like Jesus cavil hey old chum come to
the Cabaret roll out the red carpet and
wind down your windows cuz you’ll soon
be singing along like you’re the star of
the show to be different of it dip it
down
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
songs from theatre musicals there’s no
business like show business if you tell
me it’s all for this list all contenders
have to have been created for the stage
production of any musical and have to
have been made famous through that stage
production initially film adaptation
tracks such as singing in the rain or
somewhere over the rainbow won’t feature
and there can only be one song selected
per musical number 10 defying gravity
wicked change within me something is not
the same
I’m through with playing
someone else’s game get too late for
second
the signature song from probably the
most prominent musical of the 21st
century defying gravity is appropriately
and incredibly uplifting
a majority solo with a couple of duets
thrown in for good measure the song is
performed by the newly enlightened
Elphaba originally played by idina
menzel
and her friend Glinda originally played
by Kristin Chenoweth
the finale of the show’s first act
define gravity is all about living
without limits and has already achieved
an iconic status within the theater
world nobody in all the wizard that
there is or was
you
number nine doremi The Sound of Music
once you have these notes in your heads
you can sing on million different tunes
by mixing them up like this SoDo laughs
army doe rain so much of the sound of
music might have featured today
Edelweiss every morning you greet my
favorite things brown paper packages
tied up with strings these are a few of
my favorite things or the show’s title
track are all almost top ten worthy with
The Sound of Music
but doremi is what really does it for us
a song which really has the essence of
musical and music in general
at its heart doremi is a lyrical
representation of the soul Foss scale
which is a music education method used
to teach vocal pitch yourself haha GG
wait a minute uh no moods to come now
say you can sing it’s a series of
largely unlinked words and phrases it’s
near nonsense made sense of through song
what could be better
number eight if I were a rich man
fiddler on the roof if I were a rich man
Java Davy Davy Davy Davy Davy Davy dumb
all day long very very pitiful if I were
a wealthy man taken from early enact one
of Fiddler on the Roof our next song is
sung by the show’s central character
Tevye as he laments his considerable
lack of wealth I’d build a big tall
house where the rooms bite a dozen right
in the middle of the town a fine tin
roof with a real wooden floors below
there would be one long staircase just
going up and one even longer coming down
and one more leading nowhere just for
show
Tevye a dairy man forced to drag his own
milk cart questions why he has been made
poor while others have more money than
is necessary if he were a rich man he’d
enjoy splashing cash in a similar
fashion to meet a victim Lord who made
of a lion and the lamb you the Creed I
should be what I am but then who
wouldn’t like two bitty bitty bum their
days away
this is living the dream in lyrical form
number seven seasons of love rent
seasons of
our next musical brings together a group
of artists living in New York City who
are forced to negotiate work and
relationships under the shadow of AIDS
he cried
seasons of love is the signature rent
tune however and it’s definitely not
doom and gloom five hundred twenty-five
thousand moments so dear five hundred
thousand how do you measure with an
already iconic refrain of five hundred
twenty five thousand six hundred minutes
the song searches for a suitable method
of measuring life and plans upon love it
really is all you need
Oh
you
number six Aquarius hair
some at the beginning of the late 60s
musical hair Aquarius was a call to arms
for its generations flower power and
remains one of the most rousing songs
ever sung on stage
from its opening line Aquarius speaks of
celestial bodies aligning and
International Peace descending onto
earth a fanciful notion for some it’s a
faith worth holding on to for these
characters a song made all the more
famous following its chart release by
the fifth dimension as a medley with let
the Sun Shine in its infectiously
uplifting
yeah
number five tomorrow
Annie is all I used to sing in the
orphanage when I get sad it always
cheered me up
another optimistic musical number
tomorrow takes all of any sadness and
sets it against the hope that times will
change just thinking about tomorrow
clears away the cobwebs and the sorrow
til there’s a subtle song requiring a
little less production than some others
on today’s countdown it lends itself to
cover versions aplenty come one a heck
it’s even been used to promote 21st
century cereal set yourself with
Kellogg’s tonight see you at breakfast a
record that is stood and will stand the
test of time it’s a reminder to everyone
that hard times won’t last forever
number four all that jazz Chicago come
on boo whoa we painted all that jazz I’m
gonna lose my knees Roma seconds down
and all that jazz a serious shift in
mood now and the epitome of a
showstopper all that jazz gives us
exactly what its title promises noisy
Hall where there’s a nightly brawl and
the opening song of Chicago it’s about
painting the town red and priming its
audience for a musical like no other
your hair I’ve like a buckle shoes all
that jazz a signature record for one
Liza Minnelli it’s the kind of song that
requires an especially glittery outfit
to really do it justice
guaranteed to get even the shyest
audience member at least tapping their
toes all that jazz is the very
definition of all-singing all-dancing
number three I dreamed a dream lemis
eggnog
that we were
together in any regular musical one day
more would be by far and away the most
impressive moment and would easily make
today’s countdown
however name is Akkad also has the ever
inspirational I dreamed a dream
sung by Fantine shortly after she’s
begun life on the streets the song is a
painstaking lament comparing the
characters hopes for life and the harsh
realities of it and yet there are
moments in I dreamed a dream that have
us all roused with optimism it’s all of
the emotions rolled into one sensational
record
number two the music of the night the
phantom of the opera’ nighttime sharpens
heightens each sensation another major
musical for which more than one song
might have scored a top 10 place all I
ask of you could have featured for the
Phantom of the Opera
but in music of the night we have a song
that lyrically and literally hypnotizes
the listener open up your mind let your
fantasies unwind in this darkness that
you know you cannot find performed by
the eponymous phantom as he lures
christine daaé a into his lair beneath
the Opera House it encapsulates the
characters loneliness and includes a
magical hook that won’t ever leave your
head no matter how hard you try before
we unveil our number one pick here are
some honorable mentions
don’t tell me not to fly I simply got to
if someone takes us as well it’s me and
not you who told you you’re a
chuckles but the girls a free we’ve had
no rain in several days I said he got
evil eye and 80% of us have it I said he
got a boy I like to be innovating okay
bye buddy
everything free in America number one
memory cats she is smiling
most famously performed by either Ellen
Page or Barbra Streisand memory is
appropriately as unforgettable a
showtune as has ever been written
is another night
another day
it’s sung by the character Grizabella
and she remembers with fondness the
glamour cat she once was but realizes
with sadness how far she has fallen the
nostalgic tone and lyrics are relatable
for just about anybody meaning that
there’s rarely a dry eye in the house or
a hair not stood on end during any
performance it’s the final song to our
final act
a worthy whiskered winner
do you agree with our list which musical
number is your favorite when you’re a
jet Yoda tarkatan town you’re a
gold-medal
kid with a heavyweight crown for more
sing-along top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
I’ll be the same at the end
the Cabaret roll out the red carpet and
wind down your windows cuz you’ll soon
be singing along like you’re the star of
the show to be different of it dip it
down
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
songs from theatre musicals there’s no
business like show business if you tell
me it’s all for this list all contenders
have to have been created for the stage
production of any musical and have to
have been made famous through that stage
production initially film adaptation
tracks such as singing in the rain or
somewhere over the rainbow won’t feature
and there can only be one song selected
per musical number 10 defying gravity
wicked change within me something is not
the same
I’m through with playing
someone else’s game get too late for
second
the signature song from probably the
most prominent musical of the 21st
century defying gravity is appropriately
and incredibly uplifting
a majority solo with a couple of duets
thrown in for good measure the song is
performed by the newly enlightened
Elphaba originally played by idina
menzel
and her friend Glinda originally played
by Kristin Chenoweth
the finale of the show’s first act
define gravity is all about living
without limits and has already achieved
an iconic status within the theater
world nobody in all the wizard that
there is or was
you
number nine doremi The Sound of Music
once you have these notes in your heads
you can sing on million different tunes
by mixing them up like this SoDo laughs
army doe rain so much of the sound of
music might have featured today
Edelweiss every morning you greet my
favorite things brown paper packages
tied up with strings these are a few of
my favorite things or the show’s title
track are all almost top ten worthy with
The Sound of Music
but doremi is what really does it for us
a song which really has the essence of
musical and music in general
at its heart doremi is a lyrical
representation of the soul Foss scale
which is a music education method used
to teach vocal pitch yourself haha GG
wait a minute uh no moods to come now
say you can sing it’s a series of
largely unlinked words and phrases it’s
near nonsense made sense of through song
what could be better
number eight if I were a rich man
fiddler on the roof if I were a rich man
Java Davy Davy Davy Davy Davy Davy dumb
all day long very very pitiful if I were
a wealthy man taken from early enact one
of Fiddler on the Roof our next song is
sung by the show’s central character
Tevye as he laments his considerable
lack of wealth I’d build a big tall
house where the rooms bite a dozen right
in the middle of the town a fine tin
roof with a real wooden floors below
there would be one long staircase just
going up and one even longer coming down
and one more leading nowhere just for
show
Tevye a dairy man forced to drag his own
milk cart questions why he has been made
poor while others have more money than
is necessary if he were a rich man he’d
enjoy splashing cash in a similar
fashion to meet a victim Lord who made
of a lion and the lamb you the Creed I
should be what I am but then who
wouldn’t like two bitty bitty bum their
days away
this is living the dream in lyrical form
number seven seasons of love rent
seasons of
our next musical brings together a group
of artists living in New York City who
are forced to negotiate work and
relationships under the shadow of AIDS
he cried
seasons of love is the signature rent
tune however and it’s definitely not
doom and gloom five hundred twenty-five
thousand moments so dear five hundred
thousand how do you measure with an
already iconic refrain of five hundred
twenty five thousand six hundred minutes
the song searches for a suitable method
of measuring life and plans upon love it
really is all you need
Oh
you
number six Aquarius hair
some at the beginning of the late 60s
musical hair Aquarius was a call to arms
for its generations flower power and
remains one of the most rousing songs
ever sung on stage
from its opening line Aquarius speaks of
celestial bodies aligning and
International Peace descending onto
earth a fanciful notion for some it’s a
faith worth holding on to for these
characters a song made all the more
famous following its chart release by
the fifth dimension as a medley with let
the Sun Shine in its infectiously
uplifting
yeah
number five tomorrow
Annie is all I used to sing in the
orphanage when I get sad it always
cheered me up
another optimistic musical number
tomorrow takes all of any sadness and
sets it against the hope that times will
change just thinking about tomorrow
clears away the cobwebs and the sorrow
til there’s a subtle song requiring a
little less production than some others
on today’s countdown it lends itself to
cover versions aplenty come one a heck
it’s even been used to promote 21st
century cereal set yourself with
Kellogg’s tonight see you at breakfast a
record that is stood and will stand the
test of time it’s a reminder to everyone
that hard times won’t last forever
number four all that jazz Chicago come
on boo whoa we painted all that jazz I’m
gonna lose my knees Roma seconds down
and all that jazz a serious shift in
mood now and the epitome of a
showstopper all that jazz gives us
exactly what its title promises noisy
Hall where there’s a nightly brawl and
the opening song of Chicago it’s about
painting the town red and priming its
audience for a musical like no other
your hair I’ve like a buckle shoes all
that jazz a signature record for one
Liza Minnelli it’s the kind of song that
requires an especially glittery outfit
to really do it justice
guaranteed to get even the shyest
audience member at least tapping their
toes all that jazz is the very
definition of all-singing all-dancing
number three I dreamed a dream lemis
eggnog
that we were
together in any regular musical one day
more would be by far and away the most
impressive moment and would easily make
today’s countdown
however name is Akkad also has the ever
inspirational I dreamed a dream
sung by Fantine shortly after she’s
begun life on the streets the song is a
painstaking lament comparing the
characters hopes for life and the harsh
realities of it and yet there are
moments in I dreamed a dream that have
us all roused with optimism it’s all of
the emotions rolled into one sensational
record
number two the music of the night the
phantom of the opera’ nighttime sharpens
heightens each sensation another major
musical for which more than one song
might have scored a top 10 place all I
ask of you could have featured for the
Phantom of the Opera
but in music of the night we have a song
that lyrically and literally hypnotizes
the listener open up your mind let your
fantasies unwind in this darkness that
you know you cannot find performed by
the eponymous phantom as he lures
christine daaé a into his lair beneath
the Opera House it encapsulates the
characters loneliness and includes a
magical hook that won’t ever leave your
head no matter how hard you try before
we unveil our number one pick here are
some honorable mentions
don’t tell me not to fly I simply got to
if someone takes us as well it’s me and
not you who told you you’re a
chuckles but the girls a free we’ve had
no rain in several days I said he got
evil eye and 80% of us have it I said he
got a boy I like to be innovating okay
bye buddy
everything free in America number one
memory cats she is smiling
most famously performed by either Ellen
Page or Barbra Streisand memory is
appropriately as unforgettable a
showtune as has ever been written
is another night
another day
it’s sung by the character Grizabella
and she remembers with fondness the
glamour cat she once was but realizes
with sadness how far she has fallen the
nostalgic tone and lyrics are relatable
for just about anybody meaning that
there’s rarely a dry eye in the house or
a hair not stood on end during any
performance it’s the final song to our
final act
a worthy whiskered winner
do you agree with our list which musical
number is your favorite when you’re a
jet Yoda tarkatan town you’re a
gold-medal
kid with a heavyweight crown for more
sing-along top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
I’ll be the same at the end
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