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.
Newly added names are in Red
Newly added names are in Red
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. Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)
Harry Belafonte
10. Trinidad is My Land
Mighty Spoiler
11. Boo Boo Man (Mama, Look at Bubu)
Lord Melody
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. Bahamian Music
Dry Bread
20. The Dog
Kitch
21. Don't Touch Me Tomato
George Symonette
22. Ting Tang
Lord Kitchener
23. Barrack-room Scandal
Lord Invader
24. Tempo
Calypso Rose
25. Shame & Scandal
Lord Melody
26. Long Time
Arrow
27. Jumbie Jamboree (Zombie Jamberee, Back to Back)
Lord Intruder
28. I Do Adore Her
Harry Belafonte
29. Bedbug
Mighty Spoiler
30. Roll It Gyal
Alison Hinds
31. Tobago Girls
Mighty Sparrow
32. Berlin on a Donkey
Lord Melody
33. Ay Ay Ay
Blinky & the Roadmasters
34. Rally 'Round the West Indies
David Rudder
35. The Handyman
Lord Kitchener
36. Don't Squeeze de Mango
Dry Bread
37. Man Smart (Woman Smarter)
The Duke of Iron
38. Solomon
Calypso Rose
39. Picking Sense out of Nonsense
Mighty Spoiler
40. Bambouche
The Duke of Iron
41. Ba Boo la La
Roaring Lion
42. Love in the Cemetery
Lord Kitchener
43. Bring It
Bunji Garlin
44. Nah Leavin'
Denyse Plummer
45. It's Carnival
Destra Garcia
46. Ugly Woman
Mighty Bomber
47. Sweetheart From Venezuela (Juanita)
Lord Melody
48. Black Man Feeling to Party
Black Stalin
49. Carnival Proclamation
Lord Melody
50. Bassman
Shadow
51. Bacchanal
Destra Garcia
52. It's the Rhythm We Want
King Radio
53. Russian Satellite
Lord Melody
54. Vitalogy
Lion
55. Bongo Man
Wrangler
56. Yellow Bird
Andre Toussaint
57. Woman Is Boss
Denyse Plummer
58. Don't Le' Me Mother Know
Keskidee Trio
59. My Pussin
Lord Kitchener
60. Faluma
Alison Hinds
61. Don't Stop the Carnival
Harry Belafonte
62. John O'Carr
King Radio
63. Yes, Yes, Yes
Calypso Mama
64. Anacaona
Lord Beginner
65. Cricket, Lovely Cricket
Lord Melody
66. Calypso Man
George Symonette
67. Magistrate Try Himself
Mighty Spoiler
68. Mama, Call the Fire Brigade
Wilmoth Houdini
69. Mr. Bissessar
Drupatee
70. Caroline
Houdini
71. The Banning of Records
Attila the Hun
72. Lost Watch
Duke of Iron
73. Johnnie Take My Wife
Wilmoth Houdini
74. More They Try to Do Me Bad
The Caresser
75. Bonnie and Clyde
Destra Garcia
76. The Jack-Ass Song
Harry Belafonte
77. Love Thy Neighbor
Lion
78. Money is King
Growling Tiger
79. Roll Up De Tassa
Drupatee
80. Take Yuh Meat Out Muh Rice
Lord Kitchener
81. Her Majesty
Calypso Rose
82. Twister
Alison Hinds
83. Down in the Ghetto
Bunji Garlin
84. Caribbean Unity
Black Stalin
85. Palet
Calypso Rose
86. Calypso Music
David Rudder
87. Spirit of Carnival
Denyse Plummer
88. Kim
Lord Shorty
89. Will His Love Be Like His Rum?
Harry Belafonte
90. Short Little Shorts
Mighty Sparrow
91. No More Rocking and Rolling
Mighty Sparrow
92. The Right Man
Chalk Dust
93. Soul Island
Anslem Douglas
94. Neighbour
King Radio
95. Brown Skin Girl
Harry Belafonte
96. Melody Mas
Lord Melody
97. Teresa
Mighty Sparrow
98. Attitude
Arrow
99. He No Dead Yet
King Fighter
100. I Don't Want No Bungalow
Atilla The Hun
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. Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)
Harry Belafonte
10. Trinidad is My Land
Mighty Spoiler
11. Boo Boo Man (Mama, Look at Bubu)
Lord Melody
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. Bahamian Music
Dry Bread
20. The Dog
Kitch
21. Don't Touch Me Tomato
George Symonette
22. Ting Tang
Lord Kitchener
23. Barrack-room Scandal
Lord Invader
24. Tempo
Calypso Rose
25. Shame & Scandal
Lord Melody
26. Long Time
Arrow
27. Jumbie Jamboree (Zombie Jamberee, Back to Back)
Lord Intruder
28. I Do Adore Her
Harry Belafonte
29. Bedbug
Mighty Spoiler
30. Roll It Gyal
Alison Hinds
31. Tobago Girls
Mighty Sparrow
32. Berlin on a Donkey
Lord Melody
33. Ay Ay Ay
Blinky & the Roadmasters
34. Rally 'Round the West Indies
David Rudder
35. The Handyman
Lord Kitchener
36. Don't Squeeze de Mango
Dry Bread
37. Man Smart (Woman Smarter)
The Duke of Iron
38. Solomon
Calypso Rose
39. Picking Sense out of Nonsense
Mighty Spoiler
40. Bambouche
The Duke of Iron
41. Ba Boo la La
Roaring Lion
42. Love in the Cemetery
Lord Kitchener
43. Bring It
Bunji Garlin
44. Nah Leavin'
Denyse Plummer
45. It's Carnival
Destra Garcia
46. Ugly Woman
Mighty Bomber
47. Sweetheart From Venezuela (Juanita)
Lord Melody
48. Black Man Feeling to Party
Black Stalin
49. Carnival Proclamation
Lord Melody
50. Bassman
Shadow
51. Bacchanal
Destra Garcia
52. It's the Rhythm We Want
King Radio
53. Russian Satellite
Lord Melody
54. Vitalogy
Lion
55. Bongo Man
Wrangler
56. Yellow Bird
Andre Toussaint
57. Woman Is Boss
Denyse Plummer
58. Don't Le' Me Mother Know
Keskidee Trio
59. My Pussin
Lord Kitchener
60. Faluma
Alison Hinds
61. Don't Stop the Carnival
Harry Belafonte
62. John O'Carr
King Radio
63. Yes, Yes, Yes
Calypso Mama
64. Anacaona
Lord Beginner
65. Cricket, Lovely Cricket
Lord Melody
66. Calypso Man
George Symonette
67. Magistrate Try Himself
Mighty Spoiler
68. Mama, Call the Fire Brigade
Wilmoth Houdini
69. Mr. Bissessar
Drupatee
70. Caroline
Houdini
71. The Banning of Records
Attila the Hun
72. Lost Watch
Duke of Iron
73. Johnnie Take My Wife
Wilmoth Houdini
74. More They Try to Do Me Bad
The Caresser
75. Bonnie and Clyde
Destra Garcia
76. The Jack-Ass Song
Harry Belafonte
77. Love Thy Neighbor
Lion
78. Money is King
Growling Tiger
79. Roll Up De Tassa
Drupatee
80. Take Yuh Meat Out Muh Rice
Lord Kitchener
81. Her Majesty
Calypso Rose
82. Twister
Alison Hinds
83. Down in the Ghetto
Bunji Garlin
84. Caribbean Unity
Black Stalin
85. Palet
Calypso Rose
86. Calypso Music
David Rudder
87. Spirit of Carnival
Denyse Plummer
88. Kim
Lord Shorty
89. Will His Love Be Like His Rum?
Harry Belafonte
90. Short Little Shorts
Mighty Sparrow
91. No More Rocking and Rolling
Mighty Sparrow
92. The Right Man
Chalk Dust
93. Soul Island
Anslem Douglas
94. Neighbour
King Radio
95. Brown Skin Girl
Harry Belafonte
96. Melody Mas
Lord Melody
97. Teresa
Mighty Sparrow
98. Attitude
Arrow
99. He No Dead Yet
King Fighter
100. I Don't Want No Bungalow
Atilla The Hun
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Edited By: Lew
Last Updated: 2025-03-12