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[back to top] American Idol  Songs (1950s and earlier)

#	Song / Artist	Avg Rtg	Solo	Year	APA	Adv	AV	AJ	B3	Elm	Trend	XFact
1	I Don't Hurt Anymore0001I Don't Hurt Anymore Dinah Washington	90.0	90.0	1943	63.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	29.3
2	I Got Rhythm0001I Got Rhythm Ethel Merman The Happenings	86.0	86.0	1930	77.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	9.1
3	Too Close For Comfort0001Too Close For Comfort Sammy Davis, Jr.	85.0	85.0	1958	46.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	9.2
4	You've Changed0001You've Changed Billie Holiday	85.0	85.0	1958	55.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	14.6
5	Minnie The Moocher0001Minnie The Moocher Cab Calloway	84.0	84.0	1930	72.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	13.9
6	Moodys Mood For Love0001Moody's Mood For Love James Moody	82.0	82.0	1955	51.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	18.3
7	These Foolish Things0001These Foolish Things Billie Holiday	82.0	82.0	1937	69.0	1	1	0	1	0	n/a	27.2
8	Youll Never Walk Alone0001You'll Never Walk Alone From: Carousel	80.0	80.0	1945	62.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	24.3
9	Once Upon A Dream0001Once Upon A Dream Mary Costa and Bill Shirley	79.0	79.0	1959	59.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	38.6
10	It Had To Be You0001It Had To Be You Standard	76.0	76.0	1924	82.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	11.9
11	Summertime0001Summertime From: Porgy & Bess	75.3	75.3	1935	71.3	3	2	1	0	0	n/a	24.8
12	I Walk The Line0001I Walk The Line Johnny Cash	75.0	75.0	1956	50.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	11.1
13	Over The Rainbow0001Over The Rainbow Judy Garland	75.0	75.0	1939	71.7	4	4	0	0	2	-10.8	21.4
14	Come Rain Or Come Shine0001Come Rain Or Come Shine Ella Fitzgerald	73.0	73.0	1946	61.5	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	22.3
15	You Send Me0001You Send Me Sam Cooke	73.0	73.0	1957	49.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	12.5
16	Somewhere0001Somewhere From: West Side Story	72.0	72.0	1957	53.3	3	3	0	0	1	7.0	9.1
17	Route 660001Route 66 Nat King Cole	70.0	70.0	1946	56.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	20.7
18	Teach Me Tonight0001Teach Me Tonight The DeCastro Sisters	67.0	67.0	1954	52.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	2.3
19	Someone To Watch Over Me0001Someone To Watch Over Me Ella Fitzgerald Frank Sinatra	66.0	66.0	1938	70.0	4	4	0	0	0	0.4	5.0
20	Trouble 10001Trouble Elvis Presley	65.3	65.3	1958	49.3	3	3	0	0	0	-7.0	3.7
21	Johnny B Goode0001Johnny B. Goode Chuck Berry	65.0	65.0	1958	61.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	11.6
22	Mack The Knife0001Mack The Knife Bobby Darin	65.0	65.0	1959	46.0	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	3.9
23	Swing Low Sweet Chariot0001Swing Low, Sweet Chariot Standard	64.0	64.0	1926	93.0	0	0	0	0	1	n/a	-19.5
24	Cry Me A River0001Cry Me A River Julie London	62.0	62.0	1955	58.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	3.1
25	Hello Young Lovers0001Hello, Young Lovers From: The King And I	62.0	62.0	1951	54.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	5.0
26	Lovin Machine0001Lovin' Machine Wynonie Harris	62.0	62.0	1952	68.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	13.0
27	My Funny Valentine0001My Funny Valentine Chet Baker	61.7	61.7	1952	58.3	3	2	1	1	3	-7.4	3.8
28	Frim Fram Sauce0001The Frim-Fram Sauce Nat King Cole	61.0	61.0	1945	57.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	29.7
29	Orange Colored Sky0001Orange Colored Sky Nat King Cole	60.0	60.0	1950	54.0	1	0	1	0	0	n/a	36.0
30	That's All Right0001That's All Right Elvis Presley	59.5	59.5	1954	61.0	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	6.3
31	As Time Goes By0001As Time Goes By Dooley Wilson	59.0	59.0	1942	62.0	1	1	0	1	0	n/a	32.1
32	Fever0001Fever Peggy Lee	58.0	58.0	1958	50.5	1	1	0	0	3	-3.0	10.2
33	I Put A Spell On You0001I Put A Spell On You Screamin' Jay Hawkins	58.0	58.0	1956	58.5	4	3	1	0	0	-31.6	23.4
34	Glory Of Love0001The Glory Of Love Peggy Lee	57.0	57.0	1959	43.0	0	0	0	1	1	n/a	2.5
35	Sway0001Sway Dean Martin	57.0	57.0	1954	53.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	-22.0
36	God Bless The Child0001God Bless The Child Billie Holiday	54.3	54.3	1939	69.8	3	3	0	0	1	-8.5	23.1
37	Love Me Tender0001Love Me Tender Elvis Presley	54.0	54.0	1956	52.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	-2.2
38	Folsom Prison Blues0001Folsom Prison Blues Johnny Cash	53.7	53.7	1955	59.3	2	2	0	0	1	1.0	12.5
39	Stormy Weather0001Stormy Weather Lena Horne	53.0	53.0	1943	67.0	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	-5.5
40	A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes0001A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes Ilene Woods	52.0	52.0	1950	70.5	1	1	0	0	1	n/a	-5.6
41	Dont Get Around Much Anymore0001Don't Get Around Much Anymore Duke Ellington	52.0	52.0	1942	65.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	15.2
42	Lawdy Miss Clawdy0001Lawdy, Miss Clawdy Lloyd Price	51.0	51.0	1952	58.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	-1.8
43	Jambalaya0001Jambalaya (On The Bayou) Hank Williams	50.0	50.0	1952	67.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	-4.7
44	Walkin After Midnight0001Walkin' After Midnight Patsy Cline	49.5	49.5	1957	50.5	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	19.5
45	Besame Mucho0001Besame Mucho Consuelo Velazquez	48.0	48.0	1940	67.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	32.5
46	Get Happy0001Get Happy Judy Garland	48.0	48.0	1950	54.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	-12.8
47	Not Fade Away0001Not Fade Away Buddy Holly and the Crickets The Rolling Stones	48.0	48.0	1957	49.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	-13.9
48	Treat Me Nice0001Treat Me Nice Elvis Presley	48.0	48.0	1957	48.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	-8.1
49	Way You Look Tonight0001The Way You Look Tonight Fred Astaire	47.3	47.3	1936	71.3	3	3	0	3	1	13.1	1.1
50	That's All0001That's All Standard	47.0	47.0	1944	62.0	0	0	0	1	1	n/a	13.1
51	Jailhouse Rock0001Jailhouse Rock Elvis Presley	46.7	46.7	1957	49.0	2	2	0	1	1	-2.0	4.6
52	Baby Please Don't Go0001Baby, Please Don't Go Big Joe Williams Them	45.0	45.0	1945	63.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	9.5
53	Hard Hearted Hannah0001Hard-Hearted Hannah Ella Fitzgerald	45.0	45.0	1955	47.0	1	1	0	1	0	n/a	-0.9
54	Rockin Robin0001Rockin' Robin Bobby Day	44.0	44.0	1958	54.0	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	0.9
55	Shout0001Shout! The Isley Brothers	44.0	44.0	1959	47.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	-15.5
56	I Ain't Got Nothing But The Blues0001I Ain't Got Nothing But The Blues Ella Fitzgerald	42.0	42.0	1956	50.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	-13.0
57	Blue Suede Shoes0001Blue Suede Shoes Carl Perkins Elvis Presley	41.0	41.0	1956	54.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	0.0
58	In The Still Of The Nite0001In The Still Of The Nite The Five Satins	41.0	41.0	1956	49.0	1	1	0	0	1	n/a	0.8
59	Nature Boy0001Nature Boy Nat King Cole	37.0	37.0	1948	63.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	-21.9
60	One Hand One Heart0001One Hand, One Heart From: West Side Story	37.0	37.0	1957	48.0	0	0	0	1	1	n/a	-19.0
61	Aint Misbehavin0001Ain't Misbehavin' Fats Waller	36.0	36.0	1929	78.0	1	1	0	1	0	n/a	6.7
62	I Wont Dance0001I Won't Dance Frank Sinatra	36.0	36.0	1957	45.0	1	1	0	1	0	n/a	-8.5
63	Cheek To Cheek0001Cheek To Cheek Fred Astaire	35.5	35.5	1935	70.5	1	1	0	1	1	n/a	-3.4
64	Smile0001Smile Nat King Cole	35.3	35.3	1954	53.8	3	3	0	1	1	-6.7	-15.1
65	When I Fall In Love0001When I Fall In Love Nat King Cole	34.7	34.7	1957	47.0	2	2	0	1	1	7.5	10.7
66	Young Blood0001Young Blood The Coasters	34.0	34.0	1957	54.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	-19.5
67	Why Do Fools Fall In Love?0001Why Do Fools Fall In Love? Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers Diana Ross	33.0	33.0	1956	54.5	2	2	0	1	0	n/a	-19.7
68	Night And Day0001Night And Day Fred Astaire	32.0	32.0	1932	75.0	1	1	0	1	0	n/a	-21.6
69	Climb Evry Mountain0001Climb Ev'ry Mountain From: The Sound Of Music	26.0	26.0	1959	53.0	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	-17.5
70	Almost Like Being In Love0001Almost Like Being In Love Gene Kelly	24.0	24.0	1954	50.0	1	1	0	1	0	n/a	-15.8
71	Hound Dog / All Shook Up (Medley)0001Hound Dog / All Shook Up (Medley) Elvis Presley	23.0	23.0	1956	50.0	1	1	0	1	0	n/a	-33.1
72	Oh Boy0001Oh Boy Buddy Holly and the Crickets	23.0	23.0	1957	49.0	1	1	0	1	0	n/a	-21.3
73	Blue Skies0001Blue Skies Count Basie Benny Goodman	22.0	22.0	1946	64.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	-33.0
74	Hound Dog0001Hound Dog Big Mama Thornton Elvis Presley	14.0	14.0	1953	57.0	0	0	0	1	1	n/a	-25.0
75	Poison Ivy0001Poison Ivy The Coasters	13.0	13.0	1959	46.0	1	1	0	1	0	n/a	-29.4
76	Bewitched Bothered And Bewildered0001Bewitched, Bothered, And Bewildered From: Pal Joey	9.0	9.0	1940	66.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	-27.9
77	Steppin Out With My Baby0001Steppin' Out With My Baby Fred Astaire	7.0	7.0	1948	59.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	-13.6
78	Baby Mine0001Baby Mine Betty Noyes	n/a	n/a	1941	80.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a
79	Lucille0001Lucille Little Richard	n/a	n/a	1957	66.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a
80	When You Wish Upon A Star0001When You Wish Upon A Star Cliff Edwards	n/a	n/a	1940	81.0	0	0	0	0	1	n/a	n/a

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