Top 100 Lists


TOP 100 ANIMAL SONGS
OF THE '50S AND '60S

  1. The Doggie in the Window - Patti Page - 1953
  2. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear - Elvis Presley - 1957
  3. Hound Dog - Elvis Presley - 1956
  4. The Chipmunk Song - The Chipmunks - 1958
  5. The Lion Sleeps Tonight - The Tokens - 1961
  6. Pony Time - Chubby Checker - 1961
  7. Rockin' Robin - Bobby Day - 1958
  8. Bird Dog - The Everly Brothers - 1958
  9. Shrimp Boats - Jo Stafford - 1951
  10. Mockin' Bird Hill - Les Paul and Mary Ford - 1951
  11. Mockin' Bird Hill - Patti Page - 1951
  12. The Horse - Cliff Nobles and Company - 1968
  13. Snoopy Vs. the Red Baron - The Royal Guardsmen - 1967
  14. The Cry of the Wild Goose - Frankie Laine - 1950
  15. The Birds and the Bees - Jewel Akens - 1965
  16. What's New Pussycat? - Tom Jones - 1965
  17. Tiger - Fabian - 1959
  18. Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport - Rolf Harris - 1963
  19. Hound Dog - Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton - 1953
  20. See You Later, Alligator - Bill Haley and his Comets - 1956
  21. Surfin' Bird - The Trashmen - 1964
  22. Yellow Bird - Arthur Lyman Group - 1961
  23. Mule Skinner Blues - The Fendermen - 1960
  24. Peter Cottontail - Gene Autry - 1950
  25. Tiger Rag - Les Paul and Mary Ford - 1952
  26. Alley Cat - Bent Fabric - 1962
  27. Mockingbird - Inez Foxx - 1963
  28. The Lonely Bull - The Tijuana Brass featuring Herb
    Alpert
    - 1962
  29. Speedy Gonzales - Pat Boone - 1962
  30. The Cattle Call - Eddy Arnold - 1955
  31. Wild Horses - Perry Como - 1953
  32. Monkey Time - Major Lance - 1963
  33. Hummingbird - Les Paul and Mary Ford - 1955
  34. Mickey's Monkey - The Miracles - 1963
  35. Pepino the Italian Mouse - Lou Monte - 1963
  36. Peter Cottontail - Mervin Shiner - 1950
  37. Sparrow in the Tree Top - Guy Mitchell - 1951
  38. White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane - 1967
  39. Hound Dog Man - Fabian - 1959
  40. I Taut I Taw a Puddy Tat - Mel Blanc - 1951
  41. Walking the Dog - Rufus Thomas - 1963
  42. Wings of a Dove - Ferlin Husky - 1961
  43. Do the Bird - Dee Dee Sharp - 1963
  44. Muskrat Ramble - The McGuire Sisters - 1954
  45. Little Red Rooster - Sam Cooke - 1963
  46. Sparrow in the Tree Top - Bing Crosby and the Andrews
    Sisters
    - 1951
  47. The Hot Canary - Florian Zabach - 1951
  48. The Duck - Jackie Lee - 1966
  49. May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose - Little Jimmy
    Dickens
    - 1965
  50. Gonna Find Me a Bluebird - Marvin Rainwater - 1957
  51. At the Zoo - Simon and Garfunkel - 1967
  52. Pussy Cat - The Ames Brothers - 1958
  53. Mockin' Bird Hill - The Pinetoppers - 1951
  54. Bear Cat - Rufus Thomas - 1953
  55. Harry the Hairy Ape - Ray Stevens - 1963
  56. Let's Turkey Trot - Little Eva - 1963
  57. Tom Cat - The Rooftop Singers - 1963
  58. (How Much Is) That Hound Dog in the Window - Homer and
    Jethro
    - 1953
  59. Walkin' My Cat Named Dog - Norma Tanega - 1966
  60. Paper Tiger - Sue Thompson - 1965
  61. Bulldog - The Fireballs - 1960
  62. Too Many Fish in the Sea - The Marvelettes - 1964
  63. I've Got a Tiger By the Tail - Buck Owens - 1965
  64. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - David Seville and the
    Chipmunks
    - 1960
  65. Mockin' Bird Hill - Russ Morgan - 1951
  66. The Cry of the Wild Goose - Tennessee Ernie Ford - 1950
  67. The Chicken Song - Guy Lombardo - 1951
  68. Cincinnati Dancing Pig - Red Foley - 1950
  69. Too Much Monkey Business - Chuck Berry - 1956
  70. The Mocking Bird - The Four Lads - 1952
  71. The Snake - Al Wilson - 1968
  72. Shrimp Boats - Dolores Gray - 1952
  73. The Fish - Bobby Rydell - 1961
  74. Too Many Fish in the Sea & Three Little Fishies - Mitch Ryder
    and the Detroit Wheels
    - 1967
  75. The Cat in the Window (The Bird in the Sky) -
    Petula Clark
    - 1967
  76. Ride Your Pony - Lee Dorsey - 1965
  77. Pretty Flamingo - Manfred Mann - 1966
  78. The Pink Panther Theme - Henry Mancini - 1964
  79. This Little Bird - Marianne Faithfull - 1965
  80. Is a Blue Bird Blue - Conway Twitty - 1960
  81. Hitch it to the Horse - The Fantastic Johnny C - 1968
  82. Bird Dance Beat - The Trashmen - 1964
  83. Shaggy Dog - Mickey Lee Lane - 1964
  84. The Happy Reindeer - Dancer, Prancer and Nervous - 1959
  85. Frogg - The Brothers Four - 1961
  86. Lonesome Polecat - The McGuire Sisters - 1954
  87. The Bird on My Head - The Music of David Seville - 1958
  88. You Can't Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd - Roger Miller - 1966
  89. Baby Elephant Walk - Lawrence Welk - 1962
  90. Peter Rabbit - Dee Jay and the Runaways - 1966
  91. Leave My Kitten Alone - Little Willie John - 1959
  92. The Bird's the Word - The Rivingtons - 1963
  93. The Bluebird, The Buzzard and the Oriole - Bobby Day - 1959
  94. Bluebird - The Buffalo Springfield - 1967
  95. The Chicken and the Hawk - Joe Turner - 1956
  96. I Am the Walrus - The Beatles - 1967
  97. Rocking Goose - Johnny and the Hurricanes - 1960
  98. Three Little Pigs - Lloyd Price - 1959
  99. Lonely Little Robin - Mindy Carson - 1951
  100. 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.




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