Top 20 Best Musical Finale Songs

The best musical finale songs went out on a high note. For this list, we’ll be looking at the most entertaining and powerful musical send-offs that were worthy of a standing ovation. Our countdown includes "Hamilton," "The Pantom of the Opera," "Into the Woods," and more! What's YOUR favorite musical finale song? Let us know in the comments!

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[MsMojo]

What's YOUR favorite musical finale song? Let us know below!

[trinaq]

My personal favourite finale song is the final number in "Les Miserables, " where even though many of the main characters are now deceased, their memories still live on, and their sacrifices weren't for nothing.

[richardwhite]

I had the honor to play Don Quixote in the first production of "Man Of La Mancha" in Germany (on the U.S. military base in Augsburg) in 1973. As the entire cast sang "The Impossible Dream" to close the show each night, the audience was on it's feet before the song was done. To me, "The Impossible Dream" finale is still one of the greatest musical finale songs ever.

[michaelcordray]

“One” from “A Chorus Line” always gives me cold chills. It so perfectly brings together all of the earlier shared hopes and dreams that those hopeful young dancers had put on the line. Suddenly that previously bare stage becomes alive moving those dancers to the next step in their longed for professional career as a performer.

[bluewatchmaster]

My favourite finale song has to be "Climb Ev'ry Mountain (Reprise)" from "The Sound of Music"! Seeing the Von Trapp family walk into their new lives on the hill gets me emotional every time!

[HaleyRadiant]

Hamilton’s Finale never ceases to make me cry, while also making me deeply think....🥺🙏👏👏👏

[aliblue]

My favorite is Hairspray, you can’t stop the beat.

[elizabethhamilton]

Welcome to the Rock (Finale) from Come From Away is a really underrated one. It really highlights how simultaneously everything in the post 9/11 world is different, but yet goodness of humanity is and will always be the same.

[melancholysky]

My favorite finales are Les Miserables and Phantom of the Opera. They're both so beautiful in so many ways!!

[apparition]

I can't think of a better finale than Les Miserables. The emotions are just *so* incredibly powerful- especially coming off Valjean's passing, that you get hit full tilt with sadness, joy, inspiration, and hope all in one number.

[XemeraldXD]

NO we DO NOT associate Heathers with RIVERDALE

[Strudel]

I agree with most of these - but I'm surprised that "Climb Every Mountain" from "The Sound of Music" didn't even get a mention.

[debbie]

Les Miz leaves every other musical in the dust. What a plot, what incredible music and deep characters. Best of the best!

[aisadal]

Rose's Turn is definitely one of _the_ best closing songs! Always get chills, no matter who's doing it - try seeing Gypsy live sometime, and the chills will be even chillier 🥰

[lukeduckett]

I personally love “It’s Time To Dance” from The Prom and “The Color Purple (Reprise)” from The Color Purple. They are both beautiful and are great songs to listen to!

[ibnxrwz]

Who lives, who dies, who tells your story and you can’t stop the beat are my favorites

[rubygracemoseley]

I love the power in the Phantom of the Opera finale. It’s so full of emotion and power. The end note is just…*chills*

[weenieboyg]

I can't believe that 76 Trombones (reprise) from The Music Man did not even get an honorable mention.

[johnkling]

I am very partial to "Children Will Listen." I had the opportunity to see the original run on B'way 8 times and was able to play The Baker in 1996 with community theatre. The line that always got me is "Tell him the story of how it all happened, be father and mother, you'll know what to do." Now that I'm a grandfather, the line that got me the first time I saw the film (when my twin granddaughters were 12 and sitting next to me), is from "Stay With Me, " "Stay a child while you can be a child with me." Sondheim was/is a genius!

[chrisv.h.]

My favorites are "The Color Purple (Reprise)" and "Rose's Turn, " hands down. Although there's so many great ones! "Who Lives, Who Dies...", "Do You Hear the People Sing?" and "You Can't Stop the Beat" are also all excellent picks, for sure.