The Top 10 James Bond Theme Songs

By Andy Greene | Rolling Stone – Fri, Nov 9, 2012 11:54 AM EST

The James Bond series has undergone many changes over the decades, but the films' producers have never stopped asking the biggest pop stars of the day to record theme songs. Adele is the latest member of the club, with her new title song for Skyfall. Many of the Bond themes that came before her have become classics, while others were quickly forgotten. Which way will her song go? While we wait to find out, here's a look back at the 10 greatest James Bond theme songs.

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10: Tom Jones, 'Thunderball' (1965)

Just months after Tom Jones broke onto the charts with "It's Not Unusual," the producers of Sean Connery's fourth Bond film signed him up. Jones wasn't their first choice: Shirley Bassey, Dionne Warwick and Johnny Cash also submitted songs for Thunderball, but at the last possible minute they opted for the Welsh singer. It became Jones' third Top 40 hit in America, and has been part of his Las Vegas show ever since.

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