Bond Films


Note: The non-canon films “Casino Royale” (1967) and “Never Say Never Again” are included because, especially the latter, I consider them legit entries. Also, I’ve listed both title and end credits songs, at least as many as I’m currently aware of. As usual, feel free to flood my inbox telling me I have absolutely no idea what I’m talking about.


On with the show...



Bond Films Best to Worst


1. Dr. No

2. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service

3. You Only Live Twice

4. Tomorrow Never Dies

5. Live and Let Die

6. Octopussy

7. From Russia With Love

8. Goldfinger

9. Licence to Kill

10. SPECTRE

11. Die Another Day

12. The World is Not Enough

13. GoldenEye

14. The Spy Who Loved Me

15. Skyfall

16. The Man With the Golden Gun

17. For Your Eyes Only

18. Thunderball

19. Quantum of Solace

20. The Living Daylights

21. Never Say Never Again

22. Diamonds Are Forever


23. Casino Royale (1967)

24. Casino Royale (2006)

25. Moonraker

26. A View to a Kill


Best to Worst Bond Songs (After Dr. No)



1. Live and Let Die by McCartney and Wings

2. Licence to Kill by Gladys Knight

3. Goldfinger by Shirley Bassey

4. Surrender by k.d. Lang (Tomorrow Never Dies End Theme)

5. For Your Eyes Only by Sheena Easton

6. Nobody Does it Better by Carly Simon (The Spy Who Loved Me)

7. You Only Live Twice by Nancy Sinatra

8. The World is Not Enough by Garbage

9. Skyfall by Adele

10. We Have All the Time in the World by Louis Armstrong (OHMSS)

11. Goldeneye by Tina Turner

12. All Time High by Rita Coolidge (Octopussy)



Middle of the Pack

13. If You Asked Me To by Patti LaBelle (Licence to Kill End Theme)

14. Writing's on the Wall by Sam Smith

15. From Russia With Love by Matt Monro

16. Another Way to Die by Alicia Keys and Jack White (Quantum of Solace)

17. Diamonds Are Forever by Shirley Bassey



And the Clunkers

18. Never Say Never Again by Lani Hall

19. Thunderball by Tom Jones

20. You Know My Name by Chris Cornell (Casino Royale)

21. Moonraker- Shirley Bassey

22. The Man With the Golden Gun by Lulu

23. The Living Daylights by A-ha

24. A View to a Kill by Duran Duran

25. Tomorrow Never Dies by Sheryl Crow

26. Die Another Day by Madonna

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