100 Greatest Calypso Songs
Criteria: These songs were ranked based upon their initial and lasting poularity among Calypso Music fans, and on their impact and influence on Calypso Music and its culture.
Greatest Calypso Songs
1. Banana Boat Song ("Day-O")
Harry Belafonte
2. Rum and Coca Cola
Lord Invader
3. Jean and Dinah
Mighty Sparrow
4. Jamaica Farwell
Harry Belafonte
5. Bee's Melody
Lord Kitchener
6. Fire In Me Wire
Calypso Rose
7. Mary Ann
The Lion
8. Dr. Kitch
Lord Kitchener
9. Trinidad is My Land
Mighty Spoiler
10. Boo Boo Man (Mama, Look at Bubu)
Lord Melody
Harry Belafonte
2. Rum and Coca Cola
Lord Invader
3. Jean and Dinah
Mighty Sparrow
4. Jamaica Farwell
Harry Belafonte
5. Bee's Melody
Lord Kitchener
6. Fire In Me Wire
Calypso Rose
7. Mary Ann
The Lion
8. Dr. Kitch
Lord Kitchener
9. Trinidad is My Land
Mighty Spoiler
10. Boo Boo Man (Mama, Look at Bubu)
Lord Melody
11. Jump in the Line
Harry Belafonte
12. Hot Hot Hot
Arrow
13. Ragamuffin
Alison Hinds
14. No, Doctor, No
Mighty Sparrow
15. The Limbo Song
Frankie Anderson
16. Who Let the Dogs Out
Anslem Douglas
17. Second Spring
Lord Melody
18. Carnival Boycott
Mighty Sparrow
19. The Dog
Kitch
20. Don't Touch Me Tomato
George Symonette
21. Ting Tang
Lord Kitchener
22. Barrack-room Scandal
Lord Invader
23. Tempo
Calypso Rose
24. Shame & Scandal
Lord Melody
25. Long Time
Arrow
26. Jumbie Jamboree (Zombie Jamberee, Back to Back)
Lord Intruder
27. I Do Adore Her
Harry Belafonte
28. Bedbug
Mighty Spoiler
29. Roll It Gyal
Alison Hinds
30. Tobago Girls
Mighty Sparrow
31. Berlin on a Donkey
Lord Melody
32. Ay Ay Ay
Blinky & the Roadmasters
33. Rally 'Round the West Indies
David Rudder
34. The Handyman
Lord Kitchener
35. Man Smart (Woman Smarter)
The Duke of Iron
36. Solomon
Calypso Rose
37. Picking Sense out of Nonsense
Mighty Spoiler
38. Bambouche
The Duke of Iron
39. Ba Boo la La
Roaring Lion
40. Love in the Cemetery
Lord Kitchener
41. Bring It
Bunji Garlin
42. Nah Leavin'
Denyse Plummer
43. It's Carnival
Destra Garcia
44. Ugly Woman
Mighty Bomber
45. Sweetheart From Venezuela (Juanita)
Lord Melody
46. Black Man Feeling to Party
Black Stalin
47. Carnival Proclamation
Lord Melody
48. Bassman
Shadow
49. Bacchanal
Destra Garcia
50. It's the Rhythm We Want
King Radio
51. Russian Satellite
Lord Melody
52. Vitalogy
Lion
53. Bongo Man
Wrangler
54. Yellow Bird
Andre Toussaint
55. Woman Is Boss
Denyse Plummer
56. Don't Le' Me Mother Know
Keskidee Trio
57. My Pussin
Lord Kitchener
58. Faluma
Alison Hinds
59. Don't Stop the Carnival
Harry Belafonte
60. John O'Carr
King Radio
61. Yes, Yes, Yes
Calypso Mama
62. Anacaona
Lord Beginner
63. Cricket, Lovely Cricket
Lord Melody
64. Calypso Man
George Symonette
65. Magistrate Try Himself
Mighty Spoiler
66. Mama, Call the Fire Brigade
Wilmoth Houdini
67. Mr. Bissessar
Drupatee
68. Caroline
Houdini
69. The Banning of Records
Attila the Hun
70. Lost Watch
Duke of Iron
71. Johnnie Take My Wife
Wilmoth Houdini
72. More They Try to Do Me Bad
The Caresser
73. Bonnie and Clyde
Destra Garcia
74. The Jack-Ass Song
Harry Belafonte
75. Love Thy Neighbor
Lion
76. Money is King
Growling Tiger
77. Roll Up De Tassa
Drupatee
78. Down in the Ghetto
Bunji Garlin
79. Her Majesty
Calypso Rose
80. Twister
Alison Hinds
81. Caribbean Unity
Black Stalin
82. Kim
Lord Shorty
83. Palet
Calypso Rose
84. Calypso Music
David Rudder
85. Spirit of Carnival
Denyse Plummer
86. Short Little Shorts
Mighty Sparrow
87. Will His Love Be Like His Rum?
Harry Belafonte
88. Take Yuh Meat Out Muh Rice
Lord Kitchener
89. No More Rocking and Rolling
Mighty Sparrow
90. The Right Man
Chalk Dust
91. Soul Island
Anslem Douglas
92. Neighbour
King Radio
93. Brown Skin Girl
Harry Belafonte
94. Melody Mas
Lord Melody
95. Teresa
Mighty Sparrow
96. Attitude
Arrow
97. No More Calypsong
Lord Kitchener
98. He No Dead Yet
King Fighter
99. I Don't Want No Bungalow
Atilla The Hun
100. Dancehall Queen
Arrow
Harry Belafonte
12. Hot Hot Hot
Arrow
13. Ragamuffin
Alison Hinds
14. No, Doctor, No
Mighty Sparrow
15. The Limbo Song
Frankie Anderson
16. Who Let the Dogs Out
Anslem Douglas
17. Second Spring
Lord Melody
18. Carnival Boycott
Mighty Sparrow
19. The Dog
Kitch
20. Don't Touch Me Tomato
George Symonette
21. Ting Tang
Lord Kitchener
22. Barrack-room Scandal
Lord Invader
23. Tempo
Calypso Rose
24. Shame & Scandal
Lord Melody
25. Long Time
Arrow
26. Jumbie Jamboree (Zombie Jamberee, Back to Back)
Lord Intruder
27. I Do Adore Her
Harry Belafonte
28. Bedbug
Mighty Spoiler
29. Roll It Gyal
Alison Hinds
30. Tobago Girls
Mighty Sparrow
31. Berlin on a Donkey
Lord Melody
32. Ay Ay Ay
Blinky & the Roadmasters
33. Rally 'Round the West Indies
David Rudder
34. The Handyman
Lord Kitchener
35. Man Smart (Woman Smarter)
The Duke of Iron
36. Solomon
Calypso Rose
37. Picking Sense out of Nonsense
Mighty Spoiler
38. Bambouche
The Duke of Iron
39. Ba Boo la La
Roaring Lion
40. Love in the Cemetery
Lord Kitchener
41. Bring It
Bunji Garlin
42. Nah Leavin'
Denyse Plummer
43. It's Carnival
Destra Garcia
44. Ugly Woman
Mighty Bomber
45. Sweetheart From Venezuela (Juanita)
Lord Melody
46. Black Man Feeling to Party
Black Stalin
47. Carnival Proclamation
Lord Melody
48. Bassman
Shadow
49. Bacchanal
Destra Garcia
50. It's the Rhythm We Want
King Radio
51. Russian Satellite
Lord Melody
52. Vitalogy
Lion
53. Bongo Man
Wrangler
54. Yellow Bird
Andre Toussaint
55. Woman Is Boss
Denyse Plummer
56. Don't Le' Me Mother Know
Keskidee Trio
57. My Pussin
Lord Kitchener
58. Faluma
Alison Hinds
59. Don't Stop the Carnival
Harry Belafonte
60. John O'Carr
King Radio
61. Yes, Yes, Yes
Calypso Mama
62. Anacaona
Lord Beginner
63. Cricket, Lovely Cricket
Lord Melody
64. Calypso Man
George Symonette
65. Magistrate Try Himself
Mighty Spoiler
66. Mama, Call the Fire Brigade
Wilmoth Houdini
67. Mr. Bissessar
Drupatee
68. Caroline
Houdini
69. The Banning of Records
Attila the Hun
70. Lost Watch
Duke of Iron
71. Johnnie Take My Wife
Wilmoth Houdini
72. More They Try to Do Me Bad
The Caresser
73. Bonnie and Clyde
Destra Garcia
74. The Jack-Ass Song
Harry Belafonte
75. Love Thy Neighbor
Lion
76. Money is King
Growling Tiger
77. Roll Up De Tassa
Drupatee
78. Down in the Ghetto
Bunji Garlin
79. Her Majesty
Calypso Rose
80. Twister
Alison Hinds
81. Caribbean Unity
Black Stalin
82. Kim
Lord Shorty
83. Palet
Calypso Rose
84. Calypso Music
David Rudder
85. Spirit of Carnival
Denyse Plummer
86. Short Little Shorts
Mighty Sparrow
87. Will His Love Be Like His Rum?
Harry Belafonte
88. Take Yuh Meat Out Muh Rice
Lord Kitchener
89. No More Rocking and Rolling
Mighty Sparrow
90. The Right Man
Chalk Dust
91. Soul Island
Anslem Douglas
92. Neighbour
King Radio
93. Brown Skin Girl
Harry Belafonte
94. Melody Mas
Lord Melody
95. Teresa
Mighty Sparrow
96. Attitude
Arrow
97. No More Calypsong
Lord Kitchener
98. He No Dead Yet
King Fighter
99. I Don't Want No Bungalow
Atilla The Hun
100. Dancehall Queen
Arrow
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Edited By: Lew
List Begun: 2011-04-14