The original version of this list of songs used on Santa Barbara was compiled by Liz Fox in 1993 with the help of many folks on the rec.arts.tv.soaps newsgroup. Since it appeared on the web, many others have submitted additions via e-mail. Special thanks go to Kerstin Zarbock, whose own song list has been a significant contribution. Corrections and additions are welcome. The most recent additions and changes are noted in red.
| Song | Artist | Characters |
| "A Groovy Kind of Love" | Phil Collins | Cruz and Eden |
| "A Little Bit Of Heaven" | Natalie Cole | Cruz and Eden |
| "A Song For You" | Chard Hayward | Richard Sedgewick sang for the President |
| "Action Jackson" | Dominic Messinger | |
| "Aftershock" | Debbie Bachteil | Robert and Quinn |
| "All Alone" | Chris Ferren written by Rick Rhodes, Gary Griffin, and Dominic Messinger | Cruz after Eden's "death" |
| "All At Once" | Whitney Houston | |
| "All I Have" | Beth Neilson Chapman | Cruz and Eden |
| "All My Life" | State Of The Heart | Cruz and Eden |
| "All My Life" | Cathy Hudrall/Cayanie Music | Cruz and Eden |
| "Almost Paradise" | Mike Reno and Ann Wilson | |
| "Always You" | James Ingram | |
| "Always You" | James Patrick Dunne | |
| "Amazing Grace" | Judy Collins | Adriana's memorial service |
| "Angel" | ??? | Cruz and Eden |
| "Another Day in Paradise" | Phil Collins | Kelly and Joe |
| "Another Place, Another Time" | Grant Saidiner and Ron Boustead | Mason and Julia |
| "Baby Can You Hear It" | ??? | Emily and Greg |
| "Back to Avalon" | Kenny Loggins | Mason and Julia |
| "Bad Boys" | Dominic Messinger and Art Phillips | |
| "Benny and the Jets" | Elton John | Cruz and Eden |
| "Big Fun" | Nora Hendryx | Gina and C.C. |
| "Black and Blue" | Air Supply | C.C., Sophia, and Gina |
| "Borderlines" | Jeffrey Osborne | Eden and Cruz |
| "Bring It Back" | Dominic Messinger | Kelly and Jeffrey |
| "Broken Wings" | Mr. Mister | Kelly thinks of Robert at the Oasis |
| "Buried Treasure" | Leonard Tucker | |
| "Can This Be Real Love" | Dan Hill | Mason and Julia |
| "Can You Read My Mind (theme from Superman)" | Michelle Nicastro | Mason; Eden; Cruz |
| "Can't Fight This Feeling" | Reo Speedwagon | |
| "Can't We Try" | Dan Hill | Kelly and Jeffrey |
| "Carme" | Rockwell | Ted played at KUSB |
| "Chablis" | Dominic Messinger and Pam Scheer | |
| "Chances Are" | Johnny Mathis(?) | Julia and Mason |
| "The Change In Me Is You" | James Dunne and Jill Collucci written by James Dunne | Cruz and Eden |
| "Change Up/Change of Pace Melody" | James Dunne and Dominic Messinger | |
| "City Folks and Country Music" | Rick Rhodes | Kelly and Jeffrey return to America |
| "Come Into My Life" | Laura Branigan and Joe Esposito | Heather and Scott |
| "Come See About Me" | The Supremes | Eden's wedding shower |
| "The Comfort Zone" | Vanessa Williams | Kelly and Cruz |
| "Coming Around Again" | Carly Simon | Julia and Mason |
| "Crazy Love" | Amy Keys | |
| "Dad's Theme" | James P. Dunne | CC |
| "Dance of Love" | Dan Hill | Ted and Katarina; CC and Angela |
| "Dangerous Kiss" | Liz Lachman | Kelly and Dylan |
| "Deja Vu" | Dionne Warwick | Scott and Celeste |
| "Devil In Disguise" | Dominic Messinger | Quinn |
| "Do You" | Scheherazade Stone written by Lorraine Feather | Suzanne and Cruz |
| "Don't Leave Love" | BJ Thomas | Cruz and Eden |
| "Don't Say Goodbye" | Scottie Haskell written by Dominic Messinger | Warren and B.J./final episode theme |
| "Drive My Car" | Beatles | Gina and Keith |
| "Edge of Love" | ???Eden and Cruz | |
| "Esther" | Kenny G | Gina |
| "Every Time You Go Away" | Paul Young | Cruz and Eden |
| "Everything I Got...Belongs" | Alle(?) | Minx |
| "The Eyes of Love" | Liz Lachman | Courtney and Pearl |
| "Fait Accompli" | ??? | Julia and Michael |
| "Faith" | George Michael | Gina and Keith's wedding |
| "Father Figure" | George Michael | Michael thinks of Julia |
| "Fight For Your Love" | Scott Martin | Warren and Cassie; Aurora and Saywer |
| "First Time Love" | Patti Austin | Robert,Quinn,Kelly |
| "Follow the Future" | Bill Reveles | Sandra and Cruz |
| "Fragile" | Sting | Robert |
| "French Kissing in the USA" | Carol Chapman | Kelly and Ric |
| "Give a Little More" | ??? | Eden and Cruz |
| "Going Home" | Kenny G | Laura and Ethan; Gina and Keith |
| "Golden Gate" | Dominic Messinger and Art Phillips | Eden and Cruz |
| "Greatest Love Affair" | Jeffrey Osborne | Eden and Cruz; Sophia and CC; Kelly and Joe's wedding |
| "Greatest Love Of All" | Whitney Houston | |
| "Hands to Heaven" | Breathe | Michael and Julia |
| "Happy Ending" | Dominic Messinger | |
| "Happy Endings" | Little Richard & The Beach Boys | Cruz and Eden |
| "Heaven Help This Lonely Man" | Peter Cetera | Father Michael ponders leaving the priesthood |
| "Help Me Make It Through The Night" | Gladys Knight and the Pips | Cassie/Warren/Julia/Mason at Alcatraz |
| "Here Comes Another Fool" | Leonard Tucker | Kelly and Quinn; Kelly and Craig; Rafe and Lilly; Reese and Andie |
| "Here We Are" | Gloria Estefan | Cruz and Eden |
| "Hold Me Forever Tonight" | James P. Dunne | Eden and Cruz |
| "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" | Mel Carter | Cain and Eden; Cruz and Eden |
| "Hold On" | Wilson Phillips | Kelly and Craig |
| "How Deep Does it Go" | Carl Anderson | Amado and Laken |
| "Hyperactive" | Robert Palmer | Ted played at KUSB |
| "I Am What I Am" | Gloria Gaynor | Bunny |
| "I Believe In You and Me" | Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. | Eden and Cruz |
| "I Can't Help Falling In Love With You" | Corey Hart | Kelly and Jeffrey |
| "I Can't Let Go" | Air Supply | Mason after Mary's death |
| "I Can't Make You Love Me" | Bonnie Raitt | Angela and Warren |
| "I Hear the Call" | The Unforgiven | Ted played at KUSB |
| "I Like It" | Dino | |
| "I Love You" | ??? | Eden and Cruz |
| "I Only Have Eyes For You" | George Benson/Elaine Paige | Sasha sings at the Lair |
| "I Want To Live in Santa Barbara" | Rick Rhodes written by Rick Rhodes, Vivian Rhodes, and Joe Harnell | |
| "I'll Be There" (a.k.a. "Shelter from the Storm") | Walker Iglehart | Eden and Cruz |
| "I'm Your Man" | Barry Manilow | Jane/Roxanne's request of Ted at KUSB |
| "I'm Not In Love" | 10 cc | Robert |
| "If Ever You're in My Arms Again" | Peabo Bryson | Kelly and Joe |
| "If I Believed" | Patti Austin | Cruz and Eden |
| "If I Should Lose You" | Dreamlovers | Cain and Eden |
| "If You Say, My Eyes Are Beautiful" | Jermaine Jackson and Whitney Houston | Mary and Mason |
| "If You Should Go" | Etta Cameron | Eden and Cruz |
| "I'll Do Anything" | Bob Rose | night club scenes(?) |
| "Imagine" | John Lennon | Cruz and Eden |
| "In Your Arms" | Dominic Messinger | Cruz and Eden recover Adriana in Paris |
| "Intimacy" | Liz Lachman | Cain and Andrea |
| "Isn't It Romantic" | Michael Feinstein | CC and Sophia |
| "Isn't She Lovely" | Stevie Wonder | Eden and Adriana in the hospital |
| "It All Begins Again" | James P. Dunne | Eden and Cruz |
| "It's Never Easy" | Dominic Messinger | Mason (Lane Davies's last scene) |
| "It's Too Late" | Carole King | Julia; Mason and Cassie |
| "I've Been Dreaming" | Jack Wagner | Warren and B.J. |
| "Just Once" | James Ingram | Cruz and Eden |
| "Keep This Love Alive" | David Pack written by Tom Scott | |
| "Keeper of the Fire" | Liz Lachman | Robert and Eden |
| "The Last Time I Felt Like This" | Johnny Mathis and Jane Olivor | Cruz and Eden |
| "The Last Time I Made Love" | Jeffrey Osborne and Joyce Kennedy | Kelly and Joe at the Presidential Suite of the Capwell Hotel |
| "Laughing At the Years" | State of Art | |
| "Laura" | Rick Rhodes and Dominic Messinger | Laura and Ethan |
| "Lay You Down" | Liz Lachman | Jane/Roxanne |
| "Learn To Love Again" | Lou Rawls and Tata Vega | Cruz and Eden |
| "The Life You Dream" | Judy Collins | Adriana |
| "Listen" | Cliff Downes and Randy Goodrun | Heather and Scott |
| "Little One" | Adlai Alexander | Adriana, Eden, Cruz |
| "Look Before You Leap" | Bob Rose and Craig Stull | night club scenes(?) |
| "Lonely is the Night" | Air Supply | Gina and CC |
| "Lost in a Minute" | Richard Elliott and Gary Brown | Jodie and Reese |
| "Lost Without You" | BeBe & CeCe Winans | Scott and Celeste |
| "Love After Dark" | Leonard Tucker | Kelly and Cruz |
| "Love Me Again" | Liz Lachman | Ted played at KUSB |
| "Love Of My Life" | George Benson | Cruz and Eden |
| "Love and Marriage" | Frank Sinatra | Julia and Mason |
| "Love is On Your Mind" | Jack Wagner | Warren |
| "Loving These Days Last" (a.k.a. "Our Love Will") | Carl Anderson | Julia and Mason |
| "Loving You" | Cindi Nassi and Scott Martin | Heather and Scott; Laura and Michael |
| "Miami Beach" | Dominic Messinger and Pam Scheer | Mary and Mason; Julia and Mason |
| "Midnight at the Oasis" | Maria Muldaur | the night Amado was shot |
| "Modern Day Camelot" | Adlai Alexander | |
| "Moments in Love" | Art of Noise | Robert |
| "Money" | Joey Scarbury | Gina and Sonny |
| "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" | Judy Collins | Eden thinking of Adriana |
| "Moondance" | Van Morrison | |
| "Moonlight In Your Eyes" | Richard Elliot | Cruz and Eden |
| "More Than Just the Two of Us" | Sneaker | Heather and Scott (when she became pregnant) |
| "Mountain Man" | Dominic Messinger | Eden in Utah |
| "Mountains to the Moon" | Neil McCoy | Gina and Lionel; Lilly and Rafe |
| "Mrs. Capwell's Cookies" | Robin Mattson written by Dominic Messinger | Gina |
| "Music of the Night" | Michael Crawford | Quinn |
| "My Favorite Year" | Michael Feinstein | CC and Sophia |
| "My Funny Valentine" | Carly Simon | Cruz and Eden |
| "My Heart Can Wait Forever" | Jeffrey Osborne | Eden and Cruz |
| "My Imagination" | Downes and Price | Jake and Hayley |
| "Never 2 much of U" | Dino | |
| "Never Thought (That I Could Love)" | Dan Hill | Mason and Julia |
| "New York, New York" | Frank Sinatra | Jake's going away party |
| "The Night Goes On" | Kenny Rogers | Eden and Cruz |
| "No More Lonely Nights" | Paul McCartney | Mason and Santana |
| "No One Knows" | Dion and the Belmonts | B.J. and Warren |
| "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do" | Whitney Houston and Jermaine Jackson | Laken and Ted; Warren and Summer |
| "Nobody's Joking" | George Michael | Keith and Gina's wedding |
| "Nothing Can Take Me Away from You" | Cathy Hudrall/Cayanie | Cruz and Eden |
| "Nothing Gonna Change My Love For You" | Glenn Medeiros | Julia and Mason |
| "Nothing In Common" | Dominic Messinger and John Parker | Julia and Michael |
| "Now and Forever" | Air Supply | |
| "Now and Forever" | Anne Murray | Sophia and C.C. |
| "On the Wings of Love" | Jeffrey Osborne | Joe and Kelly |
| "One Way" | Al Jarreau | Eden and Robert |
| "Our Love Ageless and Timeless" | ??? | Eden and Cruz |
| "Our Love is Here to Stay" | Michael Feinstein | Sophia and CC |
| "Overjoyed" | Stevie Wonder | Mason thinks of Mary and Tori |
| "Partners in Crime" | ??? | Eden and Cruz |
| "The Perfect Life" | Bourgeois Tagg | Ted played at KUSB |
| "The Place You Take Me To" | Cindi Nassi | Kelly and Quinn; Kelly and Craig |
| "Power of Love" | Laura Branigan | Eden and Cruz |
| "Power of Love" | Huey Lewis and the News | Eden and Cruz |
| "Prisoners of Our Past" | ??? | Cruz and Tori |
| "Pyramids of Pleasure" | Triplets | Kelly and Cruz |
| "Remember When" | Dominic Messinger | |
| "Reunite" | Dominic Messinger, Anthony Marinelli, and Brian Banks | Eden and Cruz |
| "The River" | Bruce Springsteen | Scott and Celeste |
| "Room in Your Heart" | Living In a Box | |
| "Running Through the Whiskey" | Lane Davies | Sonny |
| "Salt Air" | Dominic Messinger and Pam Scheer | Scenes at the Orient Express |
| "Save the Best for Last" | Vanessa Williams | CC and Santana first make love |
| "Send in the Clowns" | Chard Hayward | Richard Sedgewick sang at museum of the Armonti tiara |
| "Shaft (theme song)" | Issac Hayes | Cruz, Reese, and Kelly danced to at Cruz's high school reunion |
| "Should Be Mine" | Jack Wagner | Cassie and Angela |
| "Since I Fell For You" | Lenny Welch | Robert and Kelly |
| "Slave to Love" | Bryan Ferry | Cruz/Eden/Robert |
| "Smooth Love" | Metropolis | Cruz and Eden |
| "So Much in Love" | Art Garfunkel | Cruz and Eden's wedding at Pebble Creek |
| "Solid" | Ashford and Simpson | Cruz and Eden |
| "Someone That I Used to Love" | Barbara Streisand | Kelly and Robert |
| "Sometimes When We Touch" | Dan Hill and Rique Franks | |
| "Somewhere" | ??? | Michael and Laura |
| "Songs to Aging Children Come" | Joni Mitchell | Adriana's memorial service |
| "Soul Provider" | Michael Bolton | Emily and Greg |
| "The Sound of Silence" | Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel | Brandon mourning Bunny's "death" |
| "Stars in Your Eyes" | Air Supply | CC and Sophia |
| "Stay With Me Tonight" | Jeffrey Osborne | |
| "Stepping Out With My Baby" | Fred Astaire | Mason proposes to Julia |
| "The Storm Will Pass" | John Ray Johnston | Kelly and Quinn; Kelly and Craig |
| "Such a Thing as Heaven" | Dan Phillips written by Lorraine Feather, Dominic Messinger, and Rick Rhodes | Julia and Mason |
| "Suddenly" | Billy Ocean | Kelly and Nick's first dance |
| "The Summer's Mood" | ??? | Denise Foxworthy |
| "Sunrise" | The Triplets | B.J./Troy |
| "Swayin' to the Music (Slow Dancin')" | Johnny Rivers(?) | Heather and Scott; Celeste and Scott |
| "Sweet and Simple" | Dominic Messinger, Anthony Marinelli, and Brian Banks | Kelly and Nick |
| "Take This Love" | Sergio Mendes and Joe Pizzulo | Cruz and Eden |
| "Thank My Lucky Stars" | Ken Cummings | Cain and Andrea |
| "That's What Love is All About" | Michael Bolton | |
| "The Miracle of Love" | Darryl Phinnessee written by Rick Rhodes, Dominic Messinger, and Marc Greene | Ted and Hayley; Eden and Cruz; Mason and Julia's Christmas 1987 |
| "They Can't Take That Away From Me" | Tuck and Patti | Cruz and Eden |
| "Think About You" | Cleo Laine written by Stephen Sondheim | Kelly and Robert |
| "This is as Good as it Gets" | Deniece Williams | Julia and Mason; Heather and Scott |
| "Through the Fire" | Chaka Khan | Cruz and Eden |
| "Thru it All" | Cindi Nassi and Philip Lauth | Eden and Cruz; Ted and Lilly |
| "Time After Time" | Cyndi Lauper | Cruz and Eden |
| "Time For Love" | Bob Herbert and Lala | |
| "Time in a Bottle" | Jim Croce | Mason's funeral |
| "Together in Our Dreams" | Shelby Flint written by Dominic Messinger and Scott Scheer | Kelly and Jeffrey |
| "To Be Mine" | Jack Wagner | Warren and Angela |
| "Tonight, I Celebrate My Love" | Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack | Eden and Cruz |
| "Took You for Granted" | Joey Scarbury | Jodie |
| "Turn it All Around" | written by Billie Hughes, Roxanne Seeman, and Marcy Levy | Julia and Michael |
| "Turn the Beat Around" | Laura Branigan | Julia and Michael |
| "Two Worlds Apart" | written by Roxanne Seeman and Billie Hughes | Julia and Michael; Julia and Mason |
| "Under the Gun" | ??? | Julia and Michael |
| "Up Where We Belong" | Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes | Eden and Cruz |
| "Utah Suite" | Dominic Messinger and Rick Rhodes | Eden in Utah |
| "Vivian's Eyes" | Rick Rhodes and Marc Greene | Pamela's piano theme |
| "Vogue" | Madonna | Eden does fashion show in Paris |
| "Waiting for the Night" | Depeche Mode | Quinn |
| "Welcome to the Edge" | Billie Hughes/Phillip Lauth written by Roxanne Seeman, Billie Hughes, and Dominic Messinger | Kelly and Robert; Kelly and Craig |
| "What More Can I Say" | Dominic Messinger | Cruz and Eden in Monterey |
| "What You Won't Do For Love" | Go West | Scott and Celeste |
| "When I'm Sixty-Four" | The Beatles | Mason and Julia |
| "When You Believe in Love" | ??? | Eden and Cruz |
| "When You Touch Me" | ??? | Julia and Mason |
| "Whenever You Dream Of Me" | Tom Scott and Diane Schur written by Lorraine Feather | Ted and Lilly; Ted and Angela and CC |
| "Where Do We Begin" | ??? | Keith and Gina |
| "Where Do You Start" | Michael Feinstein | Keith and Gina |
| "Who Do You Love" | The Sapphires | Cain and Eden |
| "Who Loves You" | Liz Lachman | |
| "Wouldn't it Be Nice" | Beach Boys | Ted and Laken |
| "Wind Beneath My Wings" | Bette Midler | Julia and Mason |
| "Wish You Were Here" | ??? | Ted and Lilly; CC and Angela |
| "With This Ring" | Judd Friedman and Eric McClure | CC and Sophia |
| "You and Me" | ??? | Cruz and Eden |
| "You Are My Destiny" | Paul Anka | |
| "You Are the Love of My Life" | George Benson and Roberta Flack | Eden and Cruz |
| "You Should Be Mine" | Jeffrey Osborne | Ted played at KUSB |
| "You Want Me Too" | Cindi Nassi and John Ray Johnston | Kelly and TJ; Warren and Angela; Ted and Katrina |
| "You're the Only One Who Knows" | Jack Wagner | BJ and Warren |
| "You've Got a Way" | Kathy Troccoli | Angela and CC |
| "Your Song" | Elton John | Cruz parody |
| "Yours" | Cindi Nassi | Sophia and CC |
| "Yours" | Lorraine Feather, Rick Rhodes, and Dominic Messinger | Mason and Julia |