Music of Friends
This is a discography of music related to the American sitcom Friends.
Albums
''Friends (Music from the TV Series)''
Friends was an album released by WEA in 1995 featuring songs from the TV sitcom Friends. The songs were not originals written for the series, but were tracks either used directly in the show or "inspired by" the show. The album also featured small samples of spoken dialogue from the show's first season.- Chart position: #41
- Worldwide sales: 1 million +
- Singles: "I'll [Be There for You |I'll Be There for You]", "I Go Blind"
''Friends Again''
- Worldwide sales: 0.5 million
- Singles: "Question Everything''"''
''Friends: The One with All the Party Music''
| No. | Artist | Title | Episode and scene in which the song appears |
| 1 | The [Mighty Mighty Bosstones] | "The Impression That I Get" | "The One with the Fake Party". Phoebe Buffay hungrily watches Joey Tribbiani make a sandwich. |
| 2 | The Miracles | "Love Machine" | "The One Where Paul's the Man". Paul Stevens croons, looking at himself in the mirror. |
| 3 | Peaches & Herb | "Shake Your Groove Thing" | "Friends: The Stuff You've Never Seen". Fat Monica Gellar dances. |
| 4 | Barenaked Ladies | "Shoe Box" | "The One with the Two Parties". Ross Gellar tries to engage Rachel Green 's father Leonard Green in conversation while she's at the second party. |
| 5 | The Lemonheads | "Into Your Arms" | "The One with the Monkey". At the party, Chandler Bing takes pictures with Janice Hosenstein, and Phoebe says goodbye to the scientist David. |
| 6 | The Rembrandts | "I'll Be There for You" | The opening theme throughout the series. |
''Friends: The Ultimate Soundtrack''
Friends: The Ultimate Soundtrack is a 2005 soundtrack album containing hits and some new unreleased tracks from the show.CD 1:
| No. | Artist | Title | The episode of the series "Friends" |
| 1 | The Rembrandts | "I'll Be There for You" | The original theme in the series. |
| 2 | Cake | "Never There" | "The One Where Rachel Smokes". Playing at Rachel's birthday party. |
| 3 | Semisonic | "Closing Time" | "The One with Rachel's Date". The song plays at the end of the episode when Rachel walks into Central Perk. |
| 4 | Loreta | "Trouble With Boys" | "The One with the Routine". Monica and Ross do their dance routine. |
| 5 | Soft Cell | "Tainted Love" | "The One Where the Stripper Cries". The first song plays as stripper Officer Roy Goodbody dances at Phoebe's bachelorette party. |
| 6 | Santana & Matchbox Twenty | "Smooth" | "The One Before the Last One". Montage of Joey's moments. |
| 7 | Eric Clapton | "Wonderful Tonight" | "The One with the Proposal". Monica and Chandler dance after getting engaged. |
| 8 | Toad The Wet Sprocket | "Good Intentions" | "The One with the Two Parties". Playing at a party with Joey and Chandler, when Rachel realizes that both her parents Leonard and Sandra Green are present at her party. |
| 9 | The Police | "Don't Stand So Close to Me" | "The One Where Underdog Gets Away". The song plays as Joey's VD poster is displayed throughout New York City. |
| 10 | America | "A Horse with No Name" | "The One with Joey's Big Break". Joey goes to a Nevada film set. |
| 11 | Paul Westerberg | "Stain Yer Blood" | "The One With the Two Parties". Joey appears with a volleyball. |
| 12 | Cyndi Lauper | "Girls [Just Wanna Have Fun]" | "The One Before the Last One". Montage of Rachel, Monica and Phoebe's moments. |
| 13 | k.d. Lang | "Sexuality" | "The One With the Two Parties". Chandler discusses at the party that a girl stuck her tongue in his mouth. |
| 14 | Hoobastank | "The Reason" | "The One Before the Last One". Played during a montage of moments from the series. |
| 15 | Nelly featuring City Spud | "Ride wit Me" | "The One with Chandler's Dad". Rachel gets pulled over by Officer Hanson. |
| 16 | Sylvester | "You [Make Me Feel ]" | "The One Where the Stripper Cries". Officer Goodbody continues his stripper routine. |
| 17 | Chris Isaak | "Wicked Game" | "The One Where Ross and Rachel...You Know". Ross and Rachel make out in a planetarium. |
CD 2:
| No. | Artist | Title | The episode of the series "Friends" |
| 1 | R.E.M. | "Shiny Happy People" | "The One with the Monkey". The song that plays at the beginning of the New Year's Eve party. |
| 2 | Barenaked Ladies | "Shoe Box" | "The One with the Two Parties" |
| 3 | Lipps Inc. | "Funky Town" | "The One Where the Stripper Cries". Monica and Rachel dance at Ross' college party. |
| 4 | Interpol | "Untitled" | "The One in Barbados". Joey kisses Rachel. |
| 5 | Eric Carmen | "All By Myself" | "The One Where Eddie Moves In". Joey and Chandler in their apartments missing each other. |
| 6 | After the Fire | "Der Kommissar" | "The One Where the Stripper Cries". The song plays during a college party flashback 16 years prior. |
| 7 | 8stops7 | "Question Everything" | Featured on the soundtrack but not in any episodes of the series. |
| 8 | Madonna | "Take a Bow" | "The One Where Rachel Finds Out". When Rachel is waiting for Ross at the airport |
| 9 | Cornershop | "Brimful of Asha" | "The One with the Fake Party". Played at a going away party for Emily Waltham. |
| 10 | Eve & Gwen Stefani | "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" | "The One with the Stripper". Monica performs a striptease. |
| 11 | Barry Manilow | "Looks Like We Made It" | "The One After the Superbowl". Ross is walks with Marcel in New York. |
| 12 | The Zombies | "Time of the Season" | "The One with the Flashback". Rachel plays the song on a jukebox. |
| 13 | Big Bad Voodoo Daddy | "Big Time Operator" | "The One Where They All Turn Thirty". The song plays during Monica's surprise party. |
| 14 | The Clash | "London Calling" | "The One with Ross's Wedding". Joey and Chandler walk around London. |
| 15 | Alicia Keys | "Fallin'" | "The One with the Birthing Video". Chandler comes into the apartment and discovers the birthing videotape. |
| 16 | U2 | "With or Without You" | "The One with the List". Ross dedicates this song on the radio to Rachel. "The One Where Ross and Rachel Take a Break". Ross dances with and kisses Chloe at a party. |
| 17 | Phoebe Buffay & The Hairballs | "Smelly Cat Medley" |