# Gerardo Matos Rodríguez — Every Record We Rank

Gerardo Matos Rodríguez appears once in our Tango list, placing as high as No. 1. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 1
- **Appears on:** Tango
- **Year:** 1916
- **Highest placing:** No. 1 in Tango
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/gerardo-matos-rodriguez/

## Appears on

### [La Cumparsita](https://waxonia.com/track/gerardo-matos-rodriguez--la-cumparsita/)

*1916 · No. 1 in [Tango](https://waxonia.com/genre/tango/)*

Written by a Uruguayan student and now the tune every tango evening ends with, everywhere on earth. Its authorship was litigated for decades, which is very much in the spirit of the thing.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Gerardo%20Matos%20Rodr%C3%ADguez%20La%20Cumparsita) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=Dvx4u4Zd7zQ)

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