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New Yorker Magazine's 50 Greatest (Mostly) Rock Soundtracks of All Time

"These are the soundtracks that opened our ears and smashed our assumptions."
New Yorker, Fall 2007
1. Music from the Motion Picture "Purple Rain"
by Prince & the Revolution
  
2. A Hard Day's Night
by The Beatles
  
3. The Harder They Come
by Jimmy Cliff
  
4. Pulp Fiction: Music From The Motion Picture
by Various Artists
  
5. The Graduate (1967 Film)
by Dave Grusin
  
6. Superfly (1972 Film)
by Curtis Mayfield
  
7. Trainspotting: Music From The Motion Picture
by Various Artists
  
8. Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track
by Kool & The Gang
  
9. 41 Original Hits From The Soundtrack Of American Graffiti
by Various Artists - Soundtracks
  
10. The Big Chill - Deluxe Edition
by Various Artists
  
11. Rushmore: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
by Various Artists
  
12. 24 Hour Party People
by Various Artists
  
13. The Blues Brothers: Original Soundtrack Recording  
14. Easy Rider: Music From The Soundtrack (1969 Film)
by Various Artists - Soundtracks
  
15. Animal House: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Enhanced CD]
by Various Artists
  
16. Midnight Cowboy: Original Motion Picture Score
by John Barry
  
17. Boogie Nights: Music From The Original Motion Picture
by Various Artists
  
18. Dazed And Confused (1993 Film)
by Various Artists
  
19. Almost Famous
by Various Artists - Soundtracks
  
20. Goodfellas: Music From The Motion Picture
by Various Artists
  
21. Shaft: Music From The Soundtrack (1971 Film)
by Isaac Hayes
  
22. Moulin Rouge
by Various Artists
  
23. Reservoir Dogs: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
by Various Artists
  
24. Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels: Music From The Motion Picture
by Various Artists
  
25. The Commitments: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
by Various Artists - Soundtracks
  
26. O Brother, Where Art Thou?
by Various Artists - Soundtrack
  
27. Marie Antoinette
by Original Soundtrack
  
28. Crooklyn
by Original Soundtrack
  
29. Tommy (1975 Film)  
30.
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31. Performance (1970 Film)
by Jack Nitzsche
  
32. Pretty In Pink: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
by Various Artists
  
33. 8 Mile
by Eminem
  
34. Nashville: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
by Various Artists - Soundtracks
  
35. Repo Man (1984 Film)
by Various Artists
  
36. American Gigolo  
37. Top Gun Soundtrack
by Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  
38. Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
by Bob Dylan
  
39. Friday: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
by Various Artists
  
40. Rock N Roll High School
by The Ramones
  
41. Once
by Original Soundtrack
  
42. Grease (Original 1978 Motion Picture Soundtrack)
by Olivia Newton-John
  
43. Garden State
by Various Artists
  
44. High Fidelity
by Various Artists
  
45. This Is Spinal Tap
by Spinal Tap
  
46. The Last King of Scotland
by Alex Heffes
  
47. Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
by Various Artists
  
48. Hedwig and the Angry Inch
by Stephen Trask
  
49. Broken Flowers: Music from the Film
by Original Soundtrack
  
50. Viva Las Vegas
by Elvis Presley
  
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Created by Perlle on Jan 14, 2008.