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To become a famous actor or actress is a huge feat in itself. And to land a song on the Billboard Hot 100 is a dream for aspiring musicians. But what about the elite few who have accomplished both?
Below, Billboard has rounded up a sampling of more than 50 entertainers who have done just that — from singing actors who starred in movie musicals to comedians who dabbled in pop music to stars who voiced characters in animated films and everything in between.
One of the earlier stars of the screen to earn charting hits was Debbie Reynolds, whose filmography includes starring roles in The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Singin’ in the Rain and Disney’s Halloweentown franchise. In 1957, “Tammy” — from Reynolds’ film Tammy and the Bachelor — became her highest-charting hit on what was then the Top 100 songs chart and ruled for five weeks. After the Hot 100 launched the next year, she earned two entries on the chart, both in 1960: “Am I That Easy to Forget?” (No. 25) and “City Lights” (No. 55).
In the decades since, such actors and comedians as Eddie Murphy, Jack Black and more would carry the torch for musically gifted entertainers. Murphy struck gold with his Rick James-produced hit “Party All the Time” in 1985; the track peaked at No. 2 on the Hot 100 and is one of Billboard‘s Biggest No. 2 Hits of All Time. Black hit the Hot 100 as one-half of Tenacious D (alongside Kyle Glass) with 2006’s “The Pick of Destiny” (No. 78) and later returned to the chart as a soloist this year with “Peaches” from The Super Mario Bros. Movie (No. 56).
Ryan Gosling made the list of actors with charting tracks on the Hot 100 thanks to this summer’s smash-hit movie Barbie, in which he co-stars as Ken. In the weeks after the film’s theatrical release, Gosling’s self-deprecating power ballad from the movie, “I’m Just Ken,” earned him his first entry on the all-genre tally, debuting at No. 87.
From Meryl Streep and John Travolta to Hugh Jackman, Queen Latifah and more, check out Billboard‘s list of actors and actresses, who — in addition to having a well-documented career onscreen — have crossed over with a song (or two or three or more) on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Debbie Reynolds
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“Am I That Easy to Forget?,” No. 25, March 21, 1960
“City Lights,” No. 55, May 23, 1960 -
Dick Van Dyke & Julie Andrews
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“Super-Cali-Fragil-Istic-Expi-Ali-Docious,” No. 66, May 22, 1965 (Mary Poppins) -
Richard Harris
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“MacArthur Park,” No. 2, June 22, 1968 -
Bette Midler
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“Wind Beneath My Wings,” No. 1, June 10, 1989 (Beaches)
“From a Distance, No. 2” Dec. 25, 1990
“The Rose,” No. 3, June 28, 1980 (The Rose)
“Do You Want to Dance?” No. 17, March 10, 1973
“Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy,” No. 8, July 21, 1973
“You’re Movin’ Out Today,” No. 42, June 25, 1977
“My Mother’s Eyes,” No. 39, Jan. 17, 1981 (Divine Madness)
“When a Man Loves a Woman,” No. 35, March 8, 1980
“Friends/Chapel of Love,” No. 40, Nov. 10, 1973
“Storybook Children (Daybreak),” No. 57, March 11, 1978
“Married Men,” No. 40, July 7, 1979
“Night and Day,” No. 62, Feb. 23, 1991
“In the Mood,” No. 51, Feb. 16, 1974
“Beast of Burden,” No. 71, March 3, 1984
“Every Road Leads Back to You,” No. 78, Jan. 18, 1992 (For the Boys)
“All I Need to Know,” No. 77, Sept, 17, 1983
“Favorite Waste of Time,” No. 78, Nov. 5, 1983 -
Steve Martin
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“Cruel Shoes,” No. 92, Dec. 15, 1979
“Grandmother’s Song,” No. 71, Dec. 10, 1977
“King Tut,” No. 17, Aug. 12, 1978 (credited to Steve Martin and The Toot Uncommons) -
John Travolta
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“Let Her In,” No. 10, July 24, 1976
“Whenever I’m Away From You,” No. 38, Dec. 4, 1976
“All Strung Out on You,” No. 34, March 26, 1977
“You’re the One That I Want,” with Olivia Newton-John, No. 1, June 10, 1978 (Grease)
“Summer Nights,” with Olivia Newton-John, No. 5, Sept. 30, 1978 (Grease)
“Greased Lightning,” No. 47, Oct. 28, 1978 (Grease)
“You Can’t Stop the Beat,” No. 88, Aug. 4, 2007 (Hairspray) -
Dan Aykroyd & John Belushi
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“Who’s Making Love,” No. 39, Jan. 31, 1981
“Rubber Biscuit,” No. 37, April 4, 1979 (The Blues Brothers)
“Gimme Some Lovin’,” No. 18, July 26, 1980 (The Blues Brothers)
“Soul Man,” No. 14, Feb. 17, 1979 (The Blues Brothers) -
Burt Reynolds
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“Let’s Do Something Cheap and Superficial,” No. 88, 1980 (Smokey and the Bandit II) -
Rodney Dangerfield
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“Rappin’ Rodney,” No. 83, Jan. 14, 1984 -
Clint Eastwood
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“Make My Day,” by T.G. Sheppard with Clint Eastwood, No. 62, March 10, 1984 -
Billy Crystal
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“You Look Marvelous,” No. 58, Aug. 24, 1985 -
Eddie Murphy
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“Party All the Time,” No. 2, Dec. 28, 1985
“Put Your Mouth on Me,” No. 27 Sept. 2, 1989 -
Don Johnson
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“Heartbeat,” No. 5, Oct. 18, 1986
“Heartache Away,” No. 56, Dec. 17, 1986
“Till I Loved You,” with Barbra Streisand, No. 25, Dec. 3. 1988 -
Bruce Willis
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“Respect Yourself,” No. 5, March 3, 1987
“Under the Boardwalk,” No. 59, July 7, 1987
“Young Blood,” No. 68, May 2, 1987 -
Patrick Swayze
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“She’s Like the Wind,” featuring Wendy Fraser, No. 3, Feb. 27, 1988 (Dirty Dancing) -
Mark Wahlberg
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“Good Vibrations,” No. 1, Oct. 5, 1991
“Wildside,” No. 10, Dec. 14, 1991
“You Gotta Believe,” No. 49, Oct. 17, 1992
“I Need Money,” No. 6, March 7, 1992 -
Raven-Symoné
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“That’s What Little Girls Are Made Of,” No. 68, Aug. 21, 1993
“The Party’s Just Begun,” No. 85, 2006 (The Cheetah Girls 2)
“Strut,” No. 53, 2006 (The Cheetah Girls 2) -
Adam Sandler
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“The Chanukah Song,” No. 80, Jan. 2, 1999 -
Jeff Foxworthy
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“Redneck Stomp,” No. 75, 1994
“Redneck Games,” with Alan Jackson, No. 66, 1996 -
Queen Latifah
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“You Can’t Stop the Beat,” No. 88, Aug. 4, 2007 (Hairspray)
“It’s Alright,” No. 76, Sept. 13, 1997
“Need Your Love,” by Big B feat. Queen Latifah, No. 70, Sept. 13, 1997
“Weekend Love,” No. 70, Aug. 13, 1994
“Just Another Day,” No. 54, April 2, 1994
“Paper,” No. 50, Aug. 22, 1998
“U.N.I.T.Y.,” No. 23, Jan. 29, 1994 -
Mandy Moore
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“Candy,” No. 41, Oct. 30, 1999
“I Wanna Be With You,” No. 24, Aug. 12, 2000 -
Jennifer Love Hewitt
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“How Do I Deal,” No. 59, Feb. 27, 1999 (I Still Know What You Did Last Summer) -
Ashley Tisdale
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“He Said She Said,” No. 58, Jan. 12, 2008
“Be Good to Me,” No. 80, Feb. 24, 2007
“Kiss the Girl,” No. 81, April 21, 2007
“It’s Alright, It’s Okay,” No. 99, May 2, 2009
“What I’ve Been Looking For,” No. 35, Feb. 11, 2006 (High School Musical)
“We’re All in This Together,” No. 34, Feb. 11, 2006 (High School Musical)
“Bop to the Top,” No. 62, Feb. 11, 2006 (High School Musical)
“Stick to the Status Quo,” No. 43, Feb. 11, 2006 (High School Musical)
“What Time Is It,” No. 6, Aug. 4, 2007 (High School Musical 2)
“All for One,” No. 92, Sept. 1, 2007 (High School Musical 2)
“Fabulous, ” No. 76, Sept 8, 2007 (High School Musical 2) -
Lindsay Lohan
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“Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father),” No. 57, Dec. 24, 2005 -
Kyle Gass & Jack Black
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“The Pick of Destiny,” No. 78, Nov. 4, 2006 (Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny) -
AnnaSophia Robb
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“Keep Your Mind Wide Open,” No. 90, March 10, 2007 (Bridge to Terbithia) -
Michael Cera & Elliott Page
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“Anyone Else But You,” No. 91, Jan. 26, 2008 (Juno) -
Jared Leto
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“The Kill (Bury Me),” No. 65, Sept. 23, 2006
“From Yesterday,” No. 76, Feb. 24, 2007
“Kings and Queens,” No. 82, Dec. 26, 2009
“This is War,” No. 72, Dec. 26, 2009
“Closer to the Edge,” No. 99, May 21, 2011 -
Meryl Streep
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“Mamma Mia,” No. 99 Aug. 9, 2008 (Mamma Mia) -
Julianne Hough
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“That Song in My Head,” No. 88, June 7, 2008 -
Neil Patrick Harris
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“Dream On,” by Glee Cast feat. Neil Patrick Harris, No. 26, June 5, 2010 -
Jamie Foxx
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“Infatuation,” No. 92, July 30, 1994
“Slow Jamz,” No. 1, Feb. 21, 2004
“Gold Digger” by Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx, No. 1, Sept. 17, 2005
“Unpredicatable,” feat. Ludacris, No. 8, Feb. 11, 2006
“Georgia” by Ludacris & Field Mob feat. Jamie Foxx, No. 39, Jan. 14, 2006
“DJ Play a Love Song,” feat. Twista, No. 45, June 17, 2006
“Please Excuse My Hands” by Plies feat. Jamie Foxx & The-Dream, No. 66, Oct. 4, 2008
“Just Like Me,” feat. T.I., No. 49, Jan. 3, 2009
“She Got Her Own” by Ne-Yo feat. Jamie Foxx & Fabolous, No. 54, March 7, 2009
“Blame It,” feat. T-Pain, No. 2, May 16, 2009
“Digital Girl,” feat. Drake, Kanye West & The-Dream, No. 92, Aug. 22, 2009
“Winner,” feat. Justin Timberlake & T.I., No. 28, April 24, 2010
“Fall for Your Type,” feat. Drake, No. 50, Feb. 19, 2011
“You Changed Me,” feat. Chris Brown, No. 93, June 13, 2015
“Jam” by Kevin Gates feat. Trey Songz, Ty Dolla $ign & Jamie Foxx, No. 97, Feb. 20, 2016 -
Leighton Meester
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“Give In to Me” with Garrett Hedlund (pictured), Jan. 29, 2011, No. 79 (Country Strong)
“Good Girls Go Bad” by Cobra Starship feat. Leighton Meester, No. 7, Aug. 22, 2009 -
Gwyneth Paltrow
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“Singing In the Rain / Umbrella,” No. 18, Dec. 4, 2010 (Glee)
“Forget You,” No. 11, Dec. 4, 2010 (Glee)
“Country Strong,” No. 81, Jan. 22, 2011 (Country Strong)
“Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah),” No. 57, March 26, 2011 (Glee)
“Landslide,” No. 23, March 26, 2011 (Glee)
“Turning Tables,” No. 66, May 7, 2011 (Glee) -
Hugh Laurie
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“Police Dog Blues,” No. 58, Sept. 24, 2011 -
Anna Kendrick
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“Cups,” No. 6, Aug. 17, 2013 (Pitch Perfect) -
Anne Hathaway
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“I Dreamed a Dream,” No. 69, Jan. 12, 2013 (Les Misèrables) -
Jennifer Lawrence
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“The Hanging Tree” by James Newton Howard feat. Jennifer Lawrence, No. 12, Dec. 13, 2014 (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1) -
Kristen Bell
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“Do You Want to Build a Snowman?,” with Agatha Lee Monn & Katie Lopez, No. 51, April 12, 2014 (Frozen)
“For the First Time in Forever,” with Idina Menzel, No. 57, Feb. 8, 2014 (Frozen)
“Love Is an Open Door,” with Santino Fontana, No. 49, March 29, 2014 (Frozen) -
Zendaya
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“Watch Me,” with Bella Thorne, No. 86, July 23, 2011 (Shake It Up)
“Replay,” No. 40, Jan. 11, 2014
“Something New,” feat. Chris Brown, No. 93, April 2, 2016
“The Greatest Show,” with Keala Settle, Zac Efron, Hugh Jackman & The Greatest Showman Ensemble, No. 88, Jan. 20, 2018 (The Greatest Showman)
“Rewrite the Stars,” with Zac Efron, No. 70, Jan. 27, 2018 (The Greatest Showman)
“I’m Tired,” with Labrinth, No. 53, March 19, 2022 (Euphoria)
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Lucy Hale
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“You Sound Good to Me,” No. 88, Jan. 25, 2014 -
Jimmy Fallon
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“Ew!,” feat. will.i.am, No. 26, Oct. 25, 2014 -
Akiva Schaffer, Andy Samberg & Jorma Taccone
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“J–z in My Pants,” No. 72, Jan. 10, 2009
“I’m On a Boat,” feat. T-Pain, No. 56, June 20, 2009
“I Just Had Sex,” feat. Akon, No. 30, Jan. 8, 2011
“The Creep,” feat. Nicki Minaj, No. 82, Feb. 19, 2011
“Jack Spaarow,” feat. Michael Bolton, No. 69, May 28, 2011
“YOLO,” feat. Adam Levine & Kendrick Lamar, No. 60, Feb. 16, 2013
“Everything Is Awesome!!!” by Tegan and Sara feat. The Lonely Island, No. 57, March 8, 2014 (The Lego Movie) -
Lin-Manuel Miranda
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“Love Make the World Go Round” by Jennifer Lopez (pictured) feat. Lin-Manuel Miranda, No. 72, July 30, 2016
“We Know the Way,” with Opetaia, No. 93, Dec. 17, 2016 (Moana)
“Almost Like Praying,” feat. Artists for Puerto Rico, No. 20, Oct. 28, 2017
“Found / Tonight,” with Ben Platt, No. 49, March 31, 2018 -
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
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“You’re Welcome,” No. 65, Jan. 21, 2017 (Moana) -
Bradley Cooper
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“Shallow,” with Lady Gaga (pictured), No. 1, March 9, 2019 (A Star Is Born)
“Maybe It’s Time,” No. 93, Oct. 20, 2018 (A Star Is Born) -
Donald Glover
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“I. Crawl,” No. 86, Dec. 21, 2013
“V. 3005,” No. 25, 2014
“Me and Your Mama,” No. 68, Dec. 24, 2016
“Redbone,” No. 12, Aug. 19, 2017
“This Is America,” No. 1, May 19, 2019
“Summertime Magic,” No. 44, July 28, 2018
“Feels Like Summer,” No. 54, Sept. 15, 2018
“Mood 4 Eva” by Beyoncé, Jay-Z & Childish Gambino feat. Oumou Sangare, No. 90, Aug. 3, 2019
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Hugh Jackman
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“The Greatest Show,” with Keala Settle, Zac Efron, Zendaya & The Greatest Showman Ensemble, No. 88, Jan. 20, 2018 (The Greatest Showman) -
Evan Rachel Wood
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“Show Yourself,” with Idina Menzel, No. 70, Dec. 14, 2019 (Frozen II) -
Ben Platt
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“Found / Tonight,” with Lin-Manuel Miranda (pictured), No. 49, March 31, 2018 -
John Leguizamo
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“All of You” by Stephanie Beatriz, Olga Merediz, John Leguizamo, Adassa, Maluma & Encanto Cast, No. 71, Feb. 19, 2022 (Encanto) -
Jack Black
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“Peaches,” No. 56, April 29, 2023 (The Super Mario Bros. Movie) -
Ryan Gosling
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“I’m Just Ken,” No. 87, Aug. 5, 2023 (Barbie) -
Dave Chappelle
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“Parasail” by Travis Scott feat. Yung Lean & Dave Chappelle, No. 53, Aug. 12, 2023