Singer, actress Beyonce Knowles and actor Steve Martin arrive at Columbia Pictures premiere of "The Pink Panther" on February 6, 2006 in New York City.
While much about cinema and the way music is used in film has changed, the importance of songs in film has not. The perfectly-placed track—whether it’s tear-jerking lyrics over a moving melody or a fast-paced power ballad that pulls them into the action—still helps to strike the mood.
We took a look at Billboard data from movies that have performed the best on the Hot 100 charts. To qualify, the song had to peak at #1 or #2 on the Hot 100 and the song also had to be explicitly made for the movie.
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