Rated Top Ten

CNN writes here: This list isn’t just about soundtracks or great music in the movies — it is about quintessential movie moments where a song flawlessly complements or enhances the action.

And the Top Ten songs in movies are:

1. The film: Easy Rider, Dennis Hopper (1969)
The song: Born to be Wild, Steppenwolf

2. The film: Reservoir Dogs, Quentin Tarantino (1992)
The song: Stuck in the middle with you, Stealers Wheel

3. The film: Goodfellas, Martin Scorsese (1990)
The song: Layla, Eric Clapton

4. Apocalypse Now, Francis Ford Coppola (1979)
The song: The End, The Doors

5. The film: Muriel’s Wedding, P. J. Hogan (1995)
The song: Waterloo by ABBA

6. The film: Almost Famous, Cameron Crowe (2000)
The song: Tiny Dancer, Elton John

7. Say Anything, Cameron Crowe (1989)
The song: In Your Eyes, Peter Gabriel

8. The Royal Tenenbaums, Wes Anderson (2001)
The song: Needle in the Hay, Elliot Smith

9. Dr Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, Stanley Kubrick (1964)
The song: We’ll meet again, Vera Lynn

10. The film: Trainspotting, Danny Boyle (1996)
The song: Lust for Life, Iggy Pop