The best fados of all time
The top 3 according to 143 votes from people: Estranha Forma de Vida — Amália Rodrigues · Povo Que Lavas no Rio — Amália Rodrigues · Barco Negro — Amália Rodrigues. (Updated Sep 3, 2021.)
The most listened-to and best-remembered fados, with Amália Rodrigues to the fore, according to Letras, Mundo de Músicas and the reference compilations.
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Top 10
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Estranha Forma de Vida — Amália Rodrigues
Lyrics by Amália herself; one of the most listened-to fados ever.
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Povo Que Lavas no Rio — Amália Rodrigues
1961. A poem by Pedro Homem de Mello; one of the most famous in history.
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Barco Negro — Amália Rodrigues
From the film The Lovers of Lisbon (1955); it took fado around the world.
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Nem às Paredes Confesso — Amália Rodrigues
A fado of secret love, also recorded by Ana Moura and others.
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Fado Português — Amália Rodrigues
A poem by José Régio about fado's origins at sea.
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Lisboa, Menina e Moça — Carlos do Carmo
Carlos do Carmo's great anthem to Lisbon.
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Tudo Isto É Fado — Amália Rodrigues
'Defeated souls, lost nights…'; a definition of the genre itself.
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Gaivota — Amália Rodrigues
A poem by Alexandre O'Neill set to music by Alain Oulman.
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Canção do Mar — Dulce Pontes
1993. A version of an old fado that went worldwide and featured in the soundtrack of Primal Fear.
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Abandono — Amália Rodrigues
Also known as Fado Peniche, about the Estado Novo's political prisoners.
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Comments (5)
Barco Negro, versão inesquecível.
Estranha Forma de Vida arrepia-me sempre.
A Amália com sete dos dez fados, merecidíssimo. A voz de Portugal.
Lisboa, Menina e Moça do Carlos do Carmo, linda.
Faltam Mariza, Camané e Ana Moura, os fadistas de hoje!