In my view, music is as much a part of films as the storyline. Music can move a storyline along on every level possible. Listed below are some of my favorite film soundtracks.

1 Sweet Sweetback’s Badass Song

Earth, Wind & Fire

2 Shaft

Isaac Hayes

3 Superfly

Curtis Mayfield

4 Car Wash

Rose Royce

5 Cooley High

Various Artists

6 Claudine

Gladys Knight & The Pips

7 The Mack

Willie Hutch

8 Foxy Brown

Willie Hutch

9 Youngblood

War

10 That’s The Way Of The World

Earth, Wind & Fire

11 Cornbread, Earl & Me

The Blackbyrds

12 Sparkle

Aretha Franklin

13 Krush Groove

Various Artists

14 Waiting To Exhale

Various Artists

15 Soul Food

Various Artists

16 Coffee

Roy Ayers

17 The Bodyguard

Whitney Houston

18 The Preacher’s Wife

Whitney Houston

19 Truck Turner

Isaac Hayes

20 The Show

Various Artists