Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A great TV theme song has the power to instantly transport us into the world of a show, setting the tone before the first scene ...

There is a tendency to not think of theme music as a “real” song. Though they are some of the most intrinsic and enduring pieces of music, they aren’t songs we often listen to outside of the show they ...

If you are of a certain age, you remember when TV theme songs actually meant something. They were almost a character themselves on the show. Unlike many of today’s themes that air for ten seconds or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1975, the music charts were dominated by songs about love, rhinestones, and Philadelphia freedom. But a surprise TV theme snuck ...

The 1990s produced a diverse group of TV shows. The ’80s saw TV take an uptick, and the ’90s followed through on that newfound popularity. Many shows produced in the ’90s are still widely watched ...

TVs top theme songs of all time Only 5 TV theme songs in history have ever reached #1 on the Billboard charts. But for all the earworms and memorable melodies, you’d be surprised how few of them ever ...

Something that's been part of TV for a long time is the use of theme songs. You know, just in case people forget what show they're watching or something. They usually appear at the very beginning of ...

Some of the best TV theme songs were already hits or great songs that were adapted as a theme song. These are songs that were written for the show, like the retro ones that still slap, but these are ...

These days, it feels like TV shows barely have time for a theme song before jumping into the action—sometimes it’s just a quick title card and a few seconds of music, or it's simply nonexistent. But ...

In 1974, "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" became the first TV theme song to Hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100—and it was ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. What do Mariah Carey, Ozzy Osbourne, and the Barenaked Ladies have in common? You've probably heard a theme song they performed hundreds of ...