These songs were chosen and ranked according to their initial and lasting popularity and also on their impact and influence on the course of musical history. At that time most songs were recorded by many different artists, so we have listed more than one version of each song on the majority of the entries. The most significant version of the song is the one by the first artist that is listed... 

  1. Swanee - Al Jolson
  2. West End Blues - Louis Armstrong
  3. Rhapsody In Blue - Paul Whiteman featuring George Gershwin
  4. Ain't Misbehavin' - Fats Waller / Louis Armstrong
  5. T For Texas (Blue Yodel #1) - Jimmie Rodgers
  6. In The Jailhouse Now - Jimmie Rodgers
  7. The Prisoner's Song - Vernon Dalhart
  8. The St. Louis Blues - Bessie Smith / Marion Harris
  9. Ol' Man River - Paul Robeson / Al Jolson
10. Makin' Whoopee - Eddie Cantor/ Paul Whiteman (Bing Crosby)
11. Crazy Blues - Mamie Smith...