The best music movies of all time

TOPICAL scores 380 films listed as music; here are the top 250, best first. The top three are Amadeus (1984), Whiplash (2014), My Fair Lady (1964). A film can be in more than one genre. The last column is each film's rank among all 6,624 films.

Rank	Film	Year	Score	All-time rank
1	Amadeus	1984	92.5	61
2	Whiplash	2014	89.9	104
3	My Fair Lady	1964	89.1	118
4	The Sound of Music	1965	87.8	146
5	Coco	2017	86.7	169
6	Cabaret	1972	84.3	230
7	Soul	2020	83.9	239
8	Nashville	1975	80.3	348
9	Moulin Rouge!	2001	80.1	353
10	CODA	2021	79.9	358
11	Almost Famous	2000	79.5	373
12	A Star Is Born	2018	78.5	405
13	KPop Demon Hunters	2025	78.4	408
14	TÁR	2022	75.7	506
15	Stop Making Sense	1984	75.7	507
16	Yankee Doodle Dandy	1942	75.1	529
17	Inside Llewyn Davis	2013	73.4	598
18	An American in Paris	1951	73.1	609
19	Cold War	2018	73.0	612
20	Top Hat	1935	72.1	653
21	Coal Miner's Daughter	1980	69.9	748
22	Searching for Sugar Man	2012	69.8	752
23	Woodstock	1970	69.2	779
24	This Is Spinal Tap	1984	69.2	780
25	Going My Way	1944	68.1	830
26	Billy Elliot	2000	68.1	832
27	Walk the Line	2005	67.8	847
28	A Star Is Born	1954	67.4	864
29	Amy	2015	66.9	888
30	Bohemian Rhapsody	2018	66.0	931
31	Ray	2004	66.0	935
32	The Blues Brothers	1980	65.9	938
33	A Hard Day's Night	1964	65.3	967
34	Koyaanisqatsi	1982	65.2	972
35	Sound of Metal	2019	64.8	992
36	Dirty Dancing	1987	64.4	1,014
37	Crazy Heart	2009	63.8	1,045
38	A Night at the Opera	1935	61.9	1,145
39	Victor/Victoria	1982	61.5	1,168
40	Straight Outta Compton	2015	61.5	1,171
41	Elvis	2022	59.4	1,288
42	Once	2007	58.7	1,326
43	Funny Face	1957	58.0	1,368
44	La Vie en Rose	2007	57.6	1,390
45	Sing 2	2021	57.6	1,394
46	Dreamgirls	2006	57.3	1,409
47	The Music Man	1962	57.3	1,413
48	Buena Vista Social Club	1999	57.2	1,414
49	Tender Mercies	1983	56.2	1,479
50	The Last Waltz	1978	55.0	1,551
51	Sing	2016	54.9	1,559
52	Topsy-Turvy	1999	53.5	1,645
53	I'm Not There	2007	52.5	1,713
54	'Round Midnight	1986	52.1	1,738
55	Yellow Submarine	1968	51.0	1,810
56	8 Mile	2002	50.7	1,831
57	The Chorus	2004	49.9	1,887
58	Better Man	2024	49.9	1,889
59	Judy	2019	49.8	1,894
60	The School of Rock	2003	49.7	1,898
61	The Fabulous Baker Boys	1989	49.3	1,925
62	What's Love Got to Do with It	1993	49.2	1,934
63	High Society	1956	48.4	1,987
64	The Great Ziegfeld	1936	48.1	2,008
65	San Francisco	1936	48.0	2,015
66	Oklahoma!	1955	47.6	2,048
67	The Commitments	1991	47.1	2,085
68	The Decline of Western Civilization	1981	46.9	2,096
69	The Legend of 1900	1998	46.9	2,100
70	This Is It	2009	46.3	2,139
71	20 Feet from Stardom	2013	46.3	2,142
72	The Visitor	2007	46.2	2,148
73	Michael	2026	46.1	2,151
74	Selena	1997	46.0	2,162
75	Begin Again	2013	45.8	2,173
76	Pink Floyd: The Wall	1982	44.9	2,243
77	Vivo	2021	44.9	2,245
78	Sweet and Lowdown	1999	44.8	2,247
79	Fantasia 2000	1999	44.4	2,278
80	Rocketman	2019	44.4	2,282
81	Ma Rainey's Black Bottom	2020	44.1	2,299
82	The Court Jester	1956	44.0	2,312
83	Porgy and Bess	1959	43.6	2,341
84	Chico & Rita	2010	42.8	2,398
85	The Jazz Singer	1927	42.7	2,406
86	The Red Violin	1998	42.2	2,449
87	Kneecap	2024	41.9	2,472
88	A Complete Unknown	2024	41.7	2,481
89	Purple Rain	1984	41.5	2,499
90	Road to Morocco	1942	41.3	2,513
91	Cats Don't Dance	1997	41.0	2,536
92	Pitch Perfect	2012	40.6	2,567
93	Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back	1967	40.2	2,599
94	Phantom of the Paradise	1974	39.7	2,644
95	The Glenn Miller Story	1954	39.6	2,647
96	Fame	1980	39.5	2,656
97	Thoroughly Modern Millie	1967	39.5	2,657
98	Anchors Aweigh	1945	39.3	2,676
99	Easter Parade	1948	39.2	2,682
100	Bound for Glory	1976	39.2	2,684
101	Trolls World Tour	2020	37.8	2,796
102	La Bamba	1987	37.7	2,799
103	Music of the Heart	1999	37.6	2,813
104	The Three Caballeros	1944	37.0	2,860
105	The Buddy Holly Story	1978	36.8	2,875
106	Hustle & Flow	2005	36.8	2,879
107	Footlight Parade	1933	36.2	2,925
108	One Night of Love	1934	36.1	2,931
109	Love Me or Leave Me	1955	35.8	2,960
110	The Jolson Story	1946	35.7	2,971
111	Another Cinderella Story	2008	34.8	3,047
112	Yentl	1983	34.0	3,111
113	Hilary and Jackie	1998	33.7	3,141
114	Les Girls	1957	33.6	3,147
115	White Christmas	1954	33.0	3,196
116	Hallelujah	1929	32.9	3,212
117	Let It Be	1970	32.7	3,224
118	Hair	1979	32.4	3,250
119	À Nous la Liberté	1931	32.2	3,270
120	Sister Act	1992	31.8	3,301
121	Camelot	1967	31.8	3,308
122	One Hundred Men and a Girl	1937	31.7	3,313
123	Four Daughters	1938	31.5	3,328
124	Bye Bye Birdie	1963	31.4	3,336
125	The Rose	1979	31.4	3,341
126	Bird	1988	31.3	3,348
127	Little Voice	1998	31.2	3,353
128	Moonwalker	1988	30.7	3,401
129	Tupac: Resurrection	2003	30.4	3,430
130	Velvet Goldmine	1998	30.4	3,431
131	Naughty Marietta	1935	30.3	3,433
132	Cover Girl	1944	30.1	3,457
133	What Happened, Miss Simone?	2015	30.1	3,458
134	New York, New York	1977	30.1	3,459
135	The Magic Flute	1975	30.0	3,463
136	Maestro	2023	29.8	3,481
137	As It Is in Heaven	2004	29.3	3,530
138	Mr. Holland's Opus	1995	28.9	3,568
139	Wayne's World	1992	28.7	3,583
140	Carmen	1983	28.6	3,591
141	Help!	1965	28.4	3,614
142	Alexander's Ragtime Band	1938	28.3	3,618
143	Jailhouse Rock	1957	28.3	3,623
144	Bugsy Malone	1976	28.2	3,632
145	The Broadway Melody	1929	28.1	3,637
146	Trolls Band Together	2023	28.1	3,641
147	Can-Can	1960	27.9	3,652
148	Le Bal	1983	27.8	3,663
149	Goodbye, Mr. Chips	1969	27.8	3,664
150	The Great Waltz	1938	27.5	3,692
151	Tom Thumb	1958	27.4	3,698
152	Pal Joey	1957	27.4	3,703
153	The Tales of Hoffmann	1951	27.4	3,705
154	The Doors	1991	27.3	3,712
155	Sweet Dreams	1985	27.3	3,714
156	Tommy	1975	27.2	3,717
157	Saludos Amigos	1942	26.9	3,747
158	With a Song in My Heart	1952	26.7	3,764
159	Pitch Perfect 2	2015	26.7	3,769
160	Babes in Arms	1939	26.5	3,784
161	Flower Drum Song	1961	26.5	3,790
162	Flirtation Walk	1934	26.1	3,823
163	Nine	2009	25.9	3,838
164	Beyond Silence	1996	25.9	3,841
165	Star!	1968	25.8	3,855
166	Jazz on a Summer's Day	1959	25.7	3,865
167	The Rogue Song	1930	25.3	3,894
168	August Rush	2007	25.3	3,900
169	Lady Sings the Blues	1972	25.2	3,905
170	The Harvey Girls	1946	25.2	3,909
171	Ballerina	2016	25.0	3,925
172	Melody Time	1948	25.0	3,930
173	My Little Pony: Equestria Girls	2013	24.8	3,946
174	King of Jazz	1930	24.8	3,948
175	Interrupted Melody	1955	24.7	3,958
176	Whoopee!	1930	24.0	4,020
177	The Merry Widow	1934	23.7	4,055
178	Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser	1988	23.6	4,057
179	Applause	1929	23.6	4,062
180	Chulas Fronteras	1976	23.3	4,088
181	The Boy Friend	1971	23.1	4,113
182	The Seventh Veil	1945	22.9	4,126
183	Disco Dancer	1982	22.8	4,138
184	A Song to Remember	1945	22.7	4,146
185	South Pacific	1958	22.7	4,152
186	Yesterday	2019	22.5	4,173
187	Strike Up the Band	1940	22.3	4,190
188	Man of La Mancha	1972	22.2	4,194
189	Road to Utopia	1946	22.0	4,217
190	Paris Blues	1961	22.0	4,218
191	Awaara	1951	21.8	4,234
192	Tchaikovsky	1970	21.2	4,297
193	Gypsy	1962	21.1	4,308
194	The Pirate	1948	20.9	4,325
195	Three Smart Girls	1936	20.4	4,376
196	Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga	2020	20.1	4,404
197	Music and Lyrics	2007	20.0	4,411
198	Step Up	2006	20.0	4,417
199	There's No Business Like Show Business	1954	19.7	4,446
200	Cabin in the Sky	1943	19.6	4,455
201	Wonder Man	1945	19.4	4,477
202	Brigadoon	1954	19.0	4,519
203	Pennies from Heaven	1981	18.8	4,540
204	Tango	1998	18.7	4,544
205	Rock Dog	2016	18.5	4,564
206	The Great Caruso	1951	18.5	4,572
207	Down Argentine Way	1940	18.1	4,612
208	Farinelli	1994	18.0	4,616
209	Step Up 2: The Streets	2008	17.9	4,632
210	Wattstax	1973	17.6	4,663
211	Save the Last Dance	2001	17.4	4,676
212	Road to Rio	1947	17.3	4,686
213	Marry Me	2022	17.2	4,706
214	Hannah Montana: The Movie	2009	17.1	4,707
215	The Emperor Waltz	1948	16.9	4,735
216	The Little Prince	1974	16.8	4,743
217	Pepe	1960	16.8	4,746
218	Jolson Sings Again	1950	16.7	4,753
219	La traviata	1982	16.5	4,771
220	The Wrecking Crew	2008	16.4	4,782
221	Monterey Pop	1968	16.4	4,788
222	Wild in the Streets	1968	16.2	4,803
223	The Competition	1980	16.0	4,823
224	Let's Get Lost	1988	15.9	4,836
225	Genghis Blues	1999	15.8	4,849
226	A Star Is Born	1976	15.1	4,920
227	Carefree	1938	15.1	4,924
228	The Blood of Jesus	1941	15.0	4,929
229	A Damsel in Distress	1937	14.8	4,947
230	From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China	1980	14.8	4,954
231	The Man Who Cried	2000	14.5	4,981
232	Show Boat	1936	14.5	4,987
233	Paint Your Wagon	1969	14.3	5,005
234	Make Mine Music	1946	14.2	5,010
235	The Eddy Duchin Story	1956	13.9	5,044
236	Inside Daisy Clover	1965	13.7	5,064
237	Bob Marley: One Love	2024	13.7	5,068
238	A Great Day in Harlem	1994	13.6	5,075
239	The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm	1962	13.3	5,110
240	Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit	1993	13.3	5,111
241	Festival	1967	12.8	5,168
242	Beaches	1988	12.7	5,171
243	The Five Pennies	1959	12.6	5,187
244	Trap	2024	12.4	5,204
245	You'll Never Get Rich	1941	12.1	5,236
246	Emperor Jones	1933	11.9	5,264
247	Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got	1985	11.6	5,292
248	Pete Kelly's Blues	1955	11.5	5,301
249	For the Boys	1991	11.5	5,304
250	Arthur Rubinstein: The Love of Life	1969	11.4	5,320