The Definitive 250 Best Broadway Songs of All Time Ranked
The rise of AI has coincided with a complete and total utter lack of taste. I’m here to save you because the internet needs nothing if not another list. Below are the best 250 “Broadway” songs ranked. Eligible songs must have been performed on a Broadway stage or near enough that I’ll still count it (West End and Off-Broadway, I’m looking at you).
Honorable Mentions
These honorable mentions made this short-list not just because they’re incredible songs but also because (prediction time!) I’m manifesting them appearing on a Broadway stage near you in the next decade.
- “Dos Oruguitas” from Encanto (2021). Written by Lin-Manuel Miranda & performed by Sebastián Yatra
- “Colors of the Wind” from Pocahontas (1995). Written by Alan Menken, with lyrics by Stephen Schwartz & performed by Judy Kuhn
- “Broadway, Here I Come!” from Smash (2012). Written by Joe Iconis & performed by Jeremy Jordan
- “The Gospel Truth” from Hercules (1997). Written by Alan Menken, with lyrics by David Zippel & performed by Lillias White, LaChanze, Roz Ryan, Cheryl Freeman, and Vanéese Y. Thomas
- “Let Me Be Your Star” from Smash (2012). Written by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman & performed by Katharine McPhee and Megan Hilty
- Olympia’s Aria from The Tales of Hoffmann (Les Contes d’Hoffmann) (1881). Written by Jacques Offenbach and Jules Barbier & performed by Kathleen Kim.
- “A Little Bit” from I Could Use a Drink: The Songs of Drew Gasparini (2013). Written by Drew Gasparini & performed by Alex Brightman
- “The Horse and the Infant” from The Troy Sage (2022). Written by Jorge Rivera-Herrans, Luke Holt, and EPIC Ensemble & performed by Jorge Rivera-Herrans, Luke Holt, and EPIC Ensemble.
The Ranking
250. “The Life I Never Led” from Sister Act (2011). Written by Alan Menken and Glenn Slater & performed by Katie Rowley Jones
249. “The Things I Never Said” from First Date (2013). Written by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner & performed by Krysta Rodriguez and Zachary Levi
248. “Seventeen” from Heathers: The Musical (2014). Written by Laurence O’Keefe and Kevin Murphy & performed by Barrett Wilbert Weed and Company
247. “Get Out And Stay Out” from 9 to 5: The Musical (2008). Written by Dolly Parton & performed by Allison Janney
246. “Everyone’s a Little Bit Racist” from Avenue Q (2003). Written by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx & performed by Stephanie D’Abruzzo, John Tartaglia, Jennifer Barnhart, and Rick Lyon
245. “Ease on Down the Road” from The Wiz (1975). Written by Charlie Smalls & performed by Stephanie Mills and Company
244. “Lily’s Eyes” from The Secret Garden (1991). Written by Lucy Simon and Marsha Norman & performed by Mandy Patinkin and Robert Westenberg
243. “A Musical” from Something Rotten (2015). Written by Karey Kirkpatrick and Wayne Kirkpatrick & performed by Brian d’Arcy James and Company
242. “You’ll Never Walk Alone” from Carousel (1945). Written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II & performed by Christine Johnson
241. “Will I” from Rent (1996). Written by Jonathan Larson & performed by Anthony Rapp and Company
240. “How Could I Ever Forget?” from Next to Normal (2009). Written by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey & performed by Alice Ripley and J. Robert Spencer
239. “Devil Take the Hindmost” from Love Never Dies (2010). Written by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Glenn Slater, and Charles Hart & performed by Ramin Karimloo and Joseph Millson
238. “Forget About the Boy” from Thoroughly Modern Millie (2002). Written by Jeanine Tesori and Dick Scanlan & performed by Sutton Foster and Company
237. “I’d Give My Life for You” from Miss Saigon (1989). Written by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil & performed by Lea Salonga
236. “Brave Enough for Love” from Jane Eyre: The Musical (2000). Written by Paul Gordon & performed by Marla Schaffel
235. “Heaven’s Light” from The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996). Written by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz & performed by Tom Hulce
234. “Unusual Way” from Nine (1982). Written by Maury Yeston & performed by Anita Morris
233. “Still Hurting” from The Last Five Years (2001). Written by Jason Robert Brown & performed by Sherie Rene Scott
232. “A Very Nice Prince / First Midnight / Giants in the Sky” from Into the Woods (1987). Written by Stephen Sondheim & performed by Kim Crosby, Danielle Ferland, Ben Wright, and Company
231. “Fly, Mariposa, Fly” from Some Like it Hot (1959). Written by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman & originally performed by Adrianna Hick and Company
230. “Words Fail” from Dear Evan Hansen (2016). Written by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul & performed by Ben Platt
229. “All That Matters” from Finding Neverland (2015). Written by Gary Barlow and Eliot Kennedy & performed by Laura Michelle Kelly
228. “Independently Owned” from Shucked (2022). Written by Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally — Alex Newell
227. “Why We Tell the Story” from Once on This Island (1990). Written by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens & performed by Company
226. “Sail on, Boys” from Operation Mincemeat (2023). Written by SpitLip & performed by Company
225. “Heart of Stone” from SIX (2017). Written by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss & performed by Natalie Paris
224. “Tomorrow” from Annie (1977). Written by Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin & performed by Andrea McArdle”
223. “It’s Hard to Speak My Heart” from Parade (1998). Written by Jason Robert Brown & originally performed by Brent Carver
222. “Breathe” from In the Heights (2008). Written by Lin-Manuel Miranda & performed by Mandy Gonzalez
221. “Road to Hell (Reprise)” from Hadestown (2019). Written by Anaïs Mitchell & performed by Andre De Shields, Reeve Carney, Eva Noblezada, and Company
220. “Stars” from Les Misérables (1985). Written by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil & originally performed by Roger Allam
219. “Whatever Lola Wants” from Damn Yankees (1955). Written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross & originally performed by Gwen Verdon
218. “Cellophane” from Chicago (1975). Written by John Kander and Fred Ebb & performed by Joel Grey
217. “Do You Hear the People Sing?” from Les Misérables (1985). Written by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil & performed by Company
216. “Journey On” from Ragtime (1996). Written by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens & performed by Marin Mazzie, Peter Friedman, and Mark Jacoby
215. “Somebody Gonna Love You” from The Color Purple (2015). Written by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray & performed by Cynthia Erivo and Company
214. “No Good Deed” from Wicked (2003). Written by Stephen Schwartz & performed by Idina Menzel
213. “Days and Days” from Fun Home (2015). Written by Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron & performed by Judy Kuhn
212. “Wait for It” from Hamilton (2015). Written by Lin-Manuel Miranda & performed by Leslie Odom Jr.
211. “I Can Do Better Than That” from The Last Five Years (2001). Written by Jason Robert Brown & performed by Sherie Rene Scott
210. “Omigod You Guys” from Legally Blonde (2007). Written by Laurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin & performed by Laura Bell Bundy and Company
209. “Elephant Love Medley” from Moulin Rouge (2001). Written by Various Artists & performed by Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman
208. “Hasa Diga Eebowai” from The Book of Mormon (2011). Written by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, and Matt Stone & performed by Michael Potts and Company
207. “The Human Heart” from Once on This Island (1990). Written by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens & performed by LaChanze
206. “Some Enchanted Evening” from South Pacific (1949). Written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II & originally performed by Ezio Pinza
205. “Glitter And Be Gay” from Candide (1956). Written by Leonard Bernstein, with lyrics by Richard Wilbur & performed by Barbara Cook
204. “Think of Me” from The Phantom of the Opera (1986). Written by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Charles Hart and additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe & originally performed by Sarah Brightman
203. “Making a Man” from Operation Mincemeat (2023). Written by SpitLip & performed by Company
202. “Magic to Do” from Pippin (1972). Written by Stephen Schwartz & originally performed by Ben Vereen and Company
201. “Come Home with Me” from Hadestown (2019). Written by Anaïs Mitchell & performed by Reeve Carney
200. “Turn It Off” from The Book of Mormon (2011). Written by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, and Matt Stone & performed by Scott Barnhardt, Justin Bohon, Darlesia Cearcy, and Company
199. “The Proposal / The Night Was Alive” from Titanic: The Musical (1997). Written by Maury Yeston & performed by Brian d’Arcy James, Martin Moran, and Company
198. “Your Fault” from Into the Woods (1987). Written by Stephen Sondheim & performed by Chip Zien, Ben Wright, Joanna Gleason, Kim Crosby, Danielle Ferland, and Bernadette Peters
197. “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly” from My Fair Lady (1956). Written by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe & performed by Julie Andrews
196. “Opening: I Hope I Get It” from A Chorus Line (1975). Written by Marvin Hamlisch and Edward Kleban & performed by Company
195. “My Shot” from Hamilton (2015). Written by Lin-Manuel Miranda & performed by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Company
194. “(Just a) Simple Sponge” from SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical (2017). Written by Panic! At The Disco & performed by Ethan Slater
193. “The World Was Wide Enough” from Hamilton (2015). Written by Lin-Manuel Miranda & performed by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Leslie Odom Jr.
192. “No One Mourns the Wicked” from Wicked (2003). Written by Stephen Schwartz & performed by Cristy Candler, Jan Neuberger, Sean McCourt, and Company
191. “Santa Fe” from Newsies (2012). Written by Alan Menken and Jack Feldman & performed by Jeremy Jordan
190. “Losing My Mind” from Follies (1971). Written by Stephen Sondheim & performed by Dorothy Collins
189. “Unruly Heart” from The Prom (2018). Written by Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin & performed by Caitlin Kinnunen
188. “Suddenly Seymour” from Little Shop of Horrors (1982). Written by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman & performed by Ellen Greene and Rick Moranis
187. “Always Starting Over” from If/Then (2014). Written by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey & performed by Idina Menzel
186. “Better” from Kimberly Akimbo (2021). Written by David Lindsay-Abaire and Jeanine Tesori & performed by Bonnie Milligan, Victoria Clark, Michael Iskander, Olivia Elease Hardy, Fernell Hogan, and Nina White
185. “When I Grow Up” from Matilda the Musical (2013). Written by Tim Minchin & performed by Bailey Ryon and Company
184. “In His Eyes” from Jekyll & Hyde (1997). Written by Frank Wildhorn and Leslie Bricusse & performed by Linda Eder and Christiane Noll
183. “Agony” from Into the Woods (1987). Written by Stephen Sondheim & performed by Robert Westenberg and Chuck Wagner
182. “Come to Me” from Les Misérables (1985). Written by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil & performed by Rebecca Caine and Colm Wilkinson
181. “All the Wasted Time” from Parade (1998). Written by Jason Robert Brown & performed by Brent Carver and Carolee Carmello
180. “My Favorite Things” from The Sound of Music (1959). Written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II & originally performed by Mary Martin
179. “Our Prayer” from The Color Purple (2005). Written by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray & performed by Company
178. “Leave The Light On” from The Notebook (2024). Written by Ingrid Michaelson & performed by Ryan Vasquez and Company
177. “Do-Re-Mi” from The Sound of Music (1959). Written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II & originally performed by Mary Martin and Company
176. “Road to Hell” from Hadestown (2019). Written by Anaïs Mitchell & performed by Andre De Shields, Reeve Carney, Eva Noblezada, and Company
175. “Helpless” from Hamilton (2015). Written by Lin-Manuel Miranda & performed by Phillipa Soo and and Lin-Manuel Miranda
174. “The Time Warp” from The Rocky Horror Show (1973). Written by Richard O’Brien & performed by Richard O’Brien and Company
173. “Take a Chance on Me” from Little Women (2005). Written by Jason Howland and Mindi Dickstein & performed by Sutton Foster and Danny Gurwin
172. “Take Me or Leave Me” from Rent (1996). Written by Jonathan Larson & performed by Idina Menzel and Fredi Walker
171. “That Would Be Enough” from Hamilton (2015). Written by Lin-Manuel Miranda & performed by Phillipa Soo and Lin-Manuel Miranda
170. “Matchmaker” from Fiddler on the Roof (1964). Written by Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, and Joseph Stein & originally performed by Tanya Everett, Joanna Merlin, and Julia Migenes
169. “Waiting” from The Band’s Visit (2017). Written by David Yazbek & performed by Adam Kantor
168. “Secret Soul” from Jane Eyre: The Musical (2000). Written by Paul Gordon & performed by Marla Schaffel
167. “Follow Your Heart” from Urinetown (2001). Written by Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis & performed by Hunter Foster and Jennifer Laura Thompson
166. “When Love Explodes” from Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2014). Written by Stephen Trask & performed by Lena Hall
165. “Overture / Work Song” from Les Misérables (1985). Written by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil & performed by Company
164. “Getting Married Today” from Company (1970). Written by Stephen Sondheim & performed by Company
163. “See I’m Smiling” from The Last Five Years (2001). Written by Jason Robert Brown & performed by Sherie René Scott and Norbert Leo Butz
162. “Seize The Day” from Newsies (2012). Written by Alan Menken and Jack Feldman & performed by Jeremy Jordan and Company
161. “On The Street Where You Live” from My Fair Lady (1956). Written by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe & originally performed by John Michael King
160. “How I Know You” from Aida (2000). Written by Elton John and Tim Rice & performed by Damian Perkins
159. “Run, Freedom, Run!” from Urinetown (2001). Written by Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis & performed by Jennifer Laura Thompson and Company
158. “Ring of Keys” from Fun Home (2015). Written by Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron & performed by Sydney Lucas
157. “Crossing a Bridge” from Anastasia (2017). Written by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens & performed by Christy Altomare
156. “As Good As You” from Jane Eyre: The Musical (2000). Written by Paul Gordon & performed by James Barbour
155. “One Song Glory” from Rent (1996). Written by Jonathan Larson & performed by Adam Pascal
154. “The Ladies Who Lunch” from Company (1970). Written by Stephen Sondheim & performed by Elaine Stritch
153. “Bui Doi” from Miss Saigon (1989). Written by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil & performed by Company
152. “21 Guns” from American Idiot (2009). Written by Green Day & performed by Rebecca Naomi Jones, Christina Sajous, and Company
151. “My Days” from The Notebook (2024). Written by Ingrid Michaelson & performed by Joy Woods
150. “Rose’s Turn” from Gypsy (1959). Written by Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim & originally performed by Ethel Merman
149. “You Can’t Stop The Beat” from Hairspray (2002). Written by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman & performed by Marissa Jaret Winokur and Company
148. “You and Me (But Mostly Me)” from The Book of Mormon (2011). Written by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, and Matt Stone & performed by Andrew Rannells and Josh Gad
147. “Willow” from Venice (2010). Written by Eric Rosen and Matt Sax & performed by Jennifer Damiano
146. “Quiet” from Matilda the Musical (2013). Written by Tim Minchin & performed by Bailey Ryon
145. “Left Behind” from Spring Awakening (2006). Written by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater & performed by Jonathan Groff
144. “Tradition” from Fiddler on the Roof (1964). Written by Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, and Joseph Stein & originally performed by Zero Mostel and Company
143. “Anything You Can Do” from Annie Get Your Gun (1946). Written by Irving Berlin & originally performed by Ethel Merman and Ray Middleton
142. “Oh What a Beautiful Mornin’” from Oklahoma! (1943). Written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II & originally performed by Alfred Drake
141. “Adelaide’s Lament” from Guys And Dolls (1950). Written by Frank Loesser & performed by Vivian Blaine
140. “Falling Slowly” from Once (2011). Written by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová & performed by Steve Kazee and Cristin Milioti
139. “No More” from Into the Woods (1987). Written by Stephen Sondheim & performed by Chip Zien
138. “Miss Celie’s Pants” from The Color Purple (2015). Written by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray & performed by Cynthia Erivo
137. “I’d Rather Be Me” from Mean Girls (2018). Written by Jeff Richmond, Nell Benjamin, and Tina Fey & performed by Barrett Wilbert Weed and Company
136. “I Believe” from The Book of Mormon (2011). Written by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, and Matt Stone & performed by Andrew Rannells
135. “My Petersburg” from Anastasia (2017). Written by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens & performed by Derek Klena
134. “This is Not Over Yet” from Parade (1998). Written by Jason Robert Brown & performed by Brent Carver and Carolee Carmello
133. “The Music Of The Night” from The Phantom Of The Opera (1986). Written by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart, and Richard Stilgoe & performed by Michael Crawford
132. “All That Jazz” from Chicago (1975). Written by John Kander and Fred Ebb & originally performed by Chita Rivera
131. “Get Down” from SIX (2017). Written by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss & performed by Genesis Lynea
130. “Tonight” from West Side Story (1957). Written by Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, and Arthur Laurents & performed by Larry Kert and Carol Lawrence
129. “The Impossible Dream” from Man of La Mancha (1965). Written by Mitch Leigh and Joe Darion & originally performed by Richard Kiley
128. “Johanna” from Sweeney Todd (1979). Written by Stephen Sondheim & originally performed by Victor Garber
127. “Beautiful City” from Godspell (1971). Written by Stephen Schwartz & performed by Victor Garber
126. “Anagram” from Kimberly Akimbo (2021). Written by David Lindsay-Abaire and Jeanine Tesori & performed by Justin Cooley
125. “What I Did for Love” from A Chorus Line (1975). Written by Marvin Hamlisch and Edward Kleban & performed by Priscilla Lopez
124. “Wait for Me” from Hadestown (2019). Written by Anaïs Mitchell & performed by Andre De Shields, Reeve Carney, Eva Noblezada, and Company
123. “Circle of Life with Nants’ Ingonyama” from The Lion King (1997). Written by Elton John (music), Tim Rice (lyrics), and Lebo M (Zulu lyrics) & performed by Company
122. “As If We Never Said Goodbye” from Sunset Boulevard (1993). Written by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black, and Christopher Hampton & originally performed by Glenn Close
121. “What Have I Done” from Les Misérables (1985). Written by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil & performed by Colm Wilkinson
120. “Anything Goes” from Anything Goes (1934). Written by Cole Porter & performed by Ethel Merman
119. “Easy” from Water for Elephants (2024). Written by Pigpen Theatre Co. & performed by Isabelle McCalla
118. “Red and Black” from Les Misérables (1985). Written by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil & performed by Michael Maguire and Company
117. “What Baking Can Do” from Waitress (2015). Written by Sara Bareilles & performed by Jessie Mueller
116. “La Vie Boheme” from Rent (1996). Written by Jonathan Larson & performed by Anthony Rapp and Company
115. “Answer Me” from The Band’s Visit (2017). Written by David Yazbek & performed by Adam Kantor
114. “Shadowland” from The Lion King (1997). Written by Hans Zimmer, Lebo M, Mark Mancina, and Jay Rifkin & performed by Heather Headley
113. “Who Am I?” from Les Misérables (1985). Written by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil & performed by Colm Wilkinson
112. “Non-Stop” from Hamilton (2015). Written by Lin-Manuel Miranda & performed by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr., Phillipa Soo, Christopher Jackson, Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton
111. “I Am Changing” from Dreamgirls (1981). Written by Henry Krieger and Tom Eyen & originally performed by Jennifer Holliday
110. “Sunday in the Park with George” (1984). Written by Stephen Sondheim & performed by Mandy Patinkin
109. “On My Own” from Les Misérables (1985). Written by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil & originally performed by Frances Ruffelle
108. “I’m Not Afraid of Anything” from Songs for a New World (1995). Written by Jason Robert Brown & performed by Andrea Burns
107. “Stars and the Moon” from Songs for a New World (1995). Written by Jason Robert Brown & performed by Jessica Molaskey
106. “Precious Little Dream / AIDS is God’s Punishment” from A Strange Loop (2019). Written and performed by Michael R. Jackson
105. “Part of Your World” from The Little Mermaid (2008). Written by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman & performed by Sierra Boggess
104. “Washington on Your Side” from Hamilton (2015). Written by Lin-Manuel Miranda & performed by Daveed Diggs, Okieriete Onaodowan, and Leslie Odom Jr.
103. “A Way Back to Then” from [title of show] (2006). Written by Jeff Bowen & performed by Heidi Blickenstaff
102. “Who I’d Be” from Shrek The Musical (2008). Written by Jeanine Tesori and David Lindsay-Abaire & performed by Brian d’Arcy James
101. “Maybe” from Annie (1977). Written by Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin & performed by Andrea McArdle
100. “Omar Sharif” from The Band’s Visit (2017). Written by David Yazbek & performed by Katrina Lenk
99. “A Whole New World” from Aladdin (2011). Written by Alan Menken and Tim Rice & performed by Adam Jacobs and Courtney Reed
98. “Memory” from Cats (1981). Written by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Trevor Nunn, and T.S. Eliot & originally performed by Elaine Paige
97. “Kaleidoscope” from Hell’s Kitchen (2024). Written by Alicia Keys & performed by Maleah Joi Moon
96. “All I Ask of You” from The Phantom of the Opera (1986). Written by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart, and Richard Stilgoe & performed by Sarah Brightman and Steve Barton
95. “If I Can’t Love Her” from Beauty and the Beast (1994). Written by Alan Menken and Tim Rice & performed by Terrence Mann
94. “If Only (Quartet)” from The Little Mermaid (2008). Written by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman & performed by Sierra Boggess, Norm Lewis, Sherie Rene Scott, and Eddie Korbich
93. “I Am What I Am” from La Cage Aux Folles (1983). Written by Jerry Herman & performed by George Hearn
92. “I Dreamed A Dream” from Les Misérables (1985). Written by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil & originally performed by Patti LuPone
91. “If I Were a Rich Man” from Fiddler on the Roof (1964). Written by Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, and Joseph Stein & performed by Zero Mostel
90. “The Fire Within Me” from Little Women (2005). Written by Jason Howland and Mindi Dickstein & performed by Jo March
89. “Touch Me” from Spring Awakening (2006). Written by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater & performed by Lea Michele and Company
88. “Michael in the Bathroom” from Be More Chill (2015). Written by Joe Iconis & performed by George Salazar
87. “America” from West Side Story (1957). Written by Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, and Arthur Laurents & originally performed by Chita Rivera and Marilyn Cooper
86. “Proud of Your Boy” from Aladdin (2011). Written by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman & performed by Adam Jacobs
85. “Good Kid” from The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical (2017). Written by Rob Rokicki & performed by Chris McCarrell
84. “Simple Joys” from Pippin (1972). Written by Stephen Schwartz & performed by John Rubinstein
83. “Not My Father’s Son” from Kinky Boots (2013). Written by Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fierstein & performed by Billy Porter and Stark Sands
82. “Me And The Sky” from Come from Away (2015). Written by Irene Sankoff and David Hein & performed by Jenn Colella
81. “Corner of the Sky” from Pippin (1972). Written by Stephen Schwartz & performed by John Rubinstein
80. “The Wizard And I” from Wicked (2003). Written by Stephen Schwartz & performed by Idina Menzel
79. “Beauty and the Beast” from Beauty and the Beast (1994). Written by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken & performed by Angela Lansbury
78. “Find Your Grail” from Spamalot (2005). Written by Eric Idle and John Du Prez & performed by Sara Ramirez and Company
77. “Seasons of Love” from Rent (1996). Written by Jonathan Larson & originally performed by Company
76. “No One Is Alone” from Into the Woods (1987). Written by Stephen Sondheim & performed by Kim Crosby, Ben Wright, Danielle Ferland, and Chip Zien
75. “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina” from Evita (1978). Written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice & performed by Elaine Paige
74. “Bring Him Home” from Les Misérables (1985). Written by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil & performed by Colm Wilkinson
73. “Move On” from Sunday in the Park with George (1984). Written by Stephen Sondheim & originally performed by Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters
72. “Man Of La Mancha” from Man of La Mancha (1965). Written by Mitch Leigh and Joe Darion & performed by Richard Kiley
71. “It’s All Over” from Dreamgirls (1981). Written by Henry Krieger and Tom Eyen & originally performed by Jennifer Holliday, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Loretta Devine, Ben Harney, Cleavant Derricks, and Tony Franklin
70. “Finale/Do You Hear the People Sing?” from Les Misérables (1985). Written by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil & performed by Company
69. “Prologue: Into The Woods” from Into the Woods (1987). Written by Stephen Sondheim & performed by Company
68. “A Little Priest” from Sweeney Todd (1979). Written by Stephen Sondheim & performed by Angela Lansbury and Len Cariou
67. “Fight the Dragons” from Big Fish (2013). Written by Andrew Lippa & performed by Norbert Leo Butz
66. “Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story” from Hamilton (2015). Written by Lin-Manuel Miranda & performed by Company
65. “Wheels of a Dream” from Ragtime (1996). Written by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens & performed by Brian Stokes Mitchell and Audra McDonald
64. “Bring on the Men” from Jekyll & Hyde (1997). Written by Frank Wildhorn and Leslie Bricusse & performed by Linda Eder
63. “Ya Got Trouble” from The Music Man (1957). Written by Meredith Willson & performed by Robert Preston
62. “If You Knew my Story” from Bright Star (2014). Written by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell & performed by Carmen Cusack
61. “Javert’s Suicide” from Les Misérables (1985). Written by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil & performed by Terrence Mann
60. “One Day More” from Les Misérables (1985). Written by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil & performed by Company
59. “No One Else” from Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (2012). Written by Dave Malloy & performed by Phillipa Soo
58. “Facade” from Jekyll & Hyde (1997). Written by Frank Wildhorn and Leslie Bricusse & performed by Company
57. “For Good” from Wicked (2003). Written by Stephen Schwartz & performed by Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth
56. “Some Things Are Meant to Be” from Little Women (2005). Written by Jason Howland and Mindi Dickstein & performed by Sutton Foster and Megan McGinnis
55. “Falcon in the Dive” from The Scarlet Pimpernel (1997). Written by Frank Wildhorn and Nan Knighton & performed by Douglas Sills
54. “Cute Boys with Short Haircuts” from Vanities (2009). Written by David Kirshenbaum & performed by Lauren Kennedy, Sarah Stiles, and Anneliese van der Pol
53. “No Way” from SIX (2017). Written by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss & performed by the Brittney Mack
52. “I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General” from The Pirates of Penzance (1879). Written by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan & performed by George Rose
51. “Home” from The Wiz (1975). Written by Charlie Smalls & performed by Stephanie Mills
50. “Woman Is” from Lempicka (2024). Written by Matt Gould and Carson Kreitzer & performed by Eden Espinosa
49. “Opening / Mysterious Ways” from The Color Purple (2015). Written by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray & performed by the Company
48. “El Tango De Roxanne” from Moulin Rouge (2001). Written by Sting, adapted for the film & performed by José Feliciano, Ewan McGregor, and Jacek Koman
47. “Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat” from Guys And Dolls (1950). Written by Frank Loesser & performed by Stubby Kaye and Company
46. “You Will be Found” from Dear Evan Hansen (2015). Written by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul & performed by Ben Platt and Company
45. “You Matter to Me” from Waitress (2015). Written by Sara Bareilles & performed by Drew Gehling and Jessie Mueller
44. “Louder Than Words” from tick, tick…BOOM! (2001). Written by Jonathan Larson & performed by Raúl Esparza
43. “Don’t Rain on My Parade” from Funny Girl (1964). Written by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill & performed by Barbra Streisand
42. “Cell Block Tango” from Chicago (1975). Written by John Kander and Fred Ebb & performed by Bebe Neuwirth and Company
41. “It’s Quiet Uptown” from Hamilton (2015). Written by Lin-Manuel Miranda & performed by Renée Elise Goldsberry and Lin-Manuel Miranda
40. “Daffodils” from Big Fish (2013). Written by Andrew Lippa & performed by Norbert Leo Butz
39. “SIX” from SIX (2017). Written by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss & performed by Company
38. “Masquerade” from The Phantom of the Opera (1986). Written by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart, and Richard Stilgoe & performed by Company
37. “I’ll Cover You (Reprise)” from Rent (1996). Written by Jonathan Larson & performed by Jesse L. Martin and Company
36. “They Live in You” from The Lion King (1997). Written by Lebo M, Mark Mancina, and Jay Rifkin & performed by Samuel E. Wright
35. “Thin Air” from Amélie (2001). Written by Dan Messé and Nathan Tysen & performed by Phillipa Soo
34. “Lost in the Wilderness” from Children of Eden (1991). Written by Stephen Schwartz & performed by Danny Kosarin and Darius DeHaas
33. “Legally Blonde” from Legally Blonde (2007). Written by Laurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin & performed by Laura Bell Bundy
32. “I Don’t Need Your Love” from SIX (2017). Written by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss & originally performed by Christina Modestou
31. “The Ballad of Sweeney Todd” from Sweeney Todd (1979). Written by Stephen Sondheim & performed by Len Cariou and Company
30. “Ol’ Man River” from Show Boat (1927). Written by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II & originally performed by Jules Bledsoe
29. “Children Will Listen” from Into The Woods (1987). Written by Stephen Sondheim & performed by Bernadette Peters
28. “Your Daddy’s Son” from Ragtime (1996). Written by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens & performed by Audra McDonald
27. “Not While I’m Around” from Sweeney Todd (1979). Written by Stephen Sondheim & performed by Angela Lansbury and Ed Sanders
26. “African Homeland” from The Color Purple (2015). Written by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray & performed by Cynthia Erivo and Joaquina Kalukango
25. “She Used to Be Mine” from Waitress (2015). Written by Sara Bareilles & performed by Jessie Mueller
24. “Waving Through A Window” from Dear Evan Hansen (2015). Written by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul & performed by Ben Platt
23. “Maybe This Time” from Cabaret (1972). Written by John Kander and Fred Ebb & performed by Liza Minnelli
22. “Till We Reach That Day” from Ragtime (1996). Written by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens & performed by Company
21. “Morning Glow” from Pippin (1972). Written by Stephen Schwartz & performed by John Rubinstein
20. “Astonishing” from Little Women (2005). Written by Jason Howland and Mindi Dickstein & performed by Sutton Foster
19. “What About Love?” from The Color Purple (2015). Written by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray & performed by LaChanze and Elisabeth Withers
18. “Let It Burn” from Paradise Square (2022). Written by Jason Howland, Nathan Tysen, and Masi Asare — Performed by Joaquina Kalukango
17. “The Phantom of the Opera” from The Phantom of the Opera (1986). Written by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart, and Richard Stilgoe & originally performed by Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman
16. “Perfection” from Lempicka (2024). Written by Matt Gould and Carson Kreitzer & performed by George Abud and Company
15. “Empty Chairs at Empty Tables” from Les Misérables (1985). Written by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil -Originally performed by Michael Ball
14. “Satisfied” from Hamilton (2015). Written by Lin-Manuel Miranda & performed by Renée Elise Goldsberry
13. “Make Them Hear You” from Ragtime (1996). Written by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens & performed by Brian Stokes Mitchell
12. “The Color Purple (Reprise)” from The Color Purple (2015). Written by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray & performed by Cynthia Erivo, Joaquina Kalukango, and Company
11. “Meadowlark” from The Baker’s Wife (1976). Written by Stephen Schwartz & performed by Patti LuPone
10. “Burn” from Hamilton (2015). Written by Lin-Manuel Miranda & performed by Phillipa Soo
9. “Dust and Ashes” from Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (2012). Written by Dave Malloy & performed by Josh Groban
8. “Defying Gravity” from Wicked (2003). Written by Stephen Schwartz & performed by Idina Menzel
7. “Everything I Know” from In the Heights (2008). Written by Lin-Manuel Miranda & performed by Mandy Gonzalez
6. “Days of Plenty” from Little Women (2005). Written by Jason Howland and Mindi Dickstein & performed by Maureen McGovern
5. “Dear Bill” from Operation Mincemeat (2023). Written by SpitLip & performed by Jak Malone
4. “Being Alive” from Company (1970). Written by Stephen Sondheim & originally performed by Dean Jones
3. “And I’m Telling You I’m Not Going” from Dreamgirls (1981). Written by Henry Krieger and Tom Eyen & originally performed by Jennifer Holliday
2. “Send in the Clowns (Act Two)” from A Little Night Music (1973). Written by Stephen Sondheim & originally performed by Glynis Johns
- “I’m Here” from The Color Purple (2015). Written by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray & performed by Cynthia Erivo
Data visualizations by Skyler Johnson
