Some movie soundtracks will include several older songs which are good, but then anyone can put together a collection of old songs--what about originality? Which movie soundtracks had the most new Top 40 hits?
(Note: A Hard Day's Night and Magical Mystery Tour by the Beatles contained both songs from the movies of the same names, as well as studio songs not in the movie.)
(Note: A Hard Day's Night and Magical Mystery Tour by the Beatles contained both songs from the movies of the same names, as well as studio songs not in the movie.)
1. Footloose (the 1984 version, of course--6)
"Footloose" by Kenny Loggins (#1)
"Holding Out For A Hero" by Bonnie Tyler (#34)
"Dancing In The Sheets" by Shalamar (#17)
"Let's Hear It For The Boy" by Deniece Williams
"Almost Paradise" by Ann Wilson & Mike Reno
"I'm Free (Heaven Helps The Man)" by Kenny Loggins (#22)
1. Saturday Night Fever (6)
"How Deep Is Your Love" by the Bee Gees (#1)
"More Than A Woman" by Tavares (#32)
"Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees (#1)
"If I Can't Have You" by Yvonne Elliman (#1)
"Night Fever" by the Bee Gees (#1)
"Disco Inferno" by the Trammps (#11)
1. Urban Cowboy (6)
"All Night Long" by Joe Walsh (#19)
"Stand By Me" by Mickey Gilley (#22)
"Love The World Away" by Kenny Rogers (#14)
"Lookin' For Love" by Johnny Lee (#5)
"Look What You've Done To Me" by Boz Scaggs (#14)
"Could I Have This Dance" by Anne Murray (#33)
1. Waiting To Exhale (6)
"Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" by Whitney Houston (#1)
"Sittin' Up In My Room" by Brandy (#2)
"Not Gon' Cry" by Mary J. Blige (#2)
"Count On Me" by Whitney Houston & Cece Winans
"Let It Flow" by Toni Braxton (double-sided #1 (with "You're Makin' Me High"))
"Why Does It Hurt So Bad" by Whitney Houston (#26)
5. Purple Rain (5)
"When Doves Cry" by Prince (#1)
"Let's Go Crazy" by Prince (#1)
"Purple Rain" by Prince (#2)
"I Would Die 4 (sp) U (sp)" (#8
"Take Me With U (sp)" by Prince (#25)
5. Xanadu (5)
"Magic" by Olivia Newton-John (#1)
"I'm Alive" by ELO (#16) May
"All Over The World" (#13) August
"Xanadu" by Olivia Newton-John & ELO (#8)
"Suddenly" by Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard (#20)
7. Beverly Hills Cop (4)
"Neutron Dance" by the Pointer Sisters (#6)
7. Bodyguard (4)
"The Heat Is On" by Glenn Frey (#2)
"New Attitude" by Patti LaBelle (#17)
"Axel F" by Harold Faltermeyer (#3)
7. Bodyguard (4)
"I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston (#1)
"I'm Every Woman" by Whitney Houston (#4)
"I Have Nothing" by Whitney Houston (#4)
"Run To You" by Whitney Houston (#31)
7. Help! (4)
"Ticket To Ride" by the Beatles (#1)
"Help!" by the Beatles (#1)
"Yesterday" by the Beatles (#1)
"Act Naturally" by the Beatles (#47)
7. Grease (4)
"You're The One That I Wat" by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John (#1)
"Grease" by Frankie Valli (#1)
"Hopelessly Devoted To You" by Olivia Newton-John (#3)
"Summer Nights" by John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John (#5)
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