According to http://www.secondhandsongs.com. here are the most covered songs in history. I was actually quite suprised by these stats, cause i have only ever heard Elinor Rigby done by the beatles - maybe i am missing out. Plus, i am very suprised that Dylan's 'The Times they are A-Changing' isnt in there aswell. Casue i have that by four people on my ipod alone - including Nina Simone - that is a good-ish cover.

Anyway, each artist is followed by the amount of times the song has been officially covered. But im not sure, these stats dont look right to me!

oH YEAH! And! I thought that 'Ring of Fire' was written by June Carter. ? She wrote it for JC. I thought that anyway. I need to research this. Maybe Her sister covered it first!

1
Eleanor Rigby
The Beatles
119

2
Cry Me a River
Julie London
113

3
Yesterday
The Beatles
97

4
And I Love Her
The Beatles
89

5
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
The Rolling Stones
86

6
Blackbird
The Beatles
80

7
Imagine
John Lennon
79

8
Crazy
Patsy Cline
73

9
Summertime
Abbie Mitchell
62

10
What's Going On
Marvin Gaye
61

11
Not Fade Away
The Crickets
61

12
Silent Night
59

13
Come Together
The Beatles
59

14
Michelle
The Beatles
55

15
Oh Lonesome Me
Don Gibson
50

16
A Hard Day's Night
The Beatles
50

17
The Christmas Song
Nat King Cole Trio
49

18
Hey Jude
The Beatles
48

19
Let It Be
The Beatles
47

20
Light My Fire
The Doors
47

21
White Christmas
Bing Crosby & Martha Mears
47

22
Break My Mind
George Hamilton IV
46

23
Here, There and Everywhere
The Beatles
46

24
Over the Rainbow
Judy Garland
46

25
Can't Buy Me Love
The Beatles
46

26
The Look of Love
Dusty Springfield
46

27
You Really Got Me
The Kinks
45

28
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Judy Garland
44

29
Cold Cold Heart
Hank Williams Sr.
44

30
The Fool on the Hill
The Beatles
44

31
Ring of Fire
Anita Carter
43

32
All My Loving
The Beatles
42

33
Day Tripper
The Beatles
41

34
Trouble in Mind
Bertha "Chippie" Hill
41

35
I Wanna Be Your Dog
The Stooges
40

36
I Can't Stop Loving You
Don Gibson
40

37
Norwegian Wood
The Beatles
40

38
Unchained Melody
Todd Duncan
40

39
This Guy's in Love With You
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
39

40
She Loves You
The Beatles
39

41
Something
The Beatles
39

42
You've Got to Hide Your Love Away
The Beatles
39

43
Your cheatin' Heart
Hank Williams Sr.
39

44
My Funny Valentine
Mitzi Green
38

45
Fair Margaret and Sweet William
37

46
I Want to Hold Your Hand
The Beatles
37

47
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
Hank Williams Sr.
37

48
Ain't No Sunshine
Bill Withers
37

49
Winter Wonderland
Richard Himber & His Orchestra
36

50
O, Holy Night
36

51
I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You)
Hank Williams Sr.
36

52
What'd I Say - Part I
Ray Charles
36

53
Wichita Lineman
Glen Campbell
35

54
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
The Beatles
35

55
Drift Away
John Henry Kurtz
35

56
Tennessee Waltz
Pee Wee King & his Golden Cowboys
35

57
With a Little Help From My Friends
The Beatles
34

58
Hey Joe, Where Are You Going
The Leaves
34

59
Jambalaya
Hank Williams Sr.
34

60
Fever
Little Willie John
34

61
Paint It, Black
The Rolling Stones
34

62
For All We Know
Morton Downey
34

63
In Other Words
Felicia Sanders
34

64
Hoochie Coochie Man
Muddy Waters
33

65
The Long and Winding Road
The Beatles
33

66
I'll Be Home for Christmas
Bing Crosby
32

67
Son of a Preacher Man
Dusty Springfield
32

68
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon and Garfunkel
32

69
Little Drummer Boy
Harry Simeone Corale
32

70
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
The Cannonball Adderley Quintet
31

71
Moon River
Henry Mancini His Orchestra and Chorus
30

72
The Rising Sun Blues
30

73
Amazing Grace
30

74
By the Time I Get to Phoenix
Johnny Rivers
30

75
Masters of War
Bob Dylan
30

76
Sunny
Mieki Hirhuto
29

77
Blowin' in the Wind
Bob Dylan
29

78
In My Life
The Beatles
29

79
You Win Again
Hank Williams Sr.
29

80
Wabash Cannonball
The Carter Family
28

81
Killing Me Softly With His Song
Lori Lieberman
28

82
Land of 1000 Dances
Chris Kenner
28

83
Inner City Blues (Makes Me Wanna Holler)
Marvin Gaye
28

84
Baby Please Don't Go
Big Joe Williams
27

85
Georgia on My Mind
Hoagy Carmichael
27

86
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
Eddie Cantor
27

87
Get Out Of My Life Woman
Lee Dorsey
27

88
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
Bob Dylan
26

89
Tobacco Road
John D. Loudermilk
26

90
Let It Be Me
Jill Corey
26

91
The Shadow of Your Smile
Johnny Mandel
26

92
96 Tears
? and the Mysterians
26

93
Here Comes the Sun
The Beatles
26

94
Love Will Tear Us Apart
Joy Division
26

95
I Saw Her Standing There
The Beatles
25

96
Blitzkrieg Bop
The Ramones
25

97
Hey, Good Lookin'
Hank Williams Sr.
25

98
Four Walls
Jim Reeves
25

99
Silver Bells
Bob Hope & Marilyn Maxwell
25

100
You Don't Know Me
Eddy Arnold
25