# The best fados of all time

The most listened-to and best-remembered fados, with Amália Rodrigues to the fore, according to Letras, Mundo de Músicas and the reference compilations.

- 143 votes · 10 items
- Sep 3, 2021 · Sofia S.
- https://even.best/en/l/636/the-best-fados-of-all-time

## Top 10

1. **Estranha Forma de Vida — Amália Rodrigues** (22 · ▲22 ▼0) — Lyrics by Amália herself; one of the most listened-to fados ever.
2. **Povo Que Lavas no Rio — Amália Rodrigues** (14 · ▲17 ▼3) — 1961. A poem by Pedro Homem de Mello; one of the most famous in history.
3. **Barco Negro — Amália Rodrigues** (14 · ▲17 ▼3) — From the film The Lovers of Lisbon (1955); it took fado around the world.
4. **Nem às Paredes Confesso — Amália Rodrigues** (12 · ▲13 ▼1) — A fado of secret love, also recorded by Ana Moura and others.
5. **Fado Português — Amália Rodrigues** (11 · ▲13 ▼2) — A poem by José Régio about fado's origins at sea.
6. **Lisboa, Menina e Moça — Carlos do Carmo** (11 · ▲11 ▼0) — Carlos do Carmo's great anthem to Lisbon.
7. **Tudo Isto É Fado — Amália Rodrigues** (10 · ▲11 ▼1) — 'Defeated souls, lost nights…'; a definition of the genre itself.
8. **Gaivota — Amália Rodrigues** (9 · ▲9 ▼0) — A poem by Alexandre O'Neill set to music by Alain Oulman.
9. **Canção do Mar — Dulce Pontes** (8 · ▲10 ▼2) — 1993. A version of an old fado that went worldwide and featured in the soundtrack of Primal Fear.
10. **Abandono — Amália Rodrigues** (2 · ▲5 ▼3) — Also known as Fado Peniche, about the Estado Novo's political prisoners.

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