TOP 100 ANIMAL SONGS
OF THE '50S AND '60S
- The Doggie in the Window - Patti Page - 1953
- (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear - Elvis Presley - 1957
- Hound Dog - Elvis Presley - 1956
- The Chipmunk Song - The Chipmunks - 1958
- The Lion Sleeps Tonight - The Tokens - 1961
- Pony Time - Chubby Checker - 1961
- Rockin' Robin - Bobby Day - 1958
- Bird Dog - The Everly Brothers - 1958
- Shrimp Boats - Jo Stafford - 1951
- Mockin' Bird Hill - Les Paul and Mary Ford - 1951
- Mockin' Bird Hill - Patti Page - 1951
- The Horse - Cliff Nobles and Company - 1968
- Snoopy Vs. the Red Baron - The Royal Guardsmen - 1967
- The Cry of the Wild Goose - Frankie Laine - 1950
- The Birds and the Bees - Jewel Akens - 1965
- What's New Pussycat? - Tom Jones - 1965
- Tiger - Fabian - 1959
- Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport - Rolf Harris - 1963
- Hound Dog - Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton - 1953
- See You Later, Alligator - Bill Haley and his Comets - 1956
- Surfin' Bird - The Trashmen - 1964
- Yellow Bird - Arthur Lyman Group - 1961
- Mule Skinner Blues - The Fendermen - 1960
- Peter Cottontail - Gene Autry - 1950
- Tiger Rag - Les Paul and Mary Ford - 1952
- Alley Cat - Bent Fabric - 1962
- Mockingbird - Inez Foxx - 1963
- The Lonely Bull - The Tijuana Brass featuring Herb
Alpert - 1962 - Speedy Gonzales - Pat Boone - 1962
- The Cattle Call - Eddy Arnold - 1955
- Wild Horses - Perry Como - 1953
- Monkey Time - Major Lance - 1963
- Hummingbird - Les Paul and Mary Ford - 1955
- Mickey's Monkey - The Miracles - 1963
- Pepino the Italian Mouse - Lou Monte - 1963
- Peter Cottontail - Mervin Shiner - 1950
- Sparrow in the Tree Top - Guy Mitchell - 1951
- White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane - 1967
- Hound Dog Man - Fabian - 1959
- I Taut I Taw a Puddy Tat - Mel Blanc - 1951
- Walking the Dog - Rufus Thomas - 1963
- Wings of a Dove - Ferlin Husky - 1961
- Do the Bird - Dee Dee Sharp - 1963
- Muskrat Ramble - The McGuire Sisters - 1954
- Little Red Rooster - Sam Cooke - 1963
- Sparrow in the Tree Top - Bing Crosby and the Andrews
Sisters - 1951 - The Hot Canary - Florian Zabach - 1951
- The Duck - Jackie Lee - 1966
- May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose - Little Jimmy
Dickens - 1965 - Gonna Find Me a Bluebird - Marvin Rainwater - 1957
- At the Zoo - Simon and Garfunkel - 1967
- Pussy Cat - The Ames Brothers - 1958
- Mockin' Bird Hill - The Pinetoppers - 1951
- Bear Cat - Rufus Thomas - 1953
- Harry the Hairy Ape - Ray Stevens - 1963
- Let's Turkey Trot - Little Eva - 1963
- Tom Cat - The Rooftop Singers - 1963
- (How Much Is) That Hound Dog in the Window - Homer and
Jethro - 1953 - Walkin' My Cat Named Dog - Norma Tanega - 1966
- Paper Tiger - Sue Thompson - 1965
- Bulldog - The Fireballs - 1960
- Too Many Fish in the Sea - The Marvelettes - 1964
- I've Got a Tiger By the Tail - Buck Owens - 1965
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - David Seville and the
Chipmunks - 1960 - Mockin' Bird Hill - Russ Morgan - 1951
- The Cry of the Wild Goose - Tennessee Ernie Ford - 1950
- The Chicken Song - Guy Lombardo - 1951
- Cincinnati Dancing Pig - Red Foley - 1950
- Too Much Monkey Business - Chuck Berry - 1956
- The Mocking Bird - The Four Lads - 1952
- The Snake - Al Wilson - 1968
- Shrimp Boats - Dolores Gray - 1952
- The Fish - Bobby Rydell - 1961
- Too Many Fish in the Sea & Three Little Fishies - Mitch Ryder
and the Detroit Wheels - 1967 - The Cat in the Window (The Bird in the Sky) -
Petula Clark - 1967 - Ride Your Pony - Lee Dorsey - 1965
- Pretty Flamingo - Manfred Mann - 1966
- The Pink Panther Theme - Henry Mancini - 1964
- This Little Bird - Marianne Faithfull - 1965
- Is a Blue Bird Blue - Conway Twitty - 1960
- Hitch it to the Horse - The Fantastic Johnny C - 1968
- Bird Dance Beat - The Trashmen - 1964
- Shaggy Dog - Mickey Lee Lane - 1964
- The Happy Reindeer - Dancer, Prancer and Nervous - 1959
- Frogg - The Brothers Four - 1961
- Lonesome Polecat - The McGuire Sisters - 1954
- The Bird on My Head - The Music of David Seville - 1958
- You Can't Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd - Roger Miller - 1966
- Baby Elephant Walk - Lawrence Welk - 1962
- Peter Rabbit - Dee Jay and the Runaways - 1966
- Leave My Kitten Alone - Little Willie John - 1959
- The Bird's the Word - The Rivingtons - 1963
- The Bluebird, The Buzzard and the Oriole - Bobby Day - 1959
- Bluebird - The Buffalo Springfield - 1967
- The Chicken and the Hawk - Joe Turner - 1956
- I Am the Walrus - The Beatles - 1967
- Rocking Goose - Johnny and the Hurricanes - 1960
- Three Little Pigs - Lloyd Price - 1959
- Lonely Little Robin - Mindy Carson - 1951
- The Cat Came Back - Sonny James - 1956
This list is comprised of songs with animals (be they mammal, fowl or fish) in the title or an overall animal theme in the title and/or lyrics. Fictional animals, such as cartoon characters, are included. Insects and mythical animals are omitted, as are indirect title references, such as a person's name that may also be an animal. Rankings are based on the popularity of each song during the period of 1950 through 1969.