The thrill of victory... and the agony of defeat... the human drama of athletic competition. That quote, it captures why sports are so great. And music, it's what intensifies that drama and that thrill. These songs do it better than any others.
11Not even placing it in the top 10, I fully expect to take some flack for the placement of Take Me Out to the Ballgame. It's as American as apple pie, but it can't pull rank on the other songs on this list.
Harry Caray Sings Take Me Out to the Ballgame
10During timeouts and between innings, we never seem to tire of this tried beat, that cheesy dance that is the Y-M-C-A.
YMCA
Honorable mention to a video
that almost made this list:
Heart of a Champion, Nelly
9To every kid growing up in the 90s, the Chicago Bulls and Michael Jordan were as big as it got. That intro music with the scoreboard bull charging through the streets of Chicago... it's called Sirius Instrumental by Alan Parsons Project.
Chicago Bulls Players' Introduction
8To grow up in the 90s was to grow up on the Jock James CD. Let's get ready to rumble!!!
Jock Jams - Lets Get Ready To Rumble (Remix)
7Not only a great sports song, but Eye of the Tiger will forever be linked with Rocky—one the great sports movies of all time.
Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger (Official video clip)
6In terms of getting a crowd on their feet, We Will Rock You places second, only behind the #1 overall song on this list. As the only artists with two songs on the list, honorable mention goes to Queen for being the greatest musical contributor to sports.
Queen-We Will Rock You
5Including the Monday Night Football theme, the next three are iconic tunes that signal the start of competition. At least while these are pumping through surround, watching the start of a broadcast from home can be just as good as being in the stands. Are you ready for some football?
Monday Night Football Theme Song
4Watching NBA ball hasn't been the same since it left NBA and Roundball Rock behind. This is a great clip of composer John Tesh explaining the background behind the song, then performing it live.
'ORIGINAL' NBA on NBC Theme - Roundball Rock - John Tesh www.tesh.com
3Nothing in sports gives me chills like an Olympic highlight reel with accompanied by NBC's broadcast theme. The song is called Bugler's Dream, composed by Leo Arnaud and originally used for an Olympic broadcast in ABC's 1968 coverage of the Winter Games.
Olympics Theme Song
2Nothing says "we just kicked your ass" better than We Are the Champions. And that is why you'll never see a championship trophy been hoisted without Queen booming from the background.
Queen - We are the champions, live
1When the home team needs a lift, there's only one song to turn to. The Rock and Roll Part 2 beat is every bit as essential to a game as the ball. Thank you, Gary Glitter, for giving us the best sports song of all-time.
Gary Glitter-Rock and Roll Part 2 Hey Song (from last tour)
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Great List!
I would add 2 Unlimited…….Get Ready!
R.I.P QUEEN