Various Artists Dirty Dancing (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Without the music, Dirty Dancing might have been just another ‘80s romantic drama, but the mix of soft-lit original songs and irresistible ‘60s pop resulted in cinematic magic. The hits—a Jennifer Warnes/Bill Medley duet (“I’ve Had the Time of My Life”), Eric Carmen’s gravelly serenade “Hungry Eyes” and Patrick Swayze’s “She’s Like the Wind”—bring us back to the film’s 1987 release. But the soundtrack’s classics take us back further—to a steamy summer at Kellerman’s resort, where Baby and Johnny groove to a dizzying cocktail of cross-generational nostalgia.