Remember in the 1970s when TV shows had theme songs that were such bangers, they sometimes showed up on the Billboard charts? Even if many never had mainstream musical success, there were some serious earworms running over the credits, catchy enough to get stuck in your head for decades. You may not even remember most of the TV themes from the decade, but if you heard them again, you'd be spirited back in time, bopping along to the tune-smithing that helped make tuning in a peak experience.

These may not all be TV show theme songs that became huge pop hits , but some charted, and a handful carried forward as cultural touchstones of their generation. Think of how many times you've sung out, "Well, we're movin' on up!" from "The Jeffersons" theme song every time life handed you a golden t

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