Top 10 Disney Songs of the 2010s

I know many of you hate this song, and you know what? I understand. It's overplayed and exploited way more than needed. But when you truly get down to it, this song is utterly phenomenal. You have a character at their lowest point realizing they don't need to be afraid of who they are anymore. It's a song about being comfortable in your own skin and relieving yourself of past anxieties. Broadway star Idina Menzel brought her A-game here, and her voice perfectly encapsulates the vulnerability and power of the character she's portraying. So yeah, this song is overplayed, but to me, it's the greatest song that Disney has ever made, and I will defend it to my dying day.

I want Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez to write Disney songs for decades to come. The lyrics to "Remember Me" are so touching and really hit home for me. My family means so much to me. I value them above everything else in my life. That's why the tender tone and genuineness of this tune truly warm my heart. In many musicals, a song is played early on and becomes grander and louder as the film progresses. Coco's signature tune does the exact opposite, and it's very clever in how it's carried out. The song is played at multiple points in the film, including what is probably its best scene. What is that scene? I won't spoil it for you. Just bring tissues and thank me later.

This is completely my personal preference for why this song is so high on the list. It doesn't mean much in its movie's story, and it's sung by a character who's only on screen for about five minutes. But purely based on how it sounds, this is one of my favorite songs that Disney has ever created. It doesn't sound like a typical Disney song. It sounds like something from David Bowie's Aladdin Sane. It combines elements of glam rock, funk, progressive rock, disco, art rock, R&B, and psychedelic rock. Jemaine Clement, a talented comedian, actor, and singer, sounds amazing and packs loads of personality and charm, making "Shiny" stand out from any other Disney song. Sonically, it's Disney's most unique musical experiment, and I love every bit of it.

While I like all the songs on the Tangled soundtrack, they all seem a little too predictable and standard, in my opinion. Many of them sound like songs you'd hear on the radio. The opening of "When Will My Life Begin?" sounds almost exactly like the opening crescendo of "Pinball Wizard" by The Who. Out of all the Tangled songs, "I See the Light" stands out the most to me. Tangled is the most recent film for which the great Alan Menken wrote the music, and this is easily one of his top five songs. It's a great ballad performed by two good characters that perfectly orchestrates their feelings for one another.

Auli'i Cravalho was a great find for Disney. If you know about the making of Moana, you know this was her first acting performance at this scale. With all that pressure to voice the lead in Disney's next animated feature, she knocked it out of the park. In her character's signature song, she sounds fantastic. The song is very meaningful, and it all comes together in that sweeping, grand, soulful chorus. I love songs that start slow and build with each verse to an emotional explosion by the final chorus. "How Far I'll Go" perfectly utilizes this technique. After her performance in Moana, I hope Cravalho has a long and successful career.

This entry includes both the original rendition of this song and its reprise duet later in the movie. While Kristen Bell does not have as much singing experience as her fellow Frozen cast members, she still brings so much personality and charm to her vocal performance. She sounds wonderful every time she sings. The original song and its reprise perfectly orchestrate the characters of Anna and Elsa. Anna's joyful, quirky singing and Elsa's nervous, subdued vocals play off each other very well. The optimistic, booming nature of the original version and the pleading, emotionally complex sound of the reprise come together to create an overall great tune.

"Do You Wanna Build a Snowman?" is an interesting musical number because it's sung by the same character at three different ages. Roughly ten years pass from the start of the song to its end. It's a unique way of showing the passage of time and how the lyrics relate to the current situation. I'll admit that the song is simple in terms of sound, but that's exactly what makes it so strong. The piano adds an innocent and longing tone, and you can feel the emotion through each of the three singers. Kristen Bell did a cover of this song with Dave Grohl on a talk show and mashed it up with "Enter Sandman" by Metallica. My favorite actress and musician singing one of my favorite Disney songs, and then covering one of my favorite songs from one of my favorite bands - that's almost too much for me to handle.

IF YA SMELL WHAT THE ROCK IS COOKIN'! Had to do that, I apologize. I wonder if Dwayne Johnson ever imagined, twenty years ago when he was a WWE superstar, that he would be voicing a character and singing in a Disney musical. "You're Welcome" encapsulates everything awesome about Maui into a single musical number. He sings about all his incredible abilities and the numerous deeds he's done for humanity. The rap verse in this song is actually unexpectedly great too. I guess that's what happens when you get Lin-Manuel Miranda to write the songs for your movie. It was the first and only time rapping has been incorporated into a Disney song, and it didn't come off as forced or pandering.

Out of all the songs on the Frozen soundtrack, "Love is an Open Door" sounds the most like a song you would hear on the radio. A simple beat drives the melody, and it borrows elements from modern pop rock. However, the execution is very good, in my opinion. The Lopezes have a knack for writing irresistibly catchy tunes, and this song is no exception. The combination of male and female vocals makes the song sonically pleasing, the melody in the verses sticks in your head, and the chorus sounds large and explosive. The lyrics are pretty clever too. Hans' true motives are foreshadowed with the line, "I've been searching my whole life to find my own place." This song is technically a villain song, but neither the audience nor the protagonist realizes it yet.

This is probably the single best piece of original instrumental music Disney has ever put into a film.

Such a powerful song with beautiful music and visuals.

I don't know how this song wasn't on here.

I added this song because I ask the same thing every day.