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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
  • La cartujana

    rhythm not yet citedcomposer not yet cited · help fill itno Dances matched yet
  • La casa vacía

    Tango · Domingo Federico

    TangoArturo GallucciDomingo Federico5 Dances5
  • La casita

    rhythm not yet citedcomposer not yet cited · help fill itno Dances matched yet
  • La casita de mis viejos

    Tango · Juan Carlos Cobian

    TangoJuan Carlos CobianJuan Carlos Cobian63 Dances63
  • La casita esta triste

    Tango · Francisco Rotundo

    TangoLuis BernsteinFrancisco Rotundo3 Dances3
  • La catedral del tango

    Tango · Los Solistas De D'Arienzo

    Tangocomposer not yet cited · help fill itLos Solistas De D'Arienzo9 Dances9
  • La catedratica

    Milonga

    Milongacomposer not yet cited · help fill itno Dances matched yet
  • La catrera

    Tango · Alfredo Gobbi

    TangoArturo de BassiAlfredo Gobbi3 Dances3
  • La cautiva

    Tango · Carlos Vicente Geroni Flores

    TangoCarlos Vicente Geroni Floresno Dances matched yet
  • La cerveza del pezcador de Schiltigheim

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

    Tango · Rodolfo Biagi

    TangoJosé Servidio, Juan MaglioRodolfo Biagi2 Dances2
  • La charlatana

    rhythm not yet citedcomposer not yet cited · help fill itno Dances matched yet
  • La chica de Ipanema

    Antonio Carlos Jobim

    rhythm not yet citedAntonio Carlos Jobimno Dances matched yet
  • La chica del 17

    rhythm not yet citedcomposer not yet cited · help fill itno Dances matched yet
  • La chica del foxtrot

    rhythm not yet citedcomposer not yet cited · help fill itno Dances matched yet
  • La chica del tren

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

    Tango · Juan D'Arienzo

    TangoAnselmo Aieta, Juan Carlos BazánJuan D'Arienzo2 Dances2
  • La chimentadora

    rhythm not yet citedcomposer not yet cited · help fill itno Dances matched yet
  • La china fiera

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

    Tango

    Tangocomposer not yet cited · help fill itno Dances matched yet
  • La chirusa

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

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

    Tango

    Tangocomposer not yet cited · help fill itno Dances matched yet
  • La choyana

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

    Milonga · Juan D'Arienzo

    MilongaRaúl AguirrezabalagaJuan D'Arienzo549 Dances549
  • La cieguita

    Tango · Keppler Lais

    TangoKeppler Laisno Dances matched yet
  • La cieguita de Boedo

    Tango

    Tangocomposer not yet cited · help fill itno Dances matched yet
  • La cieguita de florida

    Tango

    Tangocomposer not yet cited · help fill itno Dances matched yet
  • La clavada

    Tango · Juan D'Arienzo

    TangoErnesto ZamboniniJuan D'Arienzo21 Dances21
  • La clavada

    Tango · Antonio Joaquín Trelles

    TangoAntonio Joaquín Trellesno Dances matched yet
  • La clueca

    Tango · Alfredo De Angelis, Domingo Sciaraffia

    TangoAlfredo De Angelis, Domingo Sciaraffiano Dances matched yet
  • La colegiala

    Enrique Rodríguez

    rhythm not yet citedAntonio MatasEnrique Rodríguez55 Dances55
  • La comadreja

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

    Tango · Osvaldo Pugliese

    TangoEmilio BalcarceOsvaldo Pugliese1 Dances1
  • La conocí en un baile

    Tango

    Tangocomposer not yet cited · help fill itno Dances matched yet
  • La copa del olvido

    Tango · Alberto Castillo

    TangoEnrique DelfinoAlberto Castillo13 Dances13
  • La copla porteña

    Tango · Francisco Canaro

    TangoFrancisco CanaroFrancisco Canaro7 Dances7
  • La cordobesa

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

    rhythm not yet citedcomposer not yet cited · help fill itno Dances matched yet
  • La cosa fué en un boliche

    Tango · Lucio Demare

    TangoOscar RomaLucio Demare1 Dances1
  • La cosquillosa

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

    Tango

    Tangocomposer not yet cited · help fill itno Dances matched yet
  • La creacion

    Tango

    Tangocomposer not yet cited · help fill itno Dances matched yet
  • La criolla

    Carlos Gardel, José Razzano

    rhythm not yet citedCarlos Gardel, José Razzanono Dances matched yet
  • La criolla

    rhythm not yet citedcomposer not yet cited · help fill itno Dances matched yet
  • La cruz de los dos

    Tango

    Tangocomposer not yet cited · help fill itno Dances matched yet
  • La cruz del sauce

    Tango

    Tangocomposer not yet cited · help fill itno Dances matched yet
  • La cruz del sur

    Christoph H. Müller, Philippe Cohen Solal, Eduardo Makaroff

    rhythm not yet citedChristoph H. Müller, Philippe Cohen Solal, Eduardo Makaroffno Dances matched yet
  • La cuadrera

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

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