- The Ballad of Chevy Chase (16th Century)
- The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1798) by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- La Belle Dame sans Merci (1819) by John Keats
- Lord Ullin's Daughter (1809) by Thomas Campbell
- Auld Lang Syne (18th Century)
- Barbara Allen (Traditional American folk ballad)
Famous Modern Ballads:
- The Ballad of John Henry (19th Century), collected and popularized by John A. Lomax
- Frankie and Johnny (19th Century)
- St. James Infirmary Blues (Early 20th Century)
- The Ballad of the Titanic (1953) by Eric Bogle
- The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (1968) by The Band
- Blowin' in the Wind (1963) by Bob Dylan
- Desperados Waiting for a Train (1969) by Guy Clark