The Most Memorable TV Show Theme Songs Of All Time

For those watching Friends on streaming, the opening TV theme song is catchy and endearing as it plays over the cast having fun around a water fountain, but for those that lived through the series initial run on broadcast television, this song was impossible to escape. Written by David Crane and Marta Kaufman, the show’s co-creators, the song made it to number one on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and seven on the Top 40. That’s impressive for any song, but for a TV theme, it was nearly unheard of.

“I’ll Be There For You” is often voted as the best TV theme song of all time, and our list is no different, as not only is it a good song in its own right, but it fits Friends like a glove. In addition, culturally, no other theme song has had such a massive impact. Imagine how different television would be if R.E.M hadn’t turned down the chance to use one of their songs as the theme?