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00:0011 songs that are inseparable from legendary TV and film scenes.
00:05Number 11. Hide and Seek, The O.C.
00:09Imogen Heap's vocoder-processed sound was innovative for television.
00:13It brought raw emotional intensity on The O.C. and went on to be parodied on SNL.
00:20Number 10. You Never Can Tell, Pulp Fiction.
00:23Chuck Berry's retro swagger drives the dance contest.
00:26Its shuffle groove and vintage production restored timeless cool to prominence.
00:32Number 9. The Name Game, American Horror Story.
00:36Shirley Ellis' cheerful novelty clashes with asylum dread.
00:40Jessica Lange's committed performance crafts unsettling, joyous, expectation-defying surrealism.
00:46Number 8. Bohemian Rhapsody, Wayne's World.
00:50The car sing-along celebrates complex song craft.
00:53Shared head-banging joy propelled Queen back onto charts and into comedic immortality.
01:00Number 7. Long, Long Time, The Last of Us.
01:03Ronstadt's crystalline vocal and waltz tempo frame, Bill and Frank's romance.
01:08Its stripped piano intimacy sparks massive streaming resurgence.
01:11Number 6. I Think We're Alone Now, The Umbrella Academy.
01:18Tiffany's upbeat polish hides isolation as siblings dance separately, ironically contrasting the amplifying loneliness within shared musical space.
01:26Number 5. Don't Stop Believin', The Sopranos.
01:31Journey's driving groove underscores tense diner uncertainty.
01:34The abrupt cut amplifies ambiguity, igniting lasting debate and legend.
01:39Number 4. Chasing Cars, Grey's Anatomy.
01:44Snow Patrol's sparse ballad builds to orchestral catharsis, defining medical heartbreak and becoming the show's unofficial emotional theme.
01:52Number 3. In Your Eyes, Say Anything.
01:56Peter Gabriel's intimate ballad underpins the boombox gesture, communicating vulnerable devotion and reshaping romantic grand gestures for decades.
02:03Number 2. Don't You Forget About Me, The Breakfast Club.
02:09Simple Minds' anthem fuses with the iconic fist pump, key change delivering cathartic recognition and multi-generational cultural imprint.
02:18Number 1. Unchained Melody, Ghost.
02:20The Righteous Brothers elevate the pottery scene with slow, reverberant intimacy, transforming potential melodrama into timeless yearning and chart resurgence.
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