10 Best Sports Songs

1. "We Will Rock You" (Queen): Perhaps the ultimate stadium anthem. Nothing makes you want to watch your team kick some butt like Queen's foot stomper. When the song begins, you know two powerhouses are about to face off...

2. "Eye of the Tiger" (Survivor): Intensity. Passion. Fiery. The fight is about to begin.... Or the ending credits, depending on which Rocky movie you're watching. Either way, this is the quintessential "training montage" song, sometimes used as parody such as on The Simpsons and Family Guy.

3. "We Are the Champions" (Queen): ...And, when your team finally wins the big one, this uplifting song is what you'll want to hear.

4. "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" (Jack Norworth): What baseball game would be complete without a rousing chorus of this song during the seventh inning? It's simple, catchy, and an American treasure.

5. "Bugler's Dream" (theme for the Olympics) (Leo Arnaud): While this lacks the booming chorus or over-the-top passion of some of the other songs, it evokes the spirit of the Olympic games, and the strength that Olympiads represent.

6. Rocky Theme (Bill Conti): Like "Eye of the Tiger," this instrumental in an intense motivator, one that will power you through a few rounds in the boxing ring (or a brisk run through your home city). It's an anthem for the underdogs.

7. "Chariots of Fire" (Vangelis): There are few who haven't at some point in their life gone jogging or running or even hit the treadmill with this song running through their head as they envision winning the 100 meter dash for the gold.

8. "Rock and Roll Part 2" (Gary Glitter): Despite Glitter's troubled personal life, this tune will always be an energetic crowd pleaser that makes you want to scream at the top of your lungs with it's chorus of simply, "HEY!"

9. "Centerfield" (John Fogerty): Regardless of age, generation or team loyalties, this song evokes summers at the ballpark and playing in little league. The lyrics, "I'm ready to play" just make you want to throw on a uniform.

10. "You're the Best" (Joe "Bean" Esposito): Another training montage song (best known from the family classic The Karate Kid), this one is more inspirational then intense. Listen to this when you need to feel like you're at the top of your game.