AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs
AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs is a list of the top 100 songs in American cinema of the 20th century. The list was unveiled by the American Film Institute on June 22, 2004, in a CBS television special hosted by John Travolta, who appeared in two films honored by the list, Saturday Night Fever and Grease. The list was created by a panel of jurors selected by AFI, who voted from a list of 400 nominated songs.
Most represented films
Singin' in the Rain, The Sound of Music, and West Side Story each have three songs on the list, whileThe Wizard of Oz, Funny Girl and Meet Me in St. Louis each have two entries. A Star is Born is unique in that a film and its remake both made the list for different songs.
Most represented composers
- Richard Rodgers – 6 songs
- Harold Arlen – 5 songs
- Leonard Bernstein – 4 songs
- Jule Styne – 3 songs
- Irving Berlin – 3 songs
- George Gershwin – 3 songs
- Nacio Herb Brown – 3 songs
- John Kander – 3 songs
- Jerome Kern – 3 songs
Most represented lyricists
- Oscar Hammerstein II – 6
- Ira Gershwin – 4
- Irving Berlin – 3
- Stephen Sondheim – 3
- Arthur Freed – 3
- Fred Ebb – 3