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

#	Song / Artist	Average Rating	#Pf	Hi	Lo	σ	0-19	20-39	40-59	60-79	80-100
1	A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes0001A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes Ilene Woods	52.0	2	52	52	22.0	0	0	1	0	0
2	Aint Misbehavin0001Ain't Misbehavin' Fats Waller	36.0	1	36	36	19.0	0	1	0	0	0
3	Almost Like Being In Love0001Almost Like Being In Love Gene Kelly	24.0	1	24	24	16.0	0	1	0	0	0
4	As Time Goes By0001As Time Goes By Dooley Wilson	59.0	1	59	59	19.0	0	0	1	0	0
5	Baby Mine0001Baby Mine Betty Noyes	n/a	1			n/a
6	Baby Please Don't Go0001Baby, Please Don't Go Big Joe Williams Them	45.0	1	45	45	25.0	0	0	1	0	0
7	Besame Mucho0001Besame Mucho Consuelo Velazquez	48.0	1	48	48	25.0	0	0	1	0	0
8	Bewitched Bothered And Bewildered0001Bewitched, Bothered, And Bewildered From: Pal Joey	9.0	1	9	9	8.0	1	0	0	0	0
9	Blue Skies0001Blue Skies Count Basie Benny Goodman	22.0	1	22	22	11.0	0	1	0	0	0
10	Blue Suede Shoes0001Blue Suede Shoes Carl Perkins Elvis Presley	41.0	1	41	41	19.0	0	0	1	0	0
11	Cheek To Cheek0001Cheek To Cheek Fred Astaire	35.5	2	47	24	19.0	0	1	1	0	0
12	Climb Evry Mountain0001Climb Ev'ry Mountain From: The Sound Of Music	26.0	2	41	11	12.5	1	0	1	0	0
13	Come Rain Or Come Shine0001Come Rain Or Come Shine Ella Fitzgerald	73.0	2	79	67	20.0	0	0	0	2	0
14	Cry Me A River0001Cry Me A River Julie London	62.0	1	62	62	20.0	0	0	0	1	0
15	Dont Get Around Much Anymore0001Don't Get Around Much Anymore Duke Ellington	52.0	1	52	52	23.0	0	0	1	0	0
16	Fever0001Fever Peggy Lee	58.0	4	77	36	22.3	0	1	1	2	0
17	Folsom Prison Blues0001Folsom Prison Blues Johnny Cash	53.7	3	60	43	25.3	0	0	2	1	0
18	Frim Fram Sauce0001The Frim-Fram Sauce Nat King Cole	61.0	1	61	61	25.0	0	0	0	1	0
19	Get Happy0001Get Happy Judy Garland	48.0	1	48	48	20.0	0	0	1	0	0
20	Glory Of Love0001The Glory Of Love Peggy Lee	57.0	1	57	57	25.0	0	0	1	0	0
21	God Bless The Child0001God Bless The Child Billie Holiday	54.3	4	82	21	19.8	0	1	1	1	1
22	Hard Hearted Hannah0001Hard-Hearted Hannah Ella Fitzgerald	45.0	1	45	45	12.0	0	0	1	0	0
23	Hello Young Lovers0001Hello, Young Lovers From: The King And I	62.0	1	62	62	17.0	0	0	0	1	0
24	Hound Dog0001Hound Dog Big Mama Thornton Elvis Presley	14.0	1	14	14	6.0	1	0	0	0	0
25	Hound Dog / All Shook Up (Medley)0001Hound Dog / All Shook Up (Medley) Elvis Presley	23.0	1	23	23	20.0	0	1	0	0	0
26	I Ain't Got Nothing But The Blues0001I Ain't Got Nothing But The Blues Ella Fitzgerald	42.0	1	42	42	18.0	0	0	1	0	0
27	I Don't Hurt Anymore0001I Don't Hurt Anymore Dinah Washington	90.0	1	90	90	16.0	0	0	0	0	1
28	I Got Rhythm0001I Got Rhythm Ethel Merman The Happenings	86.0	1	86	86	13.0	0	0	0	0	1
29	I Put A Spell On You0001I Put A Spell On You Screamin' Jay Hawkins	58.0	4	88	29	17.5	0	2	0	0	2
30	I Walk The Line0001I Walk The Line Johnny Cash	75.0	1	75	75	20.0	0	0	0	1	0
31	I Wont Dance0001I Won't Dance Frank Sinatra	36.0	1	36	36	13.0	0	1	0	0	0
32	In The Still Of The Nite0001In The Still Of The Nite The Five Satins	41.0	2	46	36	19.5	0	1	1	0	0
33	It Had To Be You0001It Had To Be You Standard	76.0	1	76	76	18.0	0	0	0	1	0
34	Jailhouse Rock0001Jailhouse Rock Elvis Presley	46.7	3	60	38	23.3	0	1	1	1	0
35	Jambalaya0001Jambalaya (On The Bayou) Hank Williams	50.0	1	50	50	24.0	0	0	1	0	0
36	Johnny B Goode0001Johnny B. Goode Chuck Berry	65.0	1	65	65	23.0	0	0	0	1	0
37	Lawdy Miss Clawdy0001Lawdy, Miss Clawdy Lloyd Price	51.0	1	51	51	22.0	0	0	1	0	0
38	Love Me Tender0001Love Me Tender Elvis Presley	54.0	1	54	54	27.0	0	0	1	0	0
39	Lovin Machine0001Lovin' Machine Wynonie Harris	62.0	1	62	62	22.0	0	0	0	1	0
40	Lucille0001Lucille Little Richard	n/a	1			n/a
41	Mack The Knife0001Mack The Knife Bobby Darin	65.0	2	72	58	19.5	0	0	1	1	0
42	Minnie The Moocher0001Minnie The Moocher Cab Calloway	84.0	1	84	84	11.0	0	0	0	0	1
43	Moodys Mood For Love0001Moody's Mood For Love James Moody	82.0	1	82	82	12.0	0	0	0	0	1
44	My Funny Valentine0001My Funny Valentine Chet Baker	61.7	6	92	39	19.0	0	1	2	2	1
45	Nature Boy0001Nature Boy Nat King Cole	37.0	1	37	37	26.0	0	1	0	0	0
46	Night And Day0001Night And Day Fred Astaire	32.0	1	32	32	24.0	0	1	0	0	0
47	Not Fade Away0001Not Fade Away Buddy Holly and the Crickets The Rolling Stones	48.0	1	48	48	19.0	0	0	1	0	0
48	Oh Boy0001Oh Boy Buddy Holly and the Crickets	23.0	1	23	23	13.0	0	1	0	0	0
49	Once Upon A Dream0001Once Upon A Dream Mary Costa and Bill Shirley	79.0	1	79	79	25.0	0	0	0	1	0
50	One Hand One Heart0001One Hand, One Heart From: West Side Story	37.0	1	37	37	17.0	0	1	0	0	0
51	Orange Colored Sky0001Orange Colored Sky Nat King Cole	60.0	1	60	60	23.0	0	0	0	1	0
52	Over The Rainbow0001Over The Rainbow Judy Garland	75.0	6	90	48	20.6	0	0	1	2	2
53	Poison Ivy0001Poison Ivy The Coasters	13.0	1	13	13	9.0	1	0	0	0	0
54	Rockin Robin0001Rockin' Robin Bobby Day	44.0	2	61	27	23.5	0	1	0	1	0
55	Route 660001Route 66 Nat King Cole	70.0	1	70	70	15.0	0	0	0	1	0
56	Shout0001Shout! The Isley Brothers	44.0	1	44	44	22.0	0	0	1	0	0
57	Smile0001Smile Nat King Cole	35.3	4	48	14	13.8	1	1	2	0	0
58	Someone To Watch Over Me0001Someone To Watch Over Me Ella Fitzgerald Frank Sinatra	66.0	4	87	48	19.8	0	0	2	1	1
59	Somewhere0001Somewhere From: West Side Story	72.0	4	90	23	14.8	0	1	0	0	3
60	Steppin Out With My Baby0001Steppin' Out With My Baby Fred Astaire	7.0	1	7	7	10.0	1	0	0	0	0
61	Stormy Weather0001Stormy Weather Lena Horne	53.0	2	56	50	21.5	0	0	2	0	0
62	Summertime0001Summertime From: Porgy & Bess	75.3	3	94	62	16.7	0	0	0	2	1
63	Sway0001Sway Dean Martin	57.0	1	57	57	17.0	0	0	1	0	0
64	Swing Low Sweet Chariot0001Swing Low, Sweet Chariot Standard	64.0	1	64	64	25.0	0	0	0	1	0
65	Teach Me Tonight0001Teach Me Tonight The DeCastro Sisters	67.0	1	67	67	18.0	0	0	0	1	0
66	That's All0001That's All Standard	47.0	1	47	47	14.0	0	0	1	0	0
67	That's All Right0001That's All Right Elvis Presley	59.5	2	73	46	21.0	0	0	1	1	0
68	These Foolish Things0001These Foolish Things Billie Holiday	82.0	1	82	82	16.0	0	0	0	0	1
69	Too Close For Comfort0001Too Close For Comfort Sammy Davis, Jr.	85.0	1	85	85	18.0	0	0	0	0	1
70	Treat Me Nice0001Treat Me Nice Elvis Presley	48.0	1	48	48	20.0	0	0	1	0	0
71	Trouble 10001Trouble Elvis Presley	65.3	3	86	48	19.7	0	0	1	1	1
72	Walkin After Midnight0001Walkin' After Midnight Patsy Cline	49.5	2	56	43	23.0	0	0	2	0	0
73	Way You Look Tonight0001The Way You Look Tonight Fred Astaire	47.3	4	71	20	19.5	0	1	2	1	0
74	When I Fall In Love0001When I Fall In Love Nat King Cole	34.7	3	42	27	19.7	0	2	1	0	0
75	When You Wish Upon A Star0001When You Wish Upon A Star Cliff Edwards	n/a	1			n/a
76	Why Do Fools Fall In Love?0001Why Do Fools Fall In Love? Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers Diana Ross	33.0	2	33	33	17.0	0	2	0	0	0
77	You Send Me0001You Send Me Sam Cooke	73.0	1	73	73	17.0	0	0	0	1	0
78	Youll Never Walk Alone0001You'll Never Walk Alone From: Carousel	80.0	1	80	80	17.0	0	0	0	0	1
79	Young Blood0001Young Blood The Coasters	34.0	1	34	34	20.0	0	1	0	0	0
80	You've Changed0001You've Changed Billie Holiday	85.0	1	85	85	15.0	0	0	0	0	1

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