INYIM Media Back To The Future: Billboard’s Greatest Disney Tunes Billboard Ranking! Featuring ‘Aladdin,’ ‘Frozen,’ ‘Pocahontas’ & More.
“The Disney soundtrack canon officially has its first new addition of the 2020s, thanks to the accompanying set for the breakout hit animated film Encanto. The soundtrack first topped the Billboard 200 albums chart on the chart dated Jan. 15, while also notching a pair of top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” (credited to Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz and the Encanto Cast) and “Surface Pressure” (Jessica Darrow) — with “Bruno” becoming the first song from an animated Disney film to hit No. 1 since 1993 earlier this month (chart dated Feb. 5).
But where do the two huge hits (along with other charting songs from Encanto) rank among the biggest-ever hits from animated Disney films on the Hot 100, including classics from ’90s Golden Age blockbusters Aladdin, The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast, as well as more recent favorites from 2010s hits Frozen and Moana? Enter Billboard‘s Greatest of All Time Disney songs ranking — the 25 biggest hits from animated Disney movies in Hot 100 history.
Our listing is led by “Can You Feel the Love Tonight,” Elton John’s recording of the love theme from the 1994 Disney epic The Lion King. The song spent 26 weeks on the Hot 100 and peaked at No. 4, while helping the accompanying soundtrack top the Billboard 200 for 10 weeks and eventually earn a diamond certification from the RIAA. Just below it is another romantic ballad from the ’90s: “A Whole New World (Aladdin’s Theme),” performed by Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle, which became the first (and until this February, only) song from an animated Disney movie to top the Hot 100 in early 1993.
The biggest Disney song from the 21st century is now found at No. 3 on our listing, with “We Don’t Talk About Bruno.” It’s the highest of seven songs from Encanto to appear on the ranking: “Surface Pressure” appears below it at No. 7, followed by “The Family Madrigal” (Stephanie Beatriz, Olga Merediz & Encanto Cast, which peaked thus far at No. 20 on the Hot 100 dated Feb. 5) at No. 11, “What Else Can I Do?” (Diane Guerrero & Stephanie Beatriz, a Hot 100 peak thus far of No. 27) at No. 14, “Dos Oruguitas” (Sebastian Yatra, No. 36) at No. 17, “Waiting on a Miracle” (Stephanie Beatriz, No. 48) at No. 20 and “All of You” (Stephanie Beatriz, Olga Merediz, John Leguizamo, Adassa, Maluma & Enacnto Cast, No. 71) at No. 25.
The highest-ranking song from the first 20 years of the 20th century is Idina Menzel’s rendition of “Let It Go,” from Frozen, at No. 4. Menzel’s version of the song reached No. 5 on the Hot 100 in 2014 — while pop star Demi Lovato’s re-recording of the megaballad also reached the top 40, hitting No. 38. (Lovato’s version of the song now ranks at No. 13 on our listing.) Moana, from 2016, also sees its main theme represented by a pair of recordings on our list, with Auli’i Cravalho’s version of “How Far I’ll Go” now landing at No. 15 and Alessia Cara’s rendition falling in at No. 21.
Take a look at our complete Greatest of All Time Disney songs ranking below, which we’ll update as the Encanto songs continue to grow.
Billboard’s Greatest of All Time Disney Songs Chart
Rank, Title, Artist, Movie, Hot 100 Peak Position/Year
1. “Can You Feel the Love Tonight,” Elton John, The Lion King (No. 4, 1994)
2. “A Whole New World (Aladdin’s Theme),” Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle, Aladdin (No. 1, one week, 1993)
3. “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz & Encanto Cast, Encanto (No. 1, 2022)
4. “Let It Go,” Idina Menzel, Frozen (No. 5, 2014)
5. “Colors of the Wind,” Vanessa Williams, Pocahontas (No. 4, 1995)
6. “Beauty and the Beast,” Celine Dion & Peabo Bryson, Beauty and the Beast (No. 9, 1992)
7. “Surface Pressure,” Jessica Darrow, Encanto (No. 8, 2022)
8. “Circle of Life,” Elton John, The Lion King (No. 18, 1994)
9. “Go the Distance,” Michael Bolton, Hercules (No. 24, 1997)
10. “You’ll Be in My Heart,” Phil Collins, Tarzan (No. 21, 1999)
11. “The Family Madrigal,” Stephanie Beatriz, Olga Merediz & Encanto Cast, Encanto (No. 20, 2022)
12. “Someday,” All-4-One, The Hunchback of Notre Dame (No. 30, 1996)
13. “Let It Go,” Demi Lovato, Frozen (No. 38, 2014)
14. “What Else Can I Do?,” Diane Guerrero & Stephanie Beatriz, Encanto (No. 27, 2022)
15. “How Far I’ll Go,” Auli’i Cravalho, Moana (No. 41, 2017)
16. “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?,” Kristen Bell, Agatha Lee Monn & Katie Lopez, Frozen (No. 51, 2014)
17. “Dos Oruguitas,” Sebastian Yatra, Encanto (No. 36, 2022)
18. “Little Wonders,” Rob Thomas, Meet the Robinsons (No. 58, 2007)
19. “For the First Time in Forever,” Kristen Bell & Idina Menzel, Frozen (No. 57, 2014)
20. “Waiting on a Miracle,” Stephanie Beatriz, Encanto (No. 48, 2022)
21. “How Far I’ll Go,” Alessia Cara, Moana (No. 56, 2017)
22. “Into the Unknown,” Idina Menzel & AURORA, Frozen II (No. 46, 2019)
23. “Try Everything,” Shakira, Zootopia (No. 63, 2016)
24. “You’re Welcome,” Dwayne Johnson, Moana (No. 65, 2017)
25. “All of You,” Stephanie Beatriz, Olga Merediz, John Leguizamo, Adassa, Maluma & Encanto Cast, Encanto (No. 71, 2022.)” – Billboard.com
