AFI's 100 Years… 100 Songs

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Part of the AF Is 100 Years Series, AFI's 100 Years… 100 Songs is a list of the top 100 songs in American cinema. The list was unveiled by the American Film Institute June 22, 2004.

(The 400 nominated songs)

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The list:

1. "Over the Rainbow", The Wizard of Oz
2. "As Time Goes By", Casablanca
3. "Singin' in the Rain", Singin' in the Rain
4. "Moon River", Breakfast at Tiffany's
5. "White Christmas", Holiday Inn
6. "Mrs. Robinson", The Graduate
7. "When You Wish upon a Star", Pinocchio
8. "The Way We Were", The Way We Were
9. "Stayin' Alive", Saturday Night Fever
10. "The Sound of Music", The Sound of Music
11. "The Man That Got Away", A Star Is Born (1954)
12. "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend", Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
13. "People", Funny Girl
14. "My Heart Will Go On", Titanic (1997)
15. "Cheek to Cheek", Top Hat
16. "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)", A Star Is Born (1976)
17. "I Could Have Danced All Night", My Fair Lady
18. "Cabaret", Cabaret
19. "Someday My Prince Will Come", Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
20. "Somewhere", West Side Story
21. "Jailhouse Rock", Jailhouse Rock
22. "Everybody's Talkin'", Midnight Cowboy
23. "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head", Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
24. "Ol' Man River", Show Boat
25. "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin')", High Noon
26. "The Trolley Song", Meet Me in St. Louis
27. "Unchained Melody", Ghost (1990)
28. "Some Enchanted Evening", South Pacific
29. "Born to Be Wild", Easy Rider
30. "Stormy Weather", Stormy Weather
31. "Theme from New York, New York", New York, New York
32. "I Got Rhythm", An American in Paris
33. "Aquarius", Hair
34. "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off", Shall We Dance?
35. "America", West Side Story
36. "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious", Mary Poppins
37. "Swinging on a Star", Going My Way
38. "Theme from Shaft", Shaft
39. "Days of Wine and Roses", Days of Wine and Roses
40. "Fight the Power", Do the Right Thing
41. "New York, New York", On the Town
42. "Luck Be a Lady", Guys and Dolls
43. "The Way You Look Tonight", Swing Time
44. "Wind Beneath My Wings", Beaches
45. "That's Entertainment", The Band Wagon
46. "Don't Rain on My Parade", Funny Girl
47. "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah", Song of the South
48. "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)", The Man Who Knew Too Much
49. "Make 'Em Laugh", Singin' in the Rain
50. "Rock Around the Clock", Blackboard Jungle
51. "Fame", Fame
52. "Summertime", Porgy and Bess
53. "Goldfinger", Goldfinger
54. "Shall We Dance?", The King and I
55. "Flashdance... What a Feeling", Flashdance
56. "Thank Heaven for Little Girls", Gigi
57. "The Windmills of Your Mind", The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
58. "Gonna Fly Now", Rocky
59. "Tonight", West Side Story
60. "It Had to Be You", When Harry Met Sally...
61. "Get Happy", Summer Stock
62. "Beauty and the Beast", Beauty and the Beast
63. "Thanks for the Memory", The Big Broadcast Of Nineteen Thirty Eight
64. "My Favorite Things", The Sound of Music
65. "I Will Always Love You", The Bodyguard
66. "Suicide Is Painless", M*A*S*H
67. "Nobody Does It Better", The Spy Who Loved Me
68. "Streets of Philadelphia", Philadelphia
69. "On the Good Ship Lollipop", Bright Eyes
70. "Summer Nights", Grease
71. "(I'm a) Yankee Doodle Dandy", Yankee Doodle Dandy
72. "Good Morning", Singin' in the Rain
73. "Isn't It Romantic?", Love Me Tonight
74. "Rainbow Connection", The Muppet Movie
75. "Up Where We Belong", An Officer and a Gentleman
76. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", Meet Me in St. Louis
77. "The Shadow of Your Smile", The Sandpiper
78. "9 to 5", 9 to 5
79. "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)", Arthur (1981)
80. "Springtime for Hitler", The Producers
81. "I'm Easy", Nashville
82. "Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead", The Wizard of Oz
83. "The Rose", The Rose
84. "Put the Blame on Mame", Gilda
85. "Come What May", Moulin Rouge!
86. "(I've Had) The Time of My Life", Dirty Dancing
87. "Buttons and Bows", The Paleface
88. "Do Re Mi", The Sound of Music
89. "Puttin' On the Ritz", Young Frankenstein
90. "Seems Like Old Times", Annie Hall
91. "Let the River Run", Working Girl
92. "Long Ago (and Far Away)", Cover Girl
93. "Lose Yourself", 8 Mile
94. "Ain't Too Proud to Beg", The Big Chill
95. "(We're Off on the) Road to Morocco", Road to Morocco
96. "Footloose", Footloose
97. "42nd Street", 42nd Street
98. "All That Jazz", Chicago
99. "Hakuna Matata", The Lion King (1994)
100. "Old Time Rock and Roll", Risky Business