80 years of Chico Buarque: find out which song is most played by the singer

Chico Buarque turns 80 this Wednesday (19), accumulating 537 compositions and more than a thousand recordings throughout his 58-year career. A survey by Ecad (Central Collection and Distribution Office) pointed out which were the singer’s most played songs in Brazil in the last five years .

Firstly is “Iolanda” , music by Chico in partnership with Cuban Pablo Milanés. Then the successes appear “The band” It is “John and Mary” completing the top 3.

Another survey also showed the artists who most re-recorded Chico’s songs. The main ones were Maria Bethânia, Edu Lobo, Magro Waghabi, Miltinho It is Aquiles Rique Reis . Check out the complete surveys based on the last five years:

Chico Buarque’s most played songs in Brazil

1. Iolanda (Authors: Chico Buarque and Pablo Milanés)
2. The band (Author: Chico Buarque)
3. João and Maria (Authors: Chico Buarque and Sivuca)
4. Folhetim (Author: Chico Buarque)
5. Golden years (Authors: Tom Jobim and Chico Buarque)
6. Everyday Life (Author: Chico Buarque)
7. Who saw you who sees you (Author: Chico Buarque)
8. Despite you (Author: Chico Buarque)
9. Samba of great love (Author: Chico Buarque)
10. Roda-viva (Author: Chico Buarque)

Chico Buarque’s most re-recorded songs

1. Humble people (Authors: Vinicius de Moraes, Chico Buarque and Garoto)
2. Portrait in black and white (Authors: Tom Jobim and Chico Buarque)
3. Beatriz (Authors: Chico Buarque and Edu Lobo)
4. Golden years (Authors: Tom Jobim and Chico Buarque)
5. What will be (Author: Chico Buarque)
6. João and Maria (Authors: Chico Buarque and Sivuca)
7. The heat of the earth (Authors: Chico Buarque and Milton Nascimento)
8. Sabiá (Authors: Tom Jobim and Chico Buarque)
9. Carolina (Author: Chico Buarque)
10. Who saw you who sees you (Author: Chico Buarque)
11. Valsinha (Authors: Vinicius De Moraes and Chico Buarque)
12. All the feeling (Authors: Cristóvão Bastos and Chico Buarque)

Artists who most re-recorded Chico Buarque’s songs

1. Maria Bethânia
2. Edu Lobo
3. Slim Waghabi
4. Miltinho
5. Aquiles Rique Reis
6. Francis Hime
7. Ruy Faria
8. Monica Salmaso
9. Cynara
10. Cyva Leite

According to Ecad, Chico Buarque has his public performance copyrights guaranteed in Brazil as he is part of collective management and keeps his repertoire up to date. This is how your songs can be identified by the organ when they play publicly in places of collective frequency (such as radio, environmental sound, party and entertainment venues, Carnival, June festival, shows and live music).

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