TOP 100 MOVIE TITLE THEMES
OF THE '50S AND '60S
- "The Third Man" Theme - Anton Karas - 1950
- The Song from Moulin Rouge (Where is Your Heart) -
Percy Faith featuring Felicia Sanders - 1953 - (Theme from) A Summer Place - Percy Faith - 1960
- Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley - 1957
- Tammy (Tammy and the Bachelor) - Debbie Reynolds - 1957
- Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley - 1956
- Love is a Many-Splendored Thing - The Four Aces - 1955
- To Sir With Love - Lulu - 1967
- April Love - Pat Boone - 1957
- Moonglow and Theme from "Picnic" - Morris Stoloff - 1956
- Unchained Melody (Unchained) - Les Baxter - 1955
- Young-At-Heart - Frank Sinatra - 1954
- Exodus - Ferrante and Teicher - 1961
- Help! - The Beatles - 1965
- (Love Theme from) Romeo and Juliet - Henry Mancini - 1969
- A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles - 1964
- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - Hugo Montenegro - 1968
- The Happening - The Supremes - 1967
- (Theme from) Valley of the Dolls - Dionne Warwick - 1968
- The 3rd Man Theme - Guy Lombardo - 1950
- Georgy Girl - The Seekers - 1967
- Three Coins in the Fountain - The Four Aces - 1954
- North to Alaska - Johnny Horton - 1960
- Ruby (Ruby Gentry) - Richard Hayman - 1953
- Moonglow and Theme from "Picnic" - George Cates - 1956
- Friendly Persuasion - Pat Boone - 1956
- What's New Pussycat? - Tom Jones - 1965
- High Noon - Frankie Laine - 1952
- Unchained Melody (Unchained) - Al Hibbler - 1955
- Where the Boys Are - Connie Francis - 1961
- Because They're Young - Duane Eddy - 1960
- Anna - Silvana Mangano - 1953
- The High and the Mighty - Victor Young - 1954
- Catch Us if You Can - The Dave Clark Five - 1965
- Born Free - Roger Williams - 1966
- (Terry's Theme from) Limelight - Frank Chacksfield - 1953
- The High and the Mighty - Les Baxter - 1954
- Ferry Cross the Mersey - Gerry and the Pacemakers - 1965
- Three Coins in the Fountain - Frank Sinatra - 1954
- (Theme from) The Apartment - Ferrante and Teicher - 1960
- Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte - Patti Page - 1965
- Goldfinger - Shirley Bassey - 1965
- Hang 'Em High - Booker T. and the MG's - 1969
- Unchained Melody (Unchained) - Roy Hamilton - 1955
- Hound Dog Man - Fabian - 1960
- The High and the Mighty - Leroy Holmes - 1954
- Town Without Pity - Gene Pitney - 1962
- Picnic - The McGuire Sisters - 1955
- Zorba the Greek - Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass - 1966
- Baby the Rain Must Fall - Glenn Yarbrough - 1965
- Love Me or Leave Me - Sammy Davis Jr. - 1955
- Never on Sunday - Don Costa - 1960
- The Man With the Golden Arm - Richard Maltby - 1956
- Alfie - Dionne Warwick - 1967
- Never on Sunday - The Chordettes - 1961
- Midnight Cowboy - Ferrante and Teicher - 1969
- Kissin' Cousins - Elvis Presley - 1964
- High Noon - Tex Ritter - 1952
- Follow That Dream - Elvis Presley - 1962
- Around the World (Around the World in 80 Days) -
Victor Young - 1957 - Follow the Boys - Connie Francis - 1963
- Loving You - Elvis Presley - 1957
- A Certain Smile - Johnny Mathis - 1958
- Pepe - Duane Eddy - 1961
- Bernardine - Pat Boone - 1957
- Around the World (Around the World in 80 Days) - Mantovani - 1957
- Tammy - The Ames Brothers - 1957
- Walk on the Wild Side - Jimmy Smith - 1961
- Ride the Wild Surf - Jan and Dean - 1964
- Hajji Baba (The Adventures of Hajji Baba) - Nat "King" Cole - 1954
- (Love Is) The Tender Trap - Frank Sinatra - 1956
- The Bus Stop Song (A Paper of Pins) - The Four Lads - 1956
- Flaming Star - Elvis Presley - 1961
- The Moulin Rouge Theme - Mantovani - 1953
- Dear Heart - Andy Williams - 1964
- Because You're Mine - Nat "King" Cole - 1952
- Days of Wine and Roses - Andy Williams - 1963
- (Theme from) The Unforgiven - Don Costa - 1960
- Thunderball - Tom Jones - 1966
- Wild is the Wind - Johnny Mathis - 1957
- Enchanted Island - The Four Lads - 1958
- Casino Royale - Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass - 1967
- The Man With the Golden Arm - Elmer Bernstein - 1956
- Days of Wine and Roses - Henry Mancini - 1963
- Exodus - Mantovani - 1961
- An Affair to Remember - Vic Damone - 1957
- The Blob - The Five Blobs - 1958
- The Magnificent Seven - Al Caiola - 1961
- Viva Las Vegas - Elvis Presley - 1964
- Dear Heart - Jack Jones - 1964
- Anastasia - Pat Boone - 1957
- The Pink Panther Theme - Henry Mancini - 1964
- The River of No Return - Marilyn Monroe - 1954
- Sing Boy Sing - Tommy Sands - 1958
- Around the World (Around the World in 80 Days) -
Bing Crosby - 1957 - Charade - Henry Mancini - 1964
- Exodus - Eddie Harris - 1961
- Alfie - Cher - 1966
- Pocketful of Miracles - Frank Sinatra - 1961
- True Grit - Glen Campbell - 1969
Songs written specifically for a film are eligible for this list but are not limited to the movie version alone. Any version released within a year of the film's run in theaters is eligible; later recordings are considered remakes and are not associated with the movie. Longer song titles that contain the film's full title (such as "Unchained Melody" from Unchained) are included. Shortened titles (such as "Tammy" from Tammy and the Bachelor) are also included providing the song title contains the essence of the film's title. Songs not originally written for a film but used as the title of a later film are not included. Rankings are based on the popularity of individual versions of each song from any movie released in theaters between 1950 and 1969.