Best Songs Named After US Cities

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List of songs about cities in the US, ranked by music fans everywhere. From "New York, New York" to "No Sleep Til Brooklyn," American cities and towns have long inspired singers and bands in their lyrics and song titles. This list of US city song names includes music about Memphis, Chicago, San Francisco, Detroit, and many more notable American cities and towns.

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Philadelphia Freedom

Elton John
100

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Starwood in Aspen

John Denver
30

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Memphis, Tennessee

Chuck Berry
8

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Angel of Harlem

U2
102

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Nashville Rebel

Waylon Jennings
24

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By the Time I Get to Phoenix

Isaac Hayes
104

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Washington, D.C.

The Magnetic Fields
57

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Out in L.A.

Red Hot Chili Peppers
95

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Los Angeles

X
105

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Honolulu Lulu

Jan and Dean
16

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I'm Shipping Up to Boston

Dropkick Murphys
2

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Viva Las Vegas

Elvis Presley
21

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Do You Know the Way to San Jose

Burt Bacharach
77

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Miami Vice Theme

Jan Hammer
82

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Put Your Hands Up for Detroit

Fedde Le Grand
47

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Fast Boat to Sydney

Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash
110

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What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)

Jerry Lee Lewis
92

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Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy

Frank Sinatra
34

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Houston

Dean Martin
35

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By the Time I Get to Phoenix

Glen Campbell
67

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This Ain't Dallas

Hank Williams More

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13

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Folsom Prison Blues (mono)

Johnny Cash
112

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Hello Seattle

Owl City
63

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Seattle

Perry Como
55

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Manhattan

Ella Fitzgerald
43

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Amarillo by Morning

George Strait

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99

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Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

Warren Zevon
9

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(I Left My Heart) In San Francisco

Tony Bennett
15

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San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers)

Scott McKenzie
79

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San Francisco Days

Chris Isaak
18

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Wichita Lineman

Glen Campbell
59

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New York Groove

Ace Frehley More

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97

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Amarillo

Emmylou Harris
60

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Moon Over Miami

George Shearing
46

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L.A.

Neil Young
66

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(I Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo

Glenn Miller
12

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Santa Monica

Everclear
68

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L.A. Is My Lady

Frank Sinatra
14

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Beverly Hills

Weezer
50

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Tulsa Time

Danny Flowers
40

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Cumberland Blues

Grateful Dead
28

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Waking Up In Vegas

Katy Perry
23

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Miami (radio edit)

Will Smith
41

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Welcome to Atlanta (feat. Ludacris)

Jermaine Dupri
26

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Autumn in New York

Ella Fitzgerald
1

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Theme From New York New York

Frank Sinatra
64

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Detroit City

Tom Jones
22

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I Love L.A.

Randy Newman
51

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Chattanooga Choo Choo

Glenn Miller
90

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Santa Monica

Savage Garden
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