The steady decline of children’s TV shows over the past decade has been extremely disheartening to witness, as anyone who has been forced to watch Dog With A Blog or Ricky, Nicky, Dicky & Dawn can understand.
Nothing compares to the Friday nights we spent watching new episodes of Hannah Montana, Wizards of Waverly Place, and The Suite Life of Zack and Cody.
The new Nickelodeon shows will never amount to the classics, such as Drake & Josh or The Wild Thornberrys.
But the greatest downfallhas certainly been in original movies, and the soundtracks that accompany them. Teen Beach Movie has nothing on High School Musical, and everyone knows it.
In order to relive some of the greatest times of our lives, I throw you back into the past with soundtrack songs that defined our childhood.
1. “Miracles Happen” by Myra, (The Princess Diaries, 2001)
2. “Ultimate” by Lindsey Lohan, (Freaky Friday, 2003)
3. “Why Not?” by Hillary Duff (The Lizzie McGuire Movie, 2003)
4. “What Dreams Are Made Of” by Hillary Duff (The Lizzie McGuire Movie, 2003)
5. “Cheetah Sisters” by The Cheetah Girls (The Cheetah Girls, 2003)
6. “Cinderella” by The Cheetah Girls (The Cheetah Girls, 2003)
7. “Best Day of My Life” by Jesse McCartney (Cinderella Story, 2004)
8. “Our Lips Are Sealed” by Hillary Duff ft. Haylie Duff (Cinderella Story, 2004)
9. “Walking on Sunshine” by Aly & AJ (Herbie: Fully Loaded, 2005)
10. “I Melt With You” by Bowling For Soup (Sky High, 2005)
11. “Start of Something New” by Drew Seeley and Vanessa Anne Hudgens (High School Musical, 2006)
12. “Breaking Free” by Drew Seeley and Vanessa Anne Hudgens (High School Musical, 2006)
13. “We’re All In This Together” by High School Musical Cast (High School Musical, 2006)
14. “Breakaway,” by Kelly Clarkson (The Princess Diaries 2 – Royal Engagement, 2006)
15. “I Decide” by Lindsay Lohan (The Princess Diaries 2 – Royal Engagement, 2006)
16. “Because You Live” by Jesse McCartney (The Princess Diaries 2 – Royal Engagement, 2006)
17. “Strut” by The Cheetah Girls (The Cheetah Girls 2, 2006)
18. “Amigas Cheetahs” by The Cheetah Girls (The Cheetah Girls 2, 2006)
19. “No One” by Aly & AJ (Ice Princess, 2006)
20. “I Learned from You” by Miley Cyrus (Bridge to Teribithia, 2007)
21. “Kids of the Future” by Jonas Brothers (Meet the Robinsons, 2007)
22. “Jump to the Rhythm” by Jordan Pruitt (Jump In!, 2007)
23. “Push It To The Limit” by Corbin Bleu (Jump In!, 2007)
24. “It’s My Turn Now” by KeKe Palmer (Jump In!, 2007)
25. “What Time Is It?” by High School Musical 2 Cast (HSM2, 2007)
26. “Fabulous” by Ashley Tisdale and Lucas Gabriel (HSM2, 2007)
27. “One World” by The Cheetah Girls (The Cheetah Girls: One World, 2008)
28. “We Rock” by Camp Rock Cast (Camp Rock, 2008)
29. “Play My Music” by Jonas Brothers (Camp Rock, 2008)
30. “Like Whoa” by Aly & AJ (Minutemen, 2008)
31. “The Boys Are Back” by Zac Effron and Corbin Bleu (HSM 3: Senior Year, 2008)
32. “Let’s Get Crazy” by Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana: The Movie, 2009)
33. “Hoedown Throwdown” by Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana: The Movie, 2009)
34. “Tell Me Something I Don’t Know” by Selena Gomez (Another Cinderella Story, 2008)