The Best Singing Cowboy Western Musicals Of All-Time
“What are the best Singing Cowboy movies?” We looked at 218 of the top Western Musical films and ranked them so we could answer that very question!
The top 10 films, all appearing on 2 or more “Best Singing Cowboy” movie lists, are ranked below by how many times they appear. The remaining 200+ movies, as well as the sources we used, are in alphabetical order on the bottom of the page.
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Top 10 Best Singing Cowboy Musical Western Movies
10 .) Under Western Skies directed by Jean Yarbrough
Lists It Appears On:
- Flick Chart
- IMDB 2
An Arizona teacher (Noah Beery Jr.) saves a vaudeville star (Martha O’Driscoll) and her troupe from a bandit (Leo Carrillo).
9 .) The Old Corral directed by Joseph Kane
Lists It Appears On:
- Flick Chart
- IMDB 2
As the sheriff of a small western town, Autry sings his way into a relationship with Eleanor, a singer from a Chicago nightclub who earlier witnessed a murder.
8 .) The Harvey Girls (1946) directed by George Sidney
Lists It Appears On:
- IMDB 2
- The Great Western Movies
Vittles, songs and dance are amply ladeled out when Judy Garland headlines The Harvey Girls, a joyous musical slice of Americana celebrating the restaurants that brought extra helpings of civilization to Old West rail passengers.
7 .) Sons of the Pioneers
Lists It Appears On:
- Flick Chart
- IMDB
A singing entomologist (Roy Rogers) acts meek to help a juggling sheriff (George “Gabby” Hayes) solve ranch raids.
6 .) Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) directed by Stanley Donen
Lists It Appears On:
- IMDB 2
- The Great Western Movies
In 1850 Oregon, when a backwoodsman brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide that they want to get married too.
5 .) Red River Valley
Lists It Appears On:
- Flick Chart
- Flick Chart
To bring water to their valley, ranchers have raised money to build a dam. When that money is stolen, Allison suggests the ranchers sell their stock to a friend of his thereby getting the money needed to complete the dam. Roy has a clue that Allison was involved in the robbery and is out to get control of the valley. So Roy and the boys try to delay the sale of the stock while they look for proof against Allison.
4 .) Oklahoma! (1955) directed by Fred Zinnemann
Lists It Appears On:
- IMDB 2
- The Great Western Movies
This joyous celebration of frontier life combines tender romance and violent passion in the Oklahoma Territory of the 1900’s, with a timeless score filled with unforgettable songs. Rodgers and Hammerstein’s hit Broadway musical
3 .) Calamity Jane (1953) directed by David Butler
Lists It Appears On:
- IMDB 2
- The Great Western Movies
The Wild West heroine Calamity Jane helps bring a star attraction to Deadwood and finds love.
2 .) Belle of the Yukon (1944) directed by William A. Seiter
Lists It Appears On:
- IMDB 2
- The Great Western Movies
Left by a con man (Randolph Scott), a dancer (Gypsy Rose Lee) finds him in gold-rush Alaska running an honest casino/dance hall.
1 .) Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
Lists It Appears On:
- IMDB 2
- The Great Western Movies
This film adaptation of Irving Berlin’s classic musical stars Betty Hutton as gunslinger Annie Oakley, who romances fellow sharpshooter Frank Butler (Howard Keel) as they travel with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. Previously off target when it comes to love, Annie proves you can get a man with a gun in this battle-of-the-sexes extravaganza, which features timeless numbers like “Anything You Can Do” and “There’s No Business Like Show Business.”
The 200+ Additional Best Musical Western Movies
| # | Movies | Directors | Lists |
| 11 | 30 Minutes at Gunsight | Russell Hayden | IMDB 2 |
| 12 | A Cowboy Needs a Horse | Bill Justice | IMDB 2 |
| 13 | A Man from Boulevard des Capucines | Alla Surikova | IMDB 2 |
| 14 | Al Clauser and His Oklahoma Outlaws | IMDB | |
| 15 | Al Trace and His Silly Symphonists | IMDB | |
| 16 | Arizona Boys | IMDB | |
| 17 | Arizona O’Neal | IMDB | |
| 18 | Armida | IMDB | |
| 19 | Art Wilcox and His Arizona Rangers | IMDB | |
| 20 | Baker Brothers | IMDB | |
| 21 | Big Slicker Band | IMDB | |
| 22 | Black Tigress | Siro Marcellini | IMDB 2 |
| 23 | Blazing Sixes | Flick Chart | |
| 24 | Bob Baker | IMDB | |
| 25 | Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys | IMDB | |
| 26 | Boots and Saddles | Flick Chart | |
| 27 | Border Romance | Richard Thorpe | IMDB 2 |
| 28 | Buck Benny Rides Again | Mark Sandrich | IMDB 2 |
| 29 | Cal Shrum and His Rhythm Rangers | IMDB | |
| 30 | California Mail | Flick Chart | |
| 31 | Can’t Help Singing | Frank Ryan | IMDB 2 |
| 32 | Cannibal! The Musical | Trey Parker | IMDB 2 |
| 33 | Cappy Barra Boys | IMDB | |
| 34 | Carson Robison and His Buckaroos | IMDB | |
| 35 | Cat Ballou | Elliot Silverstein | IMDB 2 |
| 36 | Chill Wills and His Avalon Boys | IMDB | |
| 37 | Cimini Male Chorus | IMDB | |
| 38 | Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos | Flick Chart | |
| 39 | Colorado Rangers | IMDB | |
| 40 | Colorado Serenade | Robert Emmett Tansey | IMDB 2 |
| 41 | Comin’ ‘Round the Mountain | Flick Chart | |
| 42 | Cow Town | Flick Chart | |
| 43 | Crazy Westerners | Ferdinando Baldi | IMDB 2 |
| 44 | Curt Barrett and the Trailsmen | IMDB | |
| 45 | Days of Jesse James | Flick Chart | |
| 46 | Deuce Spriggins and His Orchestra | IMDB | |
| 47 | Deuce Spriggins and the Trailsmen | IMDB | |
| 48 | Deuce Spriggins’ Band | IMDB | |
| 49 | Don’t Fence Me In | Flick Chart | |
| 50 | Down Laredo Way | Flick Chart | |
| 51 | Eddie Dean Trio | IMDB | |
| 52 | Eight Buckaroos | IMDB | |
| 53 | Ernest Tubb’s Singing Cowboys | IMDB | |
| 54 | Father Lani’s Chorus | IMDB | |
| 55 | Four Chicks and a Chuck | IMDB | |
| 56 | Four Esquires | IMDB | |
| 57 | Four Singing Notables | IMDB | |
| 58 | Foy Willing’s Orchestra | IMDB | |
| 59 | Frankie Marvin | IMDB | |
| 60 | Gene Autry and The Mounties | Flick Chart | |
| 61 | Georgia Peach Pickers | IMDB | |
| 62 | Girl of the Golden West (1938) |
The Great Western Movies
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| 63 | Girl Rush | Gordon Douglas | IMDB 2 |
| 64 | Git Along Little Dogies | Flick Chart | |
| 65 | Go West | Edward Buzzell | IMDB 2 |
| 66 | Go West, Young Lady (1941) |
The Great Western Movies
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| 67 | Golden West Cowboys | IMDB | |
| 68 | Golden Westerners | IMDB | |
| 69 | Goldtown Ghost Riders | Flick Chart | |
| 70 | Graf Bobby, der Schrecken des wilden Westens | Paul Martin | IMDB 2 |
| 71 | Hal McIntyre’s Orchestra | IMDB | |
| 72 | Hall Johnson Choir | IMDB | |
| 73 | Hank Caldwell’s Saddle Kings | IMDB | |
| 74 | Harlem on the Prairie | Sam Newfield | IMDB 2 |
| 75 | Herman’s Mountaineers | IMDB | |
| 76 | High, Wide and Handsome | Rouben Mamoulian | IMDB 2 |
| 77 | In the Wild West | Sobey Martin | IMDB 2 |
| 78 | J.L. Franks’ Golden West Cowboys | IMDB | |
| 79 | Jack Teagarden’s Orchestra | IMDB | |
| 80 | Jerry Wald and His Orchestra | IMDB | |
| 81 | Jimmie Davis and His Rainbow Ramblers | IMDB | |
| 82 | Jimmie Davis and His Singing Buckaroos | IMDB | |
| 83 | Jimmie Dean and His Trail Riders | IMDB | |
| 84 | Jimmy LeFieur’s Saddle Pals | IMDB | |
| 85 | Jimmy Wakely | IMDB | |
| 86 |
Jimmy Wakely and His Oklahoma Cowboys
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IMDB | |
| 87 | Jimmy Wakely and His Rough Riders | IMDB | |
| 88 | Jimmy Wakely and His Saddle Pals | IMDB | |
| 89 | Jimmy Wakely Trio | IMDB | |
| 90 | Jimmy Wakely’s Oklahoma Cowgirls | IMDB | |
| 91 | Jimmy Wakely’s Rough Riders | IMDB | |
| 92 | Jimmy’s Saddle Pals | IMDB | |
| 93 | Johnny Luther’s Cowboy Band | IMDB | |
| 94 | Johnny Luther’s Ranch Boys | IMDB | |
| 95 | José Eslava’s Orchestra | IMDB | |
| 96 |
José Pacheco and his Continental Orchestra
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IMDB | |
| 97 | Ken Maynard’s Buckaroos | IMDB | |
| 98 | Land Beyond the Law | Flick Chart | |
| 99 | Lee Broome | IMDB | |
| 100 | Lemonade Joe | Oldrich Lipský | IMDB 2 |
| 101 | Lew Preston and His Ranch Hands | IMDB | |
| 102 | Lights of Old Santa Fe | Frank McDonald | IMDB 2 |
| 103 | Loaded Pistols | Flick Chart | |
| 104 | Look-Out Sister | Bud Pollard | IMDB 2 |
| 105 | Man from Cheyenne | Flick Chart | |
| 106 | Man from Music Mountain | Flick Chart | |
| 107 | Man from Oklahoma | Frank McDonald | IMDB 2 |
| 108 | Maple City Four | IMDB | |
| 109 | Melody Trail | Flick Chart | |
| 110 | Merle Travis’ Bronco Busters | IMDB | |
| 111 | Mitchell Ayres Orchestra | IMDB | |
| 112 | Montana Moon | Malcolm St. Clair | IMDB 2 |
| 113 | Moonlight on the Prairie | D. Ross Lederman | IMDB 2 |
| 114 | Mountain Rhythm | Flick Chart | |
| 115 | Night Stage to Galveston | Flick Chart | |
| 116 | North of the Rio Grande | Nate Watt | IMDB 2 |
| 117 | Northwest Outpost | Allan Dwan | IMDB 2 |
| 118 | On the Great White Trail | Flick Chart | |
| 119 | On Top of Old Smoky | Flick Chart | |
| 120 | Outlaws of Boulder Pass | Sam Newfield | IMDB 2 |
| 121 | Paint Your Wagon | Joshua Logan | IMDB 2 |
| 122 | Paint Your Wagon (1969) |
The Great Western Movies
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| 123 | Paradox 20 | Flick Chart | |
| 124 | Pretty Women | William Forest Crouch | IMDB 2 |
| 125 | Red Garters | George Marshall | IMDB 2 |
| 126 | Renegade Trail | Flick Chart | |
| 127 | Renfrew of the Royal Mounted | Flick Chart | |
| 128 | Rhythm of the Saddle | Flick Chart | |
| 129 | Rhythm on the Range | Norman Taurog | IMDB 2 |
| 130 | Ride ‘Em Cowboy | Arthur Lubin | IMDB 2 |
| 131 | Ridin’ on a Rainbow | Lew Landers | IMDB 2 |
| 132 | Rim of the Canyon | Flick Chart | |
| 133 | Rio Rita | Luther Reed | IMDB 2 |
| 134 | Rogue of the Rio Grande | Spencer Gordon Bennet | IMDB 2 |
| 135 | Romance Road | Bobby Connolly | IMDB 2 |
| 136 | Rose Marie | Mervyn LeRoy | IMDB 2 |
| 137 | Rose-Marie | W.S. Van Dyke | IMDB 2 |
| 138 | Rovin’ Tumbleweeds | George Sherman | IMDB 2 |
| 139 | Saga of Death Valley | Flick Chart | |
| 140 | Saga of Sonora | Marty Pasetta | IMDB 2 |
| 141 | Serenade of Texas | Richard Pottier | IMDB 2 |
| 142 | Sholay | Ramesh Sippy | IMDB 2 |
| 143 | Singing Guns | Flick Chart | |
| 144 | Songs and Saddles | Harry L. Fraser | IMDB 2 |
| 145 | South of Santa Fe | Flick Chart | |
| 146 | Square Dance Jubilee | Paul Landres | IMDB 2 |
| 147 | Stagecoach War | Flick Chart | |
| 148 | Stay Away, Joe | Peter Tewksbury | IMDB 2 |
| 149 | Stingaree | William A. Wellman | IMDB 2 |
| 150 | Sunset on the Desert | Flick Chart | |
| 151 | Take Me to Town | Douglas Sirk | IMDB 2 |
| 152 | Thazhvaram | Bharathan | IMDB 2 |
| 153 | The Andrews Sisters | IMDB | |
| 154 | The Arizona Wranglers | IMDB | |
| 155 | The Avalon Boys | IMDB | |
| 156 | The Bell Sisters | IMDB | |
| 157 | The Beverly Hillbillies | IMDB | |
| 158 | The Big Show | Flick Chart | |
| 159 | The Blazing Sun | Flick Chart | |
| 160 | The Boyd Triplets | IMDB | |
| 161 | The Bronze Buckaroo | Flick Chart | |
| 162 | The Buckaroo Band | IMDB | |
| 163 | The Cabin Kids | IMDB | |
| 164 | The Cass County Boys | IMDB | |
| 165 | The Cowboy and the Indians | Flick Chart | |
| 166 | The Crew Chiefs | IMDB | |
| 167 | The Crockett Family | IMDB | |
| 168 | The Dinning Sisters | IMDB | |
| 169 | The Eight Serenaders | IMDB | |
| 170 | The Five Radio Buckaroos | IMDB | |
| 171 | The Four Blackbirds | IMDB | |
| 172 | The Four Tones | IMDB | |
| 173 | The Four Tunes | IMDB | |
| 174 | The Foursome | IMDB | |
| 175 | The Georgia Crackers | IMDB | |
| 176 | The Girl of the Golden West | Robert Z. Leonard | IMDB 2 |
| 177 | The Guadalajara Trio | IMDB | |
| 178 | The Guardsmen | IMDB | |
| 179 | The Guardsmen Quartet | IMDB | |
| 180 | The Hills of Utah | Flick Chart | |
| 181 | The Hoosier Hotshots | IMDB | |
| 182 | The Irish Rovers | IMDB | |
| 183 | The Jesters | IMDB | |
| 184 | The Jones Boys | IMDB | |
| 185 | The Jordanaires | IMDB | |
| 186 | The King Cole Trio | IMDB | |
| 187 | The King’s Men | IMDB | |
| 188 | The Kissing Bandit | Laslo Benedek | IMDB 2 |
| 189 | The Light Crust Doughboys | IMDB | |
| 190 | The Lindeman Sisters | IMDB | |
| 191 | The Lone Star Cowboys | IMDB | |
| 192 | The Mariachis Los Reyes De Chapala | IMDB | |
| 193 | The McKinney Sisters | IMDB | |
| 194 | The Midwesterners | IMDB | |
| 195 | The Mills Brothers | IMDB | |
| 196 | The Modernaires | IMDB | |
| 197 | The Old Barn Dance | Flick Chart | |
| 198 | The Old Homestead | William Nigh | IMDB 2 |
| 199 | The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band | Michael O’Herlihy | IMDB 2 |
| 200 | The Phantom Empire | Otto Brower | IMDB 2 |
| 201 | The Royal Rodeo | George Amy | IMDB 2 |
| 202 | The Second Greatest Sex | George Marshall | IMDB 2 |
| 203 | The Six Bar Cowboys | IMDB | |
| 204 | The Strawberry Roan | Flick Chart | |
| 205 | The Sunday Round-Up | William Clemens | IMDB 2 |
| 206 | The Terror of Tiny Town | Sam Newfield | IMDB 2 |
| 207 | The Unsinkable Molly Brown | Charles Walters | IMDB 2 |
| 208 | Those Redheads from Seattle | Lewis R. Foster | IMDB 2 |
| 209 | Tickle Me | Norman Taurog | IMDB 2 |
| 210 | Trail of Robin Hood | William Witney | IMDB 2 |
| 211 | Trail to San Antone | Flick Chart | |
| 212 | Trigger, Jr. | Flick Chart | |
| 213 | Tumbling Tumbleweeds | Flick Chart | |
| 214 | Twilight on the Rio Grande | Frank McDonald | IMDB 2 |
| 215 | Two Guys from Texas (1948) |
The Great Western Movies
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| 216 | Way Up Thar | Mack Sennett | IMDB 2 |
| 217 | Winning of the West | Flick Chart | |
| 218 | Zachariah | George Englund | IMDB 2 |
4 Best Singing Cowboy Film Sources/Lists
| Source | Article |
| Flick Chart | The Top 250 Singing Cowboy Movies of All Time |
| IMDB | cowboys who can sing |
| IMDB 2 | Western Musical Movies |
| The Great Western Movies | Musical Westerns |
