[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!
Playlist
| [2026] Iconic musical numbers: from the latest releases to timeless classics! | |||
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| show_chart | Title | Playlist | Review |
| 1 | MemoryAndrew Lloyd Webber |  play_arrow | A representative number from the musical “Cats”… |
| 2 | Defying GravityStephen Schwartz |  play_arrow | Powerful melodies and a dramatic development are impres— |
| 3 | Don’t Stop Believin’ [Broadway Version]Journey | ![Don't Stop Believin' [Broadway Version]Journey](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dBI0DNn0g_c/default.jpg) play_arrow | Journey’s signature song “Don’t Stop…” |
| 4 | The Whole Being Dead ThingEddie Perfect |  play_arrow | Australian-born composer Eddy Perf… |
| 5 | The Heart of Rock and RollHuey Lewis & The News |  play_arrow | The famous song released in 1984 is Ameri… |
| 6 | This Is MeKeala Settle |  play_arrow | Created in the United States in 2017, and in Japan in 2… |
| 7 | Seasons of LoveCast Of Rent |  play_arrow | Based on Puccini’s opera La Bohème... |
| 8 | Seasons of LoveJonathan Larson |  play_arrow | Measuring love by time—it's filled with that grand message... |
| 9 | One Day MoreLes Misérables Cast |  play_arrow | Written by Victor Hugo in 1862… |
| 10 | Beat ItMichael Jackson |  play_arrow | Show strength without resorting to violence, the compa... |
| 11 | Lot’s WifeTonya Pinkins |  play_arrow | A fusion of grand, dramatic expression and overwhelming vocal prowess... |
| 12 | JacksonvilleSufjan Stevens |  play_arrow | The essentials of indie folk and chamber pop… |
| 13 | Do You Hear the People Sing?Claude-Michel Schönberg |  play_arrow | Various people who are buffeted by the French Revolution... |
| 14 | Ol’ Man RiverJerome Kern／Oscar Hammerstein II, |  play_arrow | ...producing numerous masterpieces that will go down in American music history... |
| 15 | I’ll give you my life.Kon Natsumi |  play_arrow | Claude—who created Les Misérables… |
| 16 | Popular |  play_arrow | From the musical Wicked, “Popular…” |
| 17 | I Dreamed a DreamLesley Garrett, Philip Ellis |  play_arrow | It’s been adapted into a musical, anime, and a film... |
| 18 | Rose’s TurnJule Styne／Stephen Sondheim. |  play_arrow | The climax of the musical Gypsy… |
| 19 | Tell Me, ErnestJulia Mattison／Noel Carey |  play_arrow | The opulent splendor of Broadway musicals is abou… |
| 20 | Part of Your WorldSierra Boggess |  play_arrow | The Disney classic film The Little Mermaid... |
| 21 | The Phantom of the OperaGerard Butler, Emmy Rossum |  play_arrow | It’s been adapted into a film and even performed in Japan by the Shiki Theatre Company… |
| 22 | Suddenly SeymourAlan Menken |  play_arrow | A grand musical woven as emotions lead... |
| 23 | Think of MeEmmy Rossum |  play_arrow | Christine, the heroine of The Phantom of the Opera… |
| 24 | Some Enchanted EveningRichard Rodgers／ Oscar Hammerstein II |  play_arrow | Brilliantly shining in the history of Broadway musicals... |
| 25 | Another Day Of SunLa La Land |  play_arrow | The musical film released in 2016, “… |
| 26 | Ring of KeysJeanine Tesori／Lisa Kron |  play_arrow | A musical that poignantly captures a young girl's self-discovery, '…' |
| 27 | SatisfiedLin-Manuel Miranda |  play_arrow | Broadway musical 'Hamil…' |
| 28 | Ya Got TroubleMeredith Willson |  play_arrow | As a song that shines brilliantly in the history of musical theatre, Me… |
| 29 | Music of the nightAndrew Lloyd Webber |  play_arrow | This work depicts the enigmatic entity known as the “O…” lurking deep beneath the Paris Opera House. |
| 30 | Only to meNiizuma Seiko |  play_arrow | The main number from the musical Elisabeth... |
| 31 | Where is love?Oliver |  play_arrow | A musical based on a British novel... |
| 32 | Losing My MindStephen Sondheim |  play_arrow | The 1971 musical Follies… |
| 33 | Singin’ in the RainGene Kelly |  play_arrow | Listening to this ultra-famous intro and first verse... |
| 34 | A Whole New WorldAlan Menken |  play_arrow | Aladdin and Jasmine on a magic carpet... |
| 35 | You Can’t Stop the BeatHairspray National Tour 2010 |  play_arrow | As if to say “this is the USA,” a kind of unbridled, everyone’s-… |
| 36 | There’s No Business Like Show BusinessIRVING BERLIN |  play_arrow | A renowned song that shines as a milestone in the world of musicals and… |
| 37 | Good KidRob Rokicki |  play_arrow | American Rob Rokicki is about to... |
| 38 | Look downLes Misérables (10th Anniversary) |  play_arrow | The globally popular musical “Les …” |
| 39 | Chim Chim Cher-eeDizunī Ōkesutora |  play_arrow | I want to lift my spirits with a cheerful, lively song... |
| 40 | 42nd Street42nd Street |  play_arrow | A classic Broadway musical story... |
| 41 | Let It GoKristen Anderson-Lopez,Robert Lopez |  play_arrow | The musical film Ana… made by Disney |
| 42 | Friend like meAladin |  play_arrow | The Disney film Aladdin musical… |
| 43 | My PetersburgOlivia Hill |  play_arrow | Grand Duchess A…, who survived the turbulent 20th-century Russia |
| 44 | TonightNiizuma Seiko, Inoue Yoshio |  play_arrow | A young man who becomes a casualty of a turf war between juvenile delinquent gangs... |
| 45 | My favoriteHirahara Ayaka |  play_arrow | Such as 'Edelweiss' and 'Do-Re-Mi', ... |
| 46 | CELL BLOCK TANGOChicago (2002 film) |  play_arrow | Female prisoners who killed men for various reasons, … |
| 47 | TomorrowLilla Crawford |  play_arrow | The representative song of the musical Annie, ko… |
| 48 | Step in timeMary Poppins |  play_arrow | This song that’s sung in a Disney musical… |
| 49 | You’re the one that I wantJohn Joseph Travolta, Olivia Newton-John |  play_arrow | The musical Grease is about a delinquent named Danny... |
| 50 | There’s no business like show business.Ethel Merman |  play_arrow | A female sniper and the star of a sniper show fall in love... |
| 51 | Because there is loveMori Keaki, hoka |  play_arrow | Riyoko Ikeda’s manga The Rose of Versailles... |
| 52 | (Just a) Simple SpongeEthan Slater, Ensemble |  play_arrow | One of the Broadway theaters in 2017... |
| 53 | Prelude and the Sound of Music (From the Sound of Music)Julie Andrews, Irwin Kostal Orchestra |  play_arrow | The Broadway mu... that premiered in 1957 |
| 54 | Do-Re-MiDame Julie Elizabeth Andrews |  play_arrow | From children to adults, people around the world know it... |
| 55 | Alexander HamiltonLeslie Odom Jr. · Anthony Ramos · Daveed Diggs · Okieriete Onaodowan · Lin-Manuel Miranda · Phillipa Soo · Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton |  play_arrow | The Broadway musical Hamilton… |
| 56 | Beauty and the BeastAriana Grande & John Legend |  play_arrow | The representative work of Disney’s popular title “Beauty and the Beast”… |
| 57 | Me And My GirlTenkai Yūki, Asano Kayo |  play_arrow | Set in 1930s London, the heir of a noble family... |
| 58 | He lives in youThe Lion King |  play_arrow | Disney's musical, The Lion King… |
| 59 | Munchkin land |  play_arrow | The Wizard of Oz, known for the song “Over the Rainbow,” … |
| 60 | CabaretLiza Minnelli |  play_arrow | “Cabaret” is a musical that premiered on Broadway in 1966... |
| 61 | The Umbrellas of CherbourgDanielle Licari |  play_arrow | With the very beautiful music of Michel Legrand... |
| 62 | springtime for hitlerMatthew Morrison |  play_arrow | Even Hitler gets turned into comedy in “Pu… |
| 63 | ListenBeyoncé |  play_arrow | Beyond the walls of racial discrimination, racing up the staircase to stardom… |
| 64 | On The Street Where You LiveHermann Prey, Symphonie-Orchester Graunke, Carl Michalski |  play_arrow | “My Fair Lady” first premiered in 1956... |
| 65 | Blow, Gabriel, Blow |  play_arrow | A jazzy track with trumpet sounds resounding... |
| 66 | American DreamIchimura Masachika |  play_arrow | A musical based on the opera Madama Butterfly… |
| 67 | Dancing QueenABBA |  play_arrow | The original song is by a Swedish choral group, … |
| 68 | Hakuna MatataElton John |  play_arrow | Set on a vast savanna, the Circle of… |
| 69 | Don’t Rain On My ParadeOriginal London Cast Of Funny Girl · Sheridan Smith |  play_arrow | "Funny Girl" was brought to Broa... |
| 70 | (The Greatest Showman) ~ This Is MeKeala Settle |  play_arrow | Pride in the “uniqueness” everyone carries, and the world… |
| 71 | Le bien qui fait malMozart Opera Rock |  play_arrow | “Rock Opera Mozart” is a French… |
| 72 | Circle of LifeElton John |  play_arrow | Even if you call it the most famous song in musical history... |
| 73 | UnderpressureQueen |  play_arrow | The legendary rock band Queen’s classic songs... |
| 74 | ElectricityBIlly Elliot the dancer |  play_arrow | …released in Japan under the title “Little Dancer”… |
| 75 | Dance in the gymnasium |  play_arrow | In the musical West Side Story, the song... |
| 76 | One night onlyDreamgirls |  play_arrow | In the musical Dreamgirls, the song... |
| 77 | Darkness spreadsInoue Yoshio / Kiyomoto Taiga |  | It was performed on many music programs, gaining more and more fans… |
| 78 | If only you would listenSchool of Rocks |  play_arrow | The musical of “School of Rock”… |
| 79 | Over the RainbowJudy Garland |  play_arrow | Premiered in 1902 based on a work of children's literature... |
| 80 | OneMarvin Hamlisch |  play_arrow | The Broadway mu... that premiered in 1975 |
| 81 | Sit Down You’re Rockin’ The BoatStubby Kaye, Guys & Dolls |  play_arrow | "Guys and Dolls" premiered in 1950… |
| 82 | Fate of the StarsHamada Megumi, Akutsu Yoichiro |  play_arrow | General Radamès of Egypt and the princess of the enemy nation, Aida... |
| 83 | I Could Have Danced All NightMy Fiair Lady |  play_arrow | The musical “My Fair Lady,” produced in 1964… |
| 84 | Don’t Cry For Me ArgentinaRuthie Henshall |  play_arrow | Argentine President Juan Perón’s administration… |
| 85 | The Rum Tum TuggerThe Cats |  play_arrow | The musical Cats is known for songs like Memory and... |
| 86 | Jesus Christ SuperstarJOSH YOUNG |  play_arrow | Tony Award-nominated singer Josh Young… |
| 87 | I won’t grow upPeter Pan |  play_arrow | The musical of Disney’s “Peter Pan”… |
| 88 | Bali HaiJuanita Hall |  play_arrow | A love story set on an island in the South Pacific during the war. |
| 89 | On My OwnKon Natsumi |  play_arrow | Since its premiere in 1985, it has been loved by many people… |
| 90 | Smooth CriminalMichael Jackson |  play_arrow | American singer Michael Jackson... |
| 91 | An Unfulfilled DreamBrian Stokes Mitchell |  play_arrow | Cervantes’s novel Don Quixote wa... |
| 92 | If I Loved YouJoshua Henry · Jessie Mueller |  play_arrow | Affectionately known as Rodgers & Hammerstein… |
| 93 | MaybeAnnie |  play_arrow | The song sung in the musical Annie, Me… |
| 94 | Dream Shattered (I Dreamed a Dream)Claude-Michel Schönberg |  play_arrow | A girl who cherished pure dreams and ideals, into the hands of fate... |
| 95 | Do-Re-Mi Song (Do-Re-Mi)Richard Rodgers |  play_arrow | The way children open their hearts through music... |
| 96 | And I Am Telling You I’m Not GoingDreamgirls |  play_arrow | A group of young women in Chicago, Illinois… |
| 97 | Somewhere Over the RainbowJudy Garland |  play_arrow | A story woven by translucent melodies—an utopia... |
| 98 | Bibbidi-Bobbidi-BooPerry Como |  play_arrow | The striking co... |
| 99 | All That JazzSamantha Barks |  play_arrow | Cruel, yet sexy and exciting, so... |
| 100 | MariaLarry Kert · Original Broadway Cast · Stephen Sondheim · Leonard Bernstein |  play_arrow | The Broadway mu... that premiered in 1957 |
| 101 | For The DreamersRoger Bart |  play_arrow | The musical “Back to the Futur… |
| 102 | Sun and MoonLea Salonga Will Chase |  play_arrow | One of the sweetest numbers in Miss Saigon... |
| 103 | …Baby One More Time [Broadway Version]Lorna Courtney | ![...Baby One More Time [Broadway Version]Lorna Courtney](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/sTJstLhXMnw/default.jpg) play_arrow | As a new interpretation of 'Romeo and Juliet', the story... |
| 104 | I Wanna Be a ProducerMatthew Broderick |  play_arrow | The washed-up producer Max and the accountant... |
| 105 | Put on Your Sunday ClothesTRACY COLLIER, JOHN HOWARD & CHORUS |  play_arrow | "Hello, Dolly!" is a 1964 Ameri... |
| 106 | bandwagonFred Astaire |  play_arrow | Fred Astaire’s flowing dance, a la... |
| 107 | If I Can’t Love HerThomas Hampson |  play_arrow | The Beast is tormented by magic, and his desperate longing for love is expressed in song. |
| 108 | Mambo |  play_arrow | Mambo is a famous song from West Side Story, and the dance is the highlight. |
| 109 | Voulez VousMamma Mia |  play_arrow | A..., known for songs like Dancing Queen, |
| 110 | Get Ready DancingMotown the Musical |  play_arrow | A song that represents the Motown sound, m... |
| 111 | Shall We Dance?Yul Brynner, Patricia Morrison |  play_arrow | “The King and I” is about the King of Siam and an English lady… |
| 112 | DreamgirlsDreamgirls |  play_arrow | A female group called The Dreams is/are star(s) … |
| 113 | Aladdin — A Whole New WorldAlan Menken |  play_arrow | A magical ballad flying through the night sky, freeing the heart |
| 114 | No FriendsTom Kitt |  play_arrow | American composer Tom Kitt worked on… |
| 115 | I am music itself.Inoue Yoshio / Yamazaki Ikuzo |  play_arrow | Mozart, the genius composer known to all. His... |
| 116 | This is HalloweenDanny Elfman |  play_arrow | The musical, which has passionate fans all around the world, … |
| 117 | Everything’s alrightJesus Christ Superstar |  play_arrow | Rock musical, Jesus Christ… |
| 118 | top haterin bo-gu, anton do~u be-ke |  play_arrow | Above all, a large group tap dance performance is truly overwhelming… |
| 119 | Perfect [Broadway Version]Derek Klena | ![Perfect [Broadway Version]Derek Klena](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/cWxTFu7XGQ4/default.jpg) play_arrow | Ms. Alanis Morissette re- in 1995... |
| 120 | New York, New YorkFrank Sinatra |  play_arrow | It's a song from On the Town. Navy sailors... |
| 121 | WilkommenCabaret |  play_arrow | After the intro that starts with the drums, a man... |
| 122 | 96,000Lin-Manuel Miranda · Christopher Jackson · Robin de Jesús · Seth Stewart · Janet Dacal · Andrea Burns |  play_arrow | "In the Heights" is April 20, 1999... |
| 123 | The World Fell In LoveDavid Bryan |  play_arrow | Songs produced by David Bryan... |
| 124 | Chitty Chitty Bang BangDick Van Dyke |  play_arrow | Riding in a modified car I named Chiki Chiki Ban Ban, and my parents… |
| 125 | AmericaGeorge Chakiris |  play_arrow | “West Side Story” isn’t just a brawl between delinquents… |
| 126 | Whatever happens to teenage dreamsMarc Bolan |  play_arrow | In 1970s Britain, the sound of glam rock... |
| 127 | Don’t stop belivingRock of Ages |  play_arrow | It's like that song, 'Don’t Stop Believin’'... |
| 128 | Laura’s WorldBilly Porter |  play_arrow | In the Japanese version, Haruma Miura plays the lead role, and... |
| 129 | Song of the kingJoseph&Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat |  play_arrow | The Jewish man Joseph, who later became a king of Egypt… |
| 130 | Bad CinderellaAndrew Lloyd Webber & Carrie Hope Fletcher |  play_arrow | British-born composer Andrew Lloyd… |
| 131 | High School Musical — We’re All In This TogetherHigh School Musical Cast |  play_arrow | High School Musical is an Ameri... |
| 132 | Tell Me It’s Not TrueBARBARA DICKSON |  play_arrow | By the British writer Willy Russell... |
| 133 | On my ownClaude-Michel Schönberg |  play_arrow | A song that portrays a lonely love that is deeply engraved in the heart, and… |
| 134 | Sunrise · SunsetMori Shigeru Hisaya |  play_arrow | Sholem Aleichem’s short story “The Milkmen…” |