Top 10 Songs That Got Popular Because Of Movies

These songs owe much of their popularity to the movies. For this list, we’ll be looking at songs that either became popular after being used in a film or were popular before and found a second wave of popularity after appearing in a movie. Our countdown includes "Stayin' Alive," "All Star," "Bohemian Rhapsody," and more! What popular song did YOU first hear in a movie? Let us know in the comments!

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[harysviewty]

No Titanic?

Yeah it's just unbelievable. Both the movie and the song My Heart Will Go On are successful everlasting classic

[ashlismith]

"All Star", "Bohemian Rhapsody", "See You Again", "Gangsta's Paradise" and "I Will Always Love You".
Definitely😘😘

[isaacmartinez]

Another song that managed to be big thanks to a movie is Hooked On A Feeling by Blue Swede. I know that some would say that this song appeared in Reservoir Dogs, but Hooked On A Feeling became popular thanks to a film called Guardians of the Galaxy.

[elfymbouity]

I can't believe "My heart will go on" isn't on the list!

[batgurrl]

Your thumbnail says it all. Not that many people were aware of Dolly Parton’s beautiful, I will always Love You, until Whitney Huston’s epic cover in The Bodyguard❤️RIP

[henri]

Saturday Night Fever has one of the best soundtracks ever made, so much iconic songs

[grayshigami]

Others are
I believe I can fly - Space Jam
Don't say you love me - Pokemon
Accidentally in love - Shrek 2

[pedrosuperhero]

Wow soo many songs I’ve heard in movies I’ll probably list top 5.
1. Powerless (Linkin Park) - Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter
2. Danger Zone (Kenny Loggins) - Top Gun
3. I’m Blue (Eiffel 65) - Big Fat Liar
4. Good Life (Kehlani & G-Eazy) - The Fate of the Furious
5. All Star (Smash Mouth) - Shrek

[precious_muse]

A similar list should be made for instrumentals, like "Chariots of Fire" and "Tubular Bells." I mean, if it weren't for The Exorcist, my dad would've never discovered Mike Oldfield, who became one of his and one of my favorite musicians.

[AJ-xcqe]

The Bodyguard is a defining example of soundtracks that are more popular than the movie. I've never even seen it and when I searched on YouTube for a review, there's only like two of them!

[startrekiborg]

All good songs, but I think you should have mentioned:
Stand By Me from Stand By Me
& Lean On Me from Lean On Me
They were both older, popular, previously released songs that became very popular again after the movies released.

[tristyevely]

Roxette's It Must Have Been Love by Roxette from Pretty Woman. ❤🧡💛💚💙

[darkecofreak]

How good is Patrick Swayze in “Ghost, ” man? Unbe-freaking-lievable.

[alliekhamvongsa]

“After All” from “Chances are” is an amazing song, and fits beautifully to the movie.❤️

[FarhanShaikh-file]

I've listened to Bohemian Rhapsody over ten thousand times. Never once have I watched Wayne's World though.

[cindeed]

I Liked She’s Like the Wind by Patrick Swayze. From Dirty Dancing as well. He was an excellent songwriter. I also liked Melt with You by Bad English from Valley Girl, Wham Rap by Wham from Sixteen Candles, Must Have Been Love by Roxette from Pretty Woman, Neutron Dance by The Pointer Sisters, from Beverly Hills Cop, and Diana Ross Do You Know Where Your’re Going Too from Mahogany.

[davaotripsters]

2:08, 3:06, 5:51, 10:44
Saturday Night Fever (1977), Ghost (1990), Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), Wayne's World (1992)
Courtesy of Paramount Pictures (ViacomCBS).

[marvelfan]

Hooked on an feeling from Guardians of the Galaxy. Didn't know that this song existed until I heard it in the movies. I love Moon River, so beautiful

[davaotripsters]

4:33
Rocky 3 (1982)
Courtesy of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (United Artists) and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (under licensed from MGM Home Entertainment).

[douglassobreira]

Here in Brazil everyone knows the Thousand Mile Music because of the movie White Chicks. 🎶🎶🎶