Top 14 Original Songs Written for Animated Movies

Broadway-sized showstoppers sit beside quiet ballads that ambush you in the third act. Keep only one.

1. 1
   Let It Go

   Frozen's breakaway anthem, and the Oscar-winning song that would not leave the charts.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Circle of Life

   The Lion King opens on a sunrise and a Zulu call before a word of dialogue.
   822pts
3. 3
   How Far I'll Go

   Moana's ocean-facing anthem, written by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
   792pts
4. 4
   You've Got a Friend in Me

   Randy Newman's Toy Story theme, nominated for an Oscar in 1996 and now the franchise's signature.
   768pts
5. 5
   When She Loved Me

   Sarah McLachlan sings Jessie's abandonment in two and a half minutes of Toy Story 2.
   621pts
6. 6
   Try Everything

   Shakira's Zootopia opener, built for a film about failing and continuing.
   621pts
7. 7
   Almost There

   The Princess and the Frog's Art Deco showstopper, sung by a waitress with a business plan.
   464pts
8. 8
   Hakuna Matata

   A philosophy delivered by a warthog and a meerkat, and a permanent earworm.
   464pts
9. 9
   Part of Your World

   The template for every 'I want' song Disney has written since.
   365pts
10. 10
    Under the Sea

    The Little Mermaid's calypso showstopper, and the start of the Disney Renaissance.
    249pts
11. 11
    Can You Feel the Love Tonight

    Elton John and Tim Rice's ballad, which won the 1995 Academy Award.
    249pts
12. 12
    Remember Me

    Coco's lullaby, written to work as both a stage number and a deathbed song.
    249pts
13. 13
    We Don't Talk About Bruno

    Encanto's ensemble number, which outperformed the film's official single.
    249pts
14. 14
    Beauty and the Beast

    The ballroom waltz that took the 1992 Oscar and sold a million singles.
    110pts