1926 Best Known Public Domain Songs List of 67
IMPORTANT: This list is based on USA Copyright Law and is intended only as a help in researching public domain music. This list is NOT sufficient documentation that music is in the Public Domain. To prove PD status in the USA, you MUST find a published copy of the song with a copyright date of 1926 or earlier. Our PD Sheet Music Reprints are exact reprints of books and sheet music published in 1926 or earlier and include music, lyrics, and complete original copyright information. Some of these songs may not be PD in countries other than the USA.
| Title | V=Verse C=Chorus N=Note P=Production w=Words m=Music |
1 - 3 $5 ea 4 up $4 ea | |
|---|---|---|---|
| After I Say I'm Sorry [What Can I Say] Popular Song |
1926 - w.m. Walter Donaldson, Abe Lyman | PD Reprint | |
| Am I Wasting Time On You Popular Song |
1926 - w.m. Howard Johnson, Irving Bibo | PD Reprint | |
| Are You Lonesome Tonight Popular Song |
1926 - w.m. Roy Turk, Lou Handman V - Tonight I am down hearted, For tho' we have parted, I love you and I always will. C - Are you lonesome tonight? Do you miss me tonight? Are you sorry we drifted apart? Does your memory stray to a bright summer day, When I kissed you and called you sweetheart? | PD Reprint | |
| At Peace With The World Popular Song |
1926 - w.m. Irving Berlin | PD Reprint | |
| Baby Face Popular Song |
1926 - w.m. Benny Davis, Harry Akst | PD Reprint | |
| Barcelona Popular Song |
1926 - w. Gus Kahn, m. Polchard Evans | PD Reprint | |
| Because I Love You Popular Song |
1926 - w.m. Irving Berlin | PD Reprint | |
| Birth Of The Blues Popular Song |
1926 - w. B.G. De Sylva, Lew Brown, m. Ray Henderson P - George White's Scandals | PD Reprint | |
| Black Bottom Popular Song |
1926 - w. B.G. De Sylva, Lew Brown, m. Ray Henderson P - George White's Scandals | PD Reprint | |
| Black Bottom Stomp Popular Song |
1926 - m. Ferdinand 'Jelly Roll' Morton (1890-1941) | PD Reprint | |
| Blue Room Popular Song |
1926 - w. Lorenz Hart, m. Richard Rodgers P - The Girlfriend | PD Reprint | |
| Breezin' Along With The Breeze Popular Song |
1926 - w.m. Haven Gillespie, Seymour Simmons, George Whiting | PD Reprint | |
| Bye Bye Blackbird Popular Song |
1926 - w. Mort Dixon, m. Ray Henderson | PD Reprint | |
| Cannon Ball Blues Popular Song |
1926 - m. Ferdinand 'Jelly Roll' Morton (1890-1941) | PD Reprint | |
| Charmaine Popular Song |
1926 - w.m. Erno Rapee, Lew Pollack | PD Reprint | |
| Cherie, I Love You Popular Song |
1926 - w.m. Lillian Rosedale Goodman | PD Reprint | |
| Chicago Breakdown Popular Song |
1926 - m. Ferdinand 'Jelly Roll' Morton (1890-1941) | PD Reprint | |
| Clap Yo' Hands Popular Song |
1926 - w. Ira Gershwin, m. Georgia Gershwin P - Oh, Kay! | PD Reprint | |
| Climbing Up The Ladder Of Love Popular Song |
1926 - w. Raymond Klages, m. Jesse Greer P - Earl Carroll's Vanities | PD Reprint | |
| Cossack Love Song [Don't Forget Me] Popular Song |
1925 - w. Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II, m. Herbert Stothart, George Gershwin P - Song of the Flame | PD Reprint | |
| Cross Your Heart Popular Song |
1926 - w. Bud DeSylva, m. Lewis E. Gensler P - Queen High | PD Reprint | |
| Dead Man Blues Popular Song |
1926 - m. Ferdinand 'Jelly Roll' Morton (1890-1941) | PD Reprint | |
| Desert Song Popular Song |
1926 - w. Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II, Frank Mandel, m. Sigmund Romberg P - The Desert Song | PD Reprint | |
| Do Do Do Popular Song |
1926 - w. Ira Gershwin, m. George Gershwin | PD Reprint | |
| Doll Dance Popular Song |
1926 - m. Nacio Herb Brown P - Hollywood Music Box Revue | PD Reprint | |
| Fidgety Feet Popular Song |
1926 - w. Ira Gershwin, m. George Gershwin | PD Reprint | |
| For My Sweetheart Popular Song |
1926 - w. Gus Kahn, m. Walter Donaldson | PD Reprint | |
| Gimme A Little Kiss, Will Ya, Huh? Popular Song |
1926 - w.m. Roy Turk , Jack Smith, Maceo Pinkard | PD Reprint | |
| Girl Friend Popular Song |
1926 - w. Lorenz Hart, m. Richard Rodgers P - The Girl Friend | PD Reprint | |
| Hello Bluebird Popular Song |
1926 - w.m. Cliff Friend | PD Reprint | |
| Hello, Aloha, How Are You? Popular Song |
1926 - w. I. Wolfe Gilbert, m. Abel Baer | PD Reprint | |
| Horses Popular Song |
1926 - w.m. Richard A. Whiting, Byron Gay | PD Reprint | |
| How Many Times Popular Song |
1926 - w.m. Irving Berlin | PD Reprint | |
| I'd Climb The Highest Mountain Popular Song |
1926 - w.m. Lew Brown, Sidney Clare | PD Reprint | |
| I'm Just Wild About Animal Crackers Popular Song |
1926 - w.m. Fred Rich, Sam Coslow, Harry Link | PD Reprint | |
| In A Little Spanish Town Popular Song |
1926 - w. Sam Lewis, You Young, m. Mabel Wayne | PD Reprint | |
| Jealousy [Jalousie - Tango] Popular Song |
1926 - m. Jacob Gade | PD Reprint | |
| Just A Bird's Eye View Of My Old Kentucky Home Popular Song |
1926 - w. Gus Kahn, m. Walter Donaldson | PD Reprint | |
| Katinka [Tobias] Popular Song |
1926 - w. Ben Russell, m. Henry Tobias N - NOT Katinka, 1915, w. Oscar Hauerbach, m. Rudolf Friml | PD Reprint | |
| Let's Tallk About My Sweetie Popular Song |
1926 - w.m. Walter Donaldson | PD Reprint | |
| Little White House At The End Of Honeymoon Lane Popular Song |
1926 - w. Eddie Dowling, m. James F. Handley P - Honeymoon Lane | PD Reprint | |
| Lonesome And Sorry Popular Song |
1926 - w.m. Benny Davis, Con Conrad | PD Reprint | |
| Looking At The World Through Rose Colored Glasses Popular Song |
1926 - w.m. Tommy Malie, Jimmy Steiger | PD Reprint | |
| Lucky Day Popular Song |
1926 - w. Bud DeSylva & Lew Brown, m. Ray Henderson | PD Reprint | |
| Mary Lou Popular Song |
1926 - w.m. Abe Lyman, George Waggner, J. Russel Robinson | PD Reprint | |
| Me Too Popular Song |
1926 - w.m. Harry Woods, Charles Tobias, Al Sherman | PD Reprint | |
| Moonlight On The Ganges Popular Song |
1926 - w. Chester Wallace, m. Sherman Myers | PD Reprint | |
| More We Are Together Popular Song |
1926 - w.m. Irving King, Pseud: James Alexander Campbell-Tyrie (1903–1967) and Reginald John Connelly (1895–1963) N - "Based on ""Did You Ever See A Lassie""" | PD Reprint | |
| Mountain Greenery Popular Song |
1926 - w. Lorenz Hart, m. Richard Rodgers | PD Reprint | |
| My Dream Of The Big Parade Popular Song |
1926 - w. Al Dubin, m. Jimmy McHugh | PD Reprint | |
| One Alone Popular Song |
1926 - w. Oscar Hammerstein II, m. Sigmund Romberg P - The Desert Song | PD Reprint | |
| Play Gypsies - Dance Gypsies Popular Song |
1926 - w. Julius Brummer, Alfred Grunwald, Harry B. Smith, m. Emmerich Kalman | PD Reprint | |
| Poor Papa. He Got Nuthin' At All Popular Song |
1926 - w. Billy Rose, m. Harry Woods | PD Reprint | |
| Reaching For The Moon [Davis-Greer] Popular Song |
1926 - w.m. Benny Davis, Jessee Greer N - NOT Reaching For The Moon, 1931, w.m. Irving Berlin | PD Reprint | |
| Say It Again [I Don't Believe It But] Popular Song |
1926 - w. Harry Richman, m. Abner Silver | PD Reprint | |
| Sidewalk Blues Popular Song |
1926 - m. Ferdinand 'Jelly Roll' Morton (1890-1941) | PD Reprint | |
| Sleepy Head Popular Song |
1926 - w.m. Benny Davis, Jesse Greer | PD Reprint | |
| Someone To Watch Over Me Popular Song |
1926 - w. Ira Gershwin, m. George Gershwin | PD Reprint | |
| Sunday Popular Song |
1926 - w.m. Ned Miller, Chester Conn, Jule Styne, Bennie Krueger | PD Reprint | |
| Tamiami Trail Popular Song |
1926 - w.m. Cliff Friend, Joseph H. Santly | PD Reprint | |
| There's A New Star In Heaven Tonight Popular Song |
1926 - w. Irving Mills, J. Keirn Brennan, m. Jimmy McHugh | PD Reprint | |
| Thinking Of You [I've Grown So Lonesome] Popular Song |
1926 - w. Paul Ash, m. Walter Donaldson | PD Reprint | |
| Ting-A-Ling [Waltz Of The Bells] Popular Song |
1926 - w. Addy Britt, m. Jack Little | PD Reprint | |
| Tonight You Belong To Me Popular Song |
1926 - w. Billy Rose, m. Lee David | PD Reprint | |
| When The Red Red Robin Comes Bob Bob Bobbin' Popular Song |
1926 - w.m. Harry Woods | PD Reprint | |
| Where Do You Work-a John? Popular Song |
1926 - w.m. Mortimer Weinberg, Charley Marks, Harry Warren N - Push-a Push-a Push' Comic Song with Many Verses | PD Reprint | |
| Where'd You Get Those Eyes Popular Song |
1926 - w.m. Walter Donaldson, Abe Lyman | PD Reprint |
