Disney movies have not only provided some of cinema’s most memorable visual moments, but some of the most cherished musical memories as well. Most of these songs are from Disney animated movies; some are from live-action films; others (noted in parentheses when not a movie) are from TV shows, Disneyland, and even one from the World’s Fair.
This list was created from 46 best-of lists and Disney album collections. Then those songs reaching 4 or more lists were ranked according to their overall points in Dave’s Music Database.
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1. When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio, 1940)
2. It’s a Small World After All (New York World’s Fair, 1964)
3. Let It Go (Frozen, 2013)
4. A Whole New World (Aladdin, 1992)
5. Whistle While You Work (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937)
6. Can You Feel the Love Tonight (The Lion King, 1994)
7. Beauty and the Beast (Tale As Old As Time) (Beauty and the Beast, 1991)
8. Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah (Song of the South, 1946)
9. Circle of Life (The Lion King, 1994)
10. Heigh Ho (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937)
11. Someday My Prince Will Come (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937)
12. Hakuna Matata (The Lion King, 1994)
13. The Bare Necessities (The Jungle Book, 1967)
14. You’ll Be in My Heart (Tarzan, 1999)
15. Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly) (So Dear to My Heart, 1948)
16. Colors of the Wind (Pocahontas, 1995)
17. Supercalifragilisticexpalidocious (Mary Poppins, 1964)
18. Under the Sea (The Little Mermaid, 1989)
19. Chim Chim Cheree (Mary Poppins, 1964)
20. Do You Want to Build a Snowman? (Frozen, 2013)
21. Give a Little Whistle (Pinocchio, 1940)
22. You’re Welcome (Moana, 2016)
23. Cruella de Vil (101 Dalmations, 1961)
24. I Wanna Be Like You (The Jungle Book, 1967)
25. Go the Distance (Hercules, 1997)
26. Kiss the Girl (The Little Mermaid, 1989)
27. Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo (Cinderella, 1950)
28. Be Our Guest (Beauty and the Beast, 1991)
29. A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes (Cinderella, 1950)
30. Mickey Mouse Club March (TV - The Mickey Mouse Club, 1955)
31. Baby Mine (Dumbo, 1941)
32. The Ballad of Davy Crockett (TV - Davy Crockett, 1955)
33. You’ve Got a Friend in Me (Toy Story, 1995)
34. Part of Your World (The Little Mermaid 1989)
35. Mickey Mouse Club Alma Mater (TV - The Mickey Mouse Club, 1955)
36. Second Star to the Right (Peter Pan, 1953)
37. Little April Shower (Bambi, 1942)
38. A Spoonful of Sugar (Mary Poppins, 1964)
39. Reflection (Mulan, 1998)
40. Winnie the Pooh (short - Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree, 1966)
41. You Can Fly! You Can Fly! You Can Fly! (Peter Pan, 1953)
42. Friend Like Me (Aladdin, 1992)
43. Life Is a Highway (Cars, 2006)
44. Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? (short - Three Little Pigs, 1933)
45. I’ve Got No Strings (Pinocchio, 1940)
46. Someday (The Hunchback of Notre Dame, 1996)
47. Zorro (Zorro, 1957)
48. Let’s Get Together (The Parent Trap, 1961)
49. Castle in Spain (Babes in Toyland, 1961)
50. Just Around the Riverbend (Pocahontas, 1995)
51. Why Should I Worry? (Oliver & Company, 1988)
52. I’ll Make a Man Out of You (Mulan, 1998)
53. Everybody Wants to Be a Cat (The Aristocat, 1970)
54. The Wonderful World of Disney (TV - The Wonderful World of Disney, 1968)
55. I Won’t Say I’m in Love (Hercules, 1997)
56. Once Upon a Dream (Sleeping Beauty, 1959)
57. True to Your Heart (Mulan, 1998)
58. He’s a Tramp (Lady and the Tramp, 1955)
59. One Jump Ahead (Aladdin, 1992)
60. Candle on the Water (Pete’s Dragon, 1977)
61. Strangers Like Me (Tarzan, 1999)
62. Oo-De-Lally (Robin Hood, 1973)
63. Bella Notte (Lady and the Tramp, 1955)
64. Siamese Cat Song (Lady and the Tramp, 1955)
65. I Just Can’t Wait to Be King (The Lion King, 1994)
66. Belle (Beauty and the Beast, 1991)
67. So This Is Love (Cinderella, 1950)
68. Enjoy It (In Search of the Castaways, 1962)
69. Look Through My Eyes (Brother Bear, 2003)
70. Once Upon a Dream (Sleeping Beauty, 1959)
71. Yo Ho (A Pirate’s Life for Me) (Disneyland ride – Pirates of the Caribbean, 1967)
72. Gaston (Beauty and the Beast, 1991)
73. When She Loved Me (Toy Story 2, 1999)
74. Find Yourself (Cars, 2006)
75. Prince Ali (Aladdin, 1992)
76. If I Didn’t Have You (Monsters Inc., 2001)
77. Feed the Birds (Tuppence a Bag) (Mary Poppins, 1964)
78. I’ll Try (from Return to Never Land, 2002)
79. The Wonderful Thing about Tiggers (short - Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day, 1968)
80. I’m Wishing/One Song (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937)
81. For the First Time in Forever (Frozen, 2013)
82. Best of Friends (The Fox and the Hound, 1981)
83. When I See an Elephant Fly (Dumbo, 1941)
84. Two Worlds (Tarzan, 1999)
85. Poor Unfortunate Souls (The Little Mermaid, 1989)
86. The Unbirthday Song (Alice in Wonderland, 1951)
87. How Far I’ll Go (Moana, 2016)
88. Zero to Hero (Hercules, 1997)
89. Pink Elephants on Parade (Dumbo, 1941)
90. The Tiki, Tiki, Tiki Room (Disneyland, 1963)
91. What’s This? (The Nightmare Before Christmas, 1993)
92. In a World of My On (Alice in Wonderland, 1951)
93. Love Is a Song (Bambi, 1942)
94. Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee (An Actor’s Life for Me) (Pinocchio, 1940)
95. Out There (The Hunchback of Notre Dame, 1996)
96. I’m Late (Alice in Wonderland, 1951)
97. I See the Light (Tangled, 2010)
98. Someone’s Waiting for You (The Rescuers, 1977)
99. If I Never Knew You (Pocahontas, 1995)
100. That’s How You Know (Enchanted, 2007)
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First posted 6/23/2016; last updated 10/12/2021. |
Brilliant
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ReplyDeleteNo Be Prepared! I question your decision making!
ReplyDeleteAs explained in the intro, this was compiled from 46 best-of lists, not my personal decisions.
Deletethis list does not include miraculous ladybug song
ReplyDeleteuseless list.
The list is useless simply because it doesn't align with your personal preferences? The point of the list is to highlight those Disney songs which showed up most on best-of lists. The goal was to be as objective as possible.
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