The music of Grey's Anatomy has become one of that show's many calling cards. Every episode features new and great music from diverse artists that the audience would likely have never been exposed to otherwise. It is truly an incredible feat for an already conceivably popular and successful show to add another notch to its belt in the form of music selection.

The music that permeates over the show comes at many times, during emotional scenes, montages, happy scenes. The usage is unpredictable, but the effect is always the same. One of the best parts about Grey's Anatomy use of music is that most shows will use well known songs. Or, at least songs that we have heard before. This doesn't create any sort of emotional response because we have history with the songs we know and we have certain feelings that accompany it. With Grey's Anatomy, these songs are new, mostly ones we haven;t heard, and are therefore inextricably linked to the show.

Grey's Anatomy has proven the greatness of their music selections by bringing us numerous soundtracks that feature songs from the show. While they don;t have every song the show has ever played, they have the most memorable and the best. Also, after every episode a number of fan sites will go to great lengths to tell us what the songs were and what bands they were played by. It is a great way to acquire new fans, and Grey's has mastered it.