The theme song of this 1959 movie was written by Max Steiner and became a huge hit. In 2.04 Inca Mummy Girl, Oz tells Devon what it takes for a woman …

6.16 Hell’s Bells, the title of a season six episode, is an AC/DC song from their album Back in Black.

In season two’s What’s My Line (Part 1), Willow and Xander are trying to cover for Buffy’s absence at the career fair. Xander starts to say to Principal Snyder: “For …

In 7.22 Chosen, Spike says, “Well I think it’s fair to say school’s out for bloody summer.” This is a reference to the Alice Cooper song ‘School’s Out’, which includes the …

In 6.01 Bargaining (Part One), Anya says the desert gnome in Cairo who sold her the Urn of Osiris also threw in a Backstreet Boys lunch box for Xand…. ahem… a …

The first song Angel first sings in Caritas in the episode 2.01 Judgement is “Mandy” revealing his secret shame - a love of Barry Manilow (”I think it’s kinda pretty”). He …

Willow plays Barry White’s ‘Can’t Get Enough of Your Love’ (with a chilled bottle of 7-Up) to try and seduce Oz in 3.10 Amends. The two finally sleep together for the …

Giles reveals in 2.08 The Dark Age that he’s a fan of The Bay City Rollers. They were a 1970s band, famous for wearing tartan. Their biggest hit was ‘Saturday Night’.

In 3.13 The Zeppo, Xander says to the bomb, “Hello, nasty”, a reference to the Beastie Boys album of the same name.

The title of the episode 2.16 Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered could come from the song “Bewildered” by Rodgers and Hart, made famous by Frank Sinatra, the lyrics include the lines,

“I’m …

In 7.04 Help, Buffy says, “Blue Clam Cult”, but she means Blue Oyster Cult, who were a rock band with hit songs such as “Don’t Fear the Reaper”.

In 5.17 Underneath, Eve and Spike have the following dialogue:

Eve: “What do you want me to say? I’m a leprechaun. I’m from Brigadoon!”
Spike: “If I heard a nickel for every time …

5.22 Not Fade Away (the title of the Angel finale) is the title of a song by Buddy Holly. It has been covered by many other artists including The Rolling Stones, …

Xander and Willow discuss the Captain and Tennille in the episode 2.11 Ted. Captain and Tennille were a duo who had several hit songs (including ‘Love Will Keep Us Together’ and …

When Buffy first met her college room-mate Kathy in 4.01 The Freshman, Kathy put a Celine Dion poster on her wall. This sent shivers down Buffy’s spine as she realised immediately …

The band Cibo Matto played their songs ‘Sugar, Water’ and ‘Spoon’ in the Bronze during 2.01 When She Was Bad. The band features Sean Lennon, the son of John Lennon. Xander …

In 1.01 Welcome To The Hellmouth, Buffy tells Thomas the vampire that he looks like DeBarge. She’s referring to the pop group consisting of five siblings who had a hit with …

The Devil Doll song ‘Faith in Love’ played in the episode 4.03 The Harsh Light Of Day as Harmony tempted Spike into bed.
Oz looks at a campus board which advertises …

Buffy says in 2.07 Lie To Me that she got over her crush on Ford by listening to the DiVinyls 1991 hit “I Touch Myself”. (Willow: “Oh, that’s what that song …

Fred hangs a poster of the Dixie Chicks in her lab in 5.01 Conviction (we see the poster again in 5.16 Shells). Fred also tells Harmony in 5.09 Harm’s Way,

“Anyway, if …