# The best Rubén Blades songs

The Panamanian's socially conscious salsa: from "Pedro Navaja" to "Decisiones", the songs on every list.

- 39 votes · 13 items
- Jul 23, 2024 · Mateo Ospina
- https://even.best/en/l/3465/the-best-ruben-blades-songs

## Top 13

1. **Pedro Navaja** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — 1978. The story of the street hustler, mixing salsa and jazz; from Siembra with Willie Colón.
2. **Decisiones** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — 1984. Little stories of hard decisions.
3. **Plástico** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — 1978. The social critique that opens Siembra.
4. **Paula C** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — 1979. A love never forgotten.
5. **Tiburón** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 1981. A political salsa from Canciones del solar de los aburridos.
6. **Siembra** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 1978. The album's title song.
7. **Buscando guayaba** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 1978. Another from Siembra.
8. **Ligia Elena** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 1983. The rich girl who runs off with a trumpeter.
9. **Maestra vida** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 1980. The salsa opera with Willie Colón.
10. **Amor y control** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — 1992. One of his most successful songs.
11. **El cantante** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 1978. He wrote it for Héctor Lavoe.
12. **Juan Pachanga** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — 1977. With Fania.
13. **Patria** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — 1984. A song to one's homeland.

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