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Best big band songs of the 1950s

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

Sing Along With Basie cover№ 1Li'l Darlin'Joe Williams · Sing Along With Basie
  1. 2Sing Along With Basie coverSwingin' the BluesJoe Williams · Sing Along With Basie
  2. 3Sing Along With Basie coverThe KingJoe Williams · Sing Along With Basie
  3. 4Sing Along With Basie coverRusty Dusty BluesJoe Williams · Sing Along With Basie
  4. 5Sing Along With Basie coverShorty GeorgeJoe Williams · Sing Along With Basie
  5. 6Sing Along With Basie coverEvery TubJoe Williams · Sing Along With Basie
  6. 7Sing Along With Basie coverLet Me SeeJoe Williams · Sing Along With Basie
  7. 8Sing Along With Basie coverTickle ToeJoe Williams · Sing Along With Basie
  8. 9Sing Along With Basie coverGoing to Chicago BluesJoe Williams · Sing Along With Basie
  9. 10Dean Martin Sings coverWhen You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You)Dean Martin · Dean Martin Sings
  10. 11Dean Martin Sings coverI Feel Like A Feather In The Breeze (Remastered)Dean Martin · Dean Martin Sings
  11. 12Dean Martin Sings coverLouiseDean Martin · Dean Martin Sings
  12. 13Dean Martin Sings coverJust One More ChanceDean Martin · Dean Martin Sings
  13. 14Dean Martin Sings coverOh MarieDean Martin · Dean Martin Sings
  14. 15Dean Martin Sings coverCome Back To SorrentoDean Martin · Dean Martin Sings
  15. 16Dean Martin Sings coverI'm YoursDean Martin · Dean Martin Sings
  16. 17Dean Martin Sings coverWho's Your Little Who-Zis!Dean Martin · Dean Martin Sings
  17. 18This Is Dean Martin coverPromise Her Anything (1998 Digital Remaster)Dean Martin · This Is Dean Martin
  18. 19This Is Dean Martin coverMakin' Love Ukulele Style (Digitally Remastered 98)Dean Martin · This Is Dean Martin
  19. 20This Is Dean Martin coverWhen You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You) (Digitally Remastered 97)Dean Martin · This Is Dean Martin
  20. 21This Is Dean Martin coverAngel Baby (Remastered 1998)Dean Martin · This Is Dean Martin
  21. 22This Is Dean Martin coverI Know I Can't Forget (Digitally Remastered 98)Dean Martin · This Is Dean Martin
  22. 23This Is Dean Martin coverBuona Sera (1998 Digital Remaster)Dean Martin · This Is Dean Martin
  23. 24This Is Dean Martin coverReturn To Me (Ritorna-Me) (1997 Remaster)Dean Martin · This Is Dean Martin
  24. 25This Is Dean Martin coverThe Look (Digitally Remastered 1998)Dean Martin · This Is Dean Martin
  25. 26This Is Dean Martin coverDon't You Remember? (Digitally Remastered 97)Dean Martin · This Is Dean Martin
  26. 27This Is Dean Martin coverThe Test Of Time (Digitally Remastered 98)Dean Martin · This Is Dean Martin
  27. 28This Is Dean Martin coverWrite To Me From Naples (1998 Digital Remaster)Dean Martin · This Is Dean Martin
  28. 29This Is Dean Martin coverVolare (Nel Blu Di Pinto Di Blu) (Remastered 1998)Dean Martin · This Is Dean Martin
  29. 30Sleep Warm coverBrahms' LullabyDean Martin · Sleep Warm
  30. 31Sleep Warm coverGoodnight, My LoveDean Martin · Sleep Warm
  31. 32Sleep Warm coverWrap Your Troubles In DreamsDean Martin · Sleep Warm
  32. 33Sleep Warm coverDream A Little DreamDean Martin · Sleep Warm
  33. 34Sleep Warm coverLet's Put Out The Lights (And Go To Sleep)Dean Martin · Sleep Warm
  34. 35Sleep Warm coverAll I Do Is Dream Of You (Remastered 1991)Dean Martin · Sleep Warm
  35. 36Sleep Warm coverGoodnight SweetheartDean Martin · Sleep Warm
  36. 37Sleep Warm coverCuddle Up A Little Closer, Lovey Mine (1995 Remaster)Dean Martin · Sleep Warm
  37. 38Sleep Warm coverDreamDean Martin · Sleep Warm
  38. 39Sleep Warm coverHit The Road To DreamlandDean Martin · Sleep Warm
  39. 40Sleep Warm coverSleep WarmDean Martin · Sleep Warm
  40. 41Love Is the Thing coverWhen Sunny Gets BlueNat King Cole · Love Is the Thing
  41. 42Love Is the Thing coverIt's All in the GameNat King Cole · Love Is the Thing
  42. 43Love Is the Thing coverI Thought About MarieNat King Cole · Love Is the Thing
  43. 44Love Is the Thing coverThe End of a Love AffairNat King Cole · Love Is the Thing
  44. 45Love Is the Thing coverAin't Misbehavin'Nat King Cole · Love Is the Thing
  45. 46Love Is the Thing coverSomeone to Tell It ToNat King Cole · Love Is the Thing
  46. 47Love Is the Thing coverLove LettersNat King Cole · Love Is the Thing
  47. 48Love Is the Thing coverIf Love Ain't ThereNat King Cole · Love Is the Thing
  48. 49Love Is the Thing coverMaybe It's Because I Love You Too MuchNat King Cole · Love Is the Thing
  49. 50Love Is the Thing coverWhere Can I Go Without You?Nat King Cole · Love Is the Thing

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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