# José Afonso — Every Record We Rank

José Afonso appears once in our Fado list, placing as high as No. 6. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 1
- **Appears on:** Fado
- **Year:** 1959
- **Highest placing:** No. 6 in Fado
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/jose-afonso/

## Appears on

### [Balada da Despedida](https://waxonia.com/track/jose-afonso--balada-da-despedida/)

*1959 · No. 6 in [Fado](https://waxonia.com/genre/fado/)*

Coimbra fado — the student tradition, sung by men in capes, and quite different from Lisbon's. Afonso later wrote the song that started a revolution; the discipline is audible here first.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Jos%C3%A9%20Afonso%20Balada%20da%20Despedida) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=x-J_dp-K02A)

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