# List of video game soundtracks considered the best

This is a list of video game soundtracks that multiple publications, such as video game journalism and music journalism publications, have considered to be among the best of all time. The game soundtracks listed here are included on at least three separate "best/greatest of all time" lists from different publications (inclusive of all time periods and platforms). Achievements, such as certifications or Grammy nominations, are separately noted.

## List

* 1985
* 1990
* 1995
* 2000
* 2005
* 2010
* 2015
Video game soundtracks considered the best :
| Year | Game | Lead composer(s) | Notes |
| 1985 | Super Mario Bros. | Koji Kondo | The Super Mario Bros. theme was the first musical piece from a video game to be inducted into the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry. |
| 1988 | Mega Man 2 | Takashi Tateishi | |
| 1989 | Tetris | Hirokazu Tanaka | Game Boy version |
| 1991 | Street Fighter II | Yoko Shimomura | |
| 1991 | Street Fighter II | Isao Abe | |
| 1992 | Streets of Rage 2 (soundtrack) | Yuzo Koshiro | |
| 1992 | Streets of Rage 2 (soundtrack) | Motohiro Kawashima | |
| 1993 | Doom | Bobby Prince | |
| 1994 | EarthBound (soundtrack) | Keiichi Suzuki | |
| 1994 | EarthBound (soundtrack) | Hirokazu Tanaka | |
| 1994 | Final Fantasy VI (soundtrack) | Nobuo Uematsu | |
| 1994 | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | Brad Buxer | |
| 1994 | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | Sega Sound Team | |
| 1994 | Super Metroid | Kenji Yamamoto | |
| 1994 | Super Metroid | Minako Hamano | |
| 1995 | Chrono Trigger (soundtrack) | Yasunori Mitsuda | |
| 1995 | Chrono Trigger (soundtrack) | Nobuo Uematsu | |
| 1995 | Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest | David Wise | |
| 1996 | PaRappa the Rapper | Masaya Matsuura | |
| 1996 | PaRappa the Rapper | Yoshihisa Suzuki | |
| 1996 | Super Mario 64 | Koji Kondo | |
| 1997 | Castlevania: Symphony of the Night | Michiru Yamane | |
| 1997 | Final Fantasy VII (soundtrack) | Nobuo Uematsu | |
| 1998 | Grim Fandango (soundtrack) | Peter McConnell | |
| 1998 | The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | Koji Kondo | |
| 2000 | Jet Set Radio | Hideki Naganuma | |
| 2001 | Halo: Combat Evolved (soundtrack) | Martin O'Donnell | |
| 2001 | Halo: Combat Evolved (soundtrack) | Michael Salvatori | |
| 2001 | Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (soundtrack) | Masakazu Sugimori | |
| 2001 | Silent Hill 2 | Akira Yamaoka | |
| 2002 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | Various | |
| 2004 | Katamari Damacy (soundtrack) | Yuu Miyake | |
| 2005 | Shadow of the Colossus | Kow Otani | |
| 2007 | Portal | Kelly Bailey | |
| 2007 | Portal | Mike Morasky | |
| 2007 | Portal | Jonathan Coulton | Composed the ending song "Still Alive" |
| 2010 | Red Dead Redemption (soundtrack) | Bill Elm | |
| 2010 | Red Dead Redemption (soundtrack) | Woody Jackson | |
| 2011 | Bastion | Darren Korb | |
| 2011 | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (soundtrack) | Jeremy Soule | |
| 2011 | Minecraft (soundtrack) | C418 | Volume Alpha was labeled Certified Gold by the RIAA, and was nominated for Top Dance/Electronic Album at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards. |
| 2012 | Hotline Miami | Various | |
| 2012 | Journey | Austin Wintory | Nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media |
| 2013 | BioShock Infinite | Garry Schyman | |
| 2014 | Transistor | Darren Korb | |
| 2015 | Crypt of the NecroDancer | Danny Baranowsky | |
| 2015 | Everybody's Gone to the Rapture | Jessica Curry | |
| 2015 | Undertale (soundtrack) | Toby Fox | As of 2023, "Megalovania" has the most listens on Spotify of any video game song. |
| 2015 | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | Marcin Przybyłowicz | |
| 2015 | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | Mikolai Stroinski | |
| 2016 | Doom | Mick Gordon | |
| 2016 | Persona 5 | Shoji Meguro | |
| 2017 | Cuphead | Kristofer Maddigan | |
| 2017 | Hollow Knight | Christopher Larkin | |
| 2017 | Nier: Automata (soundtrack) | Keiichi Okabe | |
| 2017 | Nier: Automata (soundtrack) | Keigo Hoashi | |
| 2018 | Celeste | Lena Raine | |
| 2018 | God of War | Bear McCreary | |
| 2018 | Red Dead Redemption 2 (soundtrack) | Woody Jackson | |
| 2019 | Sayonara Wild Hearts | Daniel Olsén | |
| 2019 | Jonathan Eng | | |

## Publications

The reference numbers in the notes section show which of the 21 selected publications list the game.
* Canaltech [pt] – 2022
* Clash – 2013
* Classic FM – 2023
* Digital Trends – 2021
* Fact – 2015
* Game Rant – 2023
* GameSpot – 2021
* GamesRadar+ – 2022
* The Mary Sue – 2022
* Metal Hammer – 2023
* Mixdown – 2023
* NME – 2015
* Paste – 2020
* PCMag – 2022
* Red Bull – 2018
* Rolling Stone – 2013
* Spin – 2024
* Tom's Guide – 2018
* Universo Online – 2021
* USA Today – 2023
* VG247 – 2023