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Most covered songs

Title Written by Originally by Covers Adaptations
1 'S Wonderful George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin Adele Astaire & Allen Kearns 553 6
2 My Blue Heaven Walter Donaldson, George Whiting "Kenn" Sisson and His Orchestra 461 7
3 Ol' Man River Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II Jules Bledsoe 326 10
4 Are You Lonesome To-Night? Lou Handman, Roy Turk Charles Hart [US] 314 28
5 Struttin' with Some Barbecue Lil Armstrong Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five 304 2
6 Sometimes I'm Happy (Sometimes I'm Blue) Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar, Clifford Grey The Six Hottentots - Vocal Chorus Irving Kaufman 272 0
7 The Lonesome Road Gene Austin, Nathaniel Shilkret Gene Austin 261 1
8 If I Could Be with You (One Hour Tonight) Henry Creamer, James P. Johnson Eva Taylor, Accomp. by Clarence Williams Blue Five 260 0
9 I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me Jimmy McHugh, Clarence Gaskill Dolores Valesco 257 0
10 Ain't She Sweet Milton Ager, Jack Yellen Lou Gold with The Melody Man – Vocal Chorus, Murray Amster 235 4
11 Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II Helen Morgan, Tess Gardella and Norma Terris 231 2
12 Thou Swell Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart William Gaxton & Constance Carpenter 226 0
13 My Heart Stood Still Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart Jessie Matthews 212 1
14 Home on the Range Daniel E. Kelley, Brewster M. Higley Vernon Dalhart 209 14
15 Strike Up the Band George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin Max Hoffman 204 3
16 Yellow Rose of Texas [Traditional], Don George Ben Jarrell - Acc. by Da Costa Woltz‘s Southern Broadcasters 160 15
17 El manisero Moisés Simons Rita Montaner 158 2
18 Cotton Eyed Joe [Traditional] Dykes' Magic City Trio 155 5
19 Banks of the Ohio [Traditional] Piedmont Log Rollers - Vocal by Mr. Patterson 154 17
20 Savoy Blues Kid Ory Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five 154 1
21 The Best Things in Life Are Free Ray Henderson, B.G. DeSylva, Lew Brown Mary Lawlor and John Price Jones 150 2
22 Girl of My Dreams Sonny Clapp Blue Steele and His Orchestra with Vocal Chorus 149 1
23 East Virginia [Traditional] Buell Kazee 146 3
24 Barbara Allen [Traditional] Vernon Dalhart 145 1
25 Side by Side Harry M. Woods Sam Lanin's Orchestra 142 3
26 Russian Lullaby Irving Berlin Douglas Stanbury 142 3
27 Nine Pound Hammer [Traditional] Al Hopkins and His Buckle Busters (The Hill Billies [US]) 140 4
28 Siboney Ernesto Lecuona Rita Montaner 139 7
29 Black and Tan Fantasy Duke Ellington, Bubber Miley The Washingtonians (Duke Ellington) 138 0
30 The Song Is Ended (But the Melody Lingers On) Irving Berlin Sam Lanin and His Troubadours 135 2
31 I'm Looking over a Four Leaf Clover Mort Dixon, Harry M. Woods Sam Lanin's Dance Orchestra – Vocal Chorus Billy Jones 135 3
32 At Sundown (When Love Is Calling Me Home) Walter Donaldson Bert Kaplan and His Collegians 134 0
33 Melancholy Blues Walter Melrose, Marty Bloom Johnny Dodds' Black Bottom Stompers 133 0
34 La cumparsita Gerardo Matos Rodríguez, Pascual Contursi, Enrique P. Maroni José Bohr y su orquesta criolla Argentina 132 9
35 Kokomo Blues [Unknown] Madlyn Davis and Her Hot Shots 131 2
36 Make Believe Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II Norma Terris and Howard Marsh 129 1
37 Why Do I Love You? Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II Norma Terris, Howard Marsh, Charles Winninger & Edna May Oliver 128 0
38 Mississippi Mud James Cavanaugh, Harry Barris Paul Whiteman's Rhythm Boys 125 3
39 Chloe Gus Kahn, Charles N. Daniels Douglas Richardson 114 2
40 The Bucket's Got a Hole in It [Traditional] Tom Gates & His Orchestra 113 2
41 Me and My Shadow Billy Rose, Dave Dreyer, Al Jolson Jack Smith (The Whispering Baritone) with Piano 112 0
42 Wild Man Blues Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton Johnny Dodds' Black Bottom Stompers 108 0
43 Alabama Song Kurt Weill, Elisabeth Hauptmann Lotte Lenya & Irene Eden 104 5
44 Souvenirs Lawrence Wright, Edgar Leslie The Kit-Cat Band - Directed by Al Starita 99 5
45 Waltzing Matilda Marie Cowan, Banjo Paterson John Collinson 99 7
46 Columbus Stockade Blues Jimmie Tarlton, Thomas Darby Darby and Tarlton 95 0
47 Sugar Baby [Traditional] "Dock" Boggs 95 4
48 Together Ray Henderson, B.G. DeSylva, Lew Brown Nick Lucas "The Crooning Troubadour" 95 0
49 What Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor [Traditional] John Goss and the Cathedral Male Voice Quartet 93 6
50 Darlin' Cory [Traditional] Buell Kazee 91 1
51 Diane (I'm in Heaven When I See You Smile) Ernö Rapée, Lew Pollack James Melton 88 1
52 Four or Five Times Byron Gay, Marco H. Hellman Western Wanderers (Bob Haring) 87 0
53 It's Nobody's Fault but Mine Blind Willie Johnson Blind Willie Johnson 82 1
54 Honky Tonk Train Blues Meade Lux Lewis Mead Lux Lewis 81 1
55 Once in a While William H. Butler Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five 79 0
56 The Varsity Drag Ray Henderson, B.G. DeSylva, Lew Brown The OKeh Melodians 77 0
57 Adiós muchachos Julio César Sanders, César Vedani Agustín Magaldi 75 7
58 Potato Head Blues Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven 75 0
59 East St. Louis Toodle-O Duke Ellington, Bubber Miley Duke Ellington and His Kentucky Club Orchestra 72 0
60 Coney Island Washboard Claude Shugart, Hampton Durand, Jerry Adams [US1], Ned Nestor The Five Harmaniacs 71 0
61 Hallelujah Vincent Youmans, Leo Robin, Clifford Grey Stella Mayhew 70 1
62 Back-Water Blues Bessie Smith Bessie Smith 69 1
63 Let's Misbehave Cole Porter Ben Bernie and His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra 67 0
64 Angels Bear Me Away W. B. Bradbury, Rev. J. Hascall Dixie Sacred Singers 66 0
65 Davenport Blues Bix Beiderbecke Red and Miff's Stompers 66 0
66 Blue Yodel [No. 1] (T for Texas) Jimmie Rodgers [US1] Jimmie Rodgers [US1] 65 1
67 Po Atarau Maewa Kaihau Ana Hato and Deane Waretini 65 3
68 Alligator Crawl Fats Waller Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven 64 1
69 In a Mist Bix Beiderbecke Bix Beiderbecke 64 1
70 Cushion Foot Stomp Clarence Williams [US1] Clarence Williams and His Washboard Band 63 0
71 He Loves and She Loves George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin Adele Astaire & Allen Kearns 62 0
72 Polly Wolly Doodle [Traditional] Gid Tanner and His Skillet-Lickers with Riley Puckett and Clayton McMichen 55 4
73 Motherless Children Blind Willie Johnson Blind Willie Johnson 55 0
74 Dizzy Fingers Zez Confrey Zez Confrey and His Orchestra 55 0
75 Thinking of You Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby Mary Eaton & Oscar Shaw 55 0
76 The Sweet Sunny South [Traditional] Ben Jarrell - Acc. by Da Costa Woltz‘s Southern Broadcasters 53 0
77 Shaking the Blues Away Irving Berlin Ruth Etting 52 0
78 Down in the Valley to Pray [Traditional] Price Family Sacred Singers 52 0
79 Down in the Willow Garden [Traditional] Grayson and Whitter 52 0
80 John Brown's Dream [Traditional] Da Costa Woltz‘s Southern Broadcasters - Called by Ben Jarrell 49 0
81 Crazy Words, Crazy Tune Milton Ager, Jack Yellen Bill Perry's Entertainers - Vocal Duet The Radio Imps 47 1
82 Snowy Morning Blues James P. Johnson James P. Johnson 46 0
83 The Doll Dance Nacio Herb Brown Nat Shilkret and The Victor Orchestra 44 0
84 Rain Eugene Ford Les Backer 43 2
85 My One and Only George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin Fred Astaire, Betty Compton and Gertrude McDonald 43 0
86 New Orleans Stomp Louis Armstrong, Lil Armstrong Johnny Dodds' Black Bottom Stompers 43 0
87 Júrame María Grever José Mojica 42 8
88 The Storms Are on the Ocean A.P. Carter, Maybelle Carter, Sara Carter The Carter Family 42 0
89 Bill Oscar Hammerstein II Helen Morgan 42 0
90 Irish Black Bottom Louis Armstrong, Percy Venable Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five 41 0
91 Caminito (Canción porteña) Gabino Coria Peñaloza, Juan de Dios Filiberto Carlos Gardel 40 3
92 Skid-dat-de-dat Lil Armstrong Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five 39 0
93 Blue River Joseph Meyer, Al Bryan The Harmonizers 38 0
94 Twinkle Little Star [Traditional] Earl Johnson and His Clodhoppers 38 0
95 Miss Annabelle Lee Sidney Clare, Lew Pollack Arthur Briggs and His Savoy Syncop's Orchestra 37 1
96 Dancing Tambourine Phil Ponce, William C. Polla Sam Lanin & His Famous Players 37 0
97 The Georgia Black Bottom [Traditional] The Georgia Crackers 36 1
98 O Death [Traditional] Pace Jubilee Singers 34 2
99 Rio Rita Joseph McCarthy, Harry Tierney Hollywood Dance Orchestra [Schubert] - Vocal Chorus by Irving Kaufman 33 0
100 Our Goodman [Traditional] Earl Johnson and His Dixie Entertainers 33 2