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100 Greatest Musical Numbers

Curated by Amazon's Music Experts

Heartbreaking to hilarious, here are the very best musical tracks ever.

97 SONGS • 6 HOURS AND 18 MINUTES

1

Defying Gravity (From "Wicked" Original Broadway Cast Recording/2003)

Defying Gravity (From "Wicked" Original Broadway Cast Recording/2003)

Kristin Chenoweth & Idina Menzel

05:53

2

West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast): Act I: Tonight

West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast): Act I: Tonight

Carol Lawrence & Larry Kert

West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

03:52

3

I Dreamed a Dream

I Dreamed a Dream

Les Misérables Original London Cast

Les Miserables (The Original London Cast Recording)

04:28

4

Gypsy: Everything's Coming Up Roses

Gypsy: Everything's Coming Up Roses

Gypsy (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

03:06

5

Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'

Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'

Oklahoma! (1998 Royal National Theatre Cast Recording)

03:21

6

All That Jazz

Chita Rivera & Chicago Ensemble

Broadway: The American Musical

03:11

7

Seasons Of Love

Seasons Of Love

Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Jesse L. Martin, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Idina Menzel, Fredi Walker, Taye Diggs, Gwen Stewart & Byron Utley

Rent (Original Broadway Cast)

02:51

8

I Could Have Danced All Night (from "My Fair Lady")

I Could Have Danced All Night (from "My Fair Lady")

Julie Andrews, Philippa Bevans, Rosemary Gaines, Colleen O'Connor, Muriel Shaw & Gloria van Dorpe

03:29

9

Cabaret

Natasha Richardson & Alan Cumming

Cabaret (New Broadway Cast Recording)

04:14

10

A Little Night Music: Send in the Clowns

A Little Night Music: Send in the Clowns

A Little Night Music (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

03:27

11

The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music

The Sound Of Music (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

02:50

12

The Music Of The Night

The Music Of The Night

Andrew Lloyd Webber, "The Phantom Of The Opera" Original London Cast & Michael Crawford

The Phantom Of The Opera

05:42

13

Wait for It

Leslie Odom, Jr. & Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton

Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Explicit]

03:13

14

One

A Chorus Line Ensemble

A Chorus Line - 40th Anniversary Celebration (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

04:46

15

As If We Never Said Goodbye (From 'Sunset Boulevard')

As If We Never Said Goodbye (From 'Sunset Boulevard')

Sunset Boulevard

06:52

16

West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast): Act I: Maria

West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast): Act I: Maria

West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

02:37

17

Razzle Dazzle

Scott Wise, Kim Morgan Greene & Dana Moore

Fosse (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

01:50

18

If I Were a Rich Man

If I Were a Rich Man

Fiddler on the Roof (Original Broadway Cast Recording) (Delluxe Edition)

04:54

19

And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going

And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going

Jennifer Holliday

04:05

20

Don't Rain On My Parade

Don't Rain On My Parade

Barbra Streisand

Funny Girl - Original Soundtrack Recording

02:44

21

Ease on Down the Road

Ease on Down the Road

Shanice Williams, Elijah Kelley, David Alan Grier, Ne-Yo & Original Television Cast of the Wiz LIVE!

The Wiz LIVE! Original Soundtrack of the NBC Television Event

01:58

22

This Is The Moment

This Is The Moment

Jekyll & Hyde Resurrection - Frank Wildhorn Presents

03:22

23

Bye Bye Birdie - Original Broadway Cast: Put on a Happy Face

Bye Bye Birdie - Original Broadway Cast: Put on a Happy Face

Bye Bye Birdie! - Original Broadway Cast

03:17

24

Summer Nights

Susan Wood, Ricky Paull Goldin & New Broadway Cast of Grease

Grease (New Broadway Cast Recording (1994))

03:14

25

Till There Was You

Till There Was You

Barbara Cook & Robert Preston

The Music Man (Original Broadway Cast)

02:46

26

Annie: Tomorrow

Annie: Tomorrow

Annie (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

02:08

27

Anything Goes

Sutton Foster & Anything Goes New Broadway Company Orchestra

Anything Goes (New Broadway Cast Recording)

05:48

28

We're in the Money

We're in the Money

Karen Prunczik, Wanda Richert, Ginny King, Jeri Kansas, Lee Roy Reams & 42nd Street Ensemble

42nd Street (Original Cast Recording)

03:08

29

If I Loved You (Bonus Track)

If I Loved You (Bonus Track)

Robert Merrill & Patrice Munsel

Carousel (Music Theater of Lincoln Center Cast Recording (1965))

08:52

30

Superstar

Andrew Lloyd Webber, "Jesus Christ Superstar" 1996 London Cast & Zubin Varla

Jesus Christ Superstar (Remastered 2005)

03:58

31

Hello, Dolly!

Carol Channing & Hello, Dolly! Ensemble

Hello, Dolly! (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

05:43

32

What I Did for Love

What I Did for Love

Priscilla Lopez & A Chorus Line Ensemble

A Chorus Line - 40th Anniversary Celebration (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

03:46

33

West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast): Act I: America

West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast): Act I: America

The West Side Story Ensemble & Max Goberman

West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

04:32

34

You'll Be Back

Jonathan Groff & Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton

Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Explicit]

03:28

35

Getting To Know You

Getting To Know You

Rodgers & Hammerstein: The King And I

04:45

36

The Impossible Dream (The Quest) (Man Of La Mancha/1965 Original Broadway Cast/Remastered 2000)

The Impossible Dream (The Quest) (Man Of La Mancha/1965 Original Broadway Cast/Remastered 2000)

Man Of La Mancha

02:22

37

Don't Cry for Me Argentina

Don't Cry for Me Argentina

Evita: The Complete Motion Picture Music Soundtrack

05:35

38

The American And Florence / Nobody's Side

The American And Florence / Nobody's Side

Elaine Paige & Murray Head

Chess (The Original Recording / Remastered / Deluxe Edition)

05:29

39

West Side Story: Act II: Somewhere

West Side Story: Act II: Somewhere

West Side Story (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

02:04

40

Matchmaker, Matchmaker

Matchmaker, Matchmaker

Julia Migenes, Tanya Everett & Joanna Merlin

Fiddler on the Roof (Original Broadway Cast Recording) (Delluxe Edition)

03:42

41

Annie: It's the Hard-Knock Life

Annie: It's the Hard-Knock Life

Andrea McArdle & Annie Ensemble

Annie (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

02:21

42

Bangkok / One Night In Bangkok

Bangkok / One Night In Bangkok

Chess (The Original Recording / Remastered / Deluxe Edition)

05:02

43

June Is Bustin' Out All Over (From Carousel) (1994 Remastered)

June Is Bustin' Out All Over (From Carousel) (1994 Remastered)

Franz Allers, Katherine Hilgenberg & Susan Watson

Celebrate Broadway Vol. 7: Kids

03:27

44

Company - Original Broadway Cast: Being Alive

Company - Original Broadway Cast: Being Alive

Dean Jones & Company Ensemble

Company (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

04:48

45

Waving Through A Window

Waving Through A Window

Ben Platt & Original Broadway Cast of Dear Evan Hansen

Dear Evan Hansen (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

03:56

46

My Strongest Suit

My Strongest Suit

Women of the Palace & Sherie Rene Scott

05:16

47

Hello!

Andrew Rannells, Josh Gad, Rory O'Malley, Kevin Duda, Clark Johnsen, Justin Bohon, Brian Sears, Scott Barnhardt, Benjamin Schrader, Lewis Cleale & Jason Michael Snow

The Book Of Mormon (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Explicit]

02:52

48

The Pajama Game: Hernando's Hideaway

The Pajama Game: Hernando's Hideaway

Carol Haney & The Pajama Game Ensemble

The Pajama Game (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

03:48

49

West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast): Act II: I Feel Pretty

West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast): Act II: I Feel Pretty

Carol Lawrence, Carmen Gutierrez, Marilyn Cooper & Elizabeth Taylor

West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

02:46

50

People

Barbra Streisand

Funny Girl - Original Soundtrack Recording

05:00

51

Stars and the Moon

Stars and the Moon

Jessica Molaskey

Songs for a New World (Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording)

04:31

52

Sunrise, Sunset

Sunrise, Sunset

Zero Mostel, Maria Karnilova, Bert Convy & Julia Migenes

Fiddler on the Roof (Original Broadway Cast Recording) (Delluxe Edition)

03:32

53

I Believe (Original Broadway Cast Recording/2006)

I Believe (Original Broadway Cast Recording/2006)

Brian Johnson, Jonathan B. Wright, Gideon Glick, Skylar Astin, John Gallagher, Jr., Jonathan Groff, Lea Michele, Lilli Cooper, Lauren Pritchard, Phoebe Strole & Remy Zaken

Spring Awakening (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

02:31

54

Still Hurting (Piano Accompaniment)

Still Hurting (Piano Accompaniment)

Jason Robert Brown

Jason Robert Brown Plays Jason Robert Brown - Women's Edition

04:34

55

Pity The Child

Chess (The Original Recording / Remastered / Deluxe Edition)

05:32

56

Annie: You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile

Annie: You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile

Donald Craig, Laurie Beechman, Edie Cowan, Penny Worth & Annie Ensemble

Annie (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

03:07

57

Dance Of The Robe (Album Version)

Dance Of The Robe (Album Version)

Heather Headley & Schele Williams

04:06

58

The Phantom Of The Opera

The Phantom Of The Opera

Andrew Lloyd Webber, "The Phantom Of The Opera" Original London Cast, Michael Crawford & Sarah Brightman

The Phantom Of The Opera

05:03

59

Seventy Six Trombones

Seventy Six Trombones

Robert Preston & Original Broadway Cast of The Music Man

The Music Man (Original Broadway Cast)

03:01

60

West Side Story: Act I: Something's Coming

West Side Story: Act I: Something's Coming

Jim Bryant, Johnny Green & West Side Story Orchestra

West Side Story (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

02:32

61

End Of Act 1: Memory

End Of Act 1: Memory

Andrew Lloyd Webber, "Cats" 1981 Original London Cast & Elaine Paige

Cats (Original London Cast Recording / 1981)

01:24

62

Greased Lightnin'

Greased Lightnin'

John Travolta & Jeff Conaway

Broadway [Explicit]

03:15

63

Do You Hear the People Sing?

Do You Hear the People Sing?

Les Misérables Original London Cast

Les Miserables (The Original London Cast Recording)

02:16

64

Popular (From "Wicked" Original Broadway Cast Recording/2003)

Popular (From "Wicked" Original Broadway Cast Recording/2003)

Kristin Chenoweth

03:44

65

The Room Where It Happens

The Room Where It Happens

Leslie Odom, Jr., Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daveed Diggs, Okieriete Onaodowan & Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton

Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Explicit]

05:18

66

Suddenly, Seymour (1982 Original Cast)

Suddenly, Seymour (1982 Original Cast)

Lee Wilkof, Ellen Green, Jennifer Leigh Warren, Sheila Kay Davis & Leilani Jones

Little Shop Of Horrors

03:28

67

A Little Priest

A Little Priest

Len Cariou & Angela Lansbury

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

07:17

68

My Favorite Things

My Favorite Things

The Sound Of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording)

02:21

69

I Don't Know How to Love Him

I Don't Know How to Love Him

Sara Bareilles & Original Television Cast of Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert

Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (Original Soundtrack of the NBC Television Event)

03:41

70

Day by Day

Robin Lamont & Godspell Ensemble

Godspell (Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording)

03:14

71

West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast): Act I: Cool

West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast): Act I: Cool

The West Side Story Ensemble, Max Goberman & Mickey Calin

West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

03:58

72

Anything You Can Do

Anything You Can Do

Doris Day & Robert Goulet

Annie Get Your Gun (Studio Cast Recording)

03:34

73

42nd Street

Wanda Richert, Lee Roy Reams & 42nd Street Ensemble

42nd Street (Original Cast Recording)

07:24

74

Time Warp

Little Nell, Patricia Quinn & Richard O'Brien

The Rocky Horror Picture Show - Original Soundtrack

03:19

75

You'll Never Walk Alone

You'll Never Walk Alone

Katherine Hilgenberg

Carousel (Music Theater of Lincoln Center Cast Recording (1965))

01:46

76

And The Money Kept Rolling In (And Out) (Original Cast Recording/1979)

And The Money Kept Rolling In (And Out) (Original Cast Recording/1979)

Mandy Patinkin & Original Broadway Cast Of Evita

04:22

77

Annie: Maybe

Andrea McArdle & Annie Ensemble

Annie (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

02:37

78

Ol' Man River

William Warfield & Show Boat Ensemble (1966)

Show Boat (Music Theater of Lincoln Center Cast Recording (1966))

02:49

79

"Impossible"

Victoria Clark & Laura Osnes

Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

02:21

80

Think Of Me

Andrew Lloyd Webber, "The Phantom Of The Opera" Original London Cast, Rosemary Ashe, Sarah Brightman & Steve Barton

The Phantom Of The Opera

04:09

81

Do-Re-Mi

Julie Andrews, Nicholas Hammond, Debbie Turner, Duane Chase, Heather Menzies, Angela Cartwright, Kym Karath & Charmian Carr

The Sound Of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording)

05:35

82

South Pacific - Original Broadway Cast Recording: There Is Nothin' Like a Dame (Voice)

South Pacific - Original Broadway Cast Recording: There Is Nothin' Like a Dame (Voice)

South Pacific Ensemble

South Pacific (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

03:36

83

Radames' Letter (Album Version)

Radames' Letter (Album Version)

01:32

84

Anthem

Chess (The Original Recording / Remastered / Deluxe Edition)

03:04

85

Sweet Charity: Big Spender

Sweet Charity: Big Spender

Helen Gallagher, Thelma Oliver & Sweet Charity Ensemble

Sweet Charity (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

03:38

86

I'd Do Anything (From 'Oliver')

I'd Do Anything (From 'Oliver')

Cast Of 'Oliver'

Lionel Bart's Oliver

03:39

87

We Go Together (From "Grease Live!" Music From The Television Event)

We Go Together (From "Grease Live!" Music From The Television Event)

Julianne Hough, Aaron Tveit & Grease Live Cast

Grease Live! (Music From The Television Event)

03:12

88

All I Ask Of You

All I Ask Of You

Andrew Lloyd Webber, "The Phantom Of The Opera" Original London Cast, Steve Barton & Sarah Brightman

The Phantom Of The Opera

04:15

89

I Wanna Be a Producer

I Wanna Be a Producer

Matthew Broderick & The Producers Ensemble

The Producers (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

06:46

90

I Got Rhythm

Ruthie Henshall, Kirby Ward & Crazy for You Ensemble (London)

Crazy for You (Original London Cast Recording)

07:45

91

On My Own

Les Misérables Original London Cast

Les Miserables (The Original London Cast Recording)

03:59

92

I'd Give It All for You

I'd Give It All for You

Brooks Ashmanskas & Andrea Burns

Songs for a New World (Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording)

04:56

93

Cabaret: The Money Song (Sitting Pretty)

Cabaret: The Money Song (Sitting Pretty)

Joel Grey & Cabaret Ensemble

Cabaret (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

01:51

94

Almost Like Being in Love

Almost Like Being in Love

David Brooks & Marion Bell

Brigadoon (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

02:43

95

I'm Not Wearing Underwear Today

I'm Not Wearing Underwear Today

Jordan Gelber & Ann Harada

Avenue Q (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Explicit]

00:28

96

There Is a Sucker Born Ev'ry Minute

There Is a Sucker Born Ev'ry Minute

Barnum (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

02:24

97

Try Me

Nicholas Barasch

She Loves Me (2016 Broadway Cast Recording)

03:41