THE BOND LISTS: THE THEME SONGS

The second ranked list of James Bond pictures: here, by how much the theme song digs into the cool, raunchy soul of Agent 007, at least as I estimate things; and as contentious as any and all attempts to rank Bond might be, I fully expect this to be the most debated of my Bond lists. Links go to my reviews.

1. “Goldfinger”, by Shirley Bassey
2. “Skyfall”, by Adele
3. “GoldenEye”, by Tina Turner
4. “Nobody Does it Better”, by Carly Simon
5. “Diamonds Are Forever”, by Shirley Bassey
-5a. “Casino Royale”, by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
6. “Thunderball”, by Tom Jones
7. “Live and Let Die”, by Paul McCartney & Wings
8. “The World Is Not Enough”, by Garbage
9. “A View to a Kill”, by Duran Duran
10. “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”, by John Barry
11. “You Know My Name”, by Chris Cornell
12. “From Russia with Love”, by Matt Monro
13. “For Your Eyes Only”, by Sheena Easton
14. “The Living Daylights”, by a-ha
15. “Moonraker”, by Shirley Bassey
16. “You Only Live Twice”, by Nancy Sinatra
17. “Licence to Kill”, by Gladys Knight
18. “Tomorrow Never Dies”, by Sheryl Crow
19. “Another Way to Die”, by Jack White and Alicia Keyes
20. “All Time High”, by Rita Coolidge
21. “Die Another Day”, by Madonna
-21a. “Never Say Never Again”, by Lani Hall
22. “The Man with the Golden Gun”, by Lulu