The most complete guide to music and songs from the TV show Malcolm in the Middle.
Full credit for compiling this list goes to Joe G (aka BigFitz79).
The “On ST?” heading below means if the song is on the official Malcolm in the Middle soundtrack CD. (<- click this link to see the sleeve and track listing).
First Season:
| Episode | Scene | Song Title | Artist | Album (If Known) | On ST? |
| Pilot | Opening | Under the Influence | Citizen King | Mobile Estates | N |
| Pilot (DVD) | Lois Shaving Hal | You Sexy Thing | Hot Chocolate | N | |
| Pilot (TV) | Lois Shaving Hal | It’s Your Thing | The Isley Brothers | N | |
| Pilot | Francis’ Troubled Past | Look Out | They Might Be Giants | N | |
| Pilot | Playdate with Stevie | Tie A Yellow Ribbon ‘Round the Ole Oak Tree | Tony Orlando & Dawn | N | |
| Pilot | Smart = Radioactive | Better Days | Citizen King | Mobile Estates | N |
| Pilot | The Pudding Incident | Pencil Rain | They Might Be Giants | Lincoln | N |
| Red Dress | Spinning on Bats | Ooh, La, La | The Wiseguys | Antidote | N |
| Red Dress | Audio Torture | Nice is Good, Mean is Bad | They Might Be Giants | Dial-a-Song (47) | N |
| Red Dress | The Truth about the Red Dress | European (1) | They Might Be Giants | N | |
| Home Alone 4 | Driving to the Wedding | Afternoon Delight | Starland Vocal Band | N | |
| Home Alone 4 | Cleaning up the Mess | Til My Head Falls Off | They Might Be Giants | Factory Showroom | N |
| Home Alone 4 | Hospital History | Right Place, Wrong Time | Screamin’ Cheetah Wheelies | Big Wheel | Y |
| Home Alone 4 | The Bike Jump | Lovely Day | Lit | Place in the Sun | N |
| Shame | Fun with the chipper | Monster | They Might Be Giants | N | |
| Shame | Getting in Shape | Bright Idea | They Might Be Giants | N | |
| Malcolm Babysits | Watching Nonviolent TV | Why Does the Sun Shine? | They Might Be Giants | Why Does the Sun Shine? | N |
| Malcolm Babysits | Jumping in the Pool | Reprehensible (9) | They Might be Giants | Boss of Me single | N |
| Malcolm Babysits | Partying with the Corpse (62) | Electric Uncle Sam (62) | Primus (62) | The Antipop (62) | N |
| Malcolm Babysits | Love in Gas Masks | La La La Means I Love You | Delfonics | N | |
| Sleepover | Stevie’s Bedroom | Candida | Tony Orlando & Dawn | N | |
| Sleepover | Hal & Lois & Wine | Just My Imagination | Temptations | N | |
| Sleepover | Rolling Through Downtown | Tre Quatro | They Might Be Giants | N | |
| Sleepover | Through the Alley | They Might Be Giants | N | ||
| Francis Escapes | Francis Hitchiking | Zip-Lock | Lit | A Place in the Sun | N |
| Francis Escapes | A Ride from Hal | Don’t Cry | They Might Be Giants | N | |
| Krelboyne Picnic | Chaos at the Picnic | Monster | They Might Be Giants | N | |
| Krelboyne Picnic | On to Burger Barn | Untitled score | They Might Be Giants | N | |
| Lois vs. Evil | Steam Cleaner Incident | Red Alert | Basement Jaxx | Remedy | N |
| Lois vs. Evil | Pageant Vocal Rehearsal | Sweet Home Alabama | [Lynyrd Skynrd] | N | |
| Lois vs. Evil | Unpacking the food | Drunk is Better than Dead | The Push Stars | After the Party | Y |
| Lois vs. Evil | Tanya’s Massage | Three Times A Lady | The Commodores | N | |
| Lois vs. Evil | No More Stupid Pity | Freakin’ You | Jungle Brothers | N | |
| Stock Car Races | Hal looking in the fridge | Skatellite Transmission (1) | They Might Be Giants | N | |
| Stock Car Races | Leaving for the Races | Sukiyaki | Kyu Sakamoto (43) | N | |
| Stock Car Races | Lois Searching | They Might Be Giants | N | ||
| Stock Car Races | Arriving at the Races | Bang on a Drum All Day | Todd Rundgren | N | |
| Stock Car Races | Lois Cleaning | They Might Be Giants | They Might Be Giants | N | |
| Stock Car Races | Caroline Shows Up | Bright Idea | They Might Be Giants | N | |
| Stock Car Races | Relaxing with Caroline | Green Peppers | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass | N | |
| Funeral | Can’t Wait til I get Zits | I’m the Substitute now (1) | They Might Be Giants | N | |
| Funeral | Hal’s Record | Stuck in the Middle | Stealer’s Wheel | N | |
| Cheerleader | Spangler’s Speedo Picture | Memories? | Gheorghe Zamfir? | N | |
| Cheerleader | Love in the Pyramid | Don’t Push It, Don’t Force It | Gordon | Y | |
| Rollerskates | Opening Hockey Music | They Might Be Giants | N | ||
| Rollerskates | Hal’s Skating Routine | Funkytown | Lipps, Inc. | N | |
| Rollerskates | Survival Weekend | Yellow Rose of Texas | N | ||
| Rollerskates | Skating Lessons #1 | A Fifth of Beethoven | Walter Murphy | N | |
| Rollerskates | Skating Lessons #2 | Enjoy Yourself | The Jacksons | N | |
| Rollerskates | Skating Lessons #3 | Bad Girls (65) | Donna Summer (65) | N | |
| Rollerskates | Skating Lessons #4 | I’m Your Boogieman | KC & The Sunshine Band | N | |
| Rollerskates | Hal’s Night Skating | We Are The Champions | Queen | N | |
| Smunday | Hal’s Porsche Fantasy | Hot Number | Foxy | N | |
| Smunday | The Red Paint Incident | Spiraling Shape | They Might Be Giants | Factory Showroom | N |
| Bots & Bees | Hal’s Ben-Gay Love | Imaginary Love (40) | Rufus Wainwright (40) | N | |
| Bots & Bees | Hal Smoking | Fire (14) | Ohio Players (14) | Fire | N |
| Bots & Bees | No Mind-Numbing Crap | I Just Want to Celebrate | Rare Earth | N | |
| Bots & Bees | Craig’s Pink Belly | Tre Quatro | They Might Be Giants | N | |
| Waterpark | Ride to the Park | In the Summertime | Mungo Jerry | N | |
| Waterpark | Love & Band-Aids | Sunshine | They Might Be Giants | N | |
| Waterpark | Pool Lose-a-thon | Mixed Bizness | Beck | Midnite Vultures | N |
| Waterpark | Dewey’s Table Dance | Fernando | ABBA | N | |
| Waterpark | Malcolm’s Full Apology | Too Cool Girls (37) | They Might Be Giants | N | |
| Waterpark | Dewey Chases the Balloon | N |
Second Season:
| Episode | Scene | Song Title | Artist | Album (If Known) | On ST? |
| Traffic Jam | The Convenience Store Robbery | Devil Went Down to Georgia | Charlie Daniels Band | N | |
| Traffic Jam | Marshmallow Contest | Theme from “The Great Escape” | Elmer Bernstien | N | |
| Traffic Jam | The Failed Handoff & Closing | N | |||
| Halloween Approximately | Filling the Ammo | Best Got Better | Dub Pistols | Point Blank | N |
| Halloween Approximately | Firing the Slingshot | Tune In (Round Window) | Flak | Flak | Y |
| Halloween Approximately | Firing the Slingshot Again | Bingo Bango | Basement Jaxx | Remedy | N |
| Lois’ Birthday | Craig’s Big Gift (73) | Run on the Spot (73) | Bentley Rhythm Ace (73) | Bentley Rhythm Ace (73) | N |
| Lois’ Birthday | Lois at the Batting Cage | Behind Every Good Woman | Tracy Bonham | Down Here | N |
| Lois’ Birthday | First song on car radio | Beep Beep | Innosense | So Together | N |
| Lois’ Birthday | Batting Cage Fight Fast-Mo | They Might Be Giants (72) | N | ||
| Lois’ Birthday | Batting Cage Fight Slow-Mo | You Decorated My Life | Kenny Rogers | N | |
| Dinner Out | Not Quality Girls | Cotton Eye Joe | Rednex | Sex & Violins | Y |
| Dinner Out | Local Girls Out of Control | The Bad Touch (Discovery Channel) | The Bloodhound Gang | Hooray for Boobies | N |
| Casino | Cheating at Blackjack | Good Life | The Getaway People | Turnpike Diaries | Y |
| Convention | The Booby Traps | Under the Influence | Citizen King | Mobile Estates | N |
| Convention | Patty Henderson Shows Up | Beep Beep | Innosense | So Together | N |
| Convention | Hal and Lois in the Car (56) | The Rubberband Man (56) | The Spinners (56) | ||
| Robbery | Alabama Strip Club | Proud to be an American | Lee Greenwood | N | |
| Robbery | Vacuuming the Bats | Frankenstein | Edgar Winter Group | They Only Come Out at Night | N |
| Robbery | Craig’s Lamentation | The Most Beautiful Girl | [Charlie Rich] | N | |
| Therapy | Cleaning out the Closet | Drunk is Better than Dead | The Push Stars | After the Party | Y |
| Therapy | Malcolm’s Psychoanalysis | Washin’ & Wonderin’ (Eric Valentine Remix) | Stroke 9 | Original version on Nasty Little Thoughts | Y |
| High School Play | Entering the Room Full of Francises (13) | Six Pacs (13) | The Getaway People (13) | Turnpike Diaries (13) | N |
| Bully | New Age of Enlightenment | Sunshine | They Might Be Giants | N | |
| Bully | Anarchy on the Playground (29) | Spybreak! (29) | Propellerheads (29) | Decks and Drums and Rock and Roll | N |
| Bully | Reese Retakes the Playground | The Hulkster’s in the House | Hulk Hogan | Hulk Rules | N |
| Bully | Francis’ Ink Hairdo | Hey Now Baby | Muddy Shoes | Real Schuffling Hungarians | N |
| Old Mrs. Old | Reese’s Invented Game | Stop the Rock (2) | Apollo 440 (2) | ||
| Old Mrs. Old | Kyle’s Piano Fun | The Entertainer | [Scott Joplin] | N | |
| Old Mrs. Old | The Krelboyne Joyride | Smile | Hanson | This Time Around [Bonus Tracks] | Y |
| Krelboyne Girl | Throughout entire episode | There She Goes (13) | The Getaway People (13) | Turnpike Diaries (13) | N |
| New Neighbors | Pool Party | We Are Monkeys | Travis | Y | |
| New Neighbors | Mike’s 1290 Turntable | Indian Reservation | Paul Revere & The Raiders | N | |
| New Neighbors | Marlin Academy Choir | Candyman | [Anthony Newley] (17) | N | |
| New Neighbors | The Property Line | Start the Motor | Extreme Music Library | Owned by the composer Hanz Zimmer | N |
| Hal Quits | Hal Painting #1 | Click here to listen! | N | ||
| Hal Quits | Hal Painting #2 | Free Your Mind | En Vogue | Funky Divas | N |
| Hal Quits | Malcolm’s Job Nightmare | Do Si Do | Sumack | Now Hear This | N |
| The Grandparents | Francis at Mardi Gras | You All Dat | Baha Men | Who Let the Dogs Out | Y |
| Traffic Ticket | Hal Comforts Lois about being wrong (74) | ||||
| Surgery | Helmut with the Body Bag (36) | Rubber Car (36) | Enon (36) | Believo! (36) | |
| Reese Cooks | Reese Cooking | Getting Hotter | Baha Men | Who Let the Dogs Out | N |
| Reese Cooks | Cynthia’s Party #1 | Get Ya Party On | Baha Men | Who Let the Dogs Out | |
| Reese Cooks | Cynthia’s Party #2 | Party Up | DMX | And Then There Was X | N |
| Tutoring Reese | Richie’s Car Stereo | Flirtin’ with Disaster | Molly Hatchet | Flirtin’ with Disaster | N |
| Bowling | Nothing identifiable in this | episode. | |||
| Malcolm vs. Reese | Butt-Kissing Contest | Re: Saturday | Sumack | Now Hear This | N |
| Malcolm vs. Reese | Chasing Jelly Bean | Madaddy | Pepe Deluxe | Super Sound | N |
| Malcolm vs. Reese | Dewey’s Markerface | Big Muff | Pepe Deluxe | Super Sound | N |
| Malcolm vs. Reese | Out-Grounding Contest | Weapon of Choice | Fat Boy Slim (8) | Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars | N |
| Malcolm vs. Reese | Francis’ Car Ride | Crawling | Scapegoat Wax | Okeeblow | N |
| Mini-Bike | Craig in the Bathroom | I Hope I Get It | A Chorus Line | N | |
| Mini-Bike | Craig Exercising | Maniac | Michael Sembello | Flashdance Soundtrack | N |
| Mini-Bike | Playing the Wine Glasses | Three’s Company Theme | N | ||
| Mini-Bike | Craig’s Departure | N | |||
| Mini-Bike | Hal’s Departure | N | |||
| Carnival | Hal & Lois Getting in the Mood | Lady Blue | Leon Russel | Will O’ the Wisp | N |
| Evacuation | Francis & Eric’s History | Pride and Joy | Stevie Ray Vaughan | Texas Flood | N |
| Flashback | Throughout the episode | Been Here Once Before | Eagle Eye Cherry | Living in the Present Future | Y |
| Flashback | Keepaway Opening | Click here to listen! | N | ||
| Flashback | Reese’s Flashcard Lesson | 1812 Overture | [Tchaikovsky] | N |
Third Season:
| Episode | Scene | Song Title | Artist | Album (If Known) | On ST? |
| Houseboat | Arriving on the Dock | Click here to listen! | N | ||
| Houseboat | Scrabble with the Kenarbens | Knock Three Times | Tony Orlando & Dawn | N | |
| Houseboat | Kicking Hal Out | New Harpoon | Charles Snydor | N | |
| Houseboat | Abe and Kitty’s Alone Time | Let’s Get it On | Marvin Gaye | N | |
| Emancipation | Driving on the Flat | Don’t Sleep in the Subway | Petula Clark | N | |
| Emancipation | Outstudying the Krelboynes | Pump it Up | Elvis Costello | This Year’s Model | N |
| Book Club | Venting at the Book Club | Get Outta My Dreams | Billy Ocean | Tear Down These Walls | N |
| Book Club | Francis out the Truck Window | Mademoiselle from Armentiéres | Unkown World War I tune | N | |
| Book Club | Mischief at Lillian Miller’s | Homage to Patagonia | Lemon Jelly (34) | Lemonjelly.ky (34) | N |
| Book Club | Digging up the Fireworks | Star 6 | Scapegoat Wax | Okeeblow | N |
| Malcolm’s Girlfriend | The Moonwalk Incident | Sesame Street Theme | N | ||
| Malcolm’s Girlfriend | Ronnie’s Birthday Chaos | That’s How the West Was Won | N | ||
| Charity | Selling the Donated Stuff | That’s the Name of the Game | The Crystal Method | Tweekend | N |
| Charity | Picking up a vibe | Strangers in the Night | [Bert Kaempfert] (17) | N | |
| Charity | Living it up in the Pantry | Sweet Home Alabama | Lynyrd Skynrd | Second Helping | N |
| Charity | Praying at the End | ||||
| Health Scare | Dewey in the Hamster Ball | It’s a Good Day (23) | Peggy Lee (23) | N | |
| Health Scare | Catholic School Party | Everybody Got Their Something | Nikka Costa | Everybody Got Their Something | N |
| Health Scare | Fighting Lavernia I | Superdome | Sumack | Now Hear This | N |
| Health Scare | Fighting Lavernia II | TNT? (41) Click here to listen! | AC/DC? (41) | N | |
| Christmas | Ornament Fight | Bells Are Ringing | They Might Be Giants | Factory Showroom | N |
| Christmas | Carolers in Whitehorse | Carol of the Bells | N | ||
| Christmas | Christmas in Denial | Buon Natale | Nat King Cole | N | |
| Poker | First Dance | Click here to listen! | N | ||
| Poker | The Poker Rematch | Power of the Dollar | Kool & The Gang | N | |
| Poker | Lois’s Last Dance | Embassy Waltz (39) | My Fair Lady Sndtrk (39) | N | |
| Poker | Reese’s Taped Dance 1 | Slow Dance – Click to Listen! | Duke Ellington? (17) | N | |
| Poker | Reese’s Taped Dance 2 | Tico Tico (Samba) (58) | Don Swan & His Orchestra (58) | N | |
| Poker | Reese’s Taped Dance 3 | Cheek to Cheek | Ella Fizgerald and Louis Armstrong | Ella and Louis | N |
| Reese’s Job | Attempted Fish Murder | Champion Birdwatchers | LA Symphony | Call it What You Want | N |
| Lois’ Makeover | Dewey’s First Baskets | Bounce with the Massive | Tzant | Bounce with the Massive | N |
| Lois’ Makeover | The Boys Secret Play | Bring It On | Handsome Devil | Love and Kisses from the Underground | N |
| Company Picnic | The Ice Queens Warm Up 1 | Click here to listen! | |||
| Company Picnic | The Ice Queens Warm Up 2 | Click here to listen! | |||
| Company Picnic | Lois’ Catfight | Do Your Thing | Basement Jaxx | Rooty | N |
| Company Picnic | Lavernia Gets in the Game | The Lumberjack (42) | Jackyl (42) | N | |
| Company Picnic | Francis’ Winning Goal | Let It Ride | Spy (Song not released!) | N | |
| Company Picnic | Francis’ Zamboni Ride | Zamboni | Gear Daddies | D2 STrk | N |
| Company Picnic | Closing muted guitar tune | Space to Share | Scapegoat Wax | Okeeblow | N |
| Reese Drives | End of the Chase | In Too Deep | Sum 41 | All Killer No Filler | N |
| Cynthia’s Back | Nothing identifiable in this | episode. | |||
| Hal’s Birthday | Francis & Hal in the van | Sleep Walk | Santo & Johnny | N | |
| Hal Coaches | Reese’s Sunbathing Music | ||||
| Hal Coaches | The Tigers’ Rampage | Motivation | Sum 41 | All Killer No Filler | N |
| Dewey’s Dog | Hal’s Lucky-Aide Surprise | Tonight’s the Night | Rod Stewart | N | |
| Dewey’s Dog | Hal’s Wedding Vows | Rio | [Duran Duran] | N | |
| Poker #2 | Breath Contest | Click here to listen! | Kool & The Gang? | N | |
| Poker #2 | Makeout Music #1 | I’ll Never Break Your Heart | Backstreet Boys | Backstreet Boys | N |
| Poker #2 | Makeout Music #2 | N | |||
| Poker #2 | Makeout Music #3 | Love of My Life (68) | Brian McKnight (68) | N | |
| Clip Show | Francis’ Trouble Montage | N | |||
| Clip Show | Keepaway | Click here to listen! | Paul Simon?? | N | |
| Jury Duty | Nothing identifiable in this | episode. | |||
| Cliques | Poser’s Playground Music | Click here to listen! | N | ||
| Cliques | The Dominoes Finally Fall | Foggy Mountain Breakdown | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (14) | N | |
| Monkey | Where’s Your Helmet? | N | |||
| Monkey | Quiet Street Games | Deeper and Deffer | Sgt. Rock | Can’t Stop the Rock | N |
| Monkey | Final Monkey Attack | Denmark (35) | The Chemical Brothers (35) | N | |
| Monkey | Francis & Piama Head South | Sweet City Woman | The Stampeders | N |
Fourth Season:
| Episode | Scene | Song Title | Artist | Album | On ST? |
| Zoo | No Playing Ball in the House | What Ya Goin’ Do? | Malcolm Michiles | not released | N |
| Humilithon | Dewey’s Broom Dance | Papa Loves Mambo | Nat King Cole | N | |
| Humilithon | Dewey’s Piano Solo | Clair de Lune | [Claude DeBussy] | N | |
| Humilithon | The Mop Fight | Click here to listen! | N | ||
| Humilithon | The Car Crash Plan | Click here to listen! | N | ||
| Family Reunion | Hal’s Jesus Therapy | So Nice (Samba De Vevao) | Billy May (17) | N | |
| Family Reunion | Lois’s March | Click here to listen! | N | ||
| Family Reunion | Crashing the Golf Cart | Last Rock Show | Bowling for Soup | N | |
| Stupid Girl | Hal’s Steamrolling | Slow Ride | Foghat | N | |
| Stupid Girl | Slow Dancing | Heart Without a Home | Nick Carter | N | |
| Stupid Girl | 2nd Dance Song | To All the Girls | Aaron Carter | N | |
| Stupid Girl | Steamroller Intervention | DJ’s and MC’s | Groove Terminator | N | |
| Forwards Backwards | Reese’s Go-Kart Song (21) | Theme from Speed Racer | N. Koshibe | N | |
| Forbidden Girlfriend | Hal’s Love Setup | Show and Tell | Al Wilson | N | |
| Forbidden Girlfriend | Falling for Nikki | Breathe In | Frou Frou | ||
| Malcolm Holds His Tounge | Hal’s Training | Pedal to the Metal | Kazzer | Go for Broke | N |
| Malcolm Holds His Tounge | Craig’s Date Music | Telephone Line (31) | Electric Light Orchestra (31) | N | |
| Malcolm Holds His Tounge | Craig’s Ukelele Solo | The One That You Love | [Air Supply] | N | |
| Boys At Ranch | Fireworks Music | The Halleluja Trail (27) | Elmer Bernstein (27) | N | |
| Grandma Sues | Nothing identifiable in | this episode. | N | ||
| If Boys Were Girls | Hal in the Lingerie Shop | Alley Cat (17) | Bent Fabric (17) | N | |
| If Boys Were Girls | Hal’s Bag Re-Theft | Flight of the Bumblebee (17) | Perez Prado (17) | N | |
| Long Drive | Gentleman Callers #1 | Greenback Dollar | [Hoyt Axton & Ken Ramsey] | N | |
| Long Drive | Gentleman Callers #2 | Charlie on the MTA | [Bess Hawes & Jacqueline Steiner] | N | |
| Kicked Out | Willy & Gretchen’s Number | The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia | [Vicki Lawrence] | N | |
| Kicked Out | Reese’s Firehose Stunt | Rock Da Juice | The Dude | N | |
| Stereo Store | Escape from the Store | Indiana Jones Theme | N | ||
| Stereo Store | Outside the Party | Fever for the Flava (15) | Hot Action Cop (15) | ||
| Stereo Store | Tijuana Car Wash | The Art of Losing | American Hi-Fi | ||
| Hal’s Friend | Larry Arrives | Flirtin’ with Disaster | Molly Hatchet | N | |
| Hal’s Friend | Larry’s Pickup | Funk #49 | Joe Walsh & the James Gang | N | |
| Hal’s Friend | Swing set scene (61) | Don’t Fear the Reaper (61) | Blue Oyster Cult (61) | N | |
| Hal’s Friend | Dabney: Little Man | Theme from Patton | Jerry Goldsmith (17) | N | |
| Garage Sale | Hal’s Return to the Airwaves | Joy to the World | Three Dog Night | N | |
| Garage Sale | Gretchen’s Neglected Son (71) | N | |||
| Academic Octathalon | Lois Picks Up Malcolm | Love Will Keep us Together (44) | Captain & Tenille (44) | N | |
| Clip Show #2 | The Defenseless Boys | > | N | ||
| Clip Show #2 | Hal’s Night Skating | We Are the Champions | Queen | N | |
| Clip Show #2 | Marlin Academy Choir | Candyman | [Anthony Newley] (17) | N | |
| Clip Show #2 | Lois and Hal’s Stressful Lives | N | |||
| Clip Show #2 | Reese Driving (End Chase) | In Too Deep | Sum 41 | All Killer No Filler | N |
| Clip Show #2 | Dewey’s Table Dance | Fernando | ABBA | N | |
| Clip Show #2 | Firing the Slingshot | Tune In (Round Window) | Flak | Flak | Y |
| Clip Show #2 | Unmitigated Disaster | 1812 Overture | [Tchaikovsky] | N | |
| Clip Show #2 | Batting Cage Fight Fast-mo | Sonic Reducer (19) | Dead Boys (19) | Young Loud & Snotty | N |
| Clip Show #2 | Batting Cage Fight Slow-mo | You Decorated My Life | Kenny Rogers | N | |
| Reese’s Party | Dewey and Craig Dancing | Grazing in the Grass | Friends of Distinction | N | |
| Future Malcolm | Boombox in the Park | Tubthumping (I Get Knocked Down) | Chumbawamba | N | |
| Future Malcolm | Fattening Lois | The Way You Look Tonight | Tony Bennett | N | |
| Baby – Part 1 | Arriving at the Bridal Expo | Waltz of the Flowers | [Tchaikovsky] (18) | N | |
| Baby – Part 1 | Bands at the Bridal Expo | Celebration | [Kool & The Gang] | N | |
| Baby – Part 2 | “I’m Coming Lois!” (30) | Danger High Voltage (30) | Electric Six (30) | N | |
| Baby – Part 2 | Melody | Love is a Many Splendored Thing (63) | N | ||
| Day Care | Nothing identifiable in | this awful episode. I mean | really… Worst episode | ever. | N |
Fifth Season:
| Episode | Scene | Song Title | Artist | Album | On ST? |
| Vegas | Arriving in Vegas | Plenty of Money & You | Count Basie & Tony Bennett | N | |
| Vegas | Boone’s Opener | I’m Coming Up | [Pink] | N | |
| Vegas | Boone’s Followup | Papa Don’t Preach | [Madonna] | N | |
| Vegas | Boone’s Cassette Tape | Feel Like Makin’ Love | [Bad Company] | N | |
| Watching the Baby | Lucky-Aide Muzak | Tomorrow | [Annie] | N | |
| Watching the Baby | Limo Music #1 | N | |||
| Watching the Baby | Dewey’s Diversion | Quando Quando Quando | [Engelbert Humperdinck] | N | |
| Watching the Baby | Limo Music #2 | N | |||
| Watching the Baby | Lucky Aide Rebellion | Sussudio | Phil Collins | N | |
| Goodbye Kitty* | Poor Little Crippled Boy | Lonely Lips | The Chordettes (17) | N | |
| Thanksgiving | Malcolm’s First Beer | A Bright Future in Sales | Fountains of Wayne | Welcome Interstate Managers | N |
| Thanksgiving | Malcolm’s Second Beer | N | |||
| Thanksgiving | Malcolm’s Third Beer | Super Duper Love | Joss Stone | The Soul Sessions | N |
| Malcolm Films Reese | Hal’s Love Music | I’m Still in Love With You (45) | Al Green | N | |
| Malcolm Films Reese | Dewey’s Performance Music | The Third Man Theme / The Harry Lime Theme (3) | N | ||
| Malcolm’s Job | Diaper Weighing Contest (70) | Good Enough for Grandad (70) | Squirrel Nut Zippers (70) | The Inevitable Squirrel Nut Zippers (70) | N |
| Christmas Trees* | At the Lot | Holly Jolly Christmas | Burl Ives | N | |
| Christmas Trees* | Hunting for the Squirrel | The Little Drummer Boy | The Harry Simeon Chorale | N | |
| Block Party | Kielbasa Contest #1 | Too Fat Polka (17) | Frankie Yankovic? | N | |
| Block Party | Kielbasa Contest #2 | Just Because (17) | Frankie Yankovic? | N | |
| Block Party | Kielbasa Contest #3 | Peanut Polka (48) | Brave Combo (48) | Polka Party (48) | N |
| Block Party | Reese the Piñata | N | |||
| Block Party | Cow Love at the Ranch | Chances Are | Johnny Mathis | N | |
| Block Party | [Not sure which scene] | Cannonball Yodel (57) | Rod Erickson? (57) | ||
| Dirty Magazine | Otto’s Waltz | The Sweetheart Tree | [Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer] | N | |
| Hot Tub | Nothing identifiable | in this episode. | N | ||
| Ida’s Boyfriend | Nothing at all in this | episode. 🙁 | N | ||
| Softball | Hal’s Drunken Karoke | Turning Japanese | [The Vapors] | N | |
| Softball | Background Office Music | Un Homme et Une Femme (48) | Francis Lai (48) | N | |
| Lois’s Sister | Dewey’s Cotton Candy | Boombox | Mosquitos | Mosquitos | N |
| Lois’s Sister | Rolling the Mustang | Long Live the Party | Andrew W. K. | Wolf | N |
| Lois’s Sister | Romance in the Mustang | I Hope Tomorrow is Like Today (69) | Guster (69) | Keep it Together (69) | N |
| Malcolm Dates a Family | Malcolm Parts with the Family | Humoresque No. 7 / Eine Kleine Frühlingsweise (52) | Antonín Dvořák (52) | N | |
| Reese’s Apartment | Nothing at all in this | episode. 🙁 | N | ||
| Malcolm Visits College | Mmm.. Brownie | Irene (67) | Starlight Mints (67) | ||
| Malcolm Visits College | Dewey’s Piano Concerto | Orpheus in the Underworld: Can-Can | [Jaques Offenbach] (17) | N | |
| Malcolm Visits College | Dorm Room Music | Wait Wait Wait (46) | The Format (46) | N | |
| Malcolm Visits College | Drunken Children | Wake Up Call | They Might Be Giants | N | |
| Experiment | Hal’s Spring Shoes | Shake Your Coconuts (12) | Junior Senior (12) | D-D-Don’t Don’t Stop the Beat | N |
| Experiment | Retracing Reese’s Steps | Bathtime in Clerkenwell (24) | (The Real) Tuesday Weld (24) | I, Lucifer (24) | N |
| Polly in the Middle | Jamie’s Escape | Jambo (3) | Claude McLin (3) | N | |
| Polly in the Middle | The Slap Fight | ||||
| Dewey’s Special Class | Craig and the kid dancing | Milkshake | Kelis | N | |
| Dewey’s Special Class | Hal & Craig Dancing | The Hamster Dance | N | ||
| Dewey’s Special Class | Hal & Craig Dancing Again | Double Dutch Bus | Frankie Smith? | N | |
| Dewey’s Special Class | The Busey Class | Sleep Walk? | Santo & Johnny? | N | |
| Dewey’s Special Class | Krelboyne Band | Sing Sing Sing | Benny Goodman Band | N | |
| Dewey’s Special Class | Girls Dancing | All Around the World | The Cooler Kids (16) | N | |
| Dewey’s Special Class | Hal and the kid dancing | Sometimes When We Touch | Julie Glaze Houlihan (10) | N | |
| Victor’s Other Family | Looking at Pictures (14) | Carefree Highway | Gordon Lightfoot | N | |
| Victor’s Other Family | Meeting with the Pension Attorney (14) | My Heart Will Go On | Celine Dion | N | |
| Victor’s Other Family | Betty White’s Drown-out Music | Snowbird | Anne Murray | N | |
| Victor’s Other Family | Hal’s Blind Racing | Going in the Right Direction (38) | Robert Randolph (38) | N | |
| Victor’s Other Family | Canadian Karaoke | Brick House | [The Commodores] | N | |
| Victor’s Other Family | Malcolm’s Stage Fright | YMCA | [Village People] | N | |
| Reese Joins the Army Part 1* | Dewey’s Bill-Paying Music #1 | Deux Arabesques: Andantino con moto (26) | [Claude DeBussy] (26) | N | |
| Reese Joins the Army Part 1* | Dewey’s Bill-Paying Music #2 | The Bolero (26) | [Maurice Ravel] (26) | N | |
| Reese Joins the Army Part 1* | Dewey’s headphone bliss | Music Box Dancer (10) | [Frank Mills] | Music Box Dancer | N |
| Reese Joins the Army Part 2 | Recap from Part 1, at least in the Italian version | Smoke on the Water (51) | Originally by Deep Purple (51) | N | |
| Reese Joins the Army Part 2 | War Games | Black Betty (25) | Spiderbait (25) | Tonight Alright (25) | N |
| Reese Joins the Army Part 2 | Hal’s Memory Box | Yodeling Mozart (Rondo Alla Turca) (20) | Mary Schnieder / Mozart (20) | Yodeling the Classics, Vol. 2 (20) | N |
Sixth Season:
| Episode | Scene | Song Title | Artist | Album | On ST? |
| Reese Comes Home | Lost in the Desert (52) | Freedom (52) | Twelve Girls Band (52) | Eastern Energy (52) | |
| Reese Comes Home | The veterans off their sedatives | Stars and Stripes Forever | John Philip Sousa | N/A | N |
| Reese Comes Home | Reese Marrying a Man | Bridal Chorus (54) | Wagner (54) | N/A | N |
| Buseys Run Away | Helping the crap out of the Buseys | Holla (5) | Baha Men (5) | N | |
| Standee | The Garbage Man’s Music | N | |||
| Standee | Staking out the Garbage Man | N | |||
| Standee | Dewey’s Garbage Fun | Sleigh Ride | Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops (17) | N | |
| Standee | Reese’s Lever Confusion | N | |||
| Standee | The Garbage Man’s Steak | N | |||
| Pearl Harbor | Malcolm and Reese Dancing | Take a Chance on Me | Abba | The Album (1978) | N |
| Pearl Harbor | Hal’s Pearl Harbor Display | America the Beautiful | N | ||
| Pearl Harbor | The Neighbor’s Display | N | |||
| Pearl Harbor | The Birds Attack | N | |||
| Kitty’s Back | Dewey’s Dish Music | “Ode to Joy” from Symphony No. 9 | Ludwig Von Beethoven (8) | N | |
| Hal’s Christmas Gift | Lois’s Demolition Derby | A Marshmallow World | Johnny Mathis (4) | N | |
| Hal’s Christmas Gift | Riding in the van | Christmas Wrapping | The Waitresses | N | |
| Hal’s Christmas Gift | Ski Lodge Music | Merry Christmas to You | (not sure yet) | N | |
| Hal Sleepwalks | Hal’s Anniversary Failures | Stars and Stripes Forever | [John Phillip Sousa] | N | |
| Lois vs. Jamie | Francis’s Flashback | Everybody Wants to Rule the World | Tears for Fears | N | |
| Malcolm’s Car* | Washing Stevie’s Hair | Heaven (Bryan Adams Cover) | DJ Sammy (9) | N | |
| Billboard* | |||||
| Opera | The Opera on TV | Nessun Dorma (20) | [Giacomo Puccini] (20) | Turandot (20) | N |
| Opera | Jamie’s Neighbor Love | O Mio Babbino Caro (20) | [Giacomo Puccini] (20) | Gianni Schicci (20) | N |
| Opera | The Street Luge | ||||
| Opera | Jamie’s Neighbor Love (at the end) | Un Bel Di Vedremo (20) | [Giacomo Puccini] (20) | ||
| Living Will* | |||||
| Tiki Lounge* | |||||
| Ida Loses a Leg | Ida’s Act of Heroism | Traffic Jam (66) | Limpopo (66) | ||
| Chad’s Sleepover | Chad’s Parents First Scene | Hungarian Dance No. 5 (26) | [Johannes Brahms] (26) | ||
| No Motorcycles | Lois & Piama drinking | You’re No Good | Linda Ronstadt | Heart Like a Wheel | N |
| Butterflies | Malcolm & Lois’ Standoff | Windy | [Association] | [Insight Out] | N |
| Butterflies | Talking to the Lucky Aide Intruder (60) | Summer Breeze (60) | Isley Brothers (60) | ||
| Ida’s Dance | Malcolm Music Appreciation CD (20) | Adagio for Organ and Strings in G Minor (20) | Tomaso Albinoni (20) | N | |
| Motivational Speaker | The Speaker’s Cell Phone | Ride of the Valkyries | Richard Wagner | N/A | N |
| Stilts* | |||||
| Buseys Take a Hostage* | |||||
| Beauty Pageant / Mrs. Tri County | Lois’s Whistling Talent Part 1 | Quando m’en vo or Musetta’s Waltz (4) | Steve Herbst f. David Lopato (22) / [Giacomo Puccini (4)] | La Boheme (4) | N |
| Beauty Pageant / Mrs. Tri County | Lois’s Whistling Talent Part 2 | Rondo Alla Turca (20) | Steve Herbst f. David Lopato (22) / [Mozart (20)] | N |
Seventh Season
| Episode | Scene | Song Title | Artist | Album | On ST? |
| Burning Man | |||||
| Health Insurance | |||||
| Reese vs. Stevie | Robo-Stevie | Funny Little Feeling | Rock ‘n’ Roll Soldiers | So Many Musicians to Kill | N |
| Halloween | |||||
| Jessica Stays Over | |||||
| Secret Boyfriend | Reese’s Deprived Life (28) | Shut Up (28) | Simple Plan (28) | Still Not Getting Any (28) | N |
| Blackout | |||||
| Army Buddy | |||||
| Malcolm Defends Reese | Reese Does the “Monkey Dance” (55) | Love Machine (55) | The Miracles (55) | City of Angels (55) | N |
| Malcolm’s Money | Taking Glamour Shots (32) | Beverly Hills | Weezer | Make Believe | N |
| Malcolm’s Money | Reese’s Montage | I’m Sitting on Top of the World (53) | Bobby Darin (53) | ||
| Malcolm’s Money | Resese Sets up the Old Couple | My Drag (74) | Squirrel Nut Zippers (74) | Perennial Favorites (74) | N |
| Bride of Ida | |||||
| College Recruiters | |||||
| Mono | Hal at the Luau (59) | Wishin’ & Hopin’ (59) | Dusty Springfield (59) | ||
| Hal Grieves | Hal’s Bereavement Day | Cum on Feel the Noize | Quiet Riot | Metal Health | N |
| Hal Grieves | Abe’s Vulcan Lire (33) | We Three Kings of Orient Are | Rev. John Henry Hopkins (33) | N | |
| A.A. | |||||
| Lois Strikes Back | |||||
| Hal’s Dentist | Breezin’ (64) | George Benson (64) | |||
| Bomb Shelter | Hal First Sees the Shelter | Desafinado (73) | Stan Getz (73) | ||
| Bomb Shelter | Malcolm’s First & Last Dances | Sway (9) | Michael Buble (9) | ||
| Bomb Shelter | Malcom’s Other Dances | Big time operator (9) | Big Bad VooDoo Daddy (9) | ||
| Bomb Shelter | Hal’s Bomb Shelter Jazz | Take 5 (17) | Dave Brubeck (17) | ||
| Bomb Shelter | Cutoff Dude’s Dance | Cha Cha (25) | Chelo (25) | ||
| Stevie in the Hospital | |||||
| Cattle Court | |||||
| Morp | Reese at the Prom – 1 | Beat of My Heart | Hillary Duff | ||
| Morp | Reese at the Prom – 2 | Stickwitu | Pussycat Dolls | ||
| Morp | Reese at the Prom – 3 | Random (49) | Lady Sovereign (49) | N | |
| Morp | Reaction to Malcolm | I Feel Good | James Brown | ||
| Morp | Helicopter | Bloc Party | |||
| Morp | Slow dance | Currently | Keaton Simons | N | |
| Morp | Clampdown (50) | The Clash (50) | London Calling (50) | N | |
| Graduation | Final Scene | Better Days | Citizen King | Mobile Estates | N |
[] Brackets indicate the original composer or performer. Usually this means it was performed by the cast.
*Means I have it but haven’t fully reviewed it yet
I should also mention that the following songs are also on the soundtrack, but even after scouring all these episodes, I have been unable to figure out if they were ever used on the show at all:
Fallin’ for the First Time – Barenaked Ladies
Bizarro – Citizen King
Heaven is a Halfpipe – OPM
Older – They Might Be Giants
(1) Thanks to Amigo22 for contributing these three!
(2) Thanks to Chris (from Austria) for contributing this one. I never would have found this one in a million years.
(3) Thanks to Randy for contributing this one. Those instrumental pieces are almost impossible!
(4) Thanks to Darin Jones (from Gonzaga) for contributing these.
(5) Thanks to Michael Tara for sending me this one.
(8) My thanks to Sam Welter, Steve Quaday, and “freading” for helping me identify a few of the songs.
(9) My thanks to “Anthony aka Niels” (from France!) for pointing out some mistakes and contributing “Reprehensible”.
(10) Thanks to David Rodriquez for finally solving this one. Sorry to everyone that asked about it, it’s not one that you can buy!
(11) My thanks to “Azrael” (from Switzerland!) for identifying “Music Box Dancer” at the end of Season 5.
(12) My thanks to Ryan Gray (a.k.a. “Slick”) (from Florida) for identifying “Shake Your Coconuts”… I’m still not sure how he did it!
(13) A big thanks to “Wingnut” (from Brazil!) for figuring out these instrumentals!
(14) Thanks to Mark Waters for contributing these pesky ones, and a few unnoticed ones.
(15) Thanks to Travis Kucharyshen for this one. I hadn’t even noticed this one!
(16) Thanks to “ED” for contributing the artist on this one.
(17) Many thanks to Matthew C. Foley for identifying some of these bizarre ones that no one else would know.
(18) Thanks to Sam Lewis for these classical pieces.
(19) Thanks to Susannah Keegan for this one. This one was vexing me for a long time!
(20) Thanks to Glenn Tan (from Singapore!) for identifying these. I have almost zero opera knowledge.
(21) Thanks for Valentina Ferarri (From Italy!) for reminding me of this one.
(22) Thanks to Alex Fenwick for identifying the actual performer of Lois’ whistling numbers.
(23) Thanks to Corey K for this one. This one had been unsolved for a long long time.
(24) Thanks to Tim K for this one. Wow.
(25) Thanks to Miles Dawson for this one. I didn’t think anyone would ever crack this one.
(26) Thanks to JB (From France!) for these, Some instrumentals I’d never know in a million years.
(27) Thanks to Jerry Barca for this one. These contributions never cease to amaze me!
(28) Thanks to Samantha Cook (from the UK) for this one. I missed this episode entirely. 🙁
(29) Thanks to Jack Kelly (from the UK) for this one. This one had flown under the radar for a while.
(30) Thanks to Wally (from France) for this one. Merci!
(31) Thanks to Meks (from Austria) for this one. Danke schoen!
(32) Thanks to Jason Ku (from California) for this one. I still haven’t seen this episode.
(33) Thanks to Tyno (from France) for noticing this one. Merci!
(34) Thanks to Jack Kelly for identifying this as Lemon Jelly.
(35) Thanks to Adil Anwar for identifying this Chemical Brothers track.
(36) Thanks to Stephen Wilson (from Scotland) for this one that I’d totally glossed over.
(37) Thanks to Cassandra for this one. One of those vexing ones…
(38) Whoever gave me this one didn’t give their name, and I shouldn’t give their email out. But thanks!
(39) Thanks to Elisa Kim for this one. I originally had this one wrong. What a catch!
(40) Thanks to Stefan Palu for this Rufus Wainwright tune. Always nice to fill in the blanks on the 1st Season!.
(41) Thanks to Victoria Briant for this one, but I’m not entirely sure it’s an AC/DC version. Hence the question mark.
(42) Thanks to Harlin Kinneman, but I still need to know what scene it’s in.
(43) Thanks to Chris Doyle (From Sussex, UK) for this correction.
(44) Thanks to George Miller for this addition.
(45) Thanks to Frederick Lukomski for the song title on this one. I was almost sure it was Al Green but could never pin down the track!
(46) Thanks to Amanda Ogle from Arizona for this one.
(47) Thanks to Niek D. for identifying this album.
(48) Thanks to Rich (from the Netherlands) for these two.
(49) Thanks to Alex!
(50) Thanks to “Oromis92” from Italy, and someone else who submitted this at about the same time.
(51) Thanks to “Oromis 92” from Italy!
(52) Thanks to Rich from the Netherlands for several of these contributions!
(53) Thanks to Bonnie Larkin!
(54) Thanks to Katharina (from Austria) for picking this one out, sorry I don’t know the performer!
(55) Thanks to “tjpeople”, Webmaster at the Malcolm in the Middle Voting Community for this one! Sadly this is an episode I haven’t even seen yet.
(56) Thanks to Michael (from Austrailia) for picking this one out!
(57) Thanks to Angie Miller for picking out the Cannonball Yodel.
(58) Thanks to “M W” and his Shazam phone app for identifying this one.
(59) Thanks to Hanson Wehle for for this one. I missed a lot of Season 7…
(60) Thanks to Luis Warrener from Great Britain for catching this one.
(61) Thanks to Natalia Flynn!
(62) Thanks to “geogirl12”!
(63) Thanks to Christian Tusch!
(64) Thanks to “robwitsticks”!
(65) Thanks to Gerardo Antonio Ramos Luna, from Mexico!
(66) Thanks to Sabina!
(67) Thanks to Delilah!
(68) Thanks to Francis!
(69) Thanks to Johan T. from Switzerland!
(70) Thanks to Mark!
(71) Thanks to Joseph Kim!
(72) Mackenzie M noted that this was not Sonic Reducer by the Dead Boys, but rather a similar composition by They Might Be Giants, written just for this show.
(73) Thanks to Paul F. from Germany for noticing this one and identifying it!
(72) Thanks to David from Switzerland for noticing this piano piece.
(73) Thanks to Jake Lampe for helping to solve this mystery!
(74) Thanks to Steven Kroh for noticing this one and identifying it!
An incidental thanks to Joss Stone for playing Super Duper Love on MTV so that I could identify it. My biggest thanks to Julie Glaze Houlihan for helping me identify about 12 of the trickiest ones. She rocks!
This is an archive of Joe G’s original list, which is no longer online.