Several outlets have published rankings of the best music biopics, with some focusing on specific time periods, such as the last 5 or 10 years, and others considering all time. The rankings vary, but a film titled "Michael" is mentioned as a top-grossing music biopic and one of the biggest of all time. The exact rankings and criteria used to evaluate the biopics differ across the outlets, resulting in different lists of top music biopics.