Dave’s Faves: Top 25 Music Movies

Dave’s Faves: Top 25 Music Movies

These are my personal favorite music movies. The list includes on-screen musicals, documentaries, biopics, and feature films. Click here to see other media-based lists, such as best videos and best music books of all time. 1. All That Jazz (1979) 2. The Music Never Stopped (2011) 3. This Is Spinal Tap (1984) 4. Pink Floyd – The Wall (1982) 5. Grease (1978) 6. High Fidelity (2000) 7. The Wizard of Oz (1939) 8. Camelot (1960) 9. West Side Story (1961) 10. Almost Famous (2000) 11. West Side Story (2021) 12. Tommy (1975) 13. The Sound of Music (1965) 14. Xanadu (1980) 15. Singin’ in the Rain (1952) 16. A Star Is Born (2018) 17. School of Rock (2003) 18. Pirate Radio (2009) 19. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) 20. Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2009) 21. Once (2007) 22. Ray! (2004) 23. Walk the Line (2005) 24. Purple Rain (1984) 25. Sid & Nancy (1986) Resources/Related Links: Dave’s Music Database: media-based lists Dave’s Music Database: Music Movies: Top 50 Dave’s Music Database: On-Screen Musicals: Top 50 Dave’s Music Database: Soundtracks: Top 100 Dave’s Music Database: Stage Musicals/Cast Albums: Top 50 Dave’s Music Database (7/16/2010). “Music Goes to the Movies” (blog post on the how the joys of being a music geek have been captured on film) First posted 11/5/2023.

The Top 50 Music Movies of All Time

Music Movies: Top 50 All Time

50 lists were aggregated to come up with this list. The focus here is on feature films, biopics, and documentaries. More conventional musicals are ranked on a separate list. Click here to see other media-based lists, such as best videos and best music books of all time. 1. This Is Spinal Tap (1984) 2. Almost Famous (2000) 3. A Hard Day’s Night (1964) 4. The Doors (1992) 5. Sid & Nancy (1986) 6. Purple Rain (1984) 7. Walk the Line (2005) 8. Amadeus (1984) 9. The Blues Brothers (1980) 10. High Fidelity (2000) 11. 8 Mile (2002) 12. The Last Waltz (1978) 13. Gimme Shelter (1970) 14. Ray! (2004) 15. Pink Floyd – The Wall (1982) 16. 24 Hour Party People (2002) 17. La Bamba (1986) 18. Rock ‘N’ Roll High School (1979) 19. School of Rock (2003) 20. Stop Making Sense (1984) 21. Woodstock (1970) 22. Quadrophenia (1979) 23. Coal Miner’s Daughter (1980) 24. Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2000) 25. Don’t Look Back (1967) 26. Bird (1988) 27. The Commitments (1991) 28. The Buddy Holly Story (1978) 29. Control (2007) 30. Whiplash (2014) 31. Tommy (1975) 32. Saturday Night Fever (1977) 33. Singles (1992) 34. Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004) 35. I’m Not There (2007) 36. Straight Outta Compton (2015) 37. Jailhouse Rock (1957) 38. Love & Mercy (2015) 39. A Star Is Born (2018) 40. Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) 41. Once (2007) 42. What’s Love Got to Do with It? (1993) 43. Yellow Submarine (1968) 44. A Mighty Wind (2000) 45. The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988) 46. The Filth and the Fury (2000) 47. Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) 48. Lady Sings the Blues (1972) 49. Rocketman (2019) 50. La Vie en Rose (2007) Resources/Related Links: Dave’s Music Database: media-based lists Dave’s Music Database: Soundtracks: Top 100 Dave’s Music Database: On-Screen Musicals: Top 50 Dave’s Music Database: Stage Musicals/Cast Albums: Top 50 Dave’s Music Database (7/16/2010). “Music Goes to the Movies” (blog post on the how the joys of being a music geek have been captured on film) First posted 3/31/2010; last updated 11/5/2023.