Tuesday, February 12, 2013

MOST COVERED SONG


TitleWritten byFirst release byCovers
1SummertimeGeorge GershwinIra Gershwin,DuBose HeywardAbbie Mitchell710
2Stille Nacht! Heilige Nacht!Joseph MohrFranz GruberJoseph Mohr, Franz Gruber654
3Silent Night! Holy Night!John Freeman Young448
4Body and SoulJohnny GreenRobert SourEdward HeymanFrank EytonAmbrose and His Orchestra427
5White ChristmasIrving BerlinBing Crosby & Martha Mears375
6Minuit, chrétiensPlacide CappeauAdolphe Charles AdamEmily Laurey361
7A New Northern Dittye of the Lady Greene Sleeves[Traditional]345
8The Christmas SongMel TorméRobert WellsThe King Cole Trio338
9Have Yourself a Merry Little ChristmasRalph BlaneHugh MartinJudy Garland328
10St. Louis BluesW.C. HandyPrince's Band319
11Over the RainbowHarold ArlenHerbert StothartE.Y. HarburgJudy Garland297
12O, Holy NightJohn Sullivan Dwight277
13Winter WonderlandFelix BernardDick SmithRichard Himber & His Orchestra263
14YesterdayJohn LennonPaul McCartneyThe Beatles262
15Adeste fidelesJohn Francis Wade260
16Les feuilles mortesJoseph KosmaJacques PrévertYves Montand257
17God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen[Traditional]Meister Glee Singers245
18My Funny ValentineRichard RodgersLorenz HartMitzi Green244
19Come Rain or Come ShineJohnny MercerHarold ArlenRuby Hill, Harold Nicholas242
20Love for SaleCole PorterKathryn Crawford, June Shafer, Ida Pearson and Stella Friend238
21I'll Be Home for ChristmasWalter KentJames GannonBing Crosby237
22The First Nowell the Angel Did Say[Traditional]Tally-Ho!236
23Eleanor RigbyJohn LennonPaul McCartneyThe Beatles236
24Sweet Georgia BrownBen BernieMaceo PinkardKenneth CaseyBen Bernie and His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra234
25'Round MidnightThelonious MonkCootie WilliamsCootie Williams and his Orchestra232
26Away in a Manger229
27Cradle SongCharles Gabriel229
28Luther's Cradle HymnJames Murray[Anonymous Author/Composer]229
29Jingle BellsJames PierpontEdison Male Quartette228
30Carol of the DrumKatherine DavisTrapp Family Singers225
31Santa Claus Is Coming to TownJ. Fred CootsHaven GillespieEddie Cantor209
32All the Things You AreJerome KernOscar Hammerstein IIHiram Sherman, Frances Mercer, Hollis Shaw, Ralph Stuart198
33Unchained MelodyHy ZaretAlex NorthTodd Duncan195
34O Little Town of BethlehemLewis RednerPhillips Brooks190
35New Britain[Traditional]190
36O Come, O Come, Emmanuel[Traditional]John Mason Neale187
37Silver BellsRay EvansJay LivingstonBob Hope & Marilyn Maxwell184
38Carol of the DrumHenry OnoratiThe Jack Halloran Singers181
39Little Drummer BoyHarry SimeoneThe Harry Simeone Chorale180
40O Come, All Ye FaithfulFrederick Oakeley178
41Georgia on My MindHoagy CarmichaelStuart GorrellHoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra177
42Joy to the WorldLowell MasonIsaac Watts175
43StardustHoagy CarmichaelHoagy Carmichael & His Pals171
44Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!Sammy CahnJule StyneVaughn Monroe and His Orchestra171
45Willow Weep For MeAnn RonellTed FioRito & His Orchestra170
46Hark! The Herald Angels SingCharles WesleyFelix MendelssohnWaltham Abbey Choir169
47FeverEddie CooleyOtis BlackwellLittle Willie John167
48What Child Is This?William Chatterton Dix167
49Cry Me a RiverArthur HamiltonJulie London167
50Enjoy the SilenceMartin GoreDepeche Mode165
51Moon RiverHenry ManciniJohnny MercerHenry Mancini His Orchestra and Chorus161
52Night and DayCole PorterFred Astaire160
53ImagineJohn LennonJohn Lennon159
54We Three KingsJohn Henry Hopkins Jr.157
55CaravanDuke EllingtonJuan TizolBarney Bigard and His Jazzopators156
56It Had to Be YouGus KahnIsham JonesThe Ambassadors [2]156
57Les anges dans nos campagnes[Traditional]154
58The Look of LoveBurt BacharachStan Getz152
59Study no. 23Richard Storrs Willis152
60As Time Goes ByHerman HupfeldFrances Williams151
61Bridge Over Troubled WaterPaul SimonSimon and Garfunkel150
62Ain't Misbehavin'Harry BrooksFats WallerAndy RazafMargaret Simms & Paul Bass147
63Theme From One Minute to ZeroVictor YoungVictor Young147
64Stella by StarlightVictor YoungVictor Young and His Orchestra144
65Aura LeeGeorge PoultonW.W. FosdickFrances Farmer143
66Plaisir d'amour ne dure qu'un moment...Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian143
67Someone to Watch Over MeGeorge GershwinIra GershwinGertrude Lawrence142
68Love Is Here to StayGeorge GershwinIra GershwinKenny Baker142
69YesterdaysJerome KernOtto HarbachFay Templeton141
70The Way You Look TonightJerome KernDorothy FieldsFred Astaire140
71In Other WordsBart HowardFelicia Sanders140
72RomanceJean-Paul Egide MartiniMonsieur Fernand140
73Blue ChristmasJay W. JohnsonBilly HayesDoye O'Dell140
74And I Love HerJohn LennonPaul McCartneyThe Beatles140
75Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)Roger RamirezJimmy DavisJimmy ShermanBillie Holiday140
76Honeysuckle RoseFats WallerAndy RazafBert Stock and his Orchestra139
77The Bad in Every ManRichard RodgersLorenz HartShirley Ross139
78Embraceable YouGeorge GershwinIra GershwinGinger Rogers & Allan Kearns139
79Just FriendsSamuel M. LewisJohn KlennerRed McKenzie & His Orchestra139
80The Shadow of Your SmileJohnny MandelPaul Francis WebsterJohnny Mandel138
81The Man I LoveGeorge GershwinIra GershwinFred & Adele Astaire137
82SunnyBobby HebbMieko Hirota137
83Take FivePaul DesmondThe Dave Brubeck Quartet137
84Love Me TenderElvis PresleyKen DarbyElvis Presley136
85(I Can't Get No) SatisfactionMick JaggerKeith RichardsThe Rolling Stones136
86Comme d'habitudeClaude FrançoisJacques Revaux,Gilles ThibaultClaude François134
87New BritainJohn Newton134
88But Not for MeGeorge GershwinIra GershwinGinger Rogers & Willie Howard134
89The Rising Sun Blues[Traditional]Ashley and Foster133
90I Can't Get StartedIra GershwinVernon DukeBob Hope131
91You Don't Know What Love IsGene De PaulDon RayeCarol Bruce131
92Hey JudeJohn LennonPaul McCartneyThe Beatles131
93What a Wonderful WorldGeorge David WeissBob ThieleLouis Armstrong131
94Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All the Time)Harold ArlenTed KoehlerEthel Waters with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra131
95See See Rider BluesMa RaineyLena ArentMa Rainey Acc. by Her Georgia Jazz Band129
96Rudolph, the Red-Nosed ReindeerJohnny MarksGene Autry and The Pinafores with Orchestral Accompaniment129
97God Bless the ChildBillie HolidayArthur Herzog Jr.Billie Holiday128
98Londonderry Air[Traditional]126
99They Can't Take That Away From MeGeorge GershwinIra GershwinFred Astaire125
100SkylarkHoagy CarmichaelJohnny MercerGene Krupa & his Orchestra125

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