Rolling Stone (USA) - The 101 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time (2024)

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101
‘The Bodyguard’ (1992)

100
‘I’m Not There’ (2007)

99
‘Sing Street’ (2016)

98
‘Do the Right Thing’ (1989)

97
‘Velvet Goldmine (1998)

96
‘Less Than Zero’ (1987)

95
‘Pi’ (1998)

94
‘Romeo + Juliet’ (1996)

93
‘Footloose’ (1984)

92
‘Half-Cocked’ (1994)

91
‘Until the End of the World’ (1991)

90
‘Kids’ (1995)

89
‘A Star Is Born’ (2018)

88
‘Brown Sugar’ (2002)

87
‘Zabriskie Point’ (1970)

86
‘Batman’ (1989)

85
‘Above the Rim’ (1994)

84
‘Juno’ (2007)

83
‘Times Square’ (1980)

82
‘Top Gun’ (1986)

81
‘Dead Presidents’ (1995)

80
‘Reality Bites’ (1994)

79
‘Beverly Hills Cop’ (1984)

78
‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ (2023)

77
‘Good Will Hunting’ (1997)

76
‘Krush Groove’ (1985)

75
‘Quadrophenia’ (1979)

74
‘Dirty Dancing’ (1987)

73
‘The Crow’ (1994)

72
‘Broken Flowers’ (2005)

71
‘True Stories’ (1986)

70
‘Hustle & Flow’ (2005)

69
‘Vision Quest’ (1986)

68
‘Empire Records’ (1995)

67
‘Barbie the Album’ (2023)

66
‘Garden State’ (2004)

65
‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ (2001)

64
‘Flashdance’ (1983)

63
‘Performance’ (1970)

62
‘Hairspray’ (2007)

61
‘New Jersey Drive’ (1995)

60
‘Clueless’ (1995)

59
‘Gummo’ (1997)

58
‘8 Mile’ (2002)

57
‘Soul Food’ (1997)

56
‘Marie Antoinette’ (2006)

55
‘The Wicker Man’ (1973)

54
‘High Fidelity’ (2000)

53
‘Reservoir Dogs’ (1992)

52
‘Rockers’ (1978)

51
‘Jackie Brown’ (1997)

50
‘Black Caesar’ (1973)

49
‘Valley Girl’ (1983)

48
‘The Big Chill’ (1983)

47
‘Under the Cherry Moon’ (1986)

46
‘Menace II Society’ (1993)

45
‘Drive’ (2011)

44
‘Repo Man’ (1984)

43
‘Dazed and Confused’ (1993)

42
‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ (2019)

41
‘The Mack’ (1973)

40
‘Black Orpheus’ (1959)

39
‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ (2014)

38
‘Harold and Maude’ (1971)

37
‘The Big Lebowski’ (1998)

36
‘Urban Cowboy’ (1980)

35
‘Judgment Night’ (1993)

34
‘Magnolia’ (1999)

33
‘Head’ (1968)

32
‘Natural Born Killers’ (1994)

31
‘Juice’ (1992)

30
‘Singles’ (1992)

29
‘Lost in Translation’ (2003)

28
‘Midnight Cowboy’ (1985)

27
‘Waiting to Exhale’ (1995)

26
‘Rock ‘n’ Roll High School’ (1979)

25
‘Almost Famous’ (2000)

24
‘Blue Hawaii’ (1961)

23
‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ (1969)

22
‘Black Panther’ (2018)

21
’24 Hour Party People’ (2002)

20
‘Magical Mystery Tour’ (1967)

19
‘Boogie Nights’ (1997)

18
‘Easy Rider’ (1969)

17
‘This Is Spinal Tap’ (1984)

16
‘Goodfellas’ (1990)

15
‘Trainspotting’ (1996)

14
‘Pretty in Pink’ (1986)

13
‘O Brother, Where Art Thou?’ (2000)

12
‘Rushmore’ (1999)

11
‘That’s the Way of the World’ (1975)

10
‘Wild Style’ (1983)

9
‘American Graffiti’ (1973)

8
‘The Graduate’ (1968)

7
‘Pulp Fiction’ (1994)

6
‘Superfly’ (1972)

5
‘Saturday Night Fever’ (1977)

4
‘A Hard Day’s Night’ (1964)

3
‘The Harder They Come’ (1972)

2
‘Help!’ (1965)

1
‘Purple Rain’ (1984)

[cregis]

“ We didn’t include any original film scores or musicals. Those are different categories with their own rich histories.”

Well then they should also make that list. I feel like musical recordings (both film soundtracks and cast recordings) end up vastly underrated on the aggregate list because for some reason they are usually separated from pop/rock lists and ignored.

[IsabellaBrown]

“ We didn’t include any original film scores or musicals. Those are different categories with their own rich histories.”
Smash Karts
Well then they should also make that list. I feel like musical recordings (both film soundtracks and cast recordings) end up vastly underrated on the aggregate list because for some reason they are usually separated from pop/rock lists and ignored.

I think so