All‐Time Top 100 TV Themes

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Six Feet Under
recording of:
Six Feet Under
composer:
Thomas Newman (American score composer)
Thomas Newman1:36
2Sex and the CityDouglas J. Cuomo0:42
3Ally McBeal
performer:
Vonda Shepard
recording of:
Ally McBeal
composer:
Vonda Shepard
Vonda Shepard1:01
4Will & Grace
recording of:
Will & Grace
composer:
Jonathan Wolff (American television composer)
Jonathan Wolff0:33
5Everybody Loves Raymond
recording of:
Everybody Loves Raymond
composer:
Rick Marotta (US drummer/percussionist) and Terry Trotter
Terry Trotter & Rick Marotta0:44
6Frasier (Tossed Salad and Scrambled Eggs)
performer:
Kelsey Grammer
recording of:
Frasier
lyricist:
Darryl Phinnessee
composer:
Bruce Miller (US composer and arranger)
Kelsey Grammer0:40
7Friends (I’ll Be There for You)
performer:
The Rembrandts
recording of:
Friends
lyricist:
Allee Willis
additional composer:
David Crane (creator of the television sitcom Friends), Marta Kauffman, Phil Solem and Danny Wilde (The Rembrandts, Great Buildings & The Quick)
composer:
Michael Skloff
The Rembrandts0:50
8Late Show With David Letterman
performer:
Paul Shaffer (pianist, bandleader, Dave Letterman's sidekick) and The CBS Orchestra
recording of:
Late Show With David Letterman
composer:
Paul Shaffer (pianist, bandleader, Dave Letterman's sidekick)
Paul Shaffer & The CBS Orchestra1:22
9Mad About You
vocals:
Andrew Gold
recording of:
Mad About You
composer:
Paul Reiser (American comedian, actor, writer, author, and musician) and Don Was
Andrew Gold1:39
10Melrose Place
recording of:
Melrose Place
composer:
Tim Truman
Tim Truman1:34
11Beverly Hills 90210
recording of:
Beverly Hills, 90210
composer:
John Davis (70s US funk producer/songwriter aka The Monster)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
John Davis1:02
12Law & Order
recording of:
Law & Order
composer:
Mike Post
Mike Post1:22
13Northern Exposure
recording of:
Northern Exposure
composer:
David Schwartz (composer)
David Schwartz0:46
14The Simpsons
bassoon [1st Bassoon]:
Michael O'Donovan (bassoonist)
cello [1st Celli]:
Steve Erdody
clarinet [1st Clarinet]:
James Kanter (clarinetist)
double bass [1st Bass]:
Nico Abondolo
flute [1st Flute]:
Jim Walker (flutist)
harp [1st Harp]:
Katie Kirkpatrick
horn [1st Horn]:
Jim Thatcher (hornist from United States)
oboe [1st Oboe]:
Leslie Reed (US oboist)
saxophone [1st Sax]:
Dan Higgins (saxophonist and woodwind recording artist)
trombone [1st Trombone]:
Charles Loper (American trombonist)
trumpet [1st Trumpet]:
Malcolm McNab
tuba [1st Tuba]:
Doug Tornquist (tubist)
viola [1st Viola]:
Brian Dembow
violin [Principal 2nd]:
Julie Gigante
conductor:
Nick Glennie‐Smith and Blake Neely
concertmaster:
Endre Granat (Hungarian violinist)
recording of:
The Simpsons Theme
composer:
Danny Elfman (American singer and score composer)
cover recording of:
The Simpsons Theme
composer:
Danny Elfman (American singer and score composer)
Danny Elfman, Sally & Susan Stevens11:22
15Thirtysomething
recording of:
Thirtysomething
composer:
W.G. Snuffy Walden
W.G. “Snuffy” Walden & Stewart Levin1:09
16Full House (Everywhere You Look)
recording of:
Full House
composer:
Jesse Frederick
Jesse Frederick31:04
1721 Jump Street
producer:
Jay Gruska
vocals:
Holly Robinson
arranger:
Jay Gruska
recording of:
21 Jump Street
composer:
Liam Sternberg
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
Holly Robinson51:02
18L.A. Law
recording of:
L.A. Law: Theme
composer:
Mike Post
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
Mike Post1:32
19Pee‐Wee’s Playhouse (Pee‐Wee’s Playhouse Theme)Cyndi Lauper1:34
20Perfect Strangers
vocals:
David Pomeranz
recording of:
Perfect Strangers
composer:
Jesse Frederick and Bennett Salvay (composer, arranger, producer)
recording of:
Perfect Strangers (Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now)
composer:
Jesse Frederick and Bennett Salvay (composer, arranger, producer)
David Pomeranz1:15
21Growing Pains
vocals:
B.J. Thomas
cover recording of:
Growing Pains (As Long as We Got Each Other)
lyricist:
John Bettis
composer:
Steve Dorff (composer)
B.J. Thomas & Jennifer Warnes1:03
22Moonlighting
vocals:
Al Jarreau (jazz, pop and r&b singer-songwriter)
recording of:
Moonlighting (theme for the TV show)
lyricist:
Al Jarreau (jazz, pop and r&b singer-songwriter)
composer:
Lee Holdridge
Al Jarreau1:02
23Who’s the Boss? (Brand New Life)
recording of:
Who’s the Boss (Brand New Life)
lyricist:
Larry Carlton
additional composer:
Martin Cohan and Blake Hunter
composer:
Robert Kraft
Larry Weiss1:01
24Miami Vice
recording of:
Miami Vice Theme
composer:
Jan Hammer
Jan Hammer1:02
25Night Court
recording of:
Night Court
composer:
Jack Elliott (1927-2001 US film composer)
Jack Elliott0:42
26The A‐Team
recording of:
The A‐Team: Main Theme (in 1983)
composer:
Pete Carpenter and Mike Post
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Songs Ltd. and Marbo Music Inc.
Mike Post & Pete Carpenter31:40
27St. Elsewhere
recording of:
Theme from "St. Elsewhere" (theme for the TV show)
composer:
Dave Grusin (American pianist and score composer)
Dave Grusin1:43
28Cheers (Where Everybody Knows Your Name)
vocals:
Gary Portnoy
recording of:
Where Everybody Knows Your Name (theme from Cheers)
writer:
Judy Hart-Angelo (American songwriter) and Gary Portnoy
Gary Portnoy1:04
29Knight Rider
producer:
Lukas Kendall and Stu Phillips (US TV/film composer, conductor & producer)
conductor:
Stu Phillips (US TV/film composer, conductor & producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Wrightview Productions, Inc.
recording of:
Knight Rider: Theme
writer:
Glen A. Larson and Stu Phillips (US TV/film composer, conductor & producer)
composer:
Glen Larson and Stu Phillips (US TV/film composer, conductor & producer)
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
is based on:
Sylvia : Acte III. No. 14a. Marche et cortège de Bacchus
Stu Phillips & Glen Larson1:17
30Cagney & Lacey
recording of:
Cagney & Lacey
composer:
Bill Conti
Bill Conti1:17
31The Greatest American Hero
vocals:
Joey Scarbury
recording of:
Believe It or Not (theme from “The Greatest American Hero”)
lyricist:
Stephen Geyer
composer:
Mike Post
publisher:
Darjen Music, EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Lokey Publishing and Stephen Cannell Music
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
Joey Scarbury1:45
32Hill Street Blues
guitar:
Larry Carlton
recording of:
Hill Street Blues: Theme
composer:
Mike Post
publisher:
MTM Music (in 1984)
Mike Post feat. Larry Carlton1:16
33Dynasty
recording of:
Dynasty
composer:
Bill Conti
publisher:
Lorimar Music, Marilor Music and SVO Music
Bill Conti1:33
34Magnum, P.I.
orchestra:
Daniel Caine Orchestra
recording of:
Magnum, P.I.: Theme
composer:
Pete Carpenter and Mike Post
publisher:
MCA Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), MCA Music GmbH and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1984)
Mike Post1:03
35The Facts of Life
vocals:
Gloria Loring
recording of:
The Facts of Life (theme for the TV show)
composer:
Al Burton, Gloria Loring and Alan Thicke (actor, songwriter, and game and talk show host)
Gloria Loring0:53
36Diff’rent Strokes
vocals:
Alan Thicke (actor, songwriter, and game and talk show host)
recording of:
It Takes Diff'rent Strokes
composer:
Al Burton, Gloria Loring and Alan Thicke (actor, songwriter, and game and talk show host)
Alan Thicke, Gloria Loring, Gene Morford & Linda Harmon0:53
37WKRP in Cincinnati
vocals:
Steve Carlisle
recording of:
WKRP in Cincinatti
lyricist:
Hugh Wilson
composer:
Tom Wells (TV theme song writer)
Steve Carlisle0:44
38Taxi
recording of:
Taxi
composer:
Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer)
Bob James0:49
39DallasFloyd Cramer31:20
40Fantasy Island
recording of:
Fantasy Island
composer:
Laurence Rosenthal
Laurence Rosenthal1:02
41Love Boat
vocals:
Jack Jones (US jazz and pop singer)
recording of:
Love Boat Theme
lyricist:
Paul Williams (US songwriter/soft rock vocalist)
composer:
Charles Fox (film/TV composer, also Latin pianist)
Jack Jones31:37
42Soap
recording of:
Soap (theme of 70s–80s American TV sitcom "Soap")
composer:
George Tipton (American composer, musical arranger and conductor, born 1932)
George Tipton1:16
43Eight Is Enough
recording of:
Eight Is Enough
lyricist:
Molly Ann Leikin
composer:
Lee Holdridge
Grant Goodeve1:13
44Three’s Company
vocals:
Ray Charles (Charles Raymond Offenberg, NOT the famous blind pianist) and Julia Rinker
recording of:
Three’s Company (theme for the TV show)
additional composer:
Don Nicholl
composer:
Joe Raposo (piano, composer, Sesame Street)
Ray Charles & Julia Rinker1:02
45Wonder Woman
recording of:
Theme (Wonder Woman)
lyricist:
Norman Gimbel
composer:
Charles Fox (film/TV composer, also Latin pianist)
New World Symphony1:42
46Charlie’s Angels
recording of:
Theme (Charlie's Angels)
composer:
Jack Elliott (1927-2001 US film composer) and Allyn Ferguson
Jack Elliott & Allyn Ferguson1:13
47The Muppet Show
recording of:
Le muppet show
lyricist:
Jim Henson (US artist, cartoonist, puppeteer, inventor & filmmaker)
composer:
Sam Pottle
recording of:
The Muppet Show Theme
lyricist:
Jim Henson (US artist, cartoonist, puppeteer, inventor & filmmaker)
composer:
Sam Pottle
Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Richard Hunt, Dave Goelz, Jerry Nelson & Erin Ozker31:12
48Alice (There’s a New Girl in Town)
vocals:
Linda Lavin
recording of:
There's a New Girl in Town (Theme From "Alice")
lyricist:
Alan Bergman (American lyricist) and Marilyn Bergman
composer:
David Shire (American score composer)
Linda Lavin1:00
49What’s Happening!!
recording of:
What's Happening!!
composer:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger)
Henry Mancini0:56
50Laverne & Shirley (Making Our Dreams Come True)
vocals:
Cyndi Grecco
recording of:
Making Our Dreams Come True (Theme From Laverne & Shirley)
lyricist:
Norman Gimbel and Ellen Weston
writer:
Laurie Maitland
composer:
Charles Fox (film/TV composer, also Latin pianist)
publisher:
Bruin Music Company
Cyndi Grecco1:18
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