Top 10 Glee Performances

It’s hard to believe that this Friday, Glee will air its final episode after 6 seasons and over 700 musical numbers. While myself and many others are sad to see this show go, before we say goodbye I’m counting down my Top 10 Glee performances from mash-ups, solos, duets and original numbers!

10. Start Me Up/Living on a Prayer Mash-Up

Season 2

This performance is one that has just stuck with me over the seasons. I don’t know maybe it’s just how different it was or how it sounded but I have just always loved it!

9. Pretending/Light Up The World

Season 3

Yes, I’m combining these two together because I don’t think that you can talk about one without the other. It was between Pretending and Light Up The World that Finn/Rachel had that reunion kiss or as Kurt called it “The kiss that missed” at Nationals that year which cost them Nationals. Also doesn’t hurt to mention how amazing those original songs are!

8. Rise

Season 6

This original song written by Darren Criss made is his first AMAZING contribution to the Glee music catalog (his other will come in the series finale) I felt really encapsulated not only the theme of the episode it was used in but what the entire Glee club represented and stood for over the years.

7. Be Okay

Season 5

Lea Michele and Naya Rivera’s voices always sound incredible together but the combination of that with the up-beat and consistent perky feeling of the song just makes it that much more infectious and never fails to put a smile on my face!

6. Teenage Dream

Season 2

Darren Criss’s Glee debut, where we first meet the Warblers, the start of Klaine. I think myself along with countless others collectively swooned over this performance-I know that I played it and the song over and over again (still do actually).

5. Girl on Fire

Season 4

Naya Rivera has a killer voice-we all know that. But this song really showcased her voice in a powerful song.

4. Singing in The Rain/Umbrella Mash-Up

Season 2

I think that I’ve seen this one on almost every favorite Glee performance list! Guest star Gwyneth Paltrow and Matt Morrison just make the song and the choreography combined with the rain on the stage just made it visually incredible to watch.

3. Don’t Rain on My Parade

Season 1

This is one of those performances that you always seem to mention/remember whenever you talk about Glee and for good reason too. Lea Michele gave one of her best performances on this iconic song, making it slightly different while still paying homage to Barbra’s original rendition. Years later, it still blows me away.

2. Faithfully

Season 1

Maybe it’s just the die-hard Finchel fan in me but who can forget that Finn just blurted out to Rachel that he loved her right before they sang this song in the Season 1 finale. In a song that became the couple’s ship anthem Finchel was finally united!

1. Don’t Stop Believing

Season 1

Yes, call me cheesy, corny whatever but to this day this is my all time favorite Glee performance. It was when myself and others realized how special this show was. I still get a few chills when I listen to it years later!

XOXO

-Bwaygirl828