Rolling Stone magazine has compiled a top 100 of the greatest musical themes in the history of American television.
For the youngest, titles like “Game of Thrones”, “The Walking Dead” or “Stranger Things” sound, for the others it is the parents who should awaken good memories with this opening music.
This is the theme of the CBS series The Jeffersons, which aired from 1975 to 1985 and won the award for their gospel singing that makes you want to dance.
Productions “The Brady Bunch” and “Gilligan’s Island” took second place, followed by “Sanford and Son”.
Other more contemporary series such as Game of Thrones (11th), Cheers (13th), The Wire (14th), Mission: Impossible (15th), The Simpsons (18th), The Sopranos (19th), “Star Trek” (24th), “Succession” (25th), “Miami Vice” (32nd), “The Addams Family” (33rd), “The Dukes of Hazzard” ( 34.), “Twin Peaks” (35), “The Golden Girls” (38.), “The X-Files” (39.), “Sex and the City” (41.), “Law & Order” (43. ), “Gilmore Girls” (45th), “Orange is the new Black” (47th), “The Love Boat” (48th) and “Sesame Street” (50th) both climb into the top 50 positions.
The other half includes titles such as “Lost” (54th), “MASH” (55th), “Seinfeld” (56th), “Dawson’s Creek” (67th), “Full House” (69th), “Parks and Recreation” (71), “Moonlighting” (74th), “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” (75th), “Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” (76th), “Scooby-Doo” (77th), “Mad Men” (79th), “Dallas” (85th), “The Flintstones” (86th), “The Big Bang Theory” (87th), “Stranger Things” (88th), “The Walking Dead” ( 90.), “I Dream of Jeannie” (93.). CHiPs” (96th) and “Three’s Company” (98th).
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Top 10 Best Music Themes on TV According to RollingStone:
1- “The Jeffersons” (CBS, 1975-1985)
2- “The Brady Bunch” (ABC, 1969-1974) and “Gilligan’s Island” (CBS, 1964-1967)
3- “Sanford and Son” (NBC, 1972-1977)
4- “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” (CW, 2015-2019)
5- “Mister Roger’s Neighborhood” (PBS, 1968-2001)
6- “The Twilingt Zone” (CBS, 1959-1964)
7- “The Fresh Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” (NBC, 1990-1996)
8- “Friends” (NBC, 1994-2004)
9- “The OK” (Fox, 2003-2007)
10- “Too Many Cooks” (Adult Swim, 2014)