A continuación se presenta la lista de las 100 mejores películas musicales de habla inglesa de todos los tiempos, organizadas cronológicamente.
Las 100 Mejores Películas Musicales (Orden Cronológico)
La melodía de Broadway (The Broadway Melody) (1929)
Elenco principal: Bessie Love, Anita Page, Charles King
Canciones destacadas: The Broadway Melody, You Were Meant for Me
La calle 42 (42nd Street)
(1933) Elenco principal: Warner Baxter, Bebe Daniels, Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler
Canciones destacadas: 42nd Street, Shuffle Off to Buffalo, Young and Healthy
Vampiresas de 1933 (Gold Diggers of 1933) (1933)
Elenco principal: Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell, Ginger Rogers
Canciones destacadas: We're in the Money, Remember My Forgotten Man, Pettin' in the Park
Sombrero de copa (Top Hat)
(1935) Elenco principal: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edward Everett Horton
Canciones destacadas: Cheek to Cheek, Top Hat, White Tie and Tails, Isn't This a Lovely Day?
Magnolia (Show Boat)
(1936) Elenco principal: Irene Dunne, Allan Jones, Paul Robeson, Helen Morgan
Canciones destacadas: Ol' Man River, Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man, Make Believe
Ritmo loco (Swing Time) (1936)
Elenco principal: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore
Canciones destacadas: The Way You Look Tonight, A Fine Romance, Pick Yourself Up
El mago de Oz (The Wizard of Oz)
(1939) Elenco principal: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr
Canciones destacadas: Over the Rainbow, Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead, We're Off to See the Wizard
Fantasía (Fantasia) (1940)
Elenco principal: Deems Taylor, Leopold Stokowski (Dirección musical/Animación)
Piezas/Canciones destacadas: Toccata y Fuga en re menor, El aprendiz de brujo, El cascanueces
Yanqui Dandy (Yankee Doodle Dandy)
(1942) Elenco principal: James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston
Canciones destacadas: Yankee Doodle Boy, Give My Regards to Broadway, You're a Grand Old Flag
Cita en San Luis (Meet Me in St. Louis)
(1944) Elenco principal: Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Mary Astor
Canciones destacadas: The Trolley Song, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, The Boy Next Door
Un día en Nueva York (On the Town)
(1949) Elenco principal: Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Betty Garrett, Ann Miller
Canciones destacadas: New York, New York, On the Town, Come Up to My Place
Un americano en París (An American in Paris)
(1951) Elenco principal: Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant, Nina Foch
Canciones destacadas: I Got Rhythm, Our Love Is Here to Stay, An American in Paris Ballet
Cantando bajo la lluvia (Singin' in the Rain)
(1952) Elenco principal: Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds
Canciones destacadas: Singin' in the Rain, Make 'Em Laugh, Good Morning
Los caballeros las prefieren rubias (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes) (1953)
Elenco principal: Marilyn Monroe, Jane Russell, Charles Coburn
Canciones destacadas: Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend, Bye Bye Baby, Two Little Girls from Little Rock
Melodías de Broadway 1955 (The Band Wagon)
(1953) Elenco principal: Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Oscar Levant, Jack Buchanan
Canciones destacadas: That's Entertainment!, Dancing in the Dark, Triplets
Ha nacido una estrella (A Star Is Born)
(1954) Elenco principal: Judy Garland, James Mason, Jack Carson
Canciones destacadas: The Man That Got Away, Gotta Have a Baby, Born in a Trunk
Siete novias para siete hermanos (Seven Brides for Seven Brothers)
(1954) Elenco principal: Howard Keel, Jane Powell, Jeff Richards
Canciones destacadas: Bless Your Beautiful Hide, Goin' Courtin', Lonesome Polecat
Ellos y ellas (Guys and Dolls)
(1955) Elenco principal: Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra, Vivian Blaine
Canciones destacadas: Luck Be a Lady, Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat, Guys and Dolls
El rey y yo (The King and I)
(1956) Elenco principal: Yul Brynner, Deborah Kerr, Rita Moreno
Canciones destacadas: Getting to Know You, Shall We Dance?, I Whistle a Happy Tune
Una cara con ángel (Funny Face) (1957)
Elenco principal: Audrey Hepburn, Fred Astaire, Kay Thompson
Canciones destacadas: Funny Face, Bonjour, Paris!, S'Wonderful
Gigi (1958)
Elenco principal: Leslie Caron, Louis Jourdan, Maurice Chevalier
Canciones destacadas: Thank Heaven for Little Girls, Gigi, I Remember It Well
Porgy and Bess (1959)
Elenco principal: Sidney Poitier, Dorothy Dandridge, Sammy Davis Jr.
Canciones destacadas: Summertime, Bess, You Is My Woman Now, It Ain't Necessarily So
West Side Story (Amor sin barreras)
(1961) Elenco principal: Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris
Canciones destacadas: Tonight, Maria, America, Somewhere
Vivir de ilusión (The Music Man) (1962)
Elenco principal: Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett
Canciones destacadas: Ya Got Trouble, Seventy-Six Trombones, Till There Was You
Mary Poppins
(1964) Elenco principal: Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson
Canciones destacadas: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, A Spoonful of Sugar, Chim Chim Cher-ee
My Fair Lady (Mi bella dama)
(1964) Elenco principal: Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway
Canciones destacadas: I Could Have Danced All Night, The Rain in Spain, On the Street Where You Live
La melodía de la felicidad / Sonrisas y lágrimas (The Sound of Music)
(1965) Elenco principal: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker
Canciones destacadas: Do-Re-Mi, My Favorite Things, The Sound of Music, Edelweiss
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
Elenco principal: Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, Lionel Jeffries
Canciones destacadas: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Hushabye Mountain, Truly Scrumptious
Funny Girl (Chica insólita)
(1968) Elenco principal: Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif, Kay Medford
Canciones destacadas: People, Don't Rain on My Parade, My Man
Oliver! (1968)
Elenco principal: Mark Lester, Ron Moody, Oliver Reed, Shani Wallis
Canciones destacadas: Consider Yourself, As Long as He Needs Me, Food, Glorious Food
La leyenda de la ciudad sin nombre (Paint Your Wagon) (1969)
Elenco principal: Lee Marvin, Clint Eastwood, Jean Seberg
Canciones destacadas: They Call the Wind Maria, Wand'rin' Star, I Talk to the Trees
Noche de paz (Scrooge) (1970)
Elenco principal: Albert Finney, Alec Guinness, Edith Evans
Canciones destacadas: Thank You Very Much, I Hate People, Father Christmas
Un mundo de fantasía (Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory)
(1971) Elenco principal: Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson, Peter Ostrum
Canciones destacadas: Pure Imagination, The Candy Man, Oompa Loompa Doompa Dee Do
El violinista en el tejado (Fiddler on the Roof) (1971)
Elenco principal: Topol, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey, Rosalind Harris
Canciones destacadas: If I Were a Rich Man, Sunrise, Sunset, Tradition
Cabaret
(1972) Elenco principal: Liza Minnelli, Michael York, Joel Grey
Canciones destacadas: Willkommen, Cabaret, Money, Money, Maybe This Time
Jesucristo Superstar (Jesus Christ Superstar) (1973)
Elenco principal: Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson, Yvonne Elliman
Canciones destacadas: I Don't Know How to Love Him, Superstar, Gethsemane
El fantasma del Paraíso (Phantom of the Paradise) (1974)
Elenco principal: William Finley, Paul Williams, Jessica Harper
Canciones destacadas: Phantom's Theme (Beauty and the Beast), Life at Last, Special to Me
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Elenco principal: Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick
Canciones destacadas: Time Warp, Sweet Transvestite, Science Fiction/Double Feature
A Star Is Born (Nace una estrella)
(1976) Elenco principal: Barbra Streisand, Kris Kristofferson, Gary Busey
Canciones destacadas: Evergreen (Love Theme), With One More Look at You, Watch Closely Now
Fiebre del sábado noche (Saturday Night Fever) (1977)
Elenco principal: John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney, Barry Miller
Canciones destacadas: Stayin' Alive, How Deep Is Your Love, More Than a Woman, Night Fever
Grease (Brillantina)
(1978) Elenco principal: John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing
Canciones destacadas: Summer Nights, You're the One That I Want, Greased Lightnin', Hopelessly Devoted to You
El wiz (The Wiz) (1978)
Elenco principal: Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Lena Horne
Canciones destacadas: Ease on Down the Road, Home, A Brand New Day
All That Jazz (Empieza el espectáculo)
(1979) Elenco principal: Roy Scheider, Jessica Lange, Ann Reinking, Leland Palmer
Canciones destacadas: On Broadway, Bye Bye Love, Take Off With Us
Hair (1979)
Elenco principal: John Savage, Treat Williams, Beverly D'Angelo
Canciones destacadas: Aquarius, Let the Sunshine In, Hair
Fame (Fama) (1980)
Elenco principal: Irene Cara, Lee Curreri, Laura Dean, Gene Anthony Ray
Canciones destacadas: Fame, Out Here on My Own, I Sing the Body Electric
Los hermanos caradura (The Blues Brothers) (1980)
Elenco principal: John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles
Canciones destacadas: Everybody Needs Somebody to Love, Think, Soul Man, Minnie the Moocher
Xanadu (1980)
Elenco principal: Olivia Newton-John, Gene Kelly, Michael Beck
Canciones destacadas: Xanadu, Magic, I'm Alive
Pink Floyd: El muro (Pink Floyd: The Wall)
(1982) Elenco principal: Bob Geldof, Christine Hargreaves, James Laurenson
Canciones destacadas: Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2), Comfortably Numb, Mother
Victor Victoria (1982)
Elenco principal: Julie Andrews, James Garner, Robert Preston, Lesley Ann Warren
Canciones destacadas: Le Jazz Hot!, The Shady Dame from Seville, You and Me
Flashdance (1983)
Elenco principal: Jennifer Beals, Michael Nouri, Lilia Skala
Canciones destacadas: Flashdance... What a Feeling, Maniac, He's a Dream
Footloose (1984)
Elenco principal: Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer, John Lithgow, Sarah Jessica Parker
Canciones destacadas: Footloose, Let's Hear It for the Boy, Holding Out for a Hero
Purple Rain (1984)
Elenco principal: Prince, Apollonia Kotero, Morris Day
Canciones destacadas: Purple Rain, When Doves Cry, Let's Go Crazy
La pequeña tienda de los horrores (Little Shop of Horrors) (1986)
Elenco principal: Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Steve Martin, Bill Murray
Canciones destacadas: Suddenly, Seymour, Feed Me (Git It!), Dentist!
Dirty Dancing (1987)
Elenco principal: Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Jerry Orbach
Canciones destacadas: (I've Had) The Time of My Life, Hungry Eyes, She's Like the Wind
La sirenita (The Little Mermaid) (1989)
Elenco principal (Voces): Jodi Benson, Samuel E. Wright, Pat Carroll
Canciones destacadas: Under the Sea, Part of Your World, Kiss the Girl
Cry-Baby (1990)
Elenco principal: Johnny Depp, Amy Locane, Susan Tyrrell, Ricki Lake
Canciones destacadas: Please, Mr. Jailer, King Cry-Baby, High School Hellcats
La bella y la bestia (Beauty and the Beast) (1991)
Elenco principal (Voces): Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Richard White, Jerry Orbach
Canciones destacadas: Beauty and the Beast, Be Our Guest, Belle
Aladdín (Aladdin) (1992)
Elenco principal (Voces): Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin, Brad Kane
Canciones destacadas: A Whole New World, Friend Like Me, Prince Ali
La pandilla (Newsies) (1992)
Elenco principal: Christian Bale, Bill Pullman, Robert Duvall, Ann-Margret
Canciones destacadas: Seize the Day, Carrying the Banner, Santa Fe
Pesadilla antes de Navidad (The Nightmare Before Christmas)
(1993) Elenco principal (Voces): Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara
Canciones destacadas: This Is Halloween, What's This?, Oogie Boogie's Song
El rey león (The Lion King)
(1994) Elenco principal (Voces): Matthew Broderick, James Earl Jones, Jeremy Irons
Canciones destacadas: Circle of Life, Can You Feel the Love Tonight, Hakuna Matata
Hércules (Hercules) (1997)
Elenco principal (Voces): Tate Donovan, Danny DeVito, James Woods, Susan Egan
Canciones destacadas: Go the Distance, Zero to Hero, I Won't Say (I'm in Love)
El príncipe de Egipto (The Prince of Egypt) (1998)
Elenco principal (Voces): Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Whitney Houston
Canciones destacadas: When You Believe, Deliver Us, The Plagues
Bailar en la oscuridad (Dancer in the Dark) (2000)
Elenco principal: Björk, Catherine Deneuve, David Morse
Canciones destacadas: I've Seen It All, Craters, New World
Hedwig y The Angry Inch (Hedwig and the Angry Inch) (2001)
Elenco principal: John Cameron Mitchell, Michael Pitt, Miriam Shor
Canciones destacadas: Origin of Love, Wig in a Box, Angry Inch
Moulin Rouge!
(2001) Elenco principal: Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, John Leguizamo
Canciones destacadas: Come What May, Elephant Love Medley, Your Song
Chicago
(2002) Elenco principal: Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere
Canciones destacadas: All That Jazz, Cell Block Tango, Razzle Dazzle
El fantasma de la ópera (The Phantom of the Opera) (2004)
Elenco principal: Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson
Canciones destacadas: The Phantom of the Opera, The Music of the Night, All I Ask of You
Rent (2005)
Elenco principal: Rosario Dawson, Taye Diggs, Idina Menzel, Anthony Rapp
Canciones destacadas: Seasons of Love, La Vie Boème, Take Me or Leave Me
Dreamgirls (Soñadoras) (2006)
Elenco principal: Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé Knowles, Jamie Foxx, Eddie Murphy
Canciones destacadas: And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going, Listen, One Night Only
Hairspray (2007)
Elenco principal: Nikki Blonsky, John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Zac Efron
Canciones destacadas: You Can't Stop the Beat, Good Morning Baltimore, Welcome to the 60's
High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)
Elenco principal: Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Bleu
Canciones destacadas: Now or Never, Can I Have This Dance, Scream
Mamma Mia!
(2008) Elenco principal: Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth
Canciones destacadas: Dancing Queen, Mamma Mia, The Winner Takes It All
Sweeney Todd: El barbero diabólico de la calle Fleet (2007)
Elenco principal: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman
Canciones destacadas: The Ballad of Sweeney Todd, A Little Priest, Epiphany
Once (Una vez) (2007)
Elenco principal: Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová
Canciones destacadas: Falling Slowly, If You Want Me, Say It to Me Now
Tangled (Enredados) (2010)
Elenco principal (Voces): Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi, Donna Murphy
Canciones destacadas: I See the Light, When Will My Life Begin?, Mother Knows Best
Los miserables (Les Misérables) (2012)
Elenco principal: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried
Canciones destacadas: I Dreamed a Dream, One Day More, On My Own
Pitch Perfect (Dando la nota) (2012)
Elenco principal: Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Skylar Astin, Brittany Snow
Canciones destacadas: Cups (When I'm Gone), Riff-Off Medley, Bellas Finals
Frozen: El reino del hielo (2013)
Elenco principal (Voces): Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad
Canciones destacadas: Let It Go, Do You Want to Build a Snowman?, Love Is an Open Door
Into the Woods (2014)
Elenco principal: Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, James Corden, Anna Kendrick
Canciones destacadas: Into the Woods, Agony, No One Is Alone
Straight Outta Compton (2015)
Elenco principal: O'Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell
Canciones destacadas: Straight Outta Compton, Fuck tha Police, Express Yourself
La La Land (La ciudad de las estrellas) (2016)
Elenco principal: Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, John Legend
Canciones destacadas: City of Stars, Another Day of Sun, Audition (The Fools Who Dream)
Moana (Vaiana) (2016)
Elenco principal (Voces): Auliʻi Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Rachel House
Canciones destacadas: How Far I'll Go, You're Welcome, Shiny
Sing Street (2016)
Elenco principal: Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Lucy Boynton, Jack Reynor
Canciones destacadas: Drive It Like You Stole It, The Riddle of the Model, To Find You
El gran showman (The Greatest Showman) (2017)
Elenco principal: Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, Zendaya
Canciones destacadas: This Is Me, The Greatest Show, Rewrite the Stars
Coco (2017)
Elenco principal (Voces): Anthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal, Benjamin Bratt
Canciones destacadas: Remember Me (Recuérdame), Un Poco Loco, Proud Corazón
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
Elenco principal: Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy
Canciones destacadas: Bohemian Rhapsody, Radio Ga Ga, We Are the Champions
El regreso de Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins Returns) (2018)
Elenco principal: Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw
Canciones destacadas: Can You Imagine That?, A Cover Is Not the Book, The Place Where Lost Things Go
Ha nacido una estrella (A Star Is Born)
(2018) Elenco principal: Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, Sam Elliott
Canciones destacadas: Shallow, Always Remember Us This Way, I'll Never Love Again
Rocketman (2019)
Elenco principal: Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden
Canciones destacadas: Rocket Man, Tiny Dancer, Your Song, I'm Still Standing
Hamilton (2020)
Elenco principal: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr., Phillipa Soo, Renée Elise Goldsberry
Canciones destacadas: Alexander Hamilton, My Shot, The Room Where It Happens, Satisfied
En un barrio de Nueva York (In the Heights) (2021)
Elenco principal: Anthony Ramos, Melissa Barrera, Corey Hawkins, Leslie Grace
Canciones destacadas: In the Heights, 96,000, Paciencia y Fe
Tick, Tick... Boom! (2021)
Elenco principal: Andrew Garfield, Alexandra Shipp, Robin de Jesús, Vanessa Hudgens
Canciones destacadas: 30/90, Therapy, Louder Than Words
West Side Story
(2021) Elenco principal: Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose, Mike Faist
Canciones destacadas: America, West Side Story Medley, I Feel Pretty
Elvis (2022)
Elenco principal: Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Olivia DeJonge
Canciones destacadas: Unchained Melody, Suspicious Minds, Hound Dog
Matilda, de Roald Dahl: El musical (Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical) (2022)
Elenco principal: Alisha Weir, Emma Thompson, Lashana Lynch
Canciones destacadas: Revolting Children, Naughty, When I Grow Up
Wonka (2023)
Elenco principal: Timothée Chalamet, Calah Lane, Hugh Grant, Olivia Colman
Canciones destacadas: A Hatful of Dreams, Pure Imagination, Oompa Loompa
El color púrpura (The Color Purple) (2023)
Elenco principal: Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo
Canciones destacadas: I'm Here, Hell No!, Push Da Button
Chicas malas (Mean Girls) (2024)
Elenco principal: Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp, Auliʻi Cravalho, Jaquel Spivey
Canciones destacadas: World Burn, Meet the Plastics, Apex Predator
Wicked (2024)
Elenco principal: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Jeff Goldblum
Canciones destacadas: Defying Gravity, Popular, The Wizard and I