TOP 100 CITY SONGS
OF THE '50S AND '60S
- The Battle of New Orleans - Johnny Horton - 1959
- The Poor People of Paris - Les Baxter - 1956
- El Paso - Marty Robbins - 1960
- Lisbon Antigua - Nelson Riddle - 1956
- Calcutta - Lawrence Welk - 1961
- Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison - 1959
- Winchester Cathedral - The New Vaudeville Band - 1966
- Last Train to Clarksville - The Monkees - 1966
- Bristol Stomp - The Dovells - 1961
- Midnight in Moscow - Kenny Ball - 1962
- Memphis - Johnny Rivers - 1964
- Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell - 1968
- Way Down Yonder in New Orleans - Freddy Cannon - 1960
- The Little Old Lady (From Pasadena) - Jan and Dean - 1964
- Waterloo - Stonewall Jackson - 1959
- Pleasant Valley Sunday - The Monkees - 1967
- San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair) -
Scott McKenzie - 1967 - Galveston - Glen Campbell - 1969
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Guy Mitchell - 1952
- Memphis - Lonnie Mack - 1963
- Tallahassee Lassie - Freddy Cannon - 1959
- Walking to New Orleans - Fats Domino - 1960
- New Orleans - Gary (U.S.) Bonds - 1960
- (Why Did I Tell You I Was Going To) Shanghai - Doris Day - 1951
- San Antonio Rose - Floyd Cramer - 1961
- Istanbul (Not Constantinople) - The Four Lads - 1953
- The Boy from New York City - The Ad Libs - 1965
- Nashville Cats - The Lovin' Spoonful - 1967
- San Franciscan Nights - Eric Burdon and the Animals - 1967
- Do You Know the Way to San Jose - Dionne Warwick - 1968
- Christmas in Killarney - Dennis Day - 1950
- The Tijuana Jail - The Kingston Trio - 1959
- I Left My Heart in San Francisco - Tony Bennett - 1962
- Honolulu Lulu - Jan and Dean - 1963
- Abilene - George Hamilton IV - 1963
- Mecca - Gene Pitney - 1963
- Birmingham Bounce - Red Foley - 1950
- Next Plane to London - The Rose Garden - 1967
- Detroit City - Bobby Bare - 1963
- Jackson - Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood - 1967
- Monterey - Eric Burdon and the Animals - 1967
- Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa - Gene Pitney - 1963
- Wildwood Days - Bobby Rydell - 1963
- (Why Did I Tell You I Was Going To) Shanghai - Billy Williams
Quartet - 1951 - April in Paris - Count Basie - 1956
- Houston - Dean Martin - 1965
- Kansas City - Trini Lopez - 1963
- Little Rock Getaway - Les Paul - 1951
- Cincinnati Dancing Pig - Red Foley - 1950
- The Poor People of Paris - Russ Morgan - 1956
- By the Time I Get to Phoenix - Glen Campbell - 1967
- The Eyes of a New York Woman - B.J. Thomas - 1968
- Philadelphia U.S.A. - The Nu Tornados - 1958
- Lisbon Antigua - Mitch Miller - 1956
- Detroit City - Tom Jones - 1967
- Marrakesh Express - Crosby, Stills and Nash - 1969
- Port Au Prince - Nelson Riddle - 1956
- Viva Las Vegas - Elvis Presley - 1964
- New York's a Lonely Town - The Trade Winds - 1965
- Memphis Soul Stew - King Curtis - 1967
- Kansas City Star - Roger Miller - 1965
- I Guess the Lord Must Be in New York City - Nilsson - 1969
- Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy - Freddy Cannon - 1960
- The Bilbao Song - Andy Williams - 1961
- On London Bridge - Jo Stafford - 1956
- Seattle - Perry Como - 1969
- Okie from Muskogee - Merle Haggard - 1969
- Chattanooga Choo Choo - Floyd Cramer - 1962
- By the Time I Get to Phoenix - Isaac Hayes - 1969
- Bowling Green - The Everly Brothers - 1967
- Saginaw, Michigan - Lefty Frizzell - 1965
- Cross the Brazos at Waco - Billy Walker - 1964
- Memphis Underground - Herbie Mann - 1969
- New Orleans - Eddie Hodges - 1965
- Jackson - Johnny Cash and June Carter - 1967
- The Poor People of Paris - Lawrence Welk - 1956
- Goodbye to Rome - Georgia Gibbs - 1955
- Chattanooga Choo Choo - Harpers Bizarre - 1967
- The Poor People of Paris - Chet Atkins - 1956
- The Eggplant That Ate Chicago - Dr. West's Medicine Show
and Junk Band - 1966 - Chattanooga Choo Choo - Ernie Fields - 1960
- New Orleans - Neil Diamond - 1968
- The Burning of Atlanta - Claude King - 1962
- Arrivederci, Roma - Roger Williams - 1958
- Lodi - Creedence Clearwater Revival - 1969
- Kansas City - James Brown - 1967
- Okolona River Bottom Band - Bobbie Gentry - 1967
- Moon Over Naples - Bert Kaempfert - 1965
- What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me) -
Jerry Lee Lewis - 1968 - Berlin Melody - Billy Vaughn - 1961
- New York's My Home - Sammy Davis Jr. - 1956
- Kansas City - Rocky Olson - 1959
- The Streets of Baltimore - Bobby Bare - 1966
- Miami - Eugene Church - 1959
- Cincinnati, Ohio - Connie Smith - 1967
- Barefoot in Baltimore - Strawberry Alarm Clock - 1968
- That Acapulco Gold - The Rainy Daze - 1967
- Chicago - Frank Sinatra - 1957
- Tupelo County Jail - Webb Pierce - 1958
- Baltimore - Sonny James - 1964
This list is comprised of songs with the names of cities in the title. Any worldwide city qualifies, but fictional cities are not included. Purposely misspelled city names are also not included. Rankings are based on the popularity of each song during the period of 1950 through 1969.
New Orleans rules the musical cityscape with six songs on the list, followed by Paris, Kansas City and New York with five apiece. Memphis and Chattanooga each make four appearances, followed by San Francisco and Baltimore with three apiece.