Coupon_Queen

I was thinking, today, about songs from tv shows. Songs that were popular or made the charts. For example, Bosom Buddies had "Movin' Out" by Billy Joel. Friends has "I'll Be There". Thought it might be fun to name some others. Anyone?

Christina

devilshalo

Golden Girl's "Thank You for Being a Friend" by Andrew Gold. Tho I'm not sure if it was done for the show or if it existed before it.

Dave Grusin's theme to St. Elsewhere also made the charts, didn't it?

cheapskate

Don't forget - every thread in this forum must include a reference to "The Greatest American Hero"... there

Wizdar

da-da da-da da-da da-da

BATMAN!

immortal_zeus

I don't know if it made the charts or not, but "Paint It Black" by the Rolling Stones was the theme song for Tour of Duty for awhile.

vallerie

I believe the theme from Miami Vice by Jan Hammer made it in the charts.

shanester

John Sebastien's theme from "Welcome Back Kotter" topped the pop charts in 1975

Let's all sing it now sha'll we??

..Welcome back..your dreams were your ticket out....Welcome back..to that same old place that we talked about...la la la la

bigjim25

Waylon's theme from "Dukes of Hazzard" topped the pop & country charts in 80s

clemente

The song from The Heights....something about an angel IIRC.

Numanoid

http://home.att.net/~tvthemelyrics/top40.htm

Brak55

There have been many, many hits from TV Shows:

Theme from SWAT - Mike Post
Theme from Rockford Files - Mike Post
Peter Gunn - Henry Mancini
Happy Days - Pratt and McLane
Making Our Dreams Come True - Cindy Bullens (I think)

Plus those previously mentioned...The Heights song was How Do You Talk to an Angel. Bosom Buddies, if I recall, was My Life, not Movin' Out.

Oh yeah, and a personal favorite...Reflections by the Supremes was the theme for China Beach.

rskinfn

Actually it was Billy Joel's "My Life"

immortal_zeus

Oh yeah. "How Do You Talk to an Angel" by Jamie Walters. I like that song.

movieking

At This Moment by Billy Vera and the Beaters went to number one after it was used in a Family Ties storyline.

tonyc3742

I think the theme from the Mary Tyler Moore Show was also;
You might just make it after all

I don't recall what the song is actually called.

Red Dog

Did the Sopranos theme make the charts?

Prepper

No one has mentioned 2 of my favorites:

"Makin' It" David Naughton (former Dr. Pepper guy)

"Love it Binds" (Theme from 'Angie') Maureen McGovern

Duran

Didn't the Cheers theme make it as well?

Steve Phillips

Both the theme song and "Quentin's Theme" from DARK SHADOWS made it into the Top 40.