# The greatest movie songs according to AFI

From 'Over the Rainbow' and 'As Time Goes By' to 'Moon River', 'Mrs. Robinson', 'Stayin' Alive' and 'My Heart Will Go On': the top 15 of the 100 greatest songs in American film, chosen by the American Film Institute in 2004.

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- Sep 17, 2020 · leitora_salvador
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## Top 15

1. **Moon River** (7 · ▲7 ▼0) — Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961). Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer.
2. **Singin' in the Rain** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — Gene Kelly in Singin' in the Rain (1952).
3. **People** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — Barbra Streisand in Funny Girl (1968).
4. **My Heart Will Go On** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Celine Dion in Titanic (1997).
5. **Over the Rainbow** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz (1939). Number one.
6. **The Man That Got Away** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Judy Garland in A Star Is Born (1954).
7. **White Christmas** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Bing Crosby in Holiday Inn (1942). Irving Berlin.
8. **The Way We Were** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Barbra Streisand in The Way We Were (1973).
9. **The Sound of Music** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music (1965).
10. **Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953).
11. **As Time Goes By** (2 · ▲4 ▼2) — Dooley Wilson in Casablanca (1942).
12. **Stayin' Alive** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — The Bee Gees in Saturday Night Fever (1977).
13. **When You Wish Upon a Star** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Jiminy Cricket in Pinocchio (1940).
14. **Cheek to Cheek** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Top Hat (1935). Irving Berlin.
15. **Mrs. Robinson** (0 · ▲2 ▼2) — Simon & Garfunkel in The Graduate (1967).

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