Best Known Popular Public Domain Songs 1926 List of 67
Works published in 1926 will enter the public domain on January 1, 2022.
The Most Popular songs are listed below.
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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 1925 or earlier. Our PD Sheet Music Reprints are exact reprints of books and sheet music published in 1925 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 |
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| After I Say I'm Sorry [What Can I Say] | 1926 - w.m. Walter Donaldson, Abe Lyman | |
| Am I Wasting Time On You | 1926 - w.m. Howard Johnson, Irving Bibo | |
| Are You Lonesome Tonight | 1926 - w.m. Roy Turk, Lou Handman | |
| At Peace With The World | 1926 - w.m. Irving Berlin | |
| Baby Face | 1926 - w.m. Benny Davis, Harry Akst | |
| Barcelona | 1926 - w. Gus Kahn, m. Polchard Evans | |
| Because I Love You | 1926 - w.m. Irving Berlin | |
| Birth Of The Blues | 1926 - w. B.G. De Sylva, Lew Brown, m. Ray Henderson P - George White's Scandals | |
| Black Bottom | 1926 - w. B.G. De Sylva, Lew Brown, m. Ray Henderson P - George White's Scandals | |
| Black Bottom Stomp | 1926 - m. Ferdinand 'Jelly Roll' Morton (1890-1941) | |
| Blue Room | 1926 - w. Lorenz Hart, m. Richard Rodgers | |
| Breezin' Along With The Breeze | 1926 - w.m. Haven Gillespie, Seymour Simmons, George Whiting | |
| Bye Bye Blackbird | 1926 - w. Mort Dixon, m. Ray Henderson | |
| Cannon Ball Blues | 1926 - m. Ferdinand 'Jelly Roll' Morton (1890-1941) | |
| Charmaine | 1926 - w.m. Erno Rapee, Lew Pollack | |
| Cherie, I Love You | 1926 - w.m. Lillian Rosedale Goodman | |
| Chicago Breakdown | 1926 - m. Ferdinand 'Jelly Roll' Morton (1890-1941) | |
| Clap Yo' Hands | 1926 - w. Ira Gershwin, m. Georgia Gershwin P - Oh, Kay! | |
| Climbing Up The Ladder Of Love | 1926 - w. Raymond Klages, m. Jesse Greer P - Earl Carroll's Vanities | |
| Cossack Love Song [Don't Forget Me] | 1925 - w. Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II, m. Herbert Stothart, George Gershwin P - Song of the Flame | |
| Cross Your Heart | 1926 - w. Bud DeSylva, m. Lewis E. Gensler P - Queen High | |
| Dead Man Blues | 1926 - m. Ferdinand 'Jelly Roll' Morton (1890-1941) | |
| Desert Song | 1926 - w. Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II, Frank Mandel, m. Sigmund Romberg P - The Desert Song | |
| Do Do Do | 1926 - w. Ira Gershwin, m. George Gershwin | |
| Doll Dance | 1926 - m. Nacio Herb Brown P - Hollywood Music Box Revue | |
| Fidgety Feet | 1926 - w. Ira Gershwin, m. George Gershwin | |
| For My Sweetheart | 1926 - w. Gus Kahn, m. Walter Donaldson | |
| Gimme A Little Kiss, Will Ya, Huh? | 1926 - w.m. Roy Turk , Jack Smith, Maceo Pinkard | |
| Girl Friend | 1926 - w. Lorenz Hart, m. Richard Rodgers P - The Girl Friend | |
| Hello Bluebird | 1926 - w.m. Cliff Friend | |
| Hello, Aloha, How Are You? | 1926 - w. I. Wolfe Gilbert, m. Abel Baer | |
| Horses | 1926 - w.m. Richard A. Whiting, Byron Gay | |
| How Many Times | 1926 - w.m. Irving Berlin | |
| I'd Climb The Highest Mountain | 1926 - w.m. Lew Brown, Sidney Clare | |
| I'm Just Wild About Animal Crackers | 1926 - w.m. Fred Rich, Sam Coslow, Harry Link | |
| In A Little Spanish Town | 1926 - w. Sam Lewis, You Young, m. Mabel Wayne | |
| Jealousy [Jalousie - Tango] | 1926 - m. Jacob Gade | |
| Just A Bird's Eye View Of My Old Kentucky Home | 1926 - w. Gus Kahn, m. Walter Donaldson | |
| Katinka [Tobias] | 1926 - w. Ben Russell, m. Henry Tobias N - NOT Katinka, 1915, w. Oscar Hauerbach, m. Rudolf Friml | |
| Let's Tallk About My Sweetie | 1926 - w.m. Walter Donaldson | |
| Little White House At The End Of Honeymoon Lane | 1926 - w. Eddie Dowling, m. James F. Handley P - Honeymoon Lane | |
| Lonesome And Sorry | 1926 - w.m. Benny Davis, Con Conrad | |
| Looking At The World Through Rose Colored Glasses | 1926 - w.m. Tommy Malie, Jimmy Steiger | |
| Lucky Day | 1926 - w. Bud DeSylva & Lew Brown, m. Ray Henderson | |
| Mary Lou | 1926 - w.m. Abe Lyman, George Waggner, J. Russel Robinson | |
| Me Too | 1926 - w.m. Harry Woods, Charles Tobias, Al Sherman | |
| Moonlight On The Ganges | 1926 - w. Chester Wallace, m. Sherman Myers | |
| More We Are Together | 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""" | |
| Mountain Greenery | 1926 - w. Lorenz Hart, m. Richard Rodgers | |
| My Dream Of The Big Parade | 1926 - w. Al Dubin, m. Jimmy McHugh | |
| One Alone | 1926 - w. Oscar Hammerstein II, m. Sigmund Romberg P - The Desert Song | |
| Play Gypsies - Dance Gypsies | 1926 - w. Julius Brummer, Alfred Grunwald, Harry B. Smith, m. Emmerich Kalman | |
| Poor Papa. He Got Nuthin' At All | 1926 - w. Billy Rose, m. Harry Woods | |
| Reaching For The Moon [Davis-Greer] | 1926 - w.m. Benny Davis, Jessee Greer N - NOT Reaching For The Moon, 1931, w.m. Irving Berlin | |
| Say It Again [I Don't Believe It But] | 1926 - w. Harry Richman, m. Abner Silver | |
| Sidewalk Blues | 1926 - m. Ferdinand 'Jelly Roll' Morton (1890-1941) | |
| Sleepy Head | 1926 - w.m. Benny Davis, Jesse Greer | |
| Someone To Watch Over Me | 1926 - w. Ira Gershwin, m. George Gershwin | |
| Sunday | 1926 - w.m. Ned Miller, Chester Conn, Jule Styne, Bennie Krueger | |
| Tamiami Trail | 1926 - w.m. Cliff Friend, Joseph H. Santly | |
| There's A New Star In Heaven Tonight | 1926 - w. Irving Mills, J. Keirn Brennan, m. Jimmy McHugh | |
| Thinking Of You [I've Grown So Lonesome] | 1926 - w. Paul Ash, m. Walter Donaldson | |
| Ting-A-Ling [Waltz Of The Bells] | 1926 - w. Addy Britt, m. Jack Little | |
| Tonight You Belong To Me | 1926 - w. Billy Rose, m. Lee David | |
| When The Red Red Robin Comes Bob Bob Bobbin' | 1926 - w.m. Harry Woods | |
| Where Do You Work-a John? | 1926 - w.m. Mortimer Weinberg, Charley Marks, Harry Warren N - Push-a Push-a Push' Comic Song with Many Verses | |
| Where'd You Get Those Eyes | 1926 - w.m. Walter Donaldson, Abe Lyman |
