100 Greatest Zydeco Songs

Buckwheat Zydeco and Boozoo Chavis
Description: Zydeco music arose in the the late 1940s when the black Creoles of southern Louisiana mixed elements of rhythm & blues, Caribbean, French, and jazz sounds with standard Creole music. Zydeco instruments include "button" or "piano key" accordion, frottoir (metal washboard) worn on the chest and scratched usually with spoons, guitar, bass, and drums. The tempo is lively and suited for dancing. For more info: What is Zydeco Music

Criteria: These Zydeco Songs were chosen and ranked considering their initial and lasting popularity, musical impact, influence, and originality. This list highlights the best examples of songs that exemplify Zydeco, not necessarily their greatest hits.

List Begun: 2022-09-14
Greatest Zydeco Songs
  1. Zydeco Sont Pas Sale - Clifton Chenier
  2. My Toot Toot - Rockin' Sidney
  3. Zydeco La Louisianne - Buckwheat Zydeco
  4. Paper In My Shoe - Boozoo Chavis
  5. My Baby She's Gone - Rockin' Dopsie
  6. Bye, Bye Boozoo - BeauSoleil
  7. Ma 'Tit Fille - Buckwheat Zydeco
  8. My Zydeco Shoes - Rockin' Sidney
  9. Lafayette Special - Sam Brothers 5
10. Zydeco Boogaloo - Rockin' Dopsie Jr. & The Zydeco Twisters
11. Zydeco Cha Cha - Clifton Chenier
12. I Saw Jonnie Dance - Wayne Toups and Zydecajun
13. Forty-One Days - Boozoo Chavis
14. Hey, Geno - Geno Delafose
15. Old Time Zydeco - Ambrose Sam
16. Good Old Cajun Music - Queen Ida and Al Rapone
17. Tee Nah Nah - Buckwheat Zydeco
18. They All Ask For You - Rockin' Dopsie
19. Hamburgers & Popcorn - Boozoo Chavis
20. Time For Me To Dance/C'est Mon Temps Pour Danse - Terrance Simien
21. Hot Tamale Baby - Buckwheat Zydeco
22. Tee Toe Hot Step - Beau Jocque & the Zydeco Hi-Rollers
23. Jalapeño Lena - Rockin' Sidney
24. Get on Boy - Keith Frank
25. Pine Leaf Boy Two-Step - Pine Leaf Boys
26. That L'argent - Lil' Nathan & the Zydeco Big Timers
27. Get It Right Now - Leon Chavis
28. Mardi Gras Zydeco - Nathan and the Zydeco Cha-Chas
29. Zydeco Lawtell - Roy Carrier
30. Pop Dat Tang - Lil' Nathan & the Zydeco Big Timers
31. Zydeco Two-Step - Dwayne Dopsie
32. Sauce Picante Zydeco - Chubby Carrier
33. Au Contraire, mon frère - C.J. Chenier
34. Buck's Step-Up - Buckwheat Zydeco
35. Louisiana - Guyland Leday
37. Bayou Pon Pon - Zydeco Hounds
38. Mo' Mojo Zydeco - Mo' Mojo
39. That Butt Thing - Horace Trahan and The New Ossum Express
40. Joe Pete Got Two Women - John Delafose
41. Tante Na-Na - Preston Frank's Swallow Band
41. El Sid O's Zydego Boogaloo - Nathan and the Zydeco Cha-Chas
42. Chataignier Two Step - Savoy Family Band
43. Bayou Perdu - Lost Bayou Ramblers
44. Fai Do Do - Shirley Bergeron
45. Lacassine Special - Sammy Naquin
46. Hot Pepper - Roy Carrier
47. Outside People - Nathan and the Zydeco Cha-Chas
48. Louisiana Chicken Shack - Zydeco Force
49. Picayune Dancing' Man - Queen Ida, Al Rapone
50. Monkey and the Baboon - Horace Trahan and The New Ossum Express
51. Let's Go - Nathan and the Zydeco Cha-Chas
52. Dance, Cajun, Dance - The Cajun Playboys
53. Better Go Get It - Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers
54. Way Back - Guyland Leday
55. Oh, Negresse - John Delafose
56. My Louisiana Baby - Dwayne Dopsie
57. Another Pretty Face - Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band
58. Le Soleil est Leve' - Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole
59. Knocking - Guyland Leday
60. My Name is Hurricane - Dwayne Dopsie
61. Laisse Les Cajuns Danser - Red Stick Ramblers
62. Calling Your Name - Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers
63. Comment Ca Va - Queen Ida
64. It Don't Pay To Cry/C'est Pas La Piene Braillier - Terrance Simien
65. Bon Soir Moreau - Geno Delafose
66. Zydeco Run - Zydeco Force
67. Si t'as fini avec moi - Feufollet
68. Johnny Can't Dance - Corey Ledet & His Zydeco Band
69. Valse de Bayou Teche - Nathan Abshire
70. Mudbuggin' - The Mudbugs Cajun and Zydeco Band
71. Don't Mess With My Tush - Rockin' Sidney
72. Lake Arthur Stomp - Jo-El Sonnier
73. Zydeco Gris-Gris - BeauSoleil
74. Creole Mardi Gras - Pine Leaf Boys
75. You Can't Rooster Like You Used To - Zydeco Joe
76. La Danse Kalinda - Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole
77. A Saint-Martin - Feufollet
78. Cote Gelee Two Step - Lost Bayou Ramblers
79. A Whole Lotta Something - Andre Thierry & Zydeco Magic
80. Choupique Two-Step - Nathan Abshire
81. Corey's Breakdown - Corey Ledet & His Zydeco Band
82. Check It - Corey Arceneaux and the Zydeco Hot Peppers
83. Les Tracas De Todd Balfa - Balfa Toujours
84. Jambalaya - Jo-El Sonnier
85. Bon Chien - Geno Delafose
86. Zydeco Mardi Gras - Boozoo Chavis
87. Cadjin De Church Point - Eddie LeJeune
88. C'est Tout Bon - Beau Bayou & Sabine Connection
89. Foot Stompin' Zydeco - Rockin' Dopsie
90. Black Bayou - Al Rapone, Allen Fontenot
91. Talking About Me and You - Roy Carrier
92. Creole People - Lynn August
93. Give Him Cornbread - Beau Jocque & The Zydeco Hi-Rollers
94. Bow Legged Woman - C.J. Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana Band
95. Big Dog, Lil' Dog - Zydeco Force
96. Courir Avec Walker - Beausoleil
97. Zydeco 'Round the World - Rockin' Dopsie
98. Bayou Noir / Back Of Town Two-Step - Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys
99. What's In That Bayou? - Chris Ardoin & Double Clutchin'
100. Caffina - Rosie Ledet
Zydeco musician and singer Clifton Chenier
Clifton Chenier

Zydeco musician and singer Rockin' Sidney
Rockin' Sidney

Zydeco musician and singer Buckwheat Zydeco
Buckwheat Zydeco

Zydeco musician and singer Boozoo Chavis
Boozoo Chavis

Zydeco musician and singer Rockin' Dopsie
Rockin' Dopsie

Zydeco musician and singer Wayne Toups
Wayne Toups





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