Top 10 Best Music Tracks from Super Mario Games

The music in Super Mario games does not just sit in the background while you run and jump. It pulls you into bright skies, strange worlds, tense boss fights, and those weirdly peaceful moments when you stop moving for a second and just listen. One minute you get something playful and bouncy, and the next you are hearing a track that sounds far bigger than a plumber has any business dealing with.

That range is exactly why these soundtracks stay with you long after the level ends. When you think back on your favorite Mario moments, there is a good chance the music gets there first.

The Top Ten

  1. Gusty Garden Galaxy (Super Mario Galaxy)

    This song is the pure sound of nostalgia. I'm not saying it's only nostalgia. This song is a gorgeous masterpiece with such a beautiful melody. I constantly find myself humming this tune under my breath. Truly a work of art.

    This is just a masterpiece. Played by a full orchestra, it is a wispy tune that brings Gusty Garden to life. Probably the best video game music ever.

    You guys already know what this is! I don't even have to explain this awesomeness.

  2. Egg Planet (Super Mario Galaxy)

    When I listened to it, I thought I was a baby listening to Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.

    One of the most memorable pieces of music in the Mario franchise.

    I completely agree.

  3. Dire, Dire Docks (Super Mario 64)

    I've loved this since being a little kid, especially when you enter the cave and the drums kick in. This is the best theme that's come from a Mario game.

    Anytime I need help falling asleep, I just turn on Dire, Dire Docks for 10 hours and turn the volume down. It's just so relaxing.

    If you like peaceful, quiet music, then this is for you. Except when you see that scary eel. Then you'll be out.

  4. Ultimate Koopa (Super Mario 64)

    Kinda eerie, but I like it.

  5. Space Junk Galaxy (Super Mario Galaxy)

    Absolutely gorgeous piece of music. Better than Gusty Garden!

  6. King Bowser (Super Mario Galaxy)

    This piece is the most epic Mario Galaxy track. With the dramatic opera while fighting Bowser, it accompanies the best Mario Bowser boss to this day.

    Just the SM64 theme.

  7. Super Mario Bros. Theme (Super Mario Bros.)

    Of course this is on the list! It's the most well-known music in the world!

  8. Ending (Super Mario Galaxy)

    I bet a lot of people don't know this music, but it's incredibly good and made me cry the first time I beat this game. It's very underrated.

    Great way to end a great game.

  9. Buoy Base (Super Mario Galaxy)

    I always felt that the Gusty Garden soundtrack was overrated. I mean, it was peaceful, but none matched the triumphant sound of Buoy Base. Personally, Battle Rock Galaxy, Dreadnought Galaxy, and Freeze Flame Galaxy sounded better than the number 1. I loved it at first note.

    Super nostalgic and grand. Another piece that's better than Gusty Garden Galaxy's theme.

  10. Jump Up, Super Star! (Super Mario Odyssey)

    Already on here, but freak yeah.

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    Razzle-Dazzle Slider (Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker)

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    Lineland Road (Super Paper Mario)

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  13. Koopa's Road (Super Mario 64)

    Another popular song that actually got a remix in newer Mario games, including Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2.

    For some reason, this music reminds me of Bendy and the Ink Machine.

  14. Super Bell Hill (Super Mario 3D World)

  15. Purple Comet (Super Mario Galaxy)

  16. Bowser's Galaxy Generator (Super Mario Galaxy 2)

    Hands down, the best final level music, in my opinion. I mean, this IS TheTopTens.com.

  17. Fossil Falls (Super Mario Odyssey)

  18. Sun Tower (Paper Mario)

  19. Koopa Cape (Mario Kart Wii)

    So action-packed.

  20. Soft Light (Super Paper Mario)

  21. Delfino Plaza (Super Mario Sunshine)

  22. Sky Theme (Super Mario Bros. 3)

    Also the level-end theme.

  23. Final Boss Battle (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)

    My friend, who plays Fortnite, sadly, once told me that all Mario songs are trash, and then I showed him this. Now he is a Mario addict.

    Masterpiece. I would play the final battle just to listen to it!

    This song is video game history.

  24. Bounding Through Time (Super Paper Mario)

  25. Okey Dokey! (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)

  26. Adventure's End (Mario & Luigi: Dream Team)

  27. Doopliss Battle (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)

    Literally perfect. It sends chills down my spine every time I hear it while still managing to be genuinely upbeat.

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