Dolly Parton, 'Jolene' - The 2008 drama, directed by Dan Ireland and based on the short story 'Jolene: A Life' by E. L. Doctorow, which was based on Parton's 1973 song.
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The Psychedelic Furs, 'Pretty In Pink' - John Hughes named his famous 1986 movie—starring Molly Ringwald, Andrew McCarthy, and Jon Cryer—after this song.
The B-52s, 'Private Idaho' - Gus Van Sant used the title of this song for his 1991 movie 'My Own Private Idaho.' You can see him thank the band in the credits!
ABBA, 'Mamma Mia' - The hit 1975 track, and a whole album's worth of ABBA's other songs, formed the foundation for the 2008 hit musical rom-com.
Arlo Guthrie, 'Alice's Restaurant Massacree' - 'Alice's Restaurant' is a 1969 comedy, directed by Arthur Penn, adapted from the 1967 folk song.
C.W. McCall, 'Convoy' - The Western novelty song about a convoy of truckers that go rogue inspired Sam Peckinpah to make his 1978 movie of the same name.
Kenny Rogers, 'The Gambler' - The 1978 song spawned not one, but five made-for-TV movies, from 1980 to 1994, starring none other than Rogers himself.
Julie Brown, 'Earth Girls Are Easy' - The 1984 song's plot inspired the 1988 musical sci-fi rom-com starring Geena Davis, Jeff Goldblum, Damon Wayans, Jim Carrey, and Julie Brown herself.
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MercyMe, 'I Can Only Imagine' - The best-selling Christian single of all time was adapted into a 2018 Christian drama feature film by the Erwin Brothers, starring J. Michael Finley and Dennis Quaid.
Lady Gaga, 'Bad Romance' - So it's not an American film, but this hit pop song inspired the plot of a 2011 mainland China indie drama.