Since launching in 1991, the Sonic The Hedgehog series has seen numerous games released in every generation of gaming hardware, from classic platformers to weird spin-offs like pinball games, kart racers, and even competing with his rival Mario in the Olympic Games. While Sonic's games range wildly in quality, the games' soundtracks are typically stellar.

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Beyond even the excellent music, the Sonic series is also host to many incredible songs. Some have been sung in concert, given acoustic renditions, and at least one notable tune appeared in the Sonic The Hedgehog movie. One thing's for sure: most of these songs will never not be stuck in the ears of fans.

Friends - Hyper Potions (Sonic Mania)

Sonic Mania featuring all the characters

It's easy to understate now how big a deal Sonic Mania was. After many years of series developer Sonic Team making silly mistakes with the series, particularly with Sonic 4 showing they were incapable of recreating the awesome 2D style of the original Genesis games, SEGA hired a group of fans to create an official Sonic game.

To hype the release further, fun EDM band Hyper Potions were asked to provide songs for the trailers and opening animation. "Friends" is the joyous opening song, and, while it doesn't have any lyrics, it'll stick with you. It was also used as the opening theme for 2020's Sonic The Hedgehog movie.

Live And Learn - Crush 40 (Sonic Adventure 2)

The pulse-pounding theme song of Sonic Adventure 2 plays over the final boss battle of the game, which only appears after the player beats both Light and Dark campaigns. The level is one of the most thrilling in the Sonic series, featuring Sonic and Shadow in their Super forms flying in space while trying to destroy the creature attempting to crash a giant space station into Earth. The song was also used to advertise Sonic's first appearance in the Super Smash Bros series.

You Can Do Anything - Keiko Utoku/Sonic Boom - Pastiche (Sonic CD)

The first song ever to appear in a Sonic game—with the exception of "Sweet Dreams" in Sonic 2's final cutscene—is also the most controversial, as there are two of them. The Japanese and European versions of Sonic CD featured an opening animation set to Keiko Utoku's "You Can Do Anything," more popularly known as "Toot Toot Sonic Warrior." It's slightly nonsensical, but it's a lot of fun.

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The US version contained an entirely new soundtrack, including a new theme song: "Sonic Boom" performed by Pastiche. While generally, fans consider the US Sonic CD soundtrack inferior, the theme songs at least are both equally catchy and neither should be dismissed.

What I'm Made Of - Crush 40 (Sonic Heroes)

Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles on the cover of Sonic Heroes.

The first few 3D Sonic games had multiple playable sides, and the player would have to finish all parts of the story in order to confront the final boss, who would always have an epic rock song playing. Sonic Heroes was one of the last to do this, and its final scene features the incredible "What I'm Made Of" playing during the battle against the Overlord version of Metal Sonic in the clouds.

While Sonic Heroes was a divisive game, this is one of the most incredible endings to a Sonic game, which is in large part due to the epic "What I'm Made Of."

My Sweet Passion - Nikki Gregoroff (Sonic Adventure)

Amy Rose from Sonic the Hedgehog.

All of the main cast of Sonic Adventure received their own catchy theme songs, and, while Big the Cat's "Lazy Days (Livin' in Paradise)" is surprisingly good, it's Amy Rose's theme, "My Sweet Passion," that proves the most shockingly memorable.

While on initial listening, it seems like a saccharine teen-pop love song, it's still fun to hear, and it can be surprisingly sinister and even cheekily adult in places. For example, the lyric "there's nowhere to hide" suggests that Amy's obsession with Sonic may not be entirely healthy. Regardless, it gets catchier the more it gets listened to.

Fist Bump - Douglas Robb (Sonic Forces)

Sonic Forces is the most recent game in the Sonic series, and, while it had some issues, the game's soundtrack wasn't one of them. For the first time, the lead character in a Sonic game was actually a player-created avatar, and the main title song, "Fist Bump," is all about the growing friendship between Sonic and the player.

Performed by Douglas Robb of Hoobastank, the song's an adrenaline-fueled rock anthem as a callback to earlier 3D Sonic games, especially as it plays over the final boss.

Free - Chris Madin (Sonic Free Riders)

Undoubtedly the Sonic game that fans are the least familiar with, Sonic Free Riders is a hoverboard racing game released in 2010 for Microsoft's Xbox 360 console, specifically for the Kinect camera system. Due to the Kinect's general unpopularity and Sonic Free Riders receiving mixed reviews anyway, not many players heard the main theme, "Free," performed by Chris Madin.

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This is a shame, as not only is it a continuation of the series' rock song legacy—an alternate version by traditional Sonic band Crush 40 was on the soundtrack—but it also has a fantastic beat and is incredibly catchy. An underrated gem from the series, for sure.

Team Chaotix - Gunnar Nelson (Sonic Heroes)

Despite Sonic Heroes proving controversial with its team-based gameplay, its soundtrack is one of the best in the series. It also featured multiple great songs, including a theme song for all four hero teams. Despite being the least popular team, only consisting of characters from the little-known Knuckles Chaotix for the 32X Genesis add-on, the detective squad of Vector the Crocodile, Charmy Bee, and Espio the Chameleon surprisingly get the best song in the game.

"Team Chaotix" is catchy, has some amazing guitar beats, and relentlessly builds with some great chanting that makes this obscure team feel like the rock stars of Sonic's world.

Reach For The Stars - Cash Cash (Sonic Colors)

Sonic the Hedgehog

Debuting exclusively on the Nintendo Wii and DS, Sonic Colors has never been re-released since, which is a shame, as it's one of the best 3D Sonic games. It focused exclusively on Sonic the Hedgehog and speed-based levels, and, unlike titles such as Sonic Unleashed and Sonic and the Black Knight, the central gimmick doesn't ruin the game.

Furthermore, the main title song, "Reach For The Stars," is fun, fast-paced, and a little sweeter and more optimistic than the theme songs from other 3D Sonic games.

Escape From The City - Ted Poley & Tony Harnell (Sonic Adventure 2)

This particular Sonic song not only eclipses the main title song, but all other songs from every single Sonic game, and it's only the background music for the opening level in Sonic Adventure 2. "Escape From The City" is a great song that mixes perfectly with Sonic's epic rush through Central City, and it helps set the scene perfectly for the hedgehog's second adventure.

The song has also become the unofficial theme of Sonic and Sonic fandom, with countless covers and remixes, and it seemingly has more reappearances in other games than any other vocal Sonic song, including several of Nintendo's Super Smash Bros games. It's a true classic that can never fail to bring a smile to a Sonic fan's face.

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