Stray Cats Popular Song Ranking [2025]

Rock This TownStray cats1rank/position

Stray Cats – Rock This Town (Live 1983)

Speaking of the ’70s and ’80s, it was common to stick words like “neo” or “post” in front of genre names, and the Stray Cats are a prime example with “neo-rockabilly”! Using period-correct gear, they revived the rockabilly of the ’50s and ’60s, and this “Rock This Town” is the result.

It’s a top-notch neo-rockabilly number.

Their fashion is amazing too!

Lonely Summer NightsStray cats2rank/position

Stray Cats // Lonely Summer Nights

It was included on the Stray Cats’ 1981 album with the incredible Japanese title “Goin’ DOWN TOWN.” Back then, this classic ballad was constantly on the radio.

Brian Setzer’s richly resonant voice—unbelievable for someone in his twenties—is wonderful.

Rockabilly RulesStray cats3rank/position

Stray Cats – Rockabilly Rules

A central band of the neo-rockabilly movement that drew attention in the ’80s.

Although they’re from the United States, they first became popular in the UK and were later reimported back home.

Their guitarist and leader, Brian Setzer, has a charismatic presence and has also succeeded as a solo artist.

Stray Cat StrutStray cats4rank/position

Stray Cats Strut – Stray Cats (HQ Audio)

From the late 1970s through the ’80s, Brian Setzer became the musician who epitomized the neo-rockabilly boom.

He also thrived with the big band The Brian Setzer Orchestra, but many people probably still prefer him in the three-piece band Stray Cats.

In his early twenties back then, with his blond pompadour perfectly styled, he always looked incredibly cool.

Sexy & Seventeen ((She’s) Sexy + 17)Stray cats5rank/position

Stray Cats – Sexy & 17

The Stray Cats, who created a new movement called “neo-rockabilly” in the 1980s.

This track, included on their 1983 album Rant N’ Rave With The Stray Cats, climbed to No.

5 on the U.

S.

charts.

It’s a cool, danceable sound.