The following is the list of television theme songs that actually made it into the Billboard Chart's Top 100 songs in a given year. Can you remember hearing these themes on the radio?
Position |
TV Show |
Song Name |
Artist |
1 |
Miami Vice |
Miami Vice |
Jan Hammer |
1 |
S.W.A.T |
S.W.A.T |
Rhythm Heritage |
1 |
The Heights |
"How Do You Talk to an Angel" |
The Heights |
1 |
Welcome Back Kotter |
"Welcome Back" |
John Sebastian |
2 |
Greatest American Hero |
"Believe It or Not" |
Joey Scarbury |
3 |
Secret Agent |
"Secret Agent Man" |
Johnny Rivers |
3 |
Dragnet |
Dragnet |
Ray Anthony Orchestra |
4 |
Hawaii Five-O |
Hawaii Five-O |
The Ventures |
5 |
Happy Days |
Happy Days |
Pratt & McClain |
5 |
Makin' It |
Makin' It |
David Naughton |
7 |
Addams Family |
Addams Groove |
Hammer |
8 |
Peter Gunn |
Peter Gunn |
Ray Anthony Orchestra |
8 |
Cops |
"Bad Boys" |
Inner Circle |
10 |
Dr. Kildare |
"Three Stars Will Shine Tonight" |
Richard Chamberlain |
10 |
Hill Street Blues |
Hill Street Blues |
Post & Carlton |
10 |
The Rockford Files |
The Rockford Files |
Mike Post |
17 |
Batman |
Batman |
The Marketts |
17 |
Zorro |
Zorro |
The Chordettes |
18 |
Angie |
"Different Worlds" |
Maureen McGovern |
19 |
Bonanza |
Bonanza |
Al Caiola |
20 |
Baretta |
"Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow" |
Rhythm Heritage |
20 |
Then Came Bronson |
"Long Lomesome Highway" |
Michael Parks |
21 |
Mr. Lucky |
Mr. Lucky |
Henry Mancini Orchestra |
21 |
The Dukes of Hazard |
The Dukes of Hazard |
Waylon Jennings |
23 |
Moonlighting |
Moonlighting |
Al Jarreau |
24 |
I Love Lucy |
"Disco Lucy" |
Wilton Place Street Band |
25 |
Laverne & Shirley |
"Making Our Dreams Come True" |
Cyndi Grecco |
25 |
Magnum P.I. |
Magnum P.I. |
Mike Post |
27 |
Peter Gunn |
Peter Gunn |
Duane Eddy |
28 |
Ben Casey |
Ben Casey |
Valjean |
29 |
Medic |
"Blue Star" |
Felicia Sanders |
30 |
Route 66 |
Route 66 |
Nelson Riddle Orchestra |
33 |
Have Gun Will Travel |
"Ballad of Paladin" |
Duane Eddy |
35 |
Batman |
Batman |
Neal Hefti & Orchestra |
38 |
The Men |
The Men |
Issac Hayes |
38 |
Here Come the Brides |
"Seattle" |
Perry Como |
41 |
Mission: Impossible |
Mission: Impossible |
Lalo Schifrin |
43 |
All in the Family |
"Those Were the Days" |
O'Connor & Stapleton |
44 |
Beverly Hillbillies |
"Ballad of Jed Clampett" |
Flatt & Scruggs |
45 |
Baretta |
"Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow" |
Merry Clayton |
45 |
Charlie's Angels |
Charlie's Angels |
Henry Mancini |
50 |
Peter Gunn |
Peter Gunn |
The Art of Noise |
52 |
Dynasty |
Dynasty |
Bill Conti |
54 |
Secret Agent |
"Secret Agent Man" |
The Ventures |
55 |
My Three Sons |
My Three Sons |
Lawrence Welk Orchestra |