22 TV Shows With Theme Songs That Are So Iconic They Deserve A Grammy

DJ's need to start playing the Succession theme song.

I love a good theme song.

NBC

^^ live footage me and my friends jamming out to the Cyberchase theme song. 

The right theme song can establish a show's tone, introduce character dynamics, and even establish the show's central themes. Also, they're usually catchy as hell. 

So, when u/Ok-Outcome-6387 asked the fine people of Ask Reddit "what's the best T.V. theme song ever?", I knew I had to round up the best answers.

1. Peacemaker

HBO

"Peacemaker, by a mile. Nothing to do with the show itself. Everything is all in the opening of the episode."

– u/LordsOfJoop

"Every once in a while, my girlfriend and I will just turn to each other and say 'DO YOU REALLY WANNA, DO YOU REALLY WANNA TASTE IT?' when we're home."

– u/Grimm17

Watch the opening credits here:

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2. The X-Files

Fox

"The only theme song that meant I could take an hour away from studying during high school." 

– u/Keri2816

Watch the opening credits here:

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3. M.A.S.H.

CBS

"M.A.S.H., and it's not even close."

– u/JimiOfTheValley

Watch the opening credits here:

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4. Seinfeld

NBC

"I’d say Seinfeld, mainly because I can’t think of another theme that became so intensely embedded in the public consciousness. Even now, if you play just that first single bass slap a majority of American adults could probably tell you what it’s from."

– u/Dr_broadnoodle·

Here's the full theme song:

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5. Power Rangers

Fox

"Unironically, Power Rangers' theme songs do more work than they need to."

– u/WPGSquirrel

"It had no right to slap as hard as it did."

– u/yrulaughing

Watch the opening credits here:

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6. Gilmore Girls

The WB

"Instant comfort."

– u/occasional_idea

Watch the opening credits here:

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7. Narcos

Netflix

"Could listen to it all day."

– u/Nightowl00000

Watch the opening credits here:

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8. Thundercats

Cartoon Network

"The original ThunderCats theme was, and still is, awesome."

– u/WaywardMind

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9. Death Note

Nippon Television Network System

"The second opening for Death Note fucking shreds."

– u/yrulaughing

Here's the opening credits (headphone users, beware):

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10. Gravity Falls

Disney Channel

"The Gravity Falls theme song goes hard."

– u/Prudent-Town3441

Here's the opening sequence:

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11. Succession

HBO

"Succession has a banging song!"

– u/oddkidd9

"The discordance of the song so perfectly matches the family of the show. I never skipped the intro."

– u/Solid-Illustrator702

Watch the opening credits here:

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12. Parks and Recreation

NBC

"I think is the only theme I don’t skip when binge watching."

– u/elpaco313

Watch the opening credits here:

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13. Smallville

The WB

"Admittedly not the best but it's iconic."

– u/killa_J_cobb

Watch the opening credits here:

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14. Phineas and Ferb

Disney

– u/Euphoric-March-8159·

Here's the opening theme:

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15. Peaky Blinders

BBC Two

"Makes me want to take up smoking and drink whiskey."

– u/Hardlyasubstitute

16. Here's the theme song:

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17. Danny Phantom

Nickelodeon

"The Danny Phantom theme song is a hit."

– u/1manbandmann

Here's the theme song:

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18. Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?

PBS

"For best TV theme song of all time, I’ll go with Rockapella’s 'Where in the World is Carmen San Diego?' Them singing that song was THE reason to watch that show!"

– u/bodyknock

Here's Rockapella performing the theme song live on Good Morning America:

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19. Firefly

Fox

"I am SHOCKED I had to scroll so far down for this. There are a lot of good answers, but Firefly so perfectly complements the show itself."

– u/NotAnotherBookworm

Watch the opening credits here:

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20. Duck Tales

Disney

I remember getting into a fight with someone in 7th grade because they insisted they were saying "woo-woo." Fuck you still, Jon, you're wrong."

– u/Annual-Intern5669

Here's the theme song:

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21. Game of Thrones

HBO

"The Game of Thrones intro was so iconic that it's still being copied."

– u/tolkienbooks

"Majestic." 

– u/volcanicsunset

Watch the opening credits here:

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22. Friends

NBC

"I haven't watched more than a few episodes and I have that damn theme song stuck in my head everyday."

– u/volcanicsunset

Watch the opening credits here:

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Note: submissions have been edited for length/clarity.

Thank you u/Ok-Outcome-6387 and everyone who shared their favourite show themes in the AskReddit thread!