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The Greatest Soundtracks of All Time 

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Updated November 21, 2019 140.3k votes 10.2k voters 239.5k views 302 items

List Rules No scores, no musicals, or concert films; just soundtracks.

The best soundtracks ever are more than just a collection of songs in a particular order; they evoke and accentuates the feelings of a movie during, and long after, it has been viewed. This is a list of the greatest soundtracks ever recorded, as ranked by the Ranker Community. Sometimes a great soundtrack can elevate a mediocre movie into something that makes it iconic. Top Gun, Footloose, Grease... (best soundtracks ever!) these are great soundtrack albums that you listened to over and over, making the songs themselves so ingrained with the movie that they BECAME the movie in your head.

What are the top soundtracks ever? Vote on this list of the best soundtracks of all time, pick your faves, add what's missing, and rank the best!

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Forrest Gump is listed (or ranked) 1 on the list The Greatest Soundtracks of All Time

"Hound Dog"

"California Dreamin'"

"On the Road Again"

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The Breakfast Club is listed (or ranked) 2 on the list The Greatest Soundtracks of All Time

"Don't You (Forget About Me)"

"Waiting"

"Fire in the Twilight"

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Dirty Dancing is listed (or ranked) 3 on the list The Greatest Soundtracks of All Time

"(I've Had) The Time of My Life"

"She's Like the Wind"

"Hungry Eyes"

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#2,243 of 3,542 The Greatest Albums of All-Time #34 of 571 The Greatest Movies Of The 1980s, Rankedlisted on Every Oscar Winning Film Ever

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Pink Floyd – The Wall is listed (or ranked) 4 on the list The Greatest Soundtracks of All Time

"In the Flesh?"

"Mother"

"Goodbye Cruel World"

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Back to the Future is listed (or ranked) 5 on the list The Greatest Soundtracks of All Time

"The Power of Love"

"Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)"

"Johnny B. Goode"

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Purple Rain is listed (or ranked) 6 on the list The Greatest Soundtracks of All Time

"When Doves Cry"

"Let's Go Crazy"

"Purple Rain"

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Top Gun is listed (or ranked) 7 on the list The Greatest Soundtracks of All Time

"Danger Zone"

"Take My Breath Away"

"Great Balls of Fire"

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Footloose is listed (or ranked) 8 on the list The Greatest Soundtracks of All Time

"Footloose"

"Almost Paradise"

"Dancing In The Sheets"

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Pulp Fiction is listed (or ranked) 9 on the list The Greatest Soundtracks of All Time

"Let's Stay Together"

"Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon"

"Son of a Preacher Man"

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The Graduate is listed (or ranked) 10 on the list The Greatest Soundtracks of All Time

"The Sound of Silence"

"Mrs. Robinson"

"April Come She Will"

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Walk the Line is listed (or ranked) 11 on the list The Greatest Soundtracks of All Time

"Ring of Fire"

"I Walk the Line"

"Wildwood Flower"

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Ghostbusters is listed (or ranked) 12 on the list The Greatest Soundtracks of All Time

"Ghostbusters"

"In the Name of Love"

"I Can Wait Forever"

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Guardians of the Galaxy ... is listed (or ranked) 13 on the list The Greatest Soundtracks of All Time
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Help! is listed (or ranked) 14 on the list The Greatest Soundtracks of All Time
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"The Night Before"

"Ticket to Ride"

"Yesterday"

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Reservoir Dogs is listed (or ranked) 15 on the list The Greatest Soundtracks of All Time

"Hooked on a Feeling"

"Stuck in the Middle with You"

"Coconut"

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Saturday Night Fever is listed (or ranked) 16 on the list The Greatest Soundtracks of All Time

"Stayin' Alive"

"More Than a Woman"

"Boogie Shoes"

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Flashdance is listed (or ranked) 17 on the list The Greatest Soundtracks of All Time

"Flashdance... What a Feeling"

"Maniac"

"Romeo"

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Stand by Me is listed (or ranked) 18 on the list The Greatest Soundtracks of All Time

"Let the Good Times Roll"

"Great Balls of Fire"

"Stand by Me"

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The Bodyguard is listed (or ranked) 19 on the list The Greatest Soundtracks of All Time
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"I Will Always Love You"

"I'm Every Woman"

"Queen of the Night"

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American Graffiti is listed (or ranked) 20 on the list The Greatest Soundtracks of All Time

"At the Hop"

"Almost Grown"

"The Great Pretender"

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Pretty in Pink is listed (or ranked) 21 on the list The Greatest Soundtracks of All Time

"If You Leave"

"Pretty in Pink"

"Wouldn't It Be Good"

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Almost Famous is listed (or ranked) 22 on the list The Greatest Soundtracks of All Time

"Sparks"

"Tiny Dancer"

"Something in the Air"

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Trainspotting is listed (or ranked) 23 on the list The Greatest Soundtracks of All Time

"Lust for Life"

"Temptation"

"Our Lips Are Sealed"

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The Crow is listed (or ranked) 24 on the list The Greatest Soundtracks of All Time

"Big Empty"

"Ghostrider"

"Burn"

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The Big Chill is listed (or ranked) 25 on the list The Greatest Soundtracks of All Time

"My Girl"

"Dancing in the Street"

"What's Going On"

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