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.
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 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, 1954
Lord Invader
Small Island (l), Mighty Sparrow (c), Sir Galba (r)
Lord Kitchener
Calypso Rose
Growling Tiger
"Hot Hot Hot"
Arrow
"Jamaica Farwell"
Harry Belafonte
Disclaimer: There is nothing 'Official' about these lists. They are compiled by the 'editor' using the
stated criteria, and revised considering the competent suggestions of visitors to this website only.
