10 best Frank Sinatra songs

Francis Albert Sinatra (1915-1998) was an American singer and actor who is considered one of the greatest artists of the mid-20th century. He is also one of the most popular music artists in the world, with sales of his records estimated at 150 million units.

The Singer's Room website writes, "Sinatra was born to Italian immigrants in Hoboken, New Jersey. He began his musical career during the swing era and was heavily influenced by Bing Crosby's vocal style for a long time."

The singer became successful in 1943 after signing a contract with Columbia Records in 1943. In 1946, Sinatra released his debut album "The Voice of Frank Sinatra." He then signed with Capitol Records and released several critically acclaimed albums.

In 1960, Sinatra left Capitol Records and started his own label, Reprise Records, releasing a number of successful albums. In 1965, he recorded a retrospective album, "September of My Years," and starred in the television movie Frank Sinatra: The Man and His Music, which won an Emmy Award.

In early 1966, the singer recorded one of his most famous albums with Tom Jobim, "Francisco Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim".

In 1971, after the release of "My Way", he left the stage, but returned two years later, releasing another extremelly successful album "New York, New York" in 1980.

In 1983, Sinatra was honored by the Kennedy Center. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1985) and the Congressional Gold Medal (1997).

Sinatra has won eleven Grammy Awards. He is included in Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people of the twentieth century. The American music critic Robert Christgau called him "the greatest singer of the 20th century." To this day, Frank Sinatra remains the most important and iconic figure in the world of music.

Here are the 10 best songs by Frank Sinatra according to Singer's Room:

1. My Way
2. Fly Me to the Moon
3. New York, New York
4. Strangers in the Night
5. That's Life
6. Summer Wind
7. The Way You Look Tonight
8. Come Fly with Me
9. One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)
10. Mack the Knife