker8 Mile (2002)   IMDb
 “Lose Yourself” (93)
Oscar Nominated markerFame (1980)   IMDb
 “Fame” (51)
Oscar Nominated markerFlashdance (1983)   IMDb
 “Flashdance . . . What a Feeling” (55)
Oscar Nominated markerFootloose (1984)   IMDb
 “Footloose” (96)
Oscar Nominated marker42nd Street (1933)   IMDb
 “42nd Street” (97)
Oscar Nominated markerFunny Girl (1968)   IMDb
 “People” (13)
 “Don’t Rain on My Parade” (46)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)   IMDb
 “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend” (12)
Oscar Nominated markerGhost (1990)   IMDb
 “Unchained Melody” (27)
Oscar Nominated markerGigi (1958)   IMDb
 “Thank Heaven for Little Girls” (56)
Gilda (1946)   IMDb
 “Put the Blame on Mame” (84)
Oscar Nominated markerGoing My Way (1944)   IMDb
 “Swinging on a Star” (37)
Oscar Nominated markerGoldfinger (1964)   IMDb
 “Goldfinger” (53)
Oscar Nominated markerThe Graduate (1967)   IMDb
 “Mrs. Robinson” (6)
Oscar Nominated markerGrease (1978)   IMDb
 “Summer Nights” (70)
Oscar Nominated markerGuys and Dolls (1955)   IMDb
 “Luck Be a Lady” (42)
Hair (1979)   IMDb
 “Aquarius” (33)
Oscar Nominated markerHigh Noon (1952)   IMDb
 “High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin’)” (25)
Oscar Nominated markerHoliday Inn (1942)   IMDb
 “White Christmas” (5)
Jailhouse Rock (1957)   IMDb
 “Jailhouse Rock” (21)
Oscar Nominated markerThe King and I (1956)   IMDb
 “Shall We Dance” (54)
Oscar Nominated markerThe Lion King (1994)   IMDb
 “Hakuna Matata” (99)
Love Me Tonight (1932)   IMDb
 “Isn’t It Romantic?” (73)
Oscar Nominated markerThe Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)   IMDb
 “Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)” (48)
Oscar Nominated markerMary Poppins (1964)   IMDb
 “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” (36)
Oscar Nominated markerM*A*S*H (1970)   IMDb
 “Suicide Is Painless” (66)
Oscar Nominated markerMeet Me in St. Louis (1944)   IMDb
 “The Trolly Song” (26)
 “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” (76)
Oscar Nominated markerMidnight Cowboy (1969)   IMDb
 “Everybody’s Talkin’” (22)
Oscar Nominated markerMoulin Rouge! (2001)   IMDb
 “Come What May” (85)
Oscar Nominated markerThe Muppet Movie (1979)   IMDb
 “Rainbow Connection” (74)
Oscar Nominated markerMy Fair Lady (1964)   IMDb
 “I Could Have Danced All Night” (17)
Oscar Nominated markerNashville (1975)   IMDb
 “I’m Easy” (81)
New York, New York (1977)   IMDb
 “Theme from ‘New York, New York’” (31)
Oscar Nominated marker9 to 5 (1980)   IMDb
 “9 to 5” (78)
Oscar Nominated markerAn Officer and a Gentleman (1982)   IMDb
 “Up Where We Belong” (75)
Oscar Nominated markerOn the Town (1949)   IMDb
 “New York, New York” (41)
Oscar Nominated markerThe Paleface (1948)   IMDb
 “Buttons and Bows” (87)
Oscar Nominated markerPhiladelphia (1993)   IMDb
 “Streets of Philadelphia” (68)
Oscar Nominated markerPinocchio (1940)   IMDb
 “When You Wish upon a Star” (7)
Oscar Nominated markerPorgy and Bess (1959)   IMDb
 “Summertime” (52)
Oscar Nominated markerThe Producers (1968)   IMDb
 “Springtime for Hitler” (80)
Risky Business (1983)   IMDb
 “Old Time Rock and Roll” (100)
Oscar Nominated markerRoad to Morocco (1942)   IMDb
 “(We’re Off on the) Road to Morocco” (95)
Oscar Nominated markerRocky (1976)   IMDb
 “Gonna Fly Now” (58)
Oscar Nominated markerThe Rose (1979)   IMDb
 “The Rose” (83)
Oscar Nominated markerThe Sandpiper (1965)   IMDb
 “The Shadow of Your Smile” (77)
Oscar Nominated markerSaturday Night Fever (1977)   IMDb
 “Stayin’ Alive” (9)
Oscar Nominated markerShaft (1971)   IMDb
 “Theme from ‘Shaft’” (38)
Oscar Nominated markerShall We Dance (1937)   IMDb
 “Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off” (34)
Show Boat (1936)   IMDb
 “Ol’ Man River” (24)
Oscar Nominated markerSingin’ in the Rain (1952)   IMDb
 “Singin’ in the Rain” (3)
 “Make ’em Laugh” (49)
 “Good Morning” (72)
Oscar Nominated markerSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)   IMDb
 “Some Day My Prince Will Come” (19)
Oscar Nominated markerSong of the South (1947)   IMDb
 “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah” (47)
Oscar Nominated markerThe Sound of Music (1965)   IMDb
 “The Sound of Music” (10)
 “My Favorite Things” (64)
 “Do Re Mi” (88)
Oscar Nominated markerSouth Pacific (1958)   IMDb
 “Some Enchanted Evening” (28)
Oscar Nominated markerThe Spy Who Loved Me (1977)   IMDb
 “Nobody Does It Better” (67)
Oscar Nominated markerA Star Is Born (1954)   IMDb
 “The Man That Got Away” (11)
Oscar Nominated markerA Star Is Born (1976)   IMDb
 “Evergreen (Love Theme from ‘A Star Is Born’)” (16)
Stormy Weather (1943)   IMDb
 “Stormy Weather” (30)
Summer Stock (1950)   IMDb
 “Get Happy” (61)
Oscar Nominated markerSwing Time (1936)   IMDb
 “The Way You Look Tonight” (43)
Oscar Nominated markerThe Thomas Crown Affair (1968)   IMDb
 “The Windmills of Your Mind” (57)
Oscar Nominated markerTitanic (1997)   IMDb
 “My Heart Will Go On” (14)
Oscar Nominated markerTop Hat (1935)   IMDb
 “Cheek to Cheek” (15)
Oscar Nominated markerThe Way We Were (1973)   IMDb
 “The Way We Were” (8)
Oscar Nominated markerWest Side Story (1961)   IMDb
 “Somewhere” (20)
 “America” (35)
 “Tonight” (59)
Oscar Nominated markerWhen Harry Met Sally . . . (1989)   IMDb
 “It Had to Be You” (60)
Oscar Nominated markerThe Wizard of Oz (1939)   IMDb
 “Over the Rainbow” (1)
 “Ding Dong the Witch Is Dead” (82)
Oscar Nominated markerWorking Girl (1988)   IMDb
 “Let the River Run” (91)
Oscar Nominated markerYankee Doodle Dandy (1942)   IMDb
 “The Yankee Doodle Boy” (71)
Oscar Nominated markerYoung Frankenstein (1974)   IMDb
 “Puttin’ on the Ritz” (89)