Here Are 23 Of The Best Movie Soundtracks. Period.
I've listened to the Garden State soundtrack more than I've seen the actual film.
1. Clueless (1995)
Tune to check out: "Need You Around" by Smoking Popes
2. 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
Tune to check out: "F.N.T." by Semisonic
3. Garden State (2004)
Tune to check out: "Don't Panic" by Coldplay
4. (500) Days of Summer (2009)
Tune to check out: "She's Got You High" by Mumm-ra
5. Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008)
Tune to check out: "After Hours" by We Are Scientists
6. Juno (2007)
Tune to check out: "Sea of Love" by Cat Power
7. Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008)
Tune to check out: "Toothpaste Kisses" by The Maccabees
8. The Graduate (1968)
Tune to check out: "The Sound of Silence" by Simon & Garfunkel
9. Black Panther (2018)
Tune to check out: "Paramedic!" by SOB X RBE
10. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Tune to check out: "Invincible" by Aminé
11. Marie Antoinette (2006)
Tune to check out: "What Ever Happened" by the Strokes
12. Save the Last Dance (2000)
Tune to check out: "U Know What's Up" by Donell Jones
13. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Tune to check out: "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" by Beck
14. Dirty Dancing (1968)
Tune to check out: "Be My Baby" by the Ronettes
15. Can't Hardly Wait (1998)
Tune to check out: "It's Tricky" by Run-D.M.C.
16. The Great Gatsby (2013)
Tune to check out: "Young and Beautiful" by Lana Del Rey
17. Romeo + Juliet (1996)
Tune to check out: "Lovefool" by the Cardigans
18. Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
Tune to check out: "Earned It" by the Weeknd
19. Twilight* (2008)
Tune to check out: "Decode" by Paramore
*Author's note: EVERY Twilight soundtrack should be on this list, but I only listed one.
20. Footloose (1984)
Tune to check out: "Let's Hear It for the Boy" by Deniece Williams
21. Suicide Squad (2016)
Tune to check out: "Gangsta" by Kehlani
22. Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
Tune to check out: "Asleep" by The Smiths
23. Last, but not least, Promising Young Woman (2020)
Tune to check out: "It's Raining Men" by DeathbyRomy