In Reply to: Favorite Bond Theme? posted by TheHappyBurgermeister on June 21, 2025 at 23:20:38
Tier 1:
1. The Man with the Golden Gun [Lulu]
2. Live and Let Die [Paul McCartney & Wings]
3. Thunderball [Tom Jones]
4. You Only Live Twice [Nancy Sinatra]
5. Goldfinger [Shirley Bassey]
6. You Know My Name (Casino Royale) [Chris Cornell]
7. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service [John Barry Orchestra]
8. Nobody Does it Better (The Spy Who Loved Me) [Carly Simon]
9. Dr. No (The James Bond Theme) [John Barry/Monty Norman]
10. Diamonds Are Forever [Shirley Bassey]
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Tier 2:
11. Tomorrow Never Dies [Sheryl Crow]
12. For Your Eyes Only [Sheena Easton]
13. No Time to Die [Billie Eilish]
14. Skyfall [Adele]
15. Goldeneye [Tina Turner]
16. All-Time High (Octopu$$y) [Rita Coolidge]
17. The World is Not Enough [Garbage]
18. From Russia with Love [Matt Monro]
19. Writing on the Wall (Spectre) [Sam Smith]
20. Moonraker [Shirley Bassey]
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Tier 3:
21. Never Say Never Again [Lani Hall]
22. License to Kill [Gladys Knight]
23. The Living Daylights [A-ha]
24. Another Way to Die (Quantum of Solace) [Jack White/Alicia Keys]
25. Die Another Day [Madonna]
26. A View to a KIll [Duran Duran]
I am generally basing this on the theme songs themselves, but I admit to being somewhat biased by how much I like the movie that the song evokes. That being said, I love License to Kill way more than its theme song, and I don't like OHMSS as much as I like ITS theme song.