Bessie Smith
Downhearted Blues





Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc.
Grammy Hall of Fame Albums and Songs (USA) No Order
National Recording Preservation Board (USA) - The National Recording Registry No Order
RIAA and NEA (USA) - 365 Songs of the Century (2001) 315
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (USA) - 500 Songs That Shaped Rock (1995) No Order
Steve Sullivan (USA) - Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings Volumes 1-4 (2013, 2017) 21-100
Sean Egan (USA) - The Little Black Book of Music: Key Songs (2007) No Order