Georg Friedrich Handel Popular Songs Ranking [2026]
Georg Friedrich Handel, a German-born composer known as a major figure of the late Baroque period.
Despite parental opposition, he immersed himself in music, and from a young age his extraordinary talent was evident—he surpassed his teachers in composition, organ, harpsichord, and violin.
In this article, we present a ranking of Georg Friedrich Handel’s most popular works.
Whether you’re a classical music enthusiast or not, be sure to check it out!
Playlist
| Georg Friedrich Handel Popular Songs Ranking [2026] | |||
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| show_chart | Title | Playlist | Review |
| 1 | All ye people, gather togetherGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | A classic Christmas hymn, beloved and sung around the world |
| 2 | Ombra mai fuGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | It’s a masterpiece whose graceful, delicate melody resonates in the heart. Plants… |
| 3 | Passacaglia Harpsichord Suite No. 7 (HWV 432)Georg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | A masterpiece that distills the charm of Baroque music |
| 4 | Lascia ch’io pianga (Let me weep) from the opera RinaldoGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | With a libretto by Giacomo Rossi, in Tasso… |
| 5 | Music on the Water – Alla HornpipeGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | The famous piece by Handel, “Music for the Royal Fireworks” |
| 6 | Oratorio “Solomon,” HWV 67 Act III, No. 42 “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba”Georg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | A festive work by Handel, the Baroque-era master… |
| 7 | Ombra mai fu (Largo)Georg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | A beautiful, moving aria, renowned as a song |
| 8 | Water Music: HornpipeGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | An orchestral suite by Handel, a refreshing summer masterpiece. |
| 9 | The Sprightly BlacksmithGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | A masterpiece of Baroque music, The Blacksmith Variations |
| 10 | Water MusicGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | Expansive and easygoing, like something that lets you picture a broad, flowing river… |
| 11 | “Ombra mai fu” from the opera “Xerxes”Georg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | An inspiring aria that praises the comfort of shade under the trees. |
| 12 | Hallelujah from the oratorio MessiahGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | “Messiah” is a famous masterpiece known as a hymn of praise to God. |
| 13 | Come Again to Please Me (from the opera “Alcina”)Georg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | A famous piece from Handel’s Alcina |
| 14 | From the opera ‘The World of the Moon’: ‘People have discretion.’Georg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | The diva of Baroque music, Petibon |
| 15 | Overture from “Agrippina”Georg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | Nero’s mother Agrippina, a woman of intrigue |
| 16 | Zadok the Priest from Coronation Anthems by George IIGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | The majestic coronation music of the British Royal Family |
| 17 | “Alla Hornpipe” from Water MusicGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | Handel's Water Music is splendid. |
| 18 | Alla Hornpipe, No. 2 from Water Music Suite No. 2Georg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | Handel's Water Music |
| 19 | Overture from Music for the Royal FireworksGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | The victory song played at the postwar celebration |
| 20 | “Messiah” Hallelujah ChorusGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | The Hallelujah from P&G Ariel, Toma Ikuta’s commercial |
| 21 | impertinenceGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | A strange title, but a heart-healing song |
| 22 | Aria “Let Me Weep” from the opera RinaldoGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | Masterpiece of Baroque music, moving melody |
| 23 | Oratorio Judas Maccabaeus, Act III: See, the Conqu’ring Hero ComesGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | Handel’s triumphant march, a classic for award ceremonies |
| 24 | Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from the oratorio “Solomon”Georg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | A flamboyant orchestral piece depicting the entry of the Queen of Sheba |
| 25 | Oratorio “Messiah” Part II, No. 23 “Hallelujah”Georg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | Georg, the genius composer who represents the Baroque era… |
| 26 | “Hallelujah Chorus” from the oratorio “Messiah”Georg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | Handel’s masterpiece that moved the king |
| 27 | Oratorio “Judas Maccabaeus” HWV 63, Part III, No. 58 “See, the Conqu’ring Hero Comes”Georg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | The Baroque-era master Georg Friedrich… |
| 28 | From the oratorio “Judas Maccabaeus”: “See, the Conqu’ring Hero Comes”Georg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | The story of a masterpiece whose music spreads across the world |
| 29 | “Hallelujah Chorus” from the oratorio MessiahGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | Georg Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra… |
| 30 | Organ ConcertoGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | Bach’s organ concerto, richly resonant. |
| 31 | Organ Concerto No. 6, HWV 294, First MovementGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | Opera, oratorio, anthem, concerto… |
| 32 | Organ Concerto No. 13 “The Cuckoo and the Nightingale”Georg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | Handel’s organ concertos, a light and delightful masterpiece |
| 33 | Oboe Concerto No. 3 in G minorGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | Handel's Oboe Concerto is moving. |
| 34 | Capriccio in G minorGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | Capriccio is a musical form of caprice. |
| 35 | Cantata “Alexander’s Feast”Georg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | Handel’s masterpiece, moving music |
| 36 | Gavotte in G majorGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | An elegant classical dance originating in France |
| 37 | Harpsichord Suite Book I No. 5 in E major, HWV 430, No. 4: “Air and Variations (The Harmonious Blacksmith)”Georg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | The Baroque music master known as the “mother of music”… |
| 38 | Harpsichord Suite, Second Collection, No. 4 in D minor, HWV 437 — No. 4 “Sarabande”Georg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | Ge… who had a tremendous influence on the development of Baroque music… |
| 39 | Courante in B minorGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | The graceful melody of the Baroque dance, the courante |
| 40 | Chorale “Jesus Is My Joy” in G minorGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | A solemn hymn form of Christian music |
| 41 | From Samson HWV 57: ‘Return, O Lord of Hosts’Georg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | The moving prayer from Handel’s Samson |
| 42 | Samson HWV 57 ‘Overture’Georg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | The grand overture of Handel’s Samson |
| 43 | Chaconne in G majorGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | The Chaconne of Baroque Music: The Allure of Variation |
| 44 | Chaconne in G major, HWV 435Georg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | The Baroque-era composer Georg Friedri... |
| 45 | Harpsichord Suite No. 2, HWV 437, No. 4: SarabandeGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | Keyboard instruments of the Baroque era, Handel’s masterpieces |
| 46 | Harp Concerto in B-flat majorGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | Handel's Harp Concerto is a masterpiece. |
| 47 | Harp Concerto in B-flat major, HWV 294Georg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | Georg Friedrich Handel in 173... |
| 48 | Violin Sonata No. 5, Op. 1 No. 14Georg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | Handel's violin sonatas are almost in major... |
| 49 | Passee piedGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | An elegant 3/8-time dance from the Baroque period |
| 50 | Passacaglia in G minorGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | An old emotional musical form in triple meter |
| 51 | Fantasia in C majorGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | A fantasia is the crystallization of a composer's imagination. |
| 52 | Flute Sonata in G minorGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | The celebrated Flute Sonata composed by Handel |
| 53 | MessiahGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | SKY Perfect JSAT thrives in the space business |
| 54 | Messiah Pastorale Symphony “Pifa”Georg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | In 1741, the great master of Baroque music, Handel, ... |
| 55 | Minuet in A minorGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | A leisurely courtly dance minuet |
| 56 | Suite for Two HarpsichordsGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | Splendid Baroque music for two harpsichords |
| 57 | Concerto Grosso in G majorGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | A Baroque-era musical form featuring alternation between solo and ensemble. |
| 58 | Concerto Grosso, Op. 6: No. 6, III. MusetteGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | The baroque masterpiece “Musette,” pastoral in style |
| 59 | From the opera Giulio Cesare: “A shipwrecked vessel from the storm”Georg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | Cleopatra’s aria is a moving masterpiece. |
| 60 | Ombra mai fu from the opera SerseGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | The graceful melody of the shade-hymn “Cerce” |
| 61 | Water Music, Suite No. 2 – II. Alla HornpipeGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | Water Music, festive melodies that make the heart dance |
| 62 | Water Music, Suite No. 2 in D major, HWV 349: II. Alla HornpipeGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | The Baroque master, Georg Friedrich ... |
| 63 | Make me cry.Georg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | The great German composer of the Baroque era, Georg… |
| 64 | Let me weep Opera ‘Rinaldo’ Michie Nakamaru 0001Georg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | Born in Germany in 1685, and later in England... |
| 65 | From the suite Harpsichord Suite Set II: Sarabande and Variations, HWV 437 in D minorGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | The great composer who represents Baroque music, Geo... |
| 66 | Suite “Music for the Royal Fireworks,” HWV 351, No. 4 “Rejoicing”Georg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | Georg Frie…, a British composer of German origin… |
| 67 | Suite (from the First Book of Harpsichord Suites)Georg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | Beautiful music for the harpsichord |
| 68 | Psalm Song “The Lord Said”Georg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | A representative work among Handel’s psalm settings, with majestic vocal writing |
| 69 | Hallelujah Chorus from “Messiah”Georg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | This piece belongs to a genre that Handel had newly turned his attention to… |
| 70 | Water Music, Suite No. 1 – AndanteGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | The premiere of Handel’s Water Music |
| 71 | “Lascia ch’io pianga” from the opera RinaldoGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | An aria sung in the opera Rinaldo… |
| 72 | SarabandeGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | This piece was born in the same year as Bach, 1685… |
| 73 | HallelujahGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | Using a hymn for the choir competition is so novel and great... |
| 74 | Harp ConcertoGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | A masterpiece that brings out the charm of the harp |
| 75 | Handel: Acis and Galatea (complete) — Joan Sutherland / conducted by BoultGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | He/She/They have gained popularity with a bright, culturally-influenced musical style, and... |
| 76 | Hymn No. 130: Rejoice and PraiseGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | Crowds welcome Jesus in Jerusalem |
| 77 | ‘Messiah’ Hallelujah ChorusGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | Famous music celebrating the birth of the savior Jesus |
| 78 | The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from the oratorio “Solomon”Georg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | The House Foods commercial song is a heart-throbbing masterpiece. |
| 79 | From the chorus ‘Judas Maccabaeus’Georg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | Famous violin masterpiece melodies |
| 80 | Behold, the hero returns.Georg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | When you hear “the awards ceremony song,” many people think of this piece… |
| 81 | The Lucky BlacksmithGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | In an era when the piano had not yet been invented, acti... |
| 82 | Psalm Song: Unless the Lord builds the houseGeorg Friedrich Händel |  | A hymn to God, featuring captivating operatic melodies |
| 83 | Music of the Palace FireworksGeorg Friedrich Händel | play_arrow | This piece was composed to mark the end of the War of the Austrian Succession… |
| 84 | All ye faithful, make hasteLowell Mason / Georg Friedrich Händel |  | The classic Christmas song “Joy to the World” |