100 Greatest Father Songs

The Temptations and record sleeve for Papa Was A Rolling Stone
Criteria: These are songs with a word meaning "Father" in the title, regardless of the song's subject matter. They are chosen on the basis of their overall popularity and importance.

Last Updated: 2009-06-18
Greatest Father Songs
  1. Papa Was A Rollin' Stone - Temptations
  2. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag - James Brown
  3. Daddy's Little Girl - Mills Brothers
  4. Oh My Papa - Eddie Fisher
  5. That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine - Gene Autry
  6. My Heart Belongs To Daddy - Mary Martin
  7. Dance With My Father - Luther Vandross
  8. Daddy's Home - Shep & The Limelights
  9. Big Poppa - The Notorious B.I.G.
10. Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line - Waylon Jennings
11. Papa Don't Preach - Madonna
12. Father Figure - George Michael
13. Don't Cry Daddy - Elvis Presley
14. Beat Me Daddy Eight To The Bar - Will Bradley
15. Daddy Sang Bass - Johnny Cash
16. My Father's Eyes - Eric Clapton
17. Mom and Dad's Waltz - Lefty Frizzell
18. Papa Loves Mambo - Perry Como
19. Song For My Father - Horace Silver
20. Papa Loved Mama - Garth Brooks
21. Father Christmas - Kinks
22. I'm a Ding Dong Daddy From Dumas - Louis Armstrong
23. Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow - Rivingtons
24. Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy - Buck Owens
25. Papa Don't Take No Mess - James Brown
26. Son of My Father - Giorgio Moroder
27. Color Him Father - Winstons
28. Daddy's Money - Ricochet
29. Hello Muddah Hello Faddah - Allen Sherman
30. Drive (For Daddy Gene) - Alan Jackson
31. Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast - Wayne Newton
32. I Believe In Father Christmas - Greg Lake
33. Papa, Can You Hear Me - Barbra Streisand
34. My Old Man's A Dustman - Lonnie Donegan
35. Gone Daddy Gone - Violent Femmes
36. Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man) - Merle Haggard
37. To Daddy - Emmylou Harris
38. Diddley Daddy - Bo Diddley
39. (Down At) Papa Joe's - Dixiebelles
40. I'm A Long Gone Daddy - Hank Williams
41. Sugar Daddy - Jackson Five
42. Father & Son - Cat Stevens
43. Daddy Daddy - Ruth Brown
44. Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy - Kid Creole & the Coconuts
45. Daddy Come Around - Paul Overstreet
46. Papa, Won't You Dance With Me - Doris Day
47. Papa Gene's Blues - Monkees
48. Father of Mine - Everclear
49. My Son Calls Another Man Daddy - Hank Williams
50. Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O - Vipers Skiffle Group
51. Daddy Rolling Stone - Otis Blackwell
52. Come to Poppa - Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
53. Father's Eyes - Amy Grant
54. Come Back Sweet Papa - Louis Armstrong
55. Mother, Father - Journey
56. Daddy Was An Old Time Preacher Man - Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton
57. Daddy Could Swear, I Declare - Gladys Knight & The Pips
58. My Dad - Paul Petersen
59. Father and Daughter - Paul Simon
60. Hungry Freaks, Daddy - Mothers of Invention
61. Oh Daddy - Adrian Belew
62. My Daddy Is Only A Picture - Eddy Arnold
63. Father & Friend - Alain Clark
64. Daddy Cool - Rays
65. Mama and Daddy Broke My Heart - Eddy Arnold
66. Padre - Toni Arden
67. Child Is Father Of The Man - Beach Boys/Brian Wilson
68. I Had A Good Father and Mother - Washington Phillips
69. My Father's Gun - Elton John
70. Daddy's Little Girl - Nikki D
71. Daddy's Song - Monkees
72. Daddy - Beyonce
73. Papa Was a Rodeo - Magnetic Fields
74. Oh Daddy - Fleetwood Mac
75. Father Mother Son - The Scream
76. Daddy's Drinking Up Our Christmas - Commander Cody
77. Don't Wake Daddy - Tragically Hip
78. Padre of Old San Antone - Jim Reeves
79. I'm Bugged at My Ol' Man - Beach Boys
80. Father Cannot Yell - Can
81. Daddy - Donna Fargo
82. Papa'z Song - 2Pac
83. Swing Your Daddy - Jim Gilstrap
84. Father To A Sister Of Thought - Pavement
85. (One More Year of) Daddy's Little Girl - Ray Sawyer
86. Please Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas) - John Denver
87. Daddy's Gonna Pay For Your Crashed Car - U2
88. My Father's House - Bruce Springsteen
89. Cincinnati Daddy - Duke Ellington
90. Forgive Them Father - Lauryn Hill
91. Had A Dad - Jane's Addiction
92. Somewhere in America There's a Street Named After My Dad - Was (Not Was)
93. Father's Name Was Dad - Fire
94. Son of Your Father - Elton John
95. Dear Father Christmas - Neil Innes
96. Daddy Just Wants It To Rain - Continental Drifters
97. Do Right Daddy Blues - Gene Autry
98. Seduction Of The Bear Father - Kronos Quartet
99. Like Father Like Son - Lenny Kravitz
100. Daddy's All Gone - James Taylor




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Papa Was A Rollin' Stone single cover
Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
Dance With My Father single cover
Dance With My Father
Don't Cry Daddy single cover
Don't Cry Daddy
Daddy Sang Bass single cover
Daddy Sang Bass






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