[2026] Iconic musical numbers: from the latest releases to timeless classics!
Many of the songs used in musicals are quite famous, and you often hear them in various places—on TV, in commercials, or as background music in videos.
These pieces often include tracks that pump you up or grand, moving numbers that give you chills, touching not only musical fans but a wide range of people.
In this article, we’ll introduce a whole selection of such musical numbers!
We’ve picked broadly from a variety of shows, so you might find a tune you once heard and wondered about, or a song from one of your favorites.
Take this opportunity to give them another listen!
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Don’t Cry For Me ArgentinaRuthie Henshall
A song from a musical set around the time before and after Argentine President Juan Perón came to power, depicting the life of Juan’s wife, Evita.
Centered on the themes of regret and defiance, it is a moving piece sung as Evita addresses the people from the presidential palace balcony.
When the musical was adapted into a film in 1996, Madonna, who played Evita, performed this song.
Jesus Christ SuperstarJOSH YOUNG
This is Josh Young, a Tony Award nominee, singing.
His powerful vocals suit this song perfectly.
He may look small, but he seems to command the stage, and it makes me want to hear his other songs, too.
The work is apparently a rock musical depicting Christ.
This song has also become extremely famous.
Bali HaiJuanita Hall
A love story set on an island in the South Pacific during the war.
I used to think “Bali Ha’i” was a word from some local language, but it turns out to be the name of a fictional island.
The song features a calm yet powerful vocal delivery.
It conveys not only the gentleness of the sea but also its fearsome side.
(The Greatest Showman) ~ This Is MeKeala Settle
A song that resonates with a message of courage to speak to the world and pride in the “true self” everyone possesses.
Released by Atlantic Records in October 2017, it won Best Original Song at the 75th Golden Globe Awards.
As part of the soundtrack for the film The Greatest Showman, it became beloved worldwide and was a massive hit, reaching a peak of No.
3 in the UK.
Celebrating the strength to stand up to prejudice and discrimination and the importance of accepting oneself, this heartwarming track supports everyone who wishes to live authentically.
An Unfulfilled DreamBrian Stokes Mitchell
A song from the musical based on Cervantes’ novel Don Quixote.
In Japan, it has been performed for nearly 50 years with the second-generation Hakuo Matsumoto starring as Don Quixote.
It is a number in which Don Quixote, the man of La Mancha, sings about himself.
With a voice that grows increasingly fervent, it is a song that vows to proceed along the path to glory.