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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
272 Dances
Gallo ciego
19 orchestras
815 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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A–ZMost dancedYear written
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8,908 songs

SongRhythmWritten byDanced version
  • Desde el alero

    rhythm not yet citedcomposer not yet cited · help fill itno Dances matched yet
  • Desde el alma

    Vals · Osvaldo Pugliese

    ValsRosita MeloOsvaldo Pugliese335 Dances335
  • Desde entonces

    Vals · José Betinotti

    ValsJosé Betinottino Dances matched yet
  • Desde la noche

    Tango

    Tangocomposer not yet cited · help fill itno Dances matched yet
  • Desde lejos

    Tango · José Raúl Iglesias

    TangoJosé Raúl Iglesiasno Dances matched yet
  • Desdén

    Tango · Carlos Gardel

    TangoCarlos Gardelno Dances matched yet
  • Desdichas

    Tango

    Tangocomposer not yet cited · help fill itno Dances matched yet
  • De segunda mano

    Tango · Alfonso Sayons

    TangoAlfonso Sayonsno Dances matched yet
  • De seis a siete

    Tango · Ricardo Tanturi

    TangoJosé CanetRicardo Tanturi24 Dances24
  • Desencanto

    Tango

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

    Tango · Enrique Santos Discepolo

    TangoEnrique Santos DiscepoloEnrique Santos Discepolo11 Dances11
  • Desencanto

    Vals · Juan D'Arienzo

    ValsMario MarinelliJuan D'Arienzo6 Dances6
  • Desencuentro

    Tango · Aníbal Troilo

    TangoAníbal TroiloAníbal Troilo211 Dances211
  • Desengaño

    Tango

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

    Tango · Ramón Gutiérrez Del Barrio

    TangoRamón Gutiérrez Del Barriono Dances matched yet
  • Deseo

    Tango · Guillermo Fernández

    Tangocomposer not yet cited · help fill itGuillermo Fernández31 Dances31
  • Desertora

    Tango · Edgardo Donato

    TangoEdgardo Donatono Dances matched yet
  • Desesperanza

    Tango · Federico Scorticati

    TangoFederico Scorticatino Dances matched yet
  • Desesperanza

    Francisco Canaro

    rhythm not yet citedFrancisco Canarono Dances matched yet
  • Deshoras

    Tango · Francisco Ferrero

    TangoFrancisco Ferrerono Dances matched yet
  • Desierto

    Tango

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

    Tango · Domingo Federico

    TangoJulio MedovoyDomingo Federico3 Dances3
  • Desilusión

    Tango · José María Rizzuti

    TangoJosé María Rizzutino Dances matched yet
  • Desilusión

    Tango · Miguel Bucino

    TangoMiguel Bucinono Dances matched yet
  • Desilusión

    Eduardo Makaroff, Christoph H. Müller, Philippe Cohen Solal

    rhythm not yet citedEduardo Makaroff, Christoph H. Müller, Philippe Cohen Solalno Dances matched yet
  • Desilusión

    Tango · Osvaldo Pugliese

    TangoLito BayardoOsvaldo Pugliese1 Dances1
  • Desintegrados

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

    Tango

    Tangocomposer not yet cited · help fill itno Dances matched yet
  • De sol a sol

    Tango · Leopoldo Schifrin

    TangoLeopoldo Schifrinno Dances matched yet
  • Desorientado

    Tango · Miguel Caló

    TangoMiguel CalóMiguel Caló7 Dances7
  • Despedida

    Tango · Lupanar

    Tangocomposer not yet cited · help fill itLupanar10 Dances10
  • Despedida de soltero

    Milonga

    Milongacomposer not yet cited · help fill itno Dances matched yet
  • Despierta Pierrot

    Vals

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

    Tango

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

    Tango

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

    Tango · Ricardo Tanturi

    TangoRicardo Tanturino Dances matched yet
  • Después

    Tango · Miguel Caló

    TangoHugo GutiérrezMiguel Caló102 Dances102
  • Después arreglamos

    Tango · Francisco Lomuto

    TangoFrancisco Lomutono Dances matched yet
  • Después de la boda

    Tango · Jorge Dragone

    TangoJorge Dragoneno Dances matched yet
  • Despues del aguacero

    rhythm not yet citedcomposer not yet cited · help fill itno Dances matched yet
  • Despues del carnaval

    Tango · Osvaldo Fresedo

    TangoJosé Amuchástegui KeenOsvaldo Fresedo33 Dances33
  • Después de quererla tanto

    Milonga · Francisco Canaro

    MilongaCarmelo Di NápoliFrancisco Canaro41 Dances41
  • Despues de tanto rodar

    Tango

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

    Tango

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

    Tango · Ángel D'Agostino

    TangoFrancisco CanaroÁngel D'Agostino3 Dances3
  • Destino

    Tango

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

    Jaime Wilensky

    rhythm not yet citedJaime Wilenskyno Dances matched yet
  • Destino de flor

    Tango · Carlos Di Sarli

    TangoRoberto RufinoCarlos Di Sarli172 Dances172
  • Destino de los dos

    Tango

    Tangocomposer not yet cited · help fill itno Dances matched yet
  • Destino de trapo

    Tango · Raúl Fernández Siro

    TangoRaúl Fernández Sirono Dances matched yet
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