Hollywood has often called upon major music stars to perform theme songs for its films. The magazine Billboard has just released its list of the 65 most popular movie songs of all time and includes several major hits.
Let’s emphasize it from the outset: Quebec diva Céline Dion is ranked 20th in this ranking thanks to Because You Loved Melove song written by Diane Warren for the film Intimate and personal (1996), which brought together on screen Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert Redford. In contrast, the theme song from the movie Titanic, My Heart Will Go On, interpreted by Céline Dion, was excluded from the top 65 concocted by the Billboard. However, the song, huge international success, had won the Oscar for best original song in 1997.
This is the title song of the movie Endless Love (An endless love), interpreted by the legendary Diana Ross and Lionel Richie, who sits at the top of the ranking. Launched in 1981, the track spent 27 weeks on the Billboard Most Streamed Songs chart that year, including nine weeks at number 1.
Canadian rocker Bryan Adams finds himself second in the rankings with his ballad Everything I Dowritten for the film Robin Hood, Prince of Thievesreleased in 1991.
Unsurprisingly, the disco hits written by the Bee Gees for the movie Saturday night fever do well on the Billboard charts. How Deep is Your Love is in third place in the standings while Night Fever et Staying Alive occupy the 6th and 10th positions respectively.
Other must-have musical big hits in the cinema include the theme song for the sports drama Rocky 3, Eye Of The Tigerwhich rose to No. 4 on the charts, and the love song I Will Always Love Youplayed by the late Whitney Houston in the film The bodyguard (Bodyguard), which appears in the 7th position.
The first 10 songs you’re on the Billboard charts
1) Endless Loveby Diana Ross and Lionel Richie, from the film Endless Love (1981)
2) Everything I Doby Bryan Adams, from the film Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves (1991)
3) How Deep Is Your Loveof the Bee Gees, from the movie Saturday night fever (1977)
4) Eye Of The Tigerfrom Survivor, from the movie Rocky 3 (1982)
5) Flashdance… What A Feelingby Irene Cara, from the film Flashdance (1983)
6) Night Feverof the Bee Gees, from the movie Saturday night fever (1977)
7) I Will Always Love Youby Whitney Houston, from the film The bodyguard (1992)
8) End of the Roadby Boyz II Men, from the movie Boomerang (1992)
9) Call Meby Blondie, from the movie American Gigolo (1982)
10) Staying Aliveof the Bee Gees, from the movie Saturday night fever (1977)
