Ragtime Piano Music
List of 100 Greatest Rags
Criteria: These Ragtime music piano compositions were chosen as the best examples based on their initial and lasting popularity, impact on other songwriters, originality, and the innovative qualities of the piece.
Background: Ragtime music was a forerunner of Jazz and a child of the African rhythms of "Cakewalk" a pre-ragtime dance form. Ragtime's popularity spanned from c.1895 to 1919. Ragtime was shared by the sale of sheet music and piano rolls used in player pianos. The three most popular composers were Scott Joplin, James Scott, and Joseph Lamb.
Background: Ragtime music was a forerunner of Jazz and a child of the African rhythms of "Cakewalk" a pre-ragtime dance form. Ragtime's popularity spanned from c.1895 to 1919. Ragtime was shared by the sale of sheet music and piano rolls used in player pianos. The three most popular composers were Scott Joplin, James Scott, and Joseph Lamb.
Greatest Ragtime Piano Music
Song Title - Composer - year of publication
1. Maple Leaf Rag
Scott Joplin - 1899
2. The Entertainer
Scott Joplin - 1903
3. Mississippi Rag
William Henry Krell - 1897
4. You've Been a Good Old Wagon but You've Done Broke Down
Ben Harney - 1895
5. The Cascades
Scott Joplin - 1904
6. Ethiopia Rag
Joseph Lamb - 1909
7. Original Rags
Scott Joplin - 1899
8. Frog Legs Rag
James Scott - 1906
9. Magnetic Rag
Scott Joplin - 1914
10. The Sporting Life is Sure Killing Me
Ben Harney - c.1890s
1. Maple Leaf Rag
Scott Joplin - 1899
2. The Entertainer
Scott Joplin - 1903
3. Mississippi Rag
William Henry Krell - 1897
4. You've Been a Good Old Wagon but You've Done Broke Down
Ben Harney - 1895
5. The Cascades
Scott Joplin - 1904
6. Ethiopia Rag
Joseph Lamb - 1909
7. Original Rags
Scott Joplin - 1899
8. Frog Legs Rag
James Scott - 1906
9. Magnetic Rag
Scott Joplin - 1914
10. The Sporting Life is Sure Killing Me
Ben Harney - c.1890s
11. Charleston Rag
Eubie Blake - 1899
12. The Cake Walk in the Sky
Ben Harney - 1899
13. Combination March
Scott Joplin - 1896
14. La Pas Ma La
Ernest Hogan - 1895
15. 12th Street Rag
Euday Bowman - 1915
16. Shake Yo' Dusters, or Piccaninny Rag
William Henry Krell - 1898
17. Sugar Cane
Scott Joplin - 1908
18. Bohemia Rag
Joseph Lamb - 1919
19. Chicken Chowder
Irene M. Giblin - 1905
20. Climax Rag
James Scott - 1914
21. American Beauty Rag
Joseph Lamb - 1913
22. Louisiana Rag
Theodore Havermeyer Northrup - 1897
23. Fig Leaf Rag
Scott Joplin - 1908
24. Fluffly Ruffles
Cecil Duane Crabb - 1907
25. Strenuous Life
Scott Joplin - 1902
26. Hilarity Rag
James Scott - 1910
27. Peaches and Cream Rag
Percy Wenrich - 1905
28. Wall Street Rag
Scott Joplin - 1908
29. Peacherine Rag
Scott Joplin - 1901
30. The Chevy Chase
Eubie Blake - 1914
31. Roustabout Rag
Paul Sarebresole - 1897
32. Weeping Willow
Scott Joplin - 1903
33. Broadway Rag
James Scott - 1922
34. The Chrysanthemum
Scott Joplin - 1904
35. Dill Pickles Rag
Charles L. Johnson - 1906
36. Cleopatra Rag
Joseph Lamb - 1910
37. Sunflower Slow Drag
Scott Joplin & Scott Hayden - 1901
38. Castle House Rag
James Reese Europe - 1914
39. Champagne Rag
Joseph Lamb - 1915
40. The Baltimore Todolo
Eubie Blake - 1910
41. Elite Syncopations
Scott Joplin - 1902
42. Grace and Beauty (A Classy Rag)
James Scott - 1909
43. Hoosier Rag
Julia Lee Niebergall - 1907
44. Pineapple Rag
Scott Joplin - 1908
45. Don't Jazz Me Rag
James Scott - 1921
46. The Ragtime Dance
Scott Joplin - 1902
47. Top Liner Rag
Joseph Lamb - 1916
48. Temptation Rag
Henry Lodge - 1909
49. Mister Johnson (Turn Me Loose)
Ben Harney - 1896
50. Melody Rag
Raymond Birch (Charles L. Johnson) - 1911
51. Steeplechase Rag
James P. Johnson - c.1914-1916
52. The Dream Rag
Jesse Pickett - 1920
53. Regal Stomp (AKA: Bow to Your Papa)
Jimmy Blythe - 1901
54. Sensation Rag
Joseph Lamb - 1908
55. Great Scott Rag
James Scott - 1909
56. Gladiolus Rag
Scott Joplin - 1907
57. Alabama Dream (Ragtime Cake Walk)
George D. Barnard - 1899
58. New Era Rag
James Scott - 1919
59. Excelsior Rag
Joseph Lamb - 1909
60. Honey Moon Rag
James Scott - 1916
61. Dusty Rag
May Aufderheide - 1908
62. Kansas City Rag
James Scott - 1907
63. Eubie's Classical Rag
Eubie Blake - 1914
64. Junk Man Rag
Luckey Roberts - 1913
65. Tickled to Death
Charles Hunter - 1899
66. Pastime Rag #5
Artie Matthews - 1913
67. St. Louis Tickle
Theron C. Bennett - 1904
68. Blue Goose Rag
Raymond Birch (Charles L. Johnson) - 1916
69. Powder Rag
Raymond Birch (Charles L. Johnson) - 1908
70. Dixie Blossoms
Percy Wenrich - 1906
71. Freckles Rag
Larry Buck - 1905
72. At a Ragtime Reception
Ben M. Jerome - 1899
73. Silk Hose Rag
Omar Sims - 1916
74. The Ebony Funeral
Carl Lexhoizt - 1894
75. The Thriller Rag
May Aufderheide - 1909
76. Whistling Rufus
Kerry Mills - 1899
77. Music Box Rag
Charles Luckey Roberts - 1914
78. Just Ask Me
Charles Hunter - 1902
79. Rag de Luxe
Elmer Olson & Scott Gowles - 1913
80. Porcupine Rag
Charles L. Johnson - 1909
81. Scott Joplin's New Rag
Scott Joplin - 1912
82. The Aviator Rag
Irene M. Giblin - 1910
83. You May Go, but This Will Bring You Back
Ben Harney - 1897
84. Ophelia Rag
James Scott - 1910
85. Possum and Taters
Charles Hunter - 1900
86. Snowball Babe
Roland Flick -1900
87. Honey Rag
Egbert Van Alstyne - 1909
88. A Tennessee Favorite
P. Emsel - 1899
89. Harlem Rag
Tom Turpin - 1897
90. Corn Shucks Rag
Ed Kuhn - 1908
91. The Smoky Topaz
Grace Bolen - 1901
92. Kismet Rag
Scott Joplin & Scott Hayden - 1913
93. Cataract Rag
Robert Hampton - 1914
94. Chatterbox Rag
George Botsford - 1910
95. Slippery Elm Rag
Emma Biba - 1914
96. Heliotrope Bouquet
Scott Joplin and Louis Chauvin - 1907
97. The Webster Grove Rag
Axel Christensen - 1915
98. Ashy Africa
Percy Wenrich - 1905
99. The National Rag
Ethel C. Schultz - 1908
100. Shake Ol' Brown Rag
R. P. Akard - 1916
Eubie Blake - 1899
12. The Cake Walk in the Sky
Ben Harney - 1899
13. Combination March
Scott Joplin - 1896
14. La Pas Ma La
Ernest Hogan - 1895
15. 12th Street Rag
Euday Bowman - 1915
16. Shake Yo' Dusters, or Piccaninny Rag
William Henry Krell - 1898
17. Sugar Cane
Scott Joplin - 1908
18. Bohemia Rag
Joseph Lamb - 1919
19. Chicken Chowder
Irene M. Giblin - 1905
20. Climax Rag
James Scott - 1914
21. American Beauty Rag
Joseph Lamb - 1913
22. Louisiana Rag
Theodore Havermeyer Northrup - 1897
23. Fig Leaf Rag
Scott Joplin - 1908
24. Fluffly Ruffles
Cecil Duane Crabb - 1907
25. Strenuous Life
Scott Joplin - 1902
26. Hilarity Rag
James Scott - 1910
27. Peaches and Cream Rag
Percy Wenrich - 1905
28. Wall Street Rag
Scott Joplin - 1908
29. Peacherine Rag
Scott Joplin - 1901
30. The Chevy Chase
Eubie Blake - 1914
31. Roustabout Rag
Paul Sarebresole - 1897
32. Weeping Willow
Scott Joplin - 1903
33. Broadway Rag
James Scott - 1922
34. The Chrysanthemum
Scott Joplin - 1904
35. Dill Pickles Rag
Charles L. Johnson - 1906
36. Cleopatra Rag
Joseph Lamb - 1910
37. Sunflower Slow Drag
Scott Joplin & Scott Hayden - 1901
38. Castle House Rag
James Reese Europe - 1914
39. Champagne Rag
Joseph Lamb - 1915
40. The Baltimore Todolo
Eubie Blake - 1910
41. Elite Syncopations
Scott Joplin - 1902
42. Grace and Beauty (A Classy Rag)
James Scott - 1909
43. Hoosier Rag
Julia Lee Niebergall - 1907
44. Pineapple Rag
Scott Joplin - 1908
45. Don't Jazz Me Rag
James Scott - 1921
46. The Ragtime Dance
Scott Joplin - 1902
47. Top Liner Rag
Joseph Lamb - 1916
48. Temptation Rag
Henry Lodge - 1909
49. Mister Johnson (Turn Me Loose)
Ben Harney - 1896
50. Melody Rag
Raymond Birch (Charles L. Johnson) - 1911
51. Steeplechase Rag
James P. Johnson - c.1914-1916
52. The Dream Rag
Jesse Pickett - 1920
53. Regal Stomp (AKA: Bow to Your Papa)
Jimmy Blythe - 1901
54. Sensation Rag
Joseph Lamb - 1908
55. Great Scott Rag
James Scott - 1909
56. Gladiolus Rag
Scott Joplin - 1907
57. Alabama Dream (Ragtime Cake Walk)
George D. Barnard - 1899
58. New Era Rag
James Scott - 1919
59. Excelsior Rag
Joseph Lamb - 1909
60. Honey Moon Rag
James Scott - 1916
61. Dusty Rag
May Aufderheide - 1908
62. Kansas City Rag
James Scott - 1907
63. Eubie's Classical Rag
Eubie Blake - 1914
64. Junk Man Rag
Luckey Roberts - 1913
65. Tickled to Death
Charles Hunter - 1899
66. Pastime Rag #5
Artie Matthews - 1913
67. St. Louis Tickle
Theron C. Bennett - 1904
68. Blue Goose Rag
Raymond Birch (Charles L. Johnson) - 1916
69. Powder Rag
Raymond Birch (Charles L. Johnson) - 1908
70. Dixie Blossoms
Percy Wenrich - 1906
71. Freckles Rag
Larry Buck - 1905
72. At a Ragtime Reception
Ben M. Jerome - 1899
73. Silk Hose Rag
Omar Sims - 1916
74. The Ebony Funeral
Carl Lexhoizt - 1894
75. The Thriller Rag
May Aufderheide - 1909
76. Whistling Rufus
Kerry Mills - 1899
77. Music Box Rag
Charles Luckey Roberts - 1914
78. Just Ask Me
Charles Hunter - 1902
79. Rag de Luxe
Elmer Olson & Scott Gowles - 1913
80. Porcupine Rag
Charles L. Johnson - 1909
81. Scott Joplin's New Rag
Scott Joplin - 1912
82. The Aviator Rag
Irene M. Giblin - 1910
83. You May Go, but This Will Bring You Back
Ben Harney - 1897
84. Ophelia Rag
James Scott - 1910
85. Possum and Taters
Charles Hunter - 1900
86. Snowball Babe
Roland Flick -1900
87. Honey Rag
Egbert Van Alstyne - 1909
88. A Tennessee Favorite
P. Emsel - 1899
89. Harlem Rag
Tom Turpin - 1897
90. Corn Shucks Rag
Ed Kuhn - 1908
91. The Smoky Topaz
Grace Bolen - 1901
92. Kismet Rag
Scott Joplin & Scott Hayden - 1913
93. Cataract Rag
Robert Hampton - 1914
94. Chatterbox Rag
George Botsford - 1910
95. Slippery Elm Rag
Emma Biba - 1914
96. Heliotrope Bouquet
Scott Joplin and Louis Chauvin - 1907
97. The Webster Grove Rag
Axel Christensen - 1915
98. Ashy Africa
Percy Wenrich - 1905
99. The National Rag
Ethel C. Schultz - 1908
100. Shake Ol' Brown Rag
R. P. Akard - 1916
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Edited By: Lew
List Begun: 2020-11-22