The Greatest Soundtracks of All Time

Originally by Ranker Community

Updated November 21, 2019 68.6k votes 11.1k voters 243.6k 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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Dirty Dancing
"(I've Had) The Time of My Life"
"She's Like the Wind"
"Hungry Eyes"
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Top Gun
"Danger Zone"
"Take My Breath Away"
"Great Balls of Fire"
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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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Footloose
"Footloose"
"Almost Paradise"
"Dancing In The Sheets"
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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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Walk the Line
"Ring of Fire"
"I Walk the Line"
"Wildwood Flower"
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Pink Floyd – The Wall
"In the Flesh?"
"Mother"
"Goodbye Cruel World"
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Purple Rain
"When Doves Cry"
"Let's Go Crazy"
"Purple Rain"
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Stand by Me
"Let the Good Times Roll"
"Great Balls of Fire"
"Stand by Me"
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The Breakfast Club
"Don't You (Forget About Me)"
"Waiting"
"Fire in the Twilight"
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Ghostbusters
"Ghostbusters"
"In the Name of Love"
"I Can Wait Forever"
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Guardians of the Galaxy
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Help!
"The Night Before"
"Ticket to Ride"
"Yesterday"
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The Graduate
"The Sound of Silence"
"Mrs. Robinson"
"April Come She Will"
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Reservoir Dogs
"Hooked on a Feeling"
"Stuck in the Middle with You"
"Coconut"
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The Bodyguard
"I Will Always Love You"
"I'm Every Woman"
"Queen of the Night"
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Flashdance
"Flashdance... What a Feeling"
"Maniac"
"Romeo"
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Almost Famous
"Sparks"
"Tiny Dancer"
"Something in the Air"
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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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Trainspotting
"Lust for Life"
"Temptation"
"Our Lips Are Sealed"