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io9’s 15 Favorite Needle Drops, Ranked

Some of the best and absolutely badass boombox busters to ever show up on film or TV.
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Many of us remember moments on screen when all of a sudden you sit up because a song you recognize has come on. Music is universal, after all, and even when new characters are embodying the emotions of those songs, they can connect. Personally, I love a good needle drop (you can read my interview with Our Flag Means Death music supervisor Maggie Phillips right here!) and here are some of my favorites, from both movies and TV, ranked purely by how much I personally love them.

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