The Best Songs from Disney Movies

What are the best songs from Disney movies?



Everyone, it seems, grows up watching Disney movies. Living in America it is impossible to reach adulthood without seeing at least one or two Disney movies. But Disney movies are not just for kids. Disney movies contain stories touch the hearts of both the young and the young at heart.

Disney made his first animated movie in 1937. Snow White and the Seven Dwarves premired on December 21, 1937. It became an almost instant classic, was the highest grossing film of 1938 (before it was rudely ousted by Gone with the Wind and today ranks in the top fifty on American Film Institute's list of the 100 greatest American films of all time. It is hard to believe that this legendary film almost didn't get made. Early in production, Disney was warned that he was going to far. The concept of creating such an extravagant family film seemed ludicrous to his critics. It took him four years to finish Snow White, cost him $1.5 million dollars and almost bankrupted the Disney company.[1]

But Snow White ended up to be just the beginning of a lucrative film career. In the past sixty years Disney has released quite a few animated and live action films (or a mixture of both) that have become beloved American standards such as Mary Poppins, Cinderella, The Lion King, and The Little Mermaid.

Most of Disney's movies are musicals while all of them contain songs that take on a life of their own. Who hasn't sung "Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho, it's off to work I go" at least once in his or her life or "a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down" before having to face a difficult task? The songs become part of our own traditions as people dance their first dances after their weddings to "A Whole New World" or "Beauty and the Beast."

We've selected some of the best Disney songs from its movies and listed them here. For your convenience, we have included links to the sheet music on Sheetmusicplus.com as well as the CD on Amazon.com whenever available. If you are looking to purchase the mp3 or would like to listen to a sample, then click on either the Amazon, Rhapsody, or iTunes links.

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Below are what we consider among the best Disney songs.

  1. "A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes" by Ilene Woods from Cinderella
     Find it on:  Ilene Woods & Mice Chorus - Cinderella - Julie Andrews Selects Her Favorite Disney Songs - A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes (From "Cinderella")   Amazon mp3s   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  2. "A Spoonful of Sugar" by Julie Andrews from Mary Poppins
     Find it on:  Julie Andrews - Mary Poppins (Original Soundtrack) - A Spoonful of Sugar   Amazon mp3s   Amazon mp3s   Sheetmusicplus
  3. "A Whole New World" performed by Peabo Bryson and Regina Bell from Aladdin
     Find it on:  Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle - Aladdin (Original Soundtrack) - A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme) [Soundtrack Version]   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  4. "Baby Mine" by Betty Noyes from Dumbo
     Find it on:  Betty Noyes - Julie Andrews Selects Her Favorite Disney Songs - Baby Mine (From "Dumbo")   Amazon mp3s   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  5. "Bare Necessities" by Phil Harris & Bruce Reitherman from The Jungle Book
     Find it on:  Bruce Reitherman & Phil Harris - Julie Andrews Selects Her Favorite Disney Songs - The Bare Necessities (From "The Jungle Book")   Amazon mp3s   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  6. "Be Our Guest" by chorus from Beauty and the Beast
     Find it on:  Angela Lansbury, Chorus - Beauty And the Beast & Jerry Orbach - Beauty and the Beast (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Be Our Guest   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  7. "Beauty and the Beast" by Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson from Beauty and the Beast
     Find it on:  Céline Dion & Peabo Bryson - Beauty and the Beast (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Beauty and the Beast   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  8. "Bella Notte" by Disney Studio Chorus from Lady and the Tramp
     Find it on:  Bill Thompson, Disney Studio Chorus & George Givot - Julie Andrews Selects Her Favorite Disney Songs - Bella Notte (From "Lady and the Tramp")   Amazon mp3s   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  9. "Best of Friends" by Pearl Bailey from The Fox and the Hound
     Find it on:  Pearl Bailey - 101 Dalmatians and Friends - Best of Friends   Amazon mp3s   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  10. "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" performed by Elton John from The Lion King (1994)
     Find it on:  Elton John - One Night Only - Can You Feel the Love Tonight?   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Sheetmusicplus
  11. "Candle On The Water" by Helen Reddy from Pete's Dragon
     Find it on:  Helen Reddy - The Woman I Am: The Definitive Collection - Candle On the Water   Amazon mp3s   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  12. "Colors Of The Wind" by Judy Kuhn from Pocahontas
     Find it on:  Judy Kuhn - Pocahontas - Colors of the Wind   Amazon mp3s   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody    Sheetmusicplus
  13. "Ev'rybody Wants To Be A Cat" by Phil Harris & Thurl Ravenscroft from The Aristocats
     Find it on:  Steve Tyrell - Steve Tyrell: The Disney Standards - Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Cat   Amazon mp3s   Sheetmusicplus
  14. "Go the Distance" by Roger Bart from Hercules
     Find it on:  Roger Bart - Hercules - An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack - Go the Distance   Amazon mp3s   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  15. "Hakuna Matada" by Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Jason Weaver, & Joseph Williams from The Lion King
     Find it on:  Ernie Sabella, Jason Weaver, Joseph Williams & Nathan Lane - The Lion King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Hakuna Matata   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Sheetmusicplus
  16. "Happy Working Song" performed Amy Adams from Enchanted
     Find it on:  Amy Adams - Enchanted (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) - Happy Working Song   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  17. "He's a Tramp" by Peggy Lee from Lady and the Tramp
     Find it on:  Peggy Lee - Julie Andrews Selects Her Favorite Disney Songs - He's a Tramp (From "Lady and the Tramp")   Amazon mp3s   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody
  18. "If I Didn't Have You" by Billy Crystal & John Goodman from Monsters, Inc
     Find it on:  Billy Crystal & John Goodman - Monsters, Inc. - If I Didn't Have You   Amazon mp3s   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  19. "I'll Make a Man Out of You" by Donny Osmond from Mulan
     Find it on:  Chorus - Mulan & Donny Osmond - Mulan (An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack) - I'll Make a Man Out of You   Amazon mp3s   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  20. "Kiss the Girl" by Samuel E. Wright from The Little Mermaid
     Find it on:  Samuel E. Wright - Little Mermaid - An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack - Kiss the Girl   Amazon mp3s   Amazon mp3s   Sheetmusicplus
  21. "Once Upon A Dream" by Mary Costa & Billy Shirley from Sleeping Beauty
     Find it on:  Mary Costa & Bill Shirley - Disney Princess: The Ultimate Song Collection - Main Title/Once Upon a Dream/Prologue   Amazon mp3s   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  22. "Part of Your World" by Jodi Benson from The Little Mermaid
     Find it on:  Jodi Benson - Little Mermaid - An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack - Part of Your World   Amazon mp3s   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  23. "Reflection" by Lea Salonga from Mulan
     Find it on:  Lea Salonga - Mulan (An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack) - Reflection   Amazon mp3s   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  24. "So Close" performed Jon McLaughlin from Enchanted
     Find it on:  Jon McLaughlin - Enchanted (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) - So Close   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody
  25. "So This Is Love" by Ilene Woods & Mike Douglas from Cinderella
     Find it on:  Ilene Woods & Mike Douglas - Disney Princess: The Ultimate Song Collection - So This Is Love   Amazon mp3s   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  26. "Some Day My Prince Will Come" by Adriana Caselotti from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
     Find it on:  Adriana Caselotti - Julie Andrews Selects Her Favorite Disney Songs - Some Day My Prince Will Come (From "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs")   Amazon mp3s   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  27. "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" by Julie Andrews from Mary Poppins
     Find it on:  Dick Van Dyke & Julie Andrews - Mary Poppins (Original Soundtrack) - Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious   Amazon mp3s   Amazon mp3s   Sheetmusicplus
  28. "That's How You Know" performed Amy Adams from Enchanted
     Find it on:  Amy Adams - Enchanted (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) - That's How You Know   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody
  29. "The Second Star To The Right" by The Jud Conlon Chorus from Peter Pan
     Find it on:  The Jud Conlon Chorus - Julie Andrews Selects Her Favorite Disney Songs - The Second Star to the Right (From "Peter Pan)   Amazon mp3s   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  30. "Under the Sea" by Samuel E. Wright from The Little Mermaid
     Find it on:  Samuel E. Wright - Little Mermaid - An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack - Under the Sea   Amazon mp3s   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  31. "When She Loved Me" by Sarah McLachlan from Toy Story 2
     Find it on:  Sarah McLachlan - Rarities, B-Sides and Other Stuff, Vol. 2 - When She Loved Me   Amazon mp3s   Amazon mp3s   Sheetmusicplus
  32. "When You Wish upon a Star" from Pinocchio (1940)
     Find it on:  Jim Mullen - Animation - When You Wish Upon a Star - Pinocchio   Amazon mp3s   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  33. "You'll Be In My Heart" by Phil Collins from Tarzan
    Phil Collins - Tarzan (An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack) - You'll Be In My Heart   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Sheetmusicplus
  34. "You've Got a Friend In Me" by Randy Newman & Lyle Lovett & John Goodman from Toy Story
     Find it on:  Randy Newman & Lyle Lovett - Toy Story (An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack) - You've Got a Friend In Me   Amazon mp3s   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus

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