Academy Award For Best Original Song

68   7.7   7.5 

1934 * "The Continental" — The Gay Divorcee • Music: Con Conrad • Lyrics: Herb Magidson

NOMINEES:
o "Carioca" — Flying Down to Rio • Music: Vincent Youmans • Lyrics: Edward Eliscu and Gus Kahn
o "Love in Bloom" — She Loves Me Not • Music: Ralph Rainger • Lyrics: Leo Robin

19   8.2   7.2 

1935 * "Lullaby of Broadway" — Gold Diggers of 1935 • Music: Harry Warren • Lyrics: Al Dubin

NOMINEES:
o "Lovely to Look at" — Roberta • Music: Jerome Kern • Lyrics: Dorothy Fields and Jimmy McHugh
o "Cheek to Cheek" — Top Hat • Music and lyrics: Irving Berlin

155   7.4   7.6 

1936 * "The Way You Look Tonight" — Swing Time • Music: Jerome Kern • Lyrics: Dorothy Fields

NOMINEES:
o "I've Got You Under My Skin" — Born to Dance • Music and lyrics: Cole Porter
o "Pennies from Heaven" — Pennies from Heaven • Music: Arthur Johnston • Lyrics: Johnny Burke
o "When Did You Leave Heaven" — Sing, Baby, Sing • Music: Richard A. Whiting • Lyrics: Walter Bullock
o "Did I Remember" — Suzy • Music: Walter Donaldson • Lyrics: Harold Adamson
o "A Melody from the Sky" — The Trail of the Lonesome Pine • Music: Louis Alter • Lyrics: Sidney D. Mitchell

5   5   6.1 

1937 * "Sweet Leilani" — Waikiki Wedding • Music and lyrics: Harry Owens

NOMINEES:
o "Whispers in the Dark" — Artists and Models • Music: Friedrich Hollaender • Lyrics: Leo Robin
o "Remember Me" — Mr. Dodd Takes the Air • Music: Harry Warren • Lyrics: Al Dubin
o "They Can't Take That Away from Me" — Shall We Dance • Music: George Gershwin (posthumous nomination) • Lyrics: Ira Gershwin
o "That Old Feeling" — Vogues of 1938 • Music: Sammy Fain • Lyrics: Lew Brown

14   8.4   6.5 

1938 * "Thanks for the Memory" — The Big Broadcast of 1938 • Music: Ralph Rainger • Lyrics: Leo Robin

NOMINEES:
* "Always and Always" — Mannequin • Music: Edward Ward • Lyrics: Chet Forrest and Bob Wright
* "Change Partners" — Carefree • Music and lyrics: Irving Berlin
* "The Cowboy and the Lady" — The Cowboy and the Lady • Music: Lionel Newman • Lyrics: Arthur Quenzer
* "Dust" — Under Western Stars • Music and lyrics: Johnny Marvin
* "Jeepers Creepers" — Going Places • Music: Harry Warren • Lyrics: Johnny Mercer
* "Merrily We Live" — Merrily We Live • Music: Phil Craig • Lyrics: Arthur Quenzer
* "A Mist over the Moon" — The Lady Objects • Music: Ben Oakland • Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II
* "My Own" — That Certain Age • Music: Jimmy McHugh • Lyrics: Harold Adamson
* "Now It Can Be Told" — Alexander's Ragtime Band • Music and lyrics: Irving Berlin

3016   7.6   8.2 

1939 * "Over the Rainbow" — The Wizard of Oz • Music: Harold Arlen • Lyrics: E. Y. Harburg

NOMINEES:
* "Faithful Forever" — Gulliver's Travels • Music: Ralph Rainger • Lyrics: Leo Robin
* "I Poured My Heart into a Song" — Second Fiddle • Music and Lyrics: Irving Berlin
* "Wishing" — Love Affair • Music and lyrics: Buddy De Sylva

AFIoscar's rating:

2281   6.8   7.6 

1940 * "When You Wish upon a Star" — Pinocchio • Music: Leigh Harline • Lyrics: Ned Washington

NOMINEES:
* "Down Argentine Way" — Down Argentine Way • Music: Harry Warren • Lyrics: Mack Gordon
* "I'd Know You Anywhere" — You'll Find Out • Music: Jimmy McHugh • Lyrics: Johnny Mercer
* "It's a Blue World" — Music in My Heart • Music and Lyrics: Chet Forrest and Bob Wright
* "Love of My Life" — Second Chorus • Music: Artie Shaw • Lyrics: Johnny Mercer
* "Over Forever" — Rhythm on the River • Music: James Monaco • Lyrics: Johnny Burke
* "Our Love Affair" — Strike Up the Band • Music and Lyrics: Roger Edens and Georgie Stoll
* "Waltzing in the Clouds" — Spring Parade • Music: Robert Stolz • Lyrics: Gus Kahn
* "Who Am I?" — Hit Parade of 1941 • Music: Jule Styne • Lyrics: Walter Bullock

12   6.8   6.4 

1941 * "The Last Time I Saw Paris" — Lady Be Good • Music: Jerome Kern • Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II

NOMINEES:
o "Baby Mine" — Dumbo • Music: Frank Churchill • Lyrics: Ned Washington
o "Be Honest With Me" — Ridin' on a Rainbow • Music and Lyrics: Gene Autry and Fred Rose
o "Blues in the Night" — Blues in the Night • Music: Harold Arlen • Lyrics: Johnny Mercer
o "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B" — Buck Privates • Music: Hugh Prince • Lyrics: Don Raye
o "Chattanooga Choo Choo" — Sun Valley Serenade • Music: Harry Warren • Lyrics: Mack Gordon
o "Dolores" — Las Vegas Nights • Music: Lou Alter • Lyrics: Frank Loesser
o "Out of the Silence" — All-American Co-Ed • Music and Lyrics: Lloyd B. Norlind
o "Since I Kissed My Baby Goodbye" — You'll Never Get Rich • Music and Lyrics: Cole Porter

73   7.1   7.4 

1942 * "White Christmas" — Holiday Inn • Music and Lyrics: Irving Berlin

NOMINEES:
o "Always in My Heart" — Always in My Heart • Music: Ernesto Lecuona • Lyrics: Kim Gannon
o "Dearly Beloved" — You Were Never Lovelier • Music: Jerome Kern • Lyrics: Johnny Mercer
o "How About You?"– Babes on Broadway • Music: Burton Lane • Lyrics: Ralph Freed
o "I've Heard That Song Before" — Youth on Parade • Music: Jule Styne • Lyrics: Sammy Cahn
o "I've Got a Gal in Kalamazoo" — Orchestra Wives • Music: Harry Warren • Lyrics: Mack Gordon
o "Love Is a Song" — Bambi • Music: Frank Churchill (posthumous nomination) • Lyrics: Larry Morey
o "Pennies for Peppino" — Flying with Music • Music: Edward Ward • Lyrics: Chet Forrest and Bob Wright
o "Pig Foot Pete" — Hellzapoppin' • Music: Gene de Paul • Lyrics: Don Raye
o "There's a Breeze on Lake Louise" — The Mayor of 44th Street • Music: Harry Revel • Lyrics: Mort Greene

AFIoscar's rating:

8   6   6.7 

1943 * "You'll Never Know" — Hello, Frisco, Hello • Music: Harry Warren • Lyrics: Mack Gordon

NOMINEES:
o "Change of Heart" — Hit Parade of 1943 • Music: Jule Styne • Lyrics: Harold Adamson
o "Happiness is a Thing Called Joe" — Cabin in the Sky • Music: Harold Arlen • Lyrics: E.Y. Harburg
o "My Shining Hour" — The Sky's the Limit • Music: Harold Arlen • Lyrics: Johnny Mercer
o "Saludos Amigos" — Saludos Amigos • Music: Charles Wolcott • Lyrics: Ned Washington
o "Say a Prayer for the Boys Over There" — Hers to Hold • Music: Jimmy McHugh • Lyrics: Herb Magidson
o "That Old Black Magic" — Star Spangled Rhythm • Music: Harold Arlen • Lyrics: Johnny Mercer
o "They're Either Too Young or Too Old" — Thank Your Lucky Stars • Music: Arthur Schwartz • Lyrics: Frank Loesser
o "We Mustn't Say Good Bye" — Stage Door Canteen • Music: James V. Monaco • Lyrics: Al Dubin
o "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" — Something to Shout About • Music and Lyrics: Cole Porter

74   7.2   7.3 

1944 * "Swinging on a Star" — Going My Way • Music: James Van Heusen • Lyrics: Johnny Burke

NOMINEES:
o "I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night" — Higher and Higher • Music: Jimmy McHugh • Lyrics: Harold Adamson
o "I'll Walk Alone" — Follow the Boys • Music: Jule Styne • Lyrics: Sammy Cahn
o "I'm Making Believe" — Sweet and Lowdown • Music: James V. Monaco • Lyrics: Mack Gordon
o "Long Ago and Far Away" — Cover Girl • Music: Jerome Kern • Lyrics: Ira Gershwin
o "Now I Know" — Up in Arms • Music: Harold Arlen • Lyrics: Ted Koehler
o "Remember Me to Carolina" — Minstrel Man • Music: Harry Revel • Lyrics: Paul Webster
o "Rio de Janeiro" — Brazil • Music: Ary Barroso • Lyrics: Ned Washington
o "Silver Shadows and Golden Dreams" — Lady Let's Dance • Music: Lew Pollack • Lyrics: Charles Newman
o "Too Much in Love" — Song of the Open Road • Music: Walter Kent • Lyrics: Kim Gannon
o "The Trolley Song" — Meet Me in St. Louis • Music and Lyrics: Ralph Blane and Hugh Martin

39   7.6   6.9 

1945 * "It Might as Well Be Spring" — State Fair • Music: Richard Rodgers • Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II

NOMINEES:
o "Accentuate the Positive" — Here Come the Waves • Music: Harold Arlen • Lyrics: Johnny Mercer
o "Anywhere" — Tonight and Every Night • Music: Jule Styne • Lyrics: Sammy Cahn
o "Aren't You Glad You're You" — The Bells of St. Mary's • Music: James Van Heusen • Lyrics: Johnny Burke
o "The Cat and the Canary" — Why Girls Leave Home • Music: Jay Livingston • Lyrics: Ray Evans
o "Endlessly" — Earl Carroll Vanities • Music: Walter Kent • Lyrics: Kim Gannon
o "I Fall In Love Too Easily" — Anchors Aweigh • Music:Jule Styne • Lyrics: Sammy Cahn
o "I'll Buy That Dream" — Sing Your Way Home • Music: Allie Wrubel • Lyrics: Herb Magidson
o "Linda" — The Story of G.I. Joe • Music and Lyrics: Ann Ronell
o "Love Letters" — Love Letters • Music: Victor Young • Lyrics: Edward Heyman
o "More and More" — Can't Help Singing • Music: Jerome Kern (posthumous nomination) • Lyrics: E.Y. Harburg
o "Sleighride in July" — Belle of the Yukon • Music: James Van Heusen • Lyrics:Johnny Burke
o "So in Love" — Wonder Man • Music: David Rose • Lyrics: Leo Robin
o "Some Sunday Morning" — San Antonio • Music: Ray Heindorf and M.K. Jerome • Lyrics: Ted Koehler

47   7   6.9 

1946 * "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" — The Harvey Girls • Music: Harry Warren • Lyrics: Johnny Mercer

NOMINEES:
o "All Through the Day" — Centennial Summer • Music: Jerome Kern (posthumous nomination) • Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II
o "I Can't Begin to Tell You" — The Dolly Sisters • Music: James V. Monaco (posthumous nomination) • Lyrics: Mack Gordon
o "Ole Buttermilk Sky" — Canyon Passage • Music: Hoagy Carmichael • Lyrics: Jack Brooks
o "You Keep Coming Back Like a Song" — Blue Skies • Music and Lyrics: Irving Berlin

129   7   7.2 

1947 * "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" — Song of the South • Music: Allie Wrubel • Lyrics: Ray Gilbert

NOMINEES:
o "A Gal in Calico" — The Time, the Place and the Girl • Music: Arthur Schwartz • Lyrics: Leo Robin
o "I Wish I Didn't Love You So" — The Perils of Pauline • Music and Lyrics: Frank Loesser
o "Pass That Peace Pipe" — Good News • Music and Lyrics: Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin and Roger Edens
o "You Do" — Mother Wore Tights • Music: Josef Myrow • Lyrics: Mack Gordon

64   6.8   6.8 

1948 * "Buttons and Bows" — The Paleface • Music: Jay Livingston • Lyrics: Ray Evans

NOMINEES:
o "For Every Man There's a Woman" — Casbah • Music: Harold Arlen • Lyrics: Leo Robin
o "It's Magic" — Romance on the High Seas • Music: Jule Styne • Lyrics: Sammy Cahn
o "This Is the Moment" — That Lady in Ermine • Music: Frederick Hollander • Lyrics: Leo Robin
o "The Woody Woodpecker Song" — Wet Blanket Policy • Music and Lyrics: Ramey Idriss and George Tibbles

14   6.4   6.1 

1949 * "Baby, It's Cold Outside" — Neptune's Daughter • Music and Lyrics: Frank Loesser

NOMINEES:
o "It's a Great Feeling" — It's a Great Feeling • Music: Jule Styne • Lyrics: Sammy Cahn
o "Lavender Blue" — So Dear to My Heart • Music: Eliot Daniel • Lyrics: Larry Morey
o "My Foolish Heart" — My Foolish Heart • Music: Victor Young • Lyrics: Ned Washington
o "Through a Long and Sleepless Night" — Come to the Stable • Music: Alfred Newman • Lyrics: Mack Gordon

8   5.5   6.1 

1950 * "Mona Lisa" — Captain Carey, U.S.A. • Music and Lyrics: Ray Evans and Jay Livingston

NOMINEES:
o "Be My Love" — The Toast of New Orleans • Music: Nicholas Brodzsky • Lyrics: Sammy Cahn
o "Bibbidy-Bobbidi-Boo" — Cinderella • Music and Lyrics: Mack David, Al Hoffman and Jerry Livingston
o "Mule Train" — Singing Guns • Music and Lyrics: Fred Glickman, Hy Heath and Johnny Lange
o "Wilhelmina" — Wabash Avenue • Music: Josef Myrow • Lyrics: Mack Gordon

9   8   6 

1951 * "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening" — Here Comes the Groom • Music: Hoagy Carmichael • Lyrics: Johnny Mercer

NOMINEES:
o "Never" — Golden Girl • Music: Lionel Newman • Lyrics: Eliot Daniel
o "Wonder Why" — Rich, Young and Pretty • Music: Nicholas Brodszky • Lyrics: Sammy Cahn
o "Too Late Now" — Royal Wedding • Music: Burton Lane • Lyrics: Alan Jay Lerner
o "A Kiss to Build a Dream On" — The Strip • Music and lyrics: Burt Kalmar (posthumous nomination), Harry Ruby, and Oscar Hammerstein II

516   7.9   8.2 

1952 * "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin')" — High Noon • Music: Dimitri Tiomkin • Lyrics: Ned Washington

NOMINEES:
o "Am I in Love" — Son of Paleface • Music and lyrics: Jack Brooks
o "Because You're Mine" — Because You're Mine • Music: Nicholas Brodszky • Lyrics: Sammy Cahn
o "Thumbelina" — Hans Christian Andersen • Music and lyrics: Frank Loesser
o "Zing A Little Zong" — Just for You • Music: Harry Warren • Lyrics: Leo Robin

AFIoscar's rating:

84   7.3   7 

1953 * "Secret Love" — Calamity Jane • Music: Sammy Fain • Lyrics: Paul Francis Webster

NOMINEES:
o "The Moon Is Blue" — The Moon Is Blue • Music: Herschel Burke Gilbert • Lyrics: Sylvia Fine
o "My Flaming Heart" — Small Town Girl • Music: Nicholas Brodszky • Lyrics: Leo Robin
o "Sadie Thompson's Song (Blue Pacific Blues)" — Miss Sadie Thompson • Music: Lester Lee • Lyrics: Ned Washington
o "That's Amore" — The Caddy • Music: Harry Warren • Lyrics: Jack Brooks

29   6.4   6.2 

1954 * "Three Coins in the Fountain" — Three Coins in the Fountain • Music: Jule Styne • Lyrics: Sammy Cahn

NOMINEES:
o "Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep" — White Christmas • Music and lyrics: Irving Berlin
o "The High and the Mighty" — The High and the Mighty • Music: Dimitri Tiomkin • Lyrics: Ned Washington
o "Hold My Hand" — Susan Slept Here • Music and lyrics: Jack Lawrence and Richard Myers
o "The Man that Got Away" — A Star Is Born • Music: Harold Arlen • Lyrics: Ira Gershwin

49   5.5   6.5 

1955 * "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing" — Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing — • Music: Sammy Fain • Lyrics: Paul Francis Webster

NOMINEES:
o "I'll Never Stop Loving You" — Love Me or Leave Me • Music: Nicholas Brodszky • Lyrics: Sammy Cahn
o "Something's Gotta Give" — Daddy Long Legs • Music and lyrics: Johnny Mercer
o "(Love Is) The Tender Trap" — The Tender Trap • Music: James Van Heusen • Lyrics: Sammy Cahn
o "Unchained Melody" — Unchained • Music: Alex North • Lyrics: Hy Zaret

690   7.5   7.5 

1956 * "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Qué Será, Será)" — The Man Who Knew Too Much • Music and lyrics: Jay Livingston and Ray Evans

NOMINEES:
o "Friendly Persuasion" — Friendly Persuasion • Music: Dimitri Tiomkin • Lyrics: Paul Francis Webster
o "Julie" — Julie • Music: Leith Stevens • Lyrics: Tom Adair
o "True Love" — High Society • Music and lyrics: Cole Porter
o "Written on the Wind" — Written on the Wind • Music: Victor Young (posthumous nomination) • Lyrics: Sammy Cahn

12   8   6.8 

1957 * "All the Way" — The Joker Is Wild • Music: James Van Heusen • Lyrics: Sammy Cahn

NOMINEES:
o "An Affair to Remember" — An Affair to Remember • Music: Harry Warren • Lyrics: Harold Adamson and Leo McCarey
o "April Love" — April Love • Music: Sammy Fain • Lyrics: Paul Francis Webster
o "Tammy" — Tammy and the Bachelor • Music and lyrics: Ray Evans and Jay Livingston
o "Wild Is the Wind" — Wild Is the Wind • Music: Dimitri Tiomkin • Lyrics: Ned Washington

225   7   6.8 

1958 * "Gigi" — Gigi • Music: Frederick Loewe • Lyrics: Alan Jay Lerner

NOMINEES:
o "Almost in Your Arms (Love Song from Houseboat)" — Houseboat • Music and lyrics: Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
o "A Certain Smile" — A Certain Smile • Music: Sammy Fain • Lyrics: Paul Francis Webster
o "To Love and Be Loved" — Some Came Running • Music: James Van Heusen • Lyrics: Sammy Cahn
o "A Very Precious Love" — Marjorie Morningstar • Music: Sammy Fain • Lyrics: Paul Francis Webster

20   5.9   6.1 

1959 * "High Hopes" — A Hole in the Head • Music: James Van Heusen • Lyrics: Sammy Cahn

NOMINEES:
o "The Best of Everything" — The Best of Everything • Music: Alfred Newman • Lyrics: Sammy Cahn
o "The Five Pennies" — The Five Pennies • Music and lyrics: Sylvia Fine
o "The Hanging Tree" — The Hanging Tree • Music: Jerry Livingston • Lyrics: Mack David
o "Strange Are the Ways of Love" — The Young Land • Music: Dimitri Tiomkin • Lyrics: Ned Washington

43   7.1   7.2 

1960 * "Never on Sunday" — Never on Sunday • Music and lyrics: Manos Hadjidakis

NOMINEES:
o "The Facts of Life" — The Facts of Life • Music and lyrics: Johnny Mercer
o "Faraway Part of Town" — Pepe • Music: Andre Previn • Lyrics: Dory Langdon
o "The Green Leaves of Summer" — The Alamo • Music: Dimitri Tiomkin • Lyrics: Paul Francis Webster
o "The Second Time Around" — High Time • Music: James Van Heusen • Lyrics: Sammy Cahn

2089   7.7   7.8 

1961 * "Moon River" — Breakfast at Tiffany's • Music: Henry Mancini • Lyrics: Johnny Mercer

NOMINEES:
o "Bachelor in Paradise" — Bachelor in Paradise • Music: Henry Mancini • Lyrics: Mack David
o "Love Theme From El Cid (The Falcon and The Dove)" — El Cid • Music: Miklos Rozsa • Lyrics: Paul Francis Webster
o "Pocketful of Miracles" — Pocketful of Miracles • Music: James Van Heusen • Lyrics: Sammy Cahn
o "Town Without Pity" — Town Without Pity • Music: Dimitri Tiomkin • Lyrics: Ned Washington

AFIoscar's rating:

104   7.6   7.8 

1962 * "Days of Wine and Roses" — Days of Wine and Roses • Music: Henry Mancini • Lyrics: Johnny Mercer

NOMINEES:
o "Love Song From Mutiny on the Bounty (Follow Me)" — Mutiny on the Bounty • Music: Bronislaw Kaper • Lyrics: Paul Francis Webster
o "Song From Two For The Seesaw (Second Chance)" — Two for the Seesaw • Music: Andre Previn • Lyrics: Dory Langdon
o "Tender Is the Night" — Tender Is the Night • Music: Sammy Fain • Lyrics: Paul Francis Webster
o "Walk on the Wild Side" — Walk on the Wild Side • Music: Elmer Bernstein • Lyrics: Mack David

AFIoscar's rating:

4   0   6.3 

1963 * "Call Me Irresponsible" — Papa's Delicate Condition • Music: James Van Heusen • Lyrics: Sammy Cahn

NOMINEES:
o "Charade" — Charade • Music: Henry Mancini • Lyrics: Johnny Mercer
o "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" — It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World • Music: Ernest Gold • Lyrics: Mack David
o "More" — Mondo Cane • Music: Riz Ortolani and Nino Oliviero • Lyrics: Norman Newell
o "So Little Time" — 55 Days at Peking • Music: Dimitri Tiomkin • Lyrics: Paul Francis Webster

2078   7.3   7.7 

1964 * "Chim Chim Cher-ee" — Mary Poppins • Music and lyrics: Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman

NOMINEES:
o "Dear Heart" — Dear Heart • Music: Henry Mancini • Lyrics: Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
o "Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte" — Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte • Music: Frank DeVol • Lyrics: Mack David
o "My Kind of Town" — Robin and the 7 Hoods • Music: James Van Heusen • Lyrics: Sammy Cahn
o "Where Love Has Gone" — Where Love Has Gone • Music: James Van Heusen • Lyrics: Sammy Cahn

42   7.2   6 

1965 * "The Shadow of Your Smile" — The Sandpiper • Music: Johnny Mandel • Lyrics: Paul Francis Webster

NOMINEES:
o "The Ballad of Cat Ballou" — Cat Ballou • Music: Jerry Livingston • Lyrics: Mack David
o "I Will Wait for You" — The Umbrellas of Cherbourg • Music: Michel Legrand • Lyrics: Jacques Demy • English lyrics: Norman Gimbel
o "The Sweetheart Tree" — The Great Race • Music: Henry Mancini • Lyrics: Johnny Mercer
o "What's New Pussycat?" — What's New Pussycat? • Music: Burt Bacharach • Lyrics: Hal David

48   7.1   7.1 

1966 (39th) "Born Free" — Born Free • Music: John Barry • Lyrics: Don Black

NOMINEES:
o "Alfie" — Alfie • Music: Burt Bacharach • Lyrics: Hal David
o "Georgy Girl" — Georgy Girl • Music: Tom Springfield • Lyrics: Jim Dale
o "My Wishing Doll" — Hawaii • Music: Elmer Bernstein • Lyrics: Mack David
o "A Time for Love" — An American Dream • Music: Johnny Mandel • Lyrics: Paul Francis Webster

256   5.6   6 

1967 (40th) "Talk to the Animals" — Doctor Dolittle • Music and lyrics: Leslie Bricusse

NOMINEES:
o "The Bare Necessities" — The Jungle Book • Music and lyrics: Terry Gilkyson
o "The Eyes of Love" — Banning • Music: Quincy Jones • Lyrics: Bob Russell
o "The Look of Love" — Casino Royale • Music: Burt Bacharach • Lyrics: Hal David
o "Thoroughly Modern Millie" — Thoroughly Modern Millie • Music and lyrics: James Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn

169   7.1   7 

1968 * "Windmills of Your Mind" — The Thomas Crown Affair • Music: Michel Legrand • Lyrics: Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman

NOMINEES:
o "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" — Chitty Chitty Bang Bang • Music and lyrics: Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
o "For Love of Ivy" — For Love of Ivy • Music: Quincy Jones • Lyrics: Bob Russell
o "Funny Girl" — Funny Girl • Music: Jule Styne • Lyrics: Bob Merrill
o "Star!" — Star! • Music: Jimmy Van Heusen • Lyrics: Sammy Cahn

1027   7.9   8.2 

1969 * "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" — Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid • Music: Burt Bacharach • Lyrics: Hal David

NOMINEES:
o "Come Saturday Morning" — The Sterile Cuckoo • Music: Fred Karlin • Lyrics: Dory Previn
o "Jean" — The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie • Music and lyrics: Rod McKuen
o "True Grit" — True Grit • Music: Elmer Bernstein • Lyrics: Don Black
o "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" — The Happy Ending • Music: Michel Legrand • Lyrics: Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman

9   7.3   6.5 

1970 * "For All We Know" — Lovers and Other Strangers • Music: Fred Karlin • Lyrics: Robb Royer and Jimmy Griffin

NOMINEES:
o "Whistling Away the Dark" — Darling Lili • Music: Henry Mancini • Lyrics: Johnny Mercer
o "Till Love Touches Your Life" — Madron • Music: Riz Ortolani • Lyrics: Arthur Hamilton
o "Pieces of Dreams" — Pieces of Dreams • Music: Michel Legrand • Lyrics: Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
o "Thank You Very Much" — Scrooge • Music and lyrics: Leslie Bricusse

239   6.9   6.5 

1971 * "Theme from Shaft" — Shaft • Music and lyrics: Isaac Hayes

NOMINEES:
o "The Age of Not Believing" — Bedknobs and Broomsticks • Music and lyrics: Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
o "Bless the Beasts and Children" — Bless the Beasts and Children • Music and lyrics: Barry DeVorzon and Perry Botkin, Jr.
o "Life Is What You Make It" — Kotch • Music: Marvin Hamlisch • Lyrics: Johnny Mercer
o "All His Children" — Sometimes a Great Notion • Music: Henry Mancini • Lyrics: Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman

258   6.8   7 

1972 * "The Morning After" — The Poseidon Adventure • Music and lyrics: Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn

NOMINEES:
o "Ben" — Ben • Music: Walter Scharf • Lyrics: Don Black
o "Marmalade, Molasses & Honey" — The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean • Music: Maurice Jarre • Lyrics: Marilyn Bergman and Alan Bergman
o "Come Follow, Follow Me" — The Little Ark • Music: Fred Karlin • Lyrics: Marsha Karlin
o "Strange Are the Ways of Love" — The Stepmother • Music: Sammy Fain • Lyrics: Paul Francis Webster

203   7   6.9 

1973 * "The Way We Were" — The Way We Were • Music: Marvin Hamlisch • Lyrics: Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman

NOMINEES:
o "Nice to Be Around" — Cinderella Liberty • Music: John Williams • Lyrics: Paul Williams
o "Live and Let Die" — Live and Let Die • Music and lyrics: Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney
o "Love" — Robin Hood • Music: George Bruns • Lyrics: Floyd Huddleston
o "All That Love Went To Waste" — A Touch of Class • Music: George Barrie • Lyrics: Sammy Cahn

257   6.5   6.8 

1974 * "We May Never Love Like This Again" — The Towering Inferno • Music and lyrics: Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn

NOMINEES:
o "Benji's Theme (I Feel Love)" — Benji • Music: Euel Box • Lyrics: Betty Box
o "Blazing Saddle" — Blazing Saddles • Music: John Morris • Lyrics: Mel Brooks
o "Wherever Love Takes Me" — Gold • Music: Elmer Bernstein • Lyrics: Don Black
o "Little Prince" — The Little Prince • Music: Frederick Loewe • Lyrics: Alan Jay Lerner

273   7.7   7.6 

1975 * "I'm Easy" — Nashville • Music and lyrics: Keith Carradine

NOMINEES:
o "How Lucky Can You Get" — Funny Lady • Music and lyrics: Fred Ebb and John Kander
o "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" — Mahogany • Music: Michael Masser • Lyrics: Gerry Goffin
o "Richard's Window" — The Other Side of the Mountain • Music: Charles Fox • Lyrics: Norman Gimbel
o "Now That We're in Love" — Whiffs • Music: George Barrie • Lyrics: Sammy Cahn

35   5.9   6 

1976 * "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" — A Star Is Born • Music: Barbra Streisand • Lyrics: Paul Williams

NOMINEES:
o "A World That Never Was" — Half a House • Music: Sammy Fain • Lyrics: Paul Francis Webster
o "Ave Satani" — The Omen • Music and lyrics: Jerry Goldsmith
o "Come to Me" — The Pink Panther Strikes Again • Music: Henry Mancini • Lyrics: Don Black
o "Gonna Fly Now" — Rocky • Music: Bill Conti • Lyrics: Carol Connors and Ayn Robbins

1   0   4.5 

1977 * "You Light Up My Life" — You Light Up My Life • Music and lyrics: Joseph Brooks

NOMINEES:
o "Candle on the Water" — Pete's Dragon • Music and lyrics: Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn
o "Someone's Waiting for You" — The Rescuers • Music: Sammy Fain • Lyrics: Carol Connors and Ayn Robbins
o "The Slipper and the Rose Waltz (He Danced with Me/She Danced with Me)" — The Slipper and the Rose • Music and lyrics: Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
o "Nobody Does It Better" — The Spy Who Loved Me • Music: Marvin Hamlisch • Lyrics: Carole Bayer Sager

14   7.1   4.7 

1978 * "Last Dance" — Thank God It's Friday • Music and lyrics: Paul Jabara

NOMINEES:
o "Ready To Take a Chance Again" — Foul Play • Music: Charles Fox • Lyrics: Norman Gimbel
o "Hopelessly Devoted To You" — Grease • Music and lyrics: John Farrar
o "When You're Loved" — The Magic of Lassie • Music and lyrics: Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
o "The Last Time I Felt Like This" — Same Time, Next Year • Music: Marvin Hamlisch • Lyrics: Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman

92   7.5   7.2 

1979 * "It Goes Like It Goes" — Norma Rae • Music: David Shire • Lyrics: Norman Gimbel

NOMINEES:
o "Through the Eyes of Love" — Ice Castles • Music: Marvin Hamlisch • Lyrics: Carole Bayer Sager
o "The Rainbow Connection" — The Muppet Movie • Music and lyrics: Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher
o "I'll Never Say Goodbye" — The Promise • Music: David Shire • Lyrics: Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
o "It's Easy To Say" — 10 • Music: Henry Mancini • Lyrics: Robert Wells

273   6.5   6.4 

1980 * "Fame" — Fame • Music: Michael Gore • Lyrics: Dean Pitchford

NOMINEES:
o "People Alone" — The Competition • Music: Lalo Schifrin • Lyrics: Will Jennings
o "Out Here On My Own" — Fame • Music: Michael Gore • Lyrics: Lesley Gore
o "On the Road Again" — Honeysuckle Rose • Music and lyrics: Willie Nelson
o "Nine to Five" — Nine to Five • Music and lyrics: Dolly Parton

198   6.6   6.7 

1981 * "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" — Arthur • Music: Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager and Christopher Cross • lyrics: Peter Allen and Christopher Cross

NOMINEES:
o "Endless Love" — Endless Love • Music and lyrics: Lionel Richie
o "For Your Eyes Only" — For Your Eyes Only • Music: Bill Conti • Lyrics: Mick Leeson
o "The First Time It Happens" — The Great Muppet Caper • Music and lyrics: Joe Raposo
o "One More Hour" — Ragtime • Music and lyrics: Randy Newman

345   6.5   6.8 

1982 * "Up Where We Belong" — An Officer and a Gentleman • Music: Jack Nitzsche and Buffy Sainte-Marie • Lyrics: Will Jennings

NOMINEES:
o "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" — Best Friends • Music: Michel Legrand • Lyrics: Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
o "Eye of the Tiger" — Rocky III • Music and lyrics: Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan
o "It Might Be You" — Tootsie • Music: Dave Grusin • Lyrics: Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
o "If We Were In Love" — Yes, Giorgio • Music: John Williams • Lyrics: Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman

AFIoscar's rating:

620   6   5.8 

1983 * "Flashdance... What a Feeling" — Flashdance • Music: Giorgio Moroder (music) • Lyrics: Keith Forsey and Irene Cara

NOMINEES:
o "Maniac" — Flashdance • Music and lyrics: Michael Sembello and Dennis Matkosky
o "Over You" — Tender Mercies • Music and lyrics: Austin Roberts and Bobby Hart
o "Papa, Can You Hear Me?" — Yentl • Music: Michel Legrand • Lyrics: Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
o "The Way He Makes Me Feel" — Yentl • Music: Michel Legrand • Lyrics: Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman