The Classic Spanish Songs You Need to Know

Inside: The best classic Spanish songs, with YouTube videos.

Some songs run in your veins. They take you home, your heart swells with memories, and maybe you can’t help but go grab your dancing shoes. In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, I’ve gathered a list of those songs here: those traditional songs in Spanish everyone should know.

Reggaeton and bachatas are totally my guilty pleasures, but there are those songs that stick around for decades and even centuries. We’re talking the classic songs in Spanish, that connects us to the present and the past. Music and rhythm is so entrenched in Hispanic history and culture, you won’t have to look far.

If you’re looking for Spanish folk songs for children, I’ve got a list of those as well! Or see my Songs in Spanish collection, to find lists like the best love songs in Spanish. 

20 Classic Spanish Songs

There are many genres and variations within the category “songs in Spanish,” as the Spanish language spans so many countries. In this post you’ll find a tour of various styles, regions, and time periods, but all songs that are established classics. 

So grab your dancing shoes, maybe a box of tissues in case the nostalgia kicks in, and let’s go!

1. Guantanamera – Celia Cruz

2. Bamboleo

3. Los Caminos de la Vida

4. México lindo y querido

5. La Bamba

6. El Condor Pasa

7. Sólo Le Pido a Dios

8. Las Mañanitas

9. Bésame Mucho

10. La Gota Fría

11. Mi Forma de Sentir

12. Si Vas Para Chile

13. El Rey – Vicente Fernandez

14. Bidi Bidi Bom Bom – Selena

15. Cielito Lindo

16. Llorarás – Oscar D´Leon

17. Quizás, Quizás, Quizás

18. Eres Tú

19. La Rebelión

20. Hoy – Gloria Estefan

Now you tell me what I missed! Comment with your favorite traditional songs in Spanish below.

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We are so excited for our sixth annual Hispanic Heritage Month series and giveaway! Through the month (September 15 – October 15), you’ll find great resources to share Hispanic Heritage with kids, plus you can enter to win in our great giveaway and link up your own posts on Hispanic Heritage!

September 15
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September 18
Spanish Mama: Nazca Lines – Exploratory Art Project

September 19
Hispanic Mama: Fun Ways to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Your Children

September 20
Inspired by Family

September 21
Spanish Mama

September 22
Mundo Lanugo

September 25
Spanish Playground

September 26
All Done Monkey

September 27
Discovering the World Through My Son’s Eyes

September 29
Pura Vida Moms on Multicultural Kid Blogs

October 2
Discovering the World Through My Son’s Eyes on Multicultural Kid Blogs

October 5
Spanglish House

October 6
Mama Tortuga

Don’t miss all of the great posts from previous years as well: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016