The 18 Best Oscar-Winning Original Songs of All Time

Ninety years of winners, and the only thing they share is a statuette. A show tune from 1939 sits next to a Detroit rap record and a Telugu dance number.

1

Lose Yourself

Eminem's 2002 anthem from 8 Mile, the first hip-hop song to win Best Original Song.

2

Over the Rainbow

Judy Garland's 1939 ballad from The Wizard of Oz, often named the greatest film song ever written.

3

Moon River

Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer's 1961 waltz sung by Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's.

4

White Christmas

Irving Berlin's 1942 Holiday Inn song that became the best-selling single of all time.

5

My Heart Will Go On

Celine Dion's 1997 Titanic ballad and one of the best-selling singles in history.

6

Shallow

The Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper duet from the 2018 remake of A Star Is Born.

7

Let It Go

Idina Menzel's power ballad from Frozen, the 2013 winner that took over playgrounds worldwide.

8

The Time of My Life

The Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes duet that closes Dirty Dancing, winner in 1987.

9

A Whole New World

The magic-carpet duet from Disney's Aladdin, winner in 1992.

10

Skyfall

Adele's 2012 theme, the first James Bond song ever to win the Oscar.

11

Streets of Philadelphia

Bruce Springsteen's stark 1993 song for Philadelphia, written for a film about the AIDS crisis.

12

Falling Slowly

The Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova duet from the low-budget Irish musical Once, winner in 2007.

13

Theme from Shaft

Isaac Hayes's 1971 wah-wah theme, the first Oscar for Best Original Song won by a Black composer.

14

Naatu Naatu

The 2022 dance number from RRR, the first Indian film song to win the award.

15

Can You Feel the Love Tonight

The Elton John and Tim Rice ballad from The Lion King, winner in 1994.

16

Flashdance... What a Feeling

Irene Cara's 1983 anthem, the song that defined the decade's dance-movie boom.

17

Glory

The Common and John Legend song from Selma, winner in 2014.

18

It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp

Three 6 Mafia's 2005 winner from Hustle & Flow, the second hip-hop song to take the award.