AFI's_100_Years..._100_Songs

AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs

AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs

AFI's 2004 list of top 100 songs in American cinema


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]

Quick Facts

Most represented films

Singin' in the Rain, The Sound of Music, and West Side Story each have three songs on the list,[2] while The Wizard of Oz, A Star Is Born (#11 & #16) from the 1954 and 1976 film versions, Funny Girl, and Meet Me in St. Louis each have two entries.

Most represented composers

Most represented lyricists

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 was co-credited for three out of his four songs listed, while Streisand performed all four of her songs by herself.

The list

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References

  1. "AFI's 100 YEARS…100 SONGS". American Film Institute. Retrieved September 3, 2021.

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