Space Jam: A New Legacy, hit cinemas over the weekend, starring NBA superstar LeBron James. And how can we forget how iconic the original soundtrack from Space Jam was. Released in 1996, it became one of the best-selling movie soundtracks of all time, with songs such as “I Believe I Can Fly” by R. Kelly which hit number one in the charts.

It’s clear that over the years certain movies have left a lasting impression; so much so, we turn to Spotify to stream our favourites!

Top10casinos.com were keen to investigate which movie soundtracks have become the most iconic, racking up the highest number of streams, therefore potentially earning the most in streaming royalties per album. Having identified 29 movie soundtracks and taken to Spotify, Top10Casinos can now reveal the most streamed!

Here are the top 15 results:

The movie soundtrack with the most streaming royalties of all time is ‘A Star Is Born’ with estimated Spotify earnings of more than £12 million. The very well-recieved movie and exceptional performances starring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper earned the 2020 Grammy award for ‘Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media’. With pretty much all the tracks considered a hit, the movie is most notable for the song “Shallow” with a recorded 1,553,036,811 Spotify plays.

Black Panther is the second highest in Spotify streaming royalties with more than £9.9 million in estimated value. The soundtrack for the highly acclaimed Marvel film starring the late Chadwick Boseman has certainly left a lasting impression since its 2018 release with songs from the likes of Kendrick Lamar with “All The Stars” listened to more than 800 million times on Spotify. 

Following in third place is the 1993 Dazed and Confused film soundtrack with estimated music royalty earnings of £5.6 million on Spotify. The film has become a cult classic over the years and featured hit rock songs from the 1970s from the likes of Kiss, Deep Purple and Aerosmith.

In fourth place is the 1977 Saturday Night Fever starring the disco icon, John Travolta. Garnering a combined play of over 1 billion and estimated royalties of more than  £5.2 million in value, the film soundtrack features artists from the disco era, with the iconic Bee Gees giving us “How deep is your love” and “Stayin’ Alive” amongst many others. 

To round off the top five is another quintessential movie classic – Footloose (1984). With potential earnings stacking up to £5.1 million in Spotify streaming royalties, the movie soundtrack includes the iconic song titled “Footloose” by Kenny Loggins which earned an Academy Award nomination for ‘Best Original Song’ along with “Let’s Hear It for the Boy”.