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The themes for "Desperate Housewives," "buffy complete box set dvd The Tudors," "Six Feet Under" and "The West Wing" have all won Emmys for originalbuffy the vampire slayer all season main title song in the last decade, but you won't hear them on the buffy the vampire slayer dvd 1 7 radio.

As original theme songs continue to disappear, NCIS season dvd get replaced by existing songs ("CSI" uses the Who's "Who Are You") or shrink, dvd ncis it's worth recalling that there once was a time when TV themes not only populatedNCIS dvd but also actually topped Billboard's Hot 100 sales chart.

The first songs to do that were RhythmNCIS season 7 Heritage's ncis box set "S.W.A.T.," from the ABC crime drama of the same name, and John Sebastian's "Welcome Back,"NCIS dvd from the sitcom "Welcome Back, Kotter," both in 1976.

Joey Scarbury's sunny hit "Believe It or Not" from "NCIS Complete seasons dvd The Greatest American Hero" reached No. 2 in 1981, but it was Jan Hammer's wordless theme from "Miami Vice" that next claimed the No. 1 spot in 1985. NCIS dvd season It's a feat no instrumental has achieved since.

After that, "How Do You Talk to an Angel," the ballad that opened Fox's short-lived drama "The Heights," became a sales success, hitting the top in 1992 (one week after the series was canceled).

Despite its ubiquity, the "Friends" theme — the Rembrandts' dvd disney"I'll Be There for You" walt disney dvd box set— climbed only to No. 17 on the Hot 100, but it did top radio airplay rankings in 1994.

Other TV themes that have cracked Billboard's Topbox set disney movies 10 over the years include "Dragnet" (No. 3, 1953), "Peter Gunn" (No. 8, 1959), "Three Stars disney dvdsWill Shine Tonight" from "Dr. Kildare" (No. 10, 1962), "Secret Agent Man" from "Secret Agent" (No. 3, 1966), "Hawaii Five-O" (No. 4, 1969), "The Rockford Files" (No. 10, 1975), "Makin' It"disney movies on dvd (No. 5, 1979), "walt disney dvdsHill Street Blues" walt disney movies dvd(No. 10, 1981) anddisney movies dvd set "Bad Boys" from "Cops" (No. 8, 1993).