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Best songs of the 1950s

Songs from the albums of the 1950s, ordered by their own ratings rather than the record's.

This Is How I Feel About Jazz cover№ 1Ballad Medley: What's New / We'll Be Together Again / Time on My Hands / You Go to My Head / LauraQuincy Jones · This Is How I Feel About Jazz1 rating
  1. 2A Jolly Christmas From Frank Sinatra coverJingle BellsFrank Sinatra · A Jolly Christmas From Frank Sinatra
  2. 3In the Wee Small Hours coverI'll Never Be the SameFrank Sinatra · In the Wee Small Hours
  3. 4Oscar Peterson Plays The Harry Warren And Vincent Youmans Song Books coverI Had the Craziest DreamOscar Peterson · Oscar Peterson Plays The Harry Warren And Vincent Youmans Song Books
  4. 5Oscar Peterson Plays the Cole Porter Songbook coverIt's De-LovelyOscar Peterson · Oscar Peterson Plays the Cole Porter Songbook
  5. 6Capt. Burl Ives' Ark coverGround HogBurl Ives · Capt. Burl Ives' Ark
  6. 7Capt. Burl Ives' Ark coverBird Courting Song (The Leather Winged Bat)Burl Ives · Capt. Burl Ives' Ark
  7. 8Capt. Burl Ives' Ark coverMissouri MuleBurl Ives · Capt. Burl Ives' Ark
  8. 9Capt. Burl Ives' Ark coverMy Old Coon DogBurl Ives · Capt. Burl Ives' Ark
  9. 10Capt. Burl Ives' Ark coverOld Moby DickBurl Ives · Capt. Burl Ives' Ark
  10. 11Capt. Burl Ives' Ark coverThe Swap SongBurl Ives · Capt. Burl Ives' Ark
  11. 12Capt. Burl Ives' Ark coverOld Doctor Wango TangoBurl Ives · Capt. Burl Ives' Ark
  12. 13Capt. Burl Ives' Ark coverThe Monkey And The ElephantBurl Ives · Capt. Burl Ives' Ark
  13. 14Capt. Burl Ives' Ark coverThe BestiaryBurl Ives · Capt. Burl Ives' Ark
  14. 15Capt. Burl Ives' Ark coverThe Tenor Doodle-DooBurl Ives · Capt. Burl Ives' Ark
  15. 16Capt. Burl Ives' Ark coverThe Ducks (Quack, Quack, Paddle-Oh)Burl Ives · Capt. Burl Ives' Ark
  16. 17Capt. Burl Ives' Ark coverThe Whistling RabbitBurl Ives · Capt. Burl Ives' Ark
  17. 18Capt. Burl Ives' Ark coverThe Bear On The Ball (With The Parasol)Burl Ives · Capt. Burl Ives' Ark
  18. 19Capt. Burl Ives' Ark coverHorace The Horse (On The Merry-Go-Round)Burl Ives · Capt. Burl Ives' Ark
  19. 20Capt. Burl Ives' Ark coverBongo And His Baboon DrumBurl Ives · Capt. Burl Ives' Ark
  20. 21Capt. Burl Ives' Ark coverLook At The Little Kitty KatBurl Ives · Capt. Burl Ives' Ark
  21. 22Capt. Burl Ives' Ark coverThe Squirrel (Angus McFergus MacTavish Dundee)Burl Ives · Capt. Burl Ives' Ark
  22. 23Footnotes to Jazz: Vol. 3: Jazz Rehearsal Vol. 1 coverI Can't Get Started With YouMary Lou Williams · Footnotes to Jazz: Vol. 3: Jazz Rehearsal Vol. 1
  23. 24Footnotes to Jazz: Vol. 3: Jazz Rehearsal Vol. 1 coverLittle Joe (Take Three)Mary Lou Williams · Footnotes to Jazz: Vol. 3: Jazz Rehearsal Vol. 1
  24. 25Footnotes to Jazz: Vol. 3: Jazz Rehearsal Vol. 1 coverLittle Joe (Take Two)Mary Lou Williams · Footnotes to Jazz: Vol. 3: Jazz Rehearsal Vol. 1
  25. 26Footnotes to Jazz: Vol. 3: Jazz Rehearsal Vol. 1 coverLittle JoeMary Lou Williams · Footnotes to Jazz: Vol. 3: Jazz Rehearsal Vol. 1
  26. 27Ladies of Jazz coverMy First Date With YouMary Lou Williams · Ladies of Jazz
  27. 28Ladies of Jazz coverWould I Love YouMary Lou Williams · Ladies of Jazz
  28. 29Ladies of Jazz coverMary's WaltzMary Lou Williams · Ladies of Jazz
  29. 30Ladies of Jazz coverS' WonderfulMary Lou Williams · Ladies of Jazz
  30. 31Ladies of Jazz coverIn the Purple GrottoMary Lou Williams · Ladies of Jazz
  31. 32Ladies of Jazz coverFrom This Moment OnMary Lou Williams · Ladies of Jazz
  32. 33Ladies of Jazz coverOpus ZMary Lou Williams · Ladies of Jazz
  33. 34Ladies of Jazz coverPagliacciMary Lou Williams · Ladies of Jazz
  34. 35Ladies of Jazz coverSurrey With the Fringe On TopMary Lou Williams · Ladies of Jazz
  35. 36Ladies of Jazz coverYou're the Cream In My CoffeeMary Lou Williams · Ladies of Jazz
  36. 37Ladies of Jazz coverThey Can't Take That Away from MeMary Lou Williams · Ladies of Jazz
  37. 38Ladies of Jazz coverAutumn In New YorkMary Lou Williams · Ladies of Jazz
  38. 39Ladies of Jazz coverLove of My LifeMary Lou Williams · Ladies of Jazz
  39. 40Ladies of Jazz coverThe Lady's In Love With YouMary Lou Williams · Ladies of Jazz
  40. 41Ladies of Jazz cover'Tis AutumnMary Lou Williams · Ladies of Jazz
  41. 42Ladies of Jazz coverYou Took Advantage of MeMary Lou Williams · Ladies of Jazz
  42. 43Ladies of Jazz coverTaking a Chance On LoveMary Lou Williams · Ladies of Jazz
  43. 44Ladies of Jazz coverMy Funny ValentineMary Lou Williams · Ladies of Jazz
  44. 45Kingston Trio At Large coverRemember the AlamoThe Kingston Trio · Kingston Trio At Large
  45. 46Kingston Trio At Large coverScarlet RibbonsThe Kingston Trio · Kingston Trio At Large
  46. 47Kingston Trio At Large coverEarly Mornin'The Kingston Trio · Kingston Trio At Large
  47. 48Kingston Trio At Large coverThe Long Black RifleThe Kingston Trio · Kingston Trio At Large
  48. 49Kingston Trio At Large coverGetaway JohnThe Kingston Trio · Kingston Trio At Large
  49. 50Kingston Trio At Large coverGood NewsThe Kingston Trio · Kingston Trio At Large

One great song, one bad album

Tracks carry their own ratings here, so a record you would never play front to back can still have a song worth defending.

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