# José Alfredo Jiménez — Every Record We Rank

José Alfredo Jiménez appears 2 times in our Mariachi list, placing as high as No. 2. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 2
- **Appears on:** Mariachi
- **Years:** 1950–1971
- **Highest placing:** No. 2 in Mariachi
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/jose-alfredo-jimenez/

## Appears on

### [El Rey](https://waxonia.com/track/jose-alfredo-jimenez--el-rey/)

*1971 · No. 2 in [Mariachi](https://waxonia.com/genre/mariachi/)*

A man with nothing insisting he is still the king. Jiménez could not read music and wrote a thousand songs; this is the one carved on his tomb.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Jos%C3%A9%20Alfredo%20Jim%C3%A9nez%20El%20Rey) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=0eSzutqhWBA)

### [Ella](https://waxonia.com/track/jose-alfredo-jimenez--ella/)

*1950 · No. 8 in [Mariachi](https://waxonia.com/genre/mariachi/)*

Drinking, dignity and a woman who left. Jiménez wrote the same song repeatedly for two decades and it was a very good song.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Jos%C3%A9%20Alfredo%20Jim%C3%A9nez%20Ella) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=ae7PdKveUjY)

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