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Songs A–Z

Every tango, vals and milonga we index, with who wrote it, every orchestra that recorded it, and the version people dance to.

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The most recorded song is not the most danced
La cumparsita
54 orchestras
275 Dances
Gallo ciego
19 orchestras
816 Dances

Dancers choose versions, not songs: across the 100 most danced songs, one version takes 83% of the Dances.

Every song on one chart
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8,908 songs

SongRhythmWritten byDanced version
  • Rio de angustia

    rhythm not yet citedcomposer not yet cited · help fill itno Dances matched yet
  • Rio de oro

    Tango

    Tangocomposer not yet cited · help fill itno Dances matched yet
  • Rio dulce

    rhythm not yet citedcomposer not yet cited · help fill itno Dances matched yet
  • Riojana mía

    Vals

    Valscomposer not yet cited · help fill itno Dances matched yet
  • Rio rebelde

    Tango

    Tangocomposer not yet cited · help fill itno Dances matched yet
  • Río Sena

    Tango · Astor Piazzolla

    TangoAstor PiazzollaAstor Piazzolla14 Dances14
  • Ripio

    Tango

    Tangocomposer not yet cited · help fill itno Dances matched yet
  • Risa de mujer

    Tango

    Tangocomposer not yet cited · help fill itno Dances matched yet
  • Risa loca

    Tango · Pedro Laurenz

    TangoPedro Laurenzno Dances matched yet
  • Risas

    Tango

    Tangocomposer not yet cited · help fill itno Dances matched yet
  • Risas y besos

    Vals

    Valscomposer not yet cited · help fill itno Dances matched yet
  • Risas y lágrimas

    Vals

    Valscomposer not yet cited · help fill itno Dances matched yet
  • Risque

    Tango · Héctor Varela

    TangoAry BarrosoHéctor Varela1 Dances1
  • Ritmo de juventud

    rhythm not yet citedcomposer not yet cited · help fill itno Dances matched yet
  • Ritmo fascinante

    rhythm not yet citedcomposer not yet cited · help fill itno Dances matched yet
  • Rivadavia

    Sverre Indris Joner

    rhythm not yet citedSverre Indris Jonerno Dances matched yet
  • Rival

    Vals

    Valscomposer not yet cited · help fill itno Dances matched yet
  • Rivas

    Tango · Hermes Romulo Peressini

    TangoHermes Romulo Peressinino Dances matched yet
  • Rocio

    Roberto Daniel Pereyra

    rhythm not yet citedRoberto Daniel Pereyrano Dances matched yet
  • Rococó

    Tango · Héctor Varela

    Tangocomposer not yet cited · help fill itHéctor Varela3 Dances3
  • Rodríguez Peña

    Tango · Carlos Di Sarli

    TangoVicente GrecoCarlos Di Sarli38 Dances38
  • Rogando en vano

    rhythm not yet citedcomposer not yet cited · help fill itno Dances matched yet
  • Romance

    Tango · Federico Scorticati

    TangoFederico Scorticatino Dances matched yet
  • Romance

    Vals

    Valscomposer not yet cited · help fill itno Dances matched yet
  • Romance de barrio

    Vals · Aníbal Troilo

    ValsAníbal TroiloAníbal Troilo150 Dances150
  • Romance de la ciudad

    Tango · Aníbal Troilo

    TangoArmando PontierAníbal Troilo1 Dances1
  • Romance del diablo

    Tango · Astor Piazzolla

    TangoAstor PiazzollaAstor Piazzolla13 Dances13
  • Romance en la noche

    Vals

    Valscomposer not yet cited · help fill itno Dances matched yet
  • Romance entre dolor y mi alma

    Tango · Orquesta Forever Tango

    Tangocomposer not yet cited · help fill itOrquesta Forever Tango6 Dances6
  • Romántica

    Vals · Francisco Canaro

    ValsFélix LipeskerFrancisco Canaro2 Dances2
  • Romántico bulincito

    Tango · Rodolfo Biagi

    TangoAugusto GentileRodolfo Biagi2 Dances2
  • Rompepiso

    Tango

    Tangocomposer not yet cited · help fill itno Dances matched yet
  • Rompe y raja

    Tango · Juan D'Arienzo

    TangoVicente DemarcoJuan D'Arienzo2 Dances2
  • Ronda azul

    Tango · Marsilio Robles

    TangoMarsilio Roblesno Dances matched yet
  • Ronda de ases

    Tango · Osvaldo Fresedo

    TangoOsvaldo FresedoOsvaldo Fresedo1 Dances1
  • Ronda de ensueño

    Vals · Ioseph Ivanovici

    ValsIoseph Ivanovicino Dances matched yet
  • Ronda del querer

    Vals · Francisco Canaro

    ValsAntonio SuredaFrancisco Canaro5 Dances5
  • Ronda de tango

    Tango · Martin Podestá

    TangoMartin Podestáno Dances matched yet
  • Rondando tu esquina

    Tango · Osvaldo Pugliese

    TangoCharloOsvaldo Pugliese110 Dances110
  • Ronda sentimental

    Tango

    Tangocomposer not yet cited · help fill itno Dances matched yet
  • Roñita

    Tango

    Tangocomposer not yet cited · help fill itno Dances matched yet
  • Ropa blanca

    Milonga · Aníbal Troilo

    MilongaAlfredo MalerbaAníbal Troilo4 Dances4
  • Rosa

    rhythm not yet citedcomposer not yet cited · help fill itno Dances matched yet
  • Rosa blanca

    Vals · Domingo Pelle

    ValsDomingo Pelleno Dances matched yet
  • Rosa carmin

    Milonga · Juan Carlos Cobian

    Milongacomposer not yet cited · help fill itJuan Carlos Cobian5 Dances5
  • Rosa celeste

    Tango · Antonio Rodio

    TangoAntonio Rodiono Dances matched yet
  • Rosa de amor

    Tango · Francisco Canaro

    TangoFrancisco Canarono Dances matched yet
  • Rosa de fuego

    Tango · Manuel Jovés

    TangoManuel Jovésno Dances matched yet
  • Rosa de otoño

    Vals · Francisco Canaro

    ValsGuillermo BarbieriFrancisco Canaro12 Dances12
  • Rosa de pasión

    Vals · Eusebio Giorno

    ValsEusebio Giornono Dances matched yet
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