jIt's Always Sunny in Philadelphia uses a variety of music either to accompany a joke, or add humor to a scene.
Several songs in the show are part of the running joke about Dennis' love for 80's music.
Theme
thumb|301px|right|"Temptation Sensation" The show's theme song is "Temptation Sensation" by Heinz Kiessling. Soundtrack of the series contains the most used signature themes of It's Always Sunny.
"Temptation Sensation" was pitch-shifted up for "The Gang Exploits the Mortgage Crisis" in season 5, only to have it reverted back to its original E major in the following episode, "The Gang Hits the Road." It was edited to be shorter starting in season 7.
Season 1
- "Are You Really Ready" by Cloudy Mindz [1x1]
- "Hands Down" by Cloudy Mindz [1x1]
- "D.I.S.C.O. Party" by 2 Da Groove [1x1]
- "Heaven On Earth" by Joel Evans [1x1]
- "Returns & Exchanges" by Barry Schleifer [1x2]
- "Heaven On Earth" by Joel Evans [1x2]
- "Hands Down" by Cloudy Mindz [1x3]
- "Returns & Exchanges" by Barry Schleifer [1x3]
- "Forever Young" by Alphaville [1x3]
- "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley [1x4]
- "D.I.S.C.O. Party" by 2 Da Groove [1x5]
- "Canon in D major" by Johann Pachelbel [1x6]
- "Sarabande" by Handel - [1x7]
Season 2
- "Heaven On Earth" by Joel Evans [2x1]
- "Just a Friend" by Biz Markie [2x3]
- "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" by Tchaikovsky [2x4]
- Original Song: "Go For It" by Rob McElhenney and Glenn Howerton - [2x4]
- "You're the Best" by Joe 'Bean' Esposito [2x5]
- "Moonlight Sonata" by Beethoven [2x5]
- "Sa Lech Chenh A" by Pichit Paiboon [2x6]
- "Sweet Georgia Brown (Harlem Globetrotters Theme)" by The Carroll Brothers [2x6]
- Original Song: "Rock, Flag, Eagle" by Charlie Kelly - [2x9]
- Original Song: "Save The Children" by Bruce Mathis - [2x10]
- "The Greatest Love of All" originally by Whitney Houston (Performed by Dennis, Dee, and Bruce Mathis) -
[2x10]
Season 3
- "Riders on the Storm" by The Doors [3x1]
- "Are You Really Ready" by Cloudy Mindz [3x5]
- "Together Forever" by Rick Astley [3x5]
- Original Song: "Yellow Jacket Blues" by The Mighty Echoes (as The Yellow Jackets) [3x7]
- Original Song: "Hawky's Song" by The Mighty Echoes (as The Yellow Jackets) [3x7]
- "D.I.S.C.O. Party" by 2 Da Groove [3x8]
- Original Song: "The Nightman" by Charlie Kelly - [3x9]
- Original Song: "The Dayman" by Charlie and Dennis - [3x9]
- Original Song: "Freestyle" by Lil' Kev - [3x9]
- "Lady" by Styx [3x11]
- "El Gavilan" by Martyn Laight [3x12]
- "Two of Hearts" by Stacey Q [3x13]
- "Poison" by Bell Biv DeVoe [3x15]
- "Jumpin' At The Juke Joint" by Joel Evans [3x15]
- "Take My Breath Away" by Berlin [3x15]
Season 4
- "Full Of Joy" by Cheng Yu [4x1]
- "Ghostbusters" by Ray Parker, Jr. [4x2]
- "Retro World" by Edgard Jaude [4x3]
- "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" by Tchaikovsky [4x4]
- "Here I Go Again" by Whitesnake [4x4]
- "Blaze of Glory" by Jon Bon Jovi [4x5]
- "Wanted Dead or Alive" by Bon Jovi [4x6]
- "En el Tiempo en la Colonia / Mata Siguaraya" by Carlos Puebla, Pedro Sosa and Santiago Martinez
[4x6] - "Allegro" ("March") from the 1st Movement ("Spring") of Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons"
[4x7] - "Oh Yeah" by Yello [4x10]
- "Higher Love" by Steve Winwood [4x10]
- "Yankee Doodle" by Anon [4x11]
- "Get Out" by Literally Illiterate [4x12]
- Original Songs from "The Nightman Cometh":
Season 5
- "Runaway Train" by Soul Asylum [5x2]
- "Groove Is In The Heart" by Deee-Lite [5x5]
- "Whoomp! (There It Is)" by Tag Team [5x6]
- "Kiss from a Rose" by Seal [5x7]
- "Real American" by Rick Derringer [5x7]
- Original Song: "Birds of War" by Dennis, Mac, and Charlie - [5x7]
- "Take My Breath Away" by Berlin [5x10]
- "Habanera" by Bizet [5x10]
- "Molto vivace" from the 2nd Movement of Beethoven's "Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125"
[5x12] - Songs from "A Very Sunny Christmas":
- "Jingle Bell Rock" by Bobby Helms
- "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" by Bing Crosby feat. The Andrews Sisters
- "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" by Andy Williams
- "Blue Christmas" by Elvis Presley
- "O Holy Night" by Andy Williams
- "White Christmas" by Bing Crosby
- Original Song: "The Spirit Of Christmas" by Cormac Bluestone
Season 6
- "Symphony No. 40 in G Minor - Molto Allegro" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [6x1]
- "The Boys Are Back in Town" - originally performed by Thin Lizzy [6x2]
- "Dirty Wit U" by Black Laq [6x2]
- "Mo' Money Mo' Problems" by Notorious B.I.G. [6x3]
- "Ruff Ryders' Anthem" by DMX [6x3]
- "Forever You Won't" by Xzibit [6x3]
- "Back in the High Life Again" by Steve Winwood [6x3]
- "Scarface (Push It to the Limit)" by Paul Engemann [6x4]
- "Sadeness (Part I)" by Enigma [6x8]
- Original Song: "Lethal Weapon 5" music by Cormac Bluestone - [6x9]
- "Glory Days" by Bruce Springsteen [6x11]
- "Informer" by Snow [6x12]
- "My Prerogative" by Bobby Brown [6x12]
- "This Woman's Work" by Kate Bush [6x12]
Season 7
- "Hey, Good Lookin'!" by Hank Williams [7x1]
- "Oh, Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison [7x1]
- "Vacation" by The Go-Go's [7x2]
- "Under the Boardwalk" by The Drifters [7x2]
- "America The Beautiful" by Spirit of America Ensemble - [7x3]
- Original Song: "Do You Feel The Magic" by Charlie, Mac, Dennis and Dee - [7x3]
- "Hillbilly Hayride" by Jo Part - [7x3]
- "Aloha Malihini" by Nawahi Para'uchi - [7x3]
- "Doin' Tha Joint" by B. Dastardly - [7x3]
- "Our Small World" by Addy Flor - [7x3]
- Original Song: "Moms are Stupid" by Sweet Dee - [7x3]
- Original Song: "Yankee Doodle Song" by Charlie, Mac, and Dennis - [7x3]
- "Amazing Grace" by Andy Vale [Sweet Dee Gets Audited]
- "I Love the Nightlife" by Alicia Bridges [7x5]
- "Alone" by Heart [7x6]
- "We Built This City" by Starship [7x7]
- "Moments Musical No. 3 in F Minor" by Franz Schubert [7x7]
- "Light Head" by Helix & Ad Man [7x10]
- "Unbelievable" by EMF [7x12]
- Original Song: "Go For It" by Mac and Dennis - [7x12]
- "Hungry Eyes" by Eric Carmen [7x13]
- "Freedom! '90" by George Michael [7x13]
Season 8
- "Ride of the Valkyries" by Richard Wagner [Pop-Pop: The Final Solution]
- "Welk's Waltz" by The Jack Grey Orchestra [Pop-Pop: The Final Solution]
- "Manhunt" by Steve Jablonsky [Pop-Pop: The Final Solution]
- "Finale [from Jason and The Argonauts]" by Bernard Herrmann [Pop-Pop: The Final Solution]
- "Welk's Waltz" by The Jack Grey Orchestra [The Gang Recycles Their Trash]
- "Gold And Platinum (Instrumental)" by St. John [The Gang Recycles Their Trash]
- "The Boys are Back in Town" by Thin Lizzy [The Gang Recycles Their Trash]
- "Ghostbusters" by Ray Parker, Jr. [The Gang Recycles Their Trash]
- "Omen" by Dirty Dick, Carrie Harry, & Bart Hendrickson [The Maureen Ponderosa Wedding Massacre]
- "Ring Of Fear" by James Brett [The Maureen Ponderosa Wedding Massacre]
- "Man Of Constant Sorrow" by GH Blue Grass Pickers [The Maureen Ponderosa Wedding Massacre]
- "At Last (My Love Has Come Along)" by Etta James [Charlie and Dee Find Love]
- "Bad Company" by Bad Company [Charlie and Dee Find Love]
- "Air on the G String" from Bach's "Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major" [The Gang Gets Analyzed]
- "Welk's Waltz" by The Jack Grey Orchestra [The Gang Gets Analyzed]
- "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" by New Kids on the Block [Charlie's Mom Has Cancer]
- Parliament's "We Want the Funk" by Dr. Jinx [Charlie's Mom Has Cancer]
- "Thrills 'N' Pills" by Howie Beno & John McCurry [Frank's Back in Business]
- "Let's Hear It For the Boy" by Deniece Williams [Charlie Rules the World]
- "All Night Long" by Lionel Richie [Charlie Rules the World]
- "Funiculi, Funicula" [The Gang Dines Out]
- "Bellissimo" by Phil Bender-Stone [The Gang Dines Out]
- "Mio Dolce Sogno" by Butch Baldassari, Jack Jezzro & Jeff Taylor [The Gang Dines Out]
Season 9
- "That's How You're Killing Me" by Cookie Evans [The Gang Broke Dee]
- "Mama Said Knock You Out" by LL Cool J [The Gang Broke Dee]
- "Auld Lang Syne" by Anon [The Gang Broke Dee]
- "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen [9x3]
- "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" by Taylor Swift [9x3]
- Original Song: "I Like Paddy's Pub" by Charlie Kelly [9x3]
- Original Song: "Go F*** Yourselves" by Charlie Kelly [9x3]
- "Returns & Exchanges" by Barry Schleifer [Mac Day]
- "World Serum" by Helix [Mac Day]
- "Amazing Grace" by Andy Vale [Mac Day]
- "Returns & Exchanges" by Barry Schleifer [The Gang Saves the Day]
- "Smack My Bitch Up" by Prodigy [The Gang Saves The Day]
- "Tear Of Destiny" by Matt Gates [The Gang Saves The Day]
- Original Song: "Covington's House Theme" by Cormac Bluestone [The Gang Saves The Day]
- Original Song: "Song About Dee" by Josh Groban [The Gang Saves The Day]
- "Alone" by Heart [The Gang Saves The Day]
- "Walking On Sunshine" by Katrina & The Waves [The Gang Saves The Day]
- "Summertime Swing" by Jez Poole & Ray Flowers [The Gang Saves The Day]
- "No Salvation Piano" by Paul Englishby [The Gang Saves The Day]
- "Chasing Your Tail" by Jez Poole & Ray Flowers [The Gang Saves The Day]
- "Sunrise Warmth" by Udi Harpaz [The Gang Saves The Day]
- "Our Sweet Homeland" by Udi Harpaz [The Gang Saves The Day]
- "Motownphilly" originally by Boyz II Men (performed by Charlie, Mac, Dennis and Dee) - [The Gang Gets Quarantined]
- "Motownphilly" by Boyz II Men - [The Gang Gets Quarantined]
- "Cello Concerto in B Minor - 1. Allegro" by Antonin Dvorak [Flowers for Charlie]
- "Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major - I. Allegro" by Johann Sebastian Bach [Flowers for Charlie]
- "You're My Inspiration" by Chicago [Flowers for Charlie]
- "Welk's Waltz" by The Jack Grey Orchestra [Flowers for Charlie]
- "Moments Musical No. 3 in F Minor" by Franz Schubert [Flowers for Charlie]
- "Symphony No. 40 in G Minor - Molto Allegro" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [Flowers for Charlie]
- "Mad As A Haddock" by Gert Wilden [Flowers for Charlie]
- "Police Academy Theme" by Robert Folk [Flowers for Charlie]
- "Playing With The Boys" originally by Kenny Loggins [The Gang Makes Lethal Weapon 6]
- "Inna Bubble" by Blues Saraceno [The Gang Makes Lethal Weapon 6]
- "Genius Of Love" by Tom Tom Club [The Gang Squashes Their Beefs]
- "I Can't Wait" by Nu Shooz [The Gang Squashes Their Beefs]
Music from TV Spots
- Season Three - "D-Code" by Dust Devil
- Season Four - "Gunsmoke Ridge" by Werner Tautz
- Season Five - "Nothing to Worry About" by Peter Bjorn and John
- Season Six - "Bulgarian Chicks" by Balkan Beat Box
- Season Eight - "Bulgarian Chicks" by Balkan Beat Box ("New Cast" promos)
- Season Nine - "Defalut" by Django Django
See Also
- "Going Back to Philly" by Jeru the Damaja