history. That said, I’m sure there are various different ways to analyze the data. My go-to source for stuff like this is the website secondhand songs. They actually list Caravan as the 34th most covered song. They have Yesterday at 28th. A lot of the other top songs are Christmas songs:
Find out who performed the original version of a particular song, or who covered or sampled that song. Unlike many related sites, we try to be as complete as possible (not just performer and song title, but also songwriters and original releases) and order the data in a reusable and maintainable...
https://secondhandsongs.com/statisticsThe song Yesterday was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and was first recorded and released by The Beatles in 1965. It was covered by Lafayette, Suzuki Shoji & The Rhythm Aces, Alain Barrière, Tom Hazleton and Gene Ciszek and other artists.
https://secondhandsongs.com/work/1409/versions#nav-entity#nav-entity[https://secondhandsongs.com/work/1409/versions#nav-entity]The song Caravan was written by Duke Ellington and Juan Tizol and was first recorded and released by Barney Bigard and His Jazzopaters in 1937. It was covered by Cornet Chop Suey, Axel Stordahl, Buddy Emmons - Ray Pennington - The Swing Shift Band, The Kevin McHugh Trio and other artists.
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Secondhand songs lists Stille Nacht as #1
The song Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht was written by Joseph Mohr and Franz Gruber and was first performed by Joseph Mohr, Franz Gruber. It was covered by Magnolia Jazzband [NO], Blue Seven, Tichina Vaughn, Tim O'Neill and other artists.
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