The Gambler

Kenny Rogers · 1978

Signature

E major · 12B 3:31 Constant · peaks 3:18 Energy 3 of 5 Bright

key confidence medium · relative C# minor · tempo confidence medium · half-time 86.1 · low end 35% · measured from the full recording · 2026-09-13 · how accurate

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Lineage

CoveredArly Karlsen source
CoveredBilly Strings source
CoveredBobby Bare & The Cowboys source
Written byDon Schlitz source
CoveredElmer source
CoveredEspen Lind, Kurt Nilsen, Alejandro Fuentes & Askil Holm source
CoveredJohnny Cash source
In the filmKenny Rogers as The Gambler source
CoveredMike Doughty source
CoveredPhish source
CoveredPrince source
CoveredThe Chipmunks source
On the showThe Gambler source
CoveredThe King’s Singers source
On the showThe Muppet Show source
On the showThe Office source
CoveredThe Smashing Pumpkins source
On the showWWE Raw source

Why it is here

Kenny Rogers's version won the Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance in 1980. source
It was one of five consecutive Kenny Rogers songs to hit No. 1 on the Billboard country charts, and became his signature song. source
In 2018 the song was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant. source

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