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The Greatest Soundtracks of All Time

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Updated November 21, 2019 65.8k votes 11.6k voters 245.2k views291 items

List RulesNo 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
"Hound Dog"
"California Dreamin'"
"On the Road Again"
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Footloose
"Footloose"
"Almost Paradise"
"Dancing In The Sheets"
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Walk the Line
"Ring of Fire"
"I Walk the Line"
"Wildwood Flower"
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Help!
"The Night Before"
"Ticket to Ride"
"Yesterday"
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Pink Floyd – The Wall
"In the Flesh?"
"Mother"
"Goodbye Cruel World"
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Stand by Me
"Let the Good Times Roll"
"Great Balls of Fire"
"Stand by Me"
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Back to the Future
"The Power of Love"
"Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)"
"Johnny B. Goode"
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Reservoir Dogs
"Hooked on a Feeling"
"Stuck in the Middle with You"
"Coconut"
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Almost Famous
"Sparks"
"Tiny Dancer"
"Something in the Air"
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The Breakfast Club
"Don't You (Forget About Me)"
"Waiting"
"Fire in the Twilight"
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The Bodyguard
"I Will Always Love You"
"I'm Every Woman"
"Queen of the Night"
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Dirty Dancing
"(I've Had) The Time of My Life"
"She's Like the Wind"
"Hungry Eyes"
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Pulp Fiction
"Let's Stay Together"
"Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon"
"Son of a Preacher Man"
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Top Gun
"Danger Zone"
"Take My Breath Away"
"Great Balls of Fire"
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Guardians of the Galaxy
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Ghostbusters
"Ghostbusters"
"In the Name of Love"
"I Can Wait Forever"
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Purple Rain
"When Doves Cry"
"Let's Go Crazy"
"Purple Rain"
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The Graduate
"The Sound of Silence"
"Mrs. Robinson"
"April Come She Will"
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Flashdance
"Flashdance... What a Feeling"
"Maniac"
"Romeo"
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Saturday Night Fever
"Stayin' Alive"
"More Than a Woman"
"Boogie Shoes"
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The Lost Boys
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American Graffiti
"At the Hop"
"Almost Grown"
"The Great Pretender"
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Pretty in Pink
"If You Leave"
"Pretty in Pink"
"Wouldn't It Be Good"
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Good Morning, Vietnam
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Trainspotting
"Lust for Life"
"Temptation"
"Our Lips Are Sealed"
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