Friday, February 13, 2015

Best Musicals for Music of All Time

A list of the musicals with the best standalone (original) songs.


  1. The Phantom of the Opera - Notable songs: "The Music of the Night," "Think of Me," "All I Ask of You," "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Aging," "The Phantom of the Opera," & "The Point of No Return."
  2. Les Miserables - Notable songs: "I Dreamed A Dream," "Bring Him Home," "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables," "On My Own," & "Do You Hear the People Sing."
  3. Into the Woods - Notable songs: "Agony," "On the Steps of the Palace," "No One is Alone," "Children Will Listen," "Giants in the Sky," & "Stay With Me."
  4. My Fair Lady - Notable songs: "On the Street Where You Live," "I Could Have Danced All Night," "Wouldn't it be Loverly," & "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face."
  5. West Side Story - Notable songs: "Somewhere;" "One Hand, One Heart;" "Tonight;" "I Feel Pretty;" & "Maria."
  6. The Sound of Music - Notable songs: "Do-Re-Mi;" "Maria;" "Climb Ev'ry Mountain;" "Edelweiss;" "So Long, Farewell;" "Sixteen Going on Seventeen;" "My Favorite Things;" & "The Sound of Music."
  7. Chicago - Notable songs: "Cell Block Tango," "Roxie," "We Both Reached For The Gun," "Razzle Dazzle," "Nowadays," & "Mr. Cellophane." 
  8. Wicked - Notable songs: "Defying Gravity," "Popular," & "For Good."
  9. Cabaret - Notable songs: "Willkommen," "Maybe This Time," & "Cabaret."
  10. Funny Girl - Notable songs: "Don't Rain on My Parade," "People," "My Man," & "I'm the Greatest Star." (Semi-Bonus: "Funny Girl")
  11. Gypsy - Notable songs: "Rose's Turn," "Everything's Coming Up Roses," & "Let Me Entertain You." 
  12. A Chorus Line - Notable songs: "What I Did For Love," "I Hope I Get It," & "Sing!"
  13. Oklahoma! - Notable songs: "Oh! What a Beautiful Mornin'," "The Surrey With the Fringe On Top," "I Cain't Say No," "People Will Say We're In Love," & "Oklahoma!"
  14. Catch Me If You Can - Notable songs: "Goodbye," "Seven Wonder," "Fly, Fly Away," "Live in Living Color," "Jet Set," "Doctor's Orders," & "Someone Else's Skin."
  15. Anything Goes - Notable songs: "Anything Goes," "I Get a Kick Out of You," "You're the Top," Friendship," & "Blow, Gabriel, Blow."
  16. The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Notable songs: "Moonfall," "The Wages of Sin," "Never the Luck," & "A Man Could Go Quite Mad."
  17. Legally Blonde - "Legally Blonde," "Omigod You Guys," "Serious," "Positive," "Blood in the Water," & "There! Right There!"
  18. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Notable songs: "Johanna," "A Little Priest," & "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd."
  19. Rent - Notable songs: "Seasons of Love," "La Vie Boheme," & "Take Me or Leave Me."
  20. Company - Notable songs: "Being Alive," "Marry Me a Little," "The Ladies Who Lunch," & "Getting Married Today."
  21. Pippin - Notable songs: "Magic To Do," "Corner of the Sky," & "Simple Joys."
  22. Avenue Q - Notable songs: "There's A Fine, Fine Line;" "Everyone's A Little Bit Racist;" "The More You Ruv Someone;" "Schadenfreude," & "The Internet is for Porn."
  23. Annie - Notable songs: "It's The Hard Knock Life," "Tomorrow," "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile," & "Little Girls."
  24. Guys and Dolls - Notable songs: "Luck Be a Lady;" "Fugue for Tinhorns;" "Adelaide's Lament;" & "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat."
  25. Matilda the Musical - Notable songs: "Naughty," "When I Grow Up," & "Revolting Children."
  26. Dreamgirls - Notable songs: "And I Am Telling You," "I Am Changing," "Love You I Do," & "Dreamgirls." (Semi-Bonus: "Listen")
  27. Fiddler on the Roof - Notable songs: "If I Were A Rich Man" & "Matchmaker." 
  28. South Pacific - Notable songs: "I'm in Love With a Wonderful Man," "I'm Gonna Wash that Man Right Outa My Hair," "Some Enchanted Evening," & "There is Nothin' Like a Dame."
  29. The Book of Mormon - Notable songs: "Hello!," "Man Up," "Spooky Mormon Hell Dream," "Baptize Me," & "I Believe."
  30. Annie Get Your Gun - Notable songs: "There's No Business Like Show Business" & "Anything You Can Do."
  31. Hairspray - Notable songs: "Good Morning Baltimore;" "Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now;" & "You Can't Stop The Beat."
  32. Oliver! - Notable songs: "Consider Yourself," "As Long As He Needs Me," & "I'd Do Anything."
  33. Spring Awakening - Notable songs: "Mama Who Bore Me," "The Bitch of Living," & "All That's Known."
  34. Evita - Notable songs: "Buenos Aires" & "Don't Cry For Me Argentina."
  35. Thoroughly Modern Millie - Notable songs: "Gimme Gimme," "What Do I Need With Love," "Forget About the Boy," "Not for the Life of Me," & "Thoroughly Modern Millie."
  36. Grease - Notable songs: "Summer Nights," "Greased Lightnin'," "Hopelessly Devoted to You," & "Beauty School Dropout."
  37. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - Notable songs: "I Speak Six Languages" & "The I Love You Song."
  38. Cinderella - Notable songs: "In My Own Little Corner," "Impossible," "Ten Minutes Ago," "Do I Love You Because You're Beautiful," & "Stepsister's Lament."
  39. Spamalot - Notable songs: "The Song That Goes Like This," "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life," & "Diva's Lament."
  40. A Little Night Music - Notable song: "Send in the Clowns"




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