Paste Magazine's 40 Best TV Theme Songs of All Time - Josh Jackson [November 2008]
* 40. The Rockford Files - Mike Post and Peter Carpeneter * 39. Sesame Street - Joe Raposo, Jon Stone and Bruce Hart * 38. WKRP in Cincinnati - Tom Wells and Hugh Wilson * 37. The Love Boat - Paul Williams and Charles Fox * 36. The Courtship of Eddie's Father - "Best Friend" by Harry Nilsson * 35. The Sopranos - "Woke Up This Morning (Chosen One Mix)" by Alabama 3 * 34. The Dukes of Hazzard - Waylon Jennings * 33. What's Happening!! - Henry Mancini * 32. The X-Files - Mark Snow * 31. The Brady Bunch - Sherwood Schwarz * 30. The Greatest American Hero - "Believe It Or Not" by Mike Post and Stephen Geyer * 29. Welcome Back Kotter - John Sebastian * 28. The A-Team - Mike Post * 27. Barney Miller - Jack Elliott * 26. Night Court - Jack Elliott * 25. Laverne & Shirley - "Making Our Dreams Come True" by Norman Gimbel and Charles Fox * 24. Rawhide - Ned Washington and Dimitri * 23. Bonanza - Jay Livingston and Ray Evans * 22. Mr. Ed - Jay Livingston and Ray Evans * 21. Hill Street Blues - Mike Post * 20. The Simpsons - Danny Elfman * 19. Malcolm in the Middle - "Boss of Me" by They Might Be Giants * 18. Square Pegs - The Waitresses * 17. The Muppet Show - Jim Henson and Sam Pottle * 16. The Beverly Hillbillies - "The Ballad of Jed Clampett" by Paul Henning * 15. The Addams Family - Vic Mizzy * 14. Star Trek: The Next Generation - Alexander Courage and Jerry Goldsmith * 13. Doctor Who - Ron Grainer * 12. Mission:Impossible - Lalo Schifrin * 11. Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - Will Smith and Quincy Jones III * 10. The Olympic Games on NBC - "Olympic Fanfare and Theme" by John Williams * 9. Gilligan's Isle - "The Ballad of Gilligan's Isle" by Sherwood Schwartz and George Wyle * 8. Hawaii Five-o - Morton Stevens * 7. The Andy Griffith Show - Earle Hagen, Herbert Spencer and Everett Sloane * 6. The Jeffersons - "Movin' On Up" by Ja'net Du Boise * 5. All in the Family - "Those Were the Days" by Lee Adams and Charles Strouse * 4. Peter Gunn - Henry Mancini * 3. Sanford & Son - Quincy Jones * 2. M*A*S*H - "Suicide Is Painless" by Johnny Mandel * 1. Cheers - "Where Everybody Knows Your Name" by Gary Portnoy -----------------------
Missing:
* Peter Gunn (4)
* Rawhide (24)
* Courtship of Eddie's Father (36)
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