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The Spirit in the Sky cue is immediately declared the winner.

Living Inside My Heart edges out the film's other montage songs.

California Soul is the primary needle-drop choice despite some fatigue with its repeated use.

The instantly recognizable power ballad is the obvious musical choice.

They identify the homeless-guy-feeding moment as the needle drop they remember most.

They pick Usher’s “Yeah!” as the standout needle drop, with A. Marie also discussed as a major soundtrack moment.

Kyle wins over the room with the thrash track playing under Drake's frustration.

They explicitly call Enigma the best needle drop and praise the way the choral/dance texture fits the scene.

They call the opening credits the best needle drop by a wide margin.

They settle on 'Born to Be Wild' as the cheesiest road-trip song used in the movie.

They chose the opening sequence as the standout pursuit-of-happiness style montage/scene.

They agree the score functions like the movie's signature musical lift, even though it's not a pop-song needle drop in the usual sense.

They settle on the Lindsey Buckingham song as the movie’s best musical needle drop.

They call the opening Led Zeppelin cue the worst-best needle drop, even while praising it.

They debate several songs, but the Beta Band’s 'Dry the Rain' emerges as the consensus best needle drop.

They settle on the iconic training montage music as the best needle drop.

Mr. Sandman is chosen as the best needle drop in the movie.

The room treats the Chinese karaoke 'Bad, Bad Leroy Brown' performance as the standout music cue, with 'Chain of Fools' also praised.

They agreed the ending is the movie's best needle-drop moment.

The Bee Gees disco cue is the clear pick for the best needle drop.

They pick the ending cue, when the music comes back in, as the best needle drop in the film.

They discuss possible songs for the nightclub scene but never settle on a winner.

Bill picked "Sweet Melissa" as the best needle drop.

The club music cue was the only needle-drop choice that carried the room.

They pick Tom Petty's "Don't Do Me Like That" as the strongest music cue.

They note there isn't really a song needle drop here and instead credit the score as the memorable music choice.

They settle on Peggy Lee’s ‘That All There Is’ as the best needle drop, though the Monkees cue and other music are mentioned as strong alternatives.

They land on the opera sequence featuring Olivier as the best needle drop.

The hosts rule out Let the River Run for the category and settle on Lady in Red.

They pick the Beastie Boys track as the movie’s best music cue.

They note there is no true needle drop because the movie relies on Williams's score rather than licensed music.

They clearly crown Herbie Hancock's score as the best needle drop/music choice in the movie.

They settle on John Williams's main theme as the best needle-drop-style musical moment in the film.

After a brief debate, they give the music needle-drop award to 'Only You.'

They choose the Sneaker Pimps track as the cooler music moment, while also praising the Pumpkins usage.

They treat 'Give Me Some Lovin’' as the standout needle drop and montage song in the movie.

They picked the Terrier song over the other musical cue as the best needle drop.

They note that the film is almost entirely without music, with only a couple of minor song cues mentioned.

The room treats the Bohemian Rhapsody sequence as the standout needle drop because of how the song and scene elevate the movie.

They agree on John Lee Hooker’s "Boom Boom" as the best needle drop.

They agree the Nina Simone track is the movie’s only needle drop and therefore the winner.

They clearly identified the Kath Bloom track as the best needle drop, with Bach as a secondary classical standout.

They choose the choir singing "Creep" as the best needle drop, while noting "Common People" is also strong.

They choose the final use of "I Will Survive" as the best needle drop, while noting several other strong music cues.

They pick Puff the Magic Dragon as the standout needle drop.

They clearly pick "Relax" as the song choice that defines the porn-video sequence.

They picked the closing-credits folk song as the standout needle drop and also complimented the original score’s double-track theme.

Goodbye Horses won the music category, though American Girl was also praised heavily.

Jumpin’ Jack Flash in the limo was the clear favorite, with the credits music also noted.

After tossing around a few options, they land on “Take Me With You” as the standout needle drop.

They single out the Goldsmith score hitting hardest when the final game begins.

They picked the opening yodeling as the best needle drop, while also praising Desplat's score cue.

The Chuck Berry dance song emerged as the strongest pick for best needle drop.

They chose the title song as the best needle drop because the movie uses a song that shares its name.

The music award goes to the song used over the Jamie Lee dance sequence.

They choose 'Humans Being' as the best needle drop, while noting other soundtrack choices and misses.

They debated the two needle drops and settled on Herman's Hermits as the better choice.

After comparing several songs, the hosts land on 'Free Fallin'' as the movie's best needle drop.

They land on Beck’s 'Lost Cause' as the most memorable musical cue in the movie.

The hosts single out the closing-credits song as both the best and worst needle drop because it is so bad it becomes memorable.

Bill names Old Time Rock and Roll as the iconic choice, but Chris agrees that Love on a Real Train is the better needle drop.

The hosts pick Jeff Healy's "White Room" performance as the best needle drop.

They pick the running montage’s song choice as the best needle drop, with a second Jackson Browne track mentioned too.

The room picks "Girl from the North Country" as the best needle drop, while also praising the loud Zeppelin cue.

They pick the overused heroin montage music, especially 'Under the Bridge' and 'Sweet Jane,' as the best needle-drop package.

They chose the Lay, Lady, Lay version as the best song cue, with Amy Grant’s Baby Baby as a funny deep cut.

They say the Dire Straits cue wins the needle-drop category, with Benatar as the strong runner-up.

They settle on "The Weight" as the most memorable needle drop, with a few other songs mentioned as runners-up.

They can't land on a single song pick and instead talk about Michael Mann's use of synths, alarms, and sound design during action scenes.

Holiday Road is identified as the clear winner for the film’s best needle drop.

The hosts agree there is no meaningful needle-drop winner because the movie barely has any music.

They debate several songs, but settle on Danny McBride’s entrance as the best needle drop.

They pick the Crash Test Dummies needle drop as the scene's best musical cue because it perfectly fits the breakup moment.

One host pivots to Blondie's "Tighten Up" as the standout needle drop.

The hosts land on the Zeta Kai anthem as the standout needle drop.

They can’t land on a single needle drop and mostly default to the score, with one song cue mentioned as a possible alternative.

They point to the title song as the best needle drop when Lala is introduced and during the running scene.

They choose the fireworks silhouette moment as the standout needle drop.

They specifically pick the repeated use of "Rock Me Amadeus" as the funniest and best needle drop.

They conclude the best needle drops are essentially the score itself because many cues sound like period jazz but were written for the movie.

"Bye Bye Blackbird" is treated as the main winner, with a few other songs mentioned as strong alternatives.

The hosts say Copacabana is the only needle drop in the movie and choose it for the award.

They agree the cabin song over the angry-naked-guy sequence is the movie's best needle drop.

They say the opening-credits music drop is the clear winner.

They explicitly choose "Mess Around" as the movie's best needle drop.

The hosts agree the opening use of Electric Avenue sets the movie’s tone, with Paper Planes noted as the trailer song people most associate with it.

They pick the end-credit jazz cue, noting its connection to the film's Blue Sky Laws joke.

The hosts settle on the final-medley use of "Don't You (Forget About Me)" as the standout needle drop because of its earned, surprise payoff.

The hosts settle on the Paul Westerberg song as the movie’s backbone and best needle drop.

The hosts settle on Yaz's 'Don't Go' as the standout needle drop, with the other Terry Hatcher music cue noted as a strong alternate.

They settle on the Dolly Parton song the movie uses in the car rather than any fuller musical moment.

They picked the opening Beatles song as the standout needle drop.

They pick Johnny Greenwood’s explosion-scene music as the standout needle-drop/score moment in the movie.

They agreed that 'Slow Ride' wins because it is literally used in the movie, with 'Don't Get Fooled Again' called a strong runner-up.

They explicitly pick the cheerful opening credits music as the best needle drop.

They explicitly pick the Kid Cudi remix as the winner over the Yeah Yeah Yeahs remix.