1. a^ The full results of the first contest are unknown as only the winner was announced. The official Eurovision website lists all remaining entries as having placed second.
2. b^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w} Contains words or phrases in English
3. c^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} Contains words or phrases in French
4. d^ ^{a b c d e f g} Contains words or phrases in Italian
5. e^ ^{a b c d e f} Contains words or phrases in Spanish
6. f^ ^a b Contains words or phrases in Dutch
7. g^ ^a b Contains words or phrases in Finnish
8. h^ ^{a b c d e} Contains words or phrases in German
9. i^ Contains words or phrases in Russian
10. j^ Specifically Viennese German
11. k^ ^a b Contains words or phrases in Hebrew
12. l^ Contains words or phrases in Irish
13. m^ Contains words or phrases in Norwegian
14. n^ ^a b Contains words or phrases in Serbo-Croatian
15. o^ Contains words or phrases in Swedish
16. p^ Contains words or phrases in Northern Sami
17. q^ Contains words or phrases in Ancient Greek
18. r^ Specifically Vorarlbergisch, a High Alemannic dialect
19. s^ Specifically Samogitian, a dialect spoken mostly in Samogitia
20. t^ Contains words or phrases in Maltese
21. u^ Jump up to:^a b Contains words or phrases in Greek
22. v^ Specifically Styrian, a Southern Bavarian dialect

Withdrawn and disqualified entries (2004–present). On a number of occasions, entries into the contest have been prevented from competing at a late stage, either through withdrawal by the participating broadcaster, or through disqualification or exclusion by the European Broadcasting Union. The list below highlights cases where an entry for a given country had been planned in a particular year but which ultimately did not occur, either by withdrawal, disqualification, exclusion or the cancellation of the contest.

On a number of occasions participation in the contest has been either suggested or attempted by countries which are ineligible due to a lack of a participating EBU member broadcaster, such as past media reports of interest by broadcasters in China, Kosovo, Liechtenstein and Qatar. Participation has also been suggested for a number of nations and territories whose participation is currently covered by another country. Potential entries from Wales and Scotland (currently countries of the United Kingdom) and the Faroe Islands (currently a territory of Denmark) have been reported, but are generally prevented due to the exclusive participation rights of the sovereign nation to which they belong. Wales and Scotland have participated in other Eurovision events where the United Kingdom as a whole do not participate, including the Junior Eurovision Song Contest and Eurovision Choir.

In questa lista si trovano i nomi dei brani musicali che inizialmente dovevano prendere parte alla manifestazione musicale, ma che per vari motivi non lo fecero.

1. a^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k} Contains words or phrases in French
2. b^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o} Contains words or phrases in Spanish
3. c^ ^{a b c d e f} Contains words or phrases in German
4. d^ ^a b Contains words or phrases in Czech
5. e^ Contains words or phrases in Polish
6. f^ ^a b c Contains words or phrases in Russian
7. g^ Performance contains uncredited live vocals from O-Jay
8. h^ Performed as a bilingual Turkish/English version in the final
9. i^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n} Contains words or phrases in English
10. j^ ^a b Contains words or phrases in Greek
11. k^ The song also contained several nonsense words.
12. l^ ^{a b c d e f g} Contains words or phrases in Italian
13. m^ Performance contains uncredited live vocals from Billy Zver
14. n^ Contains words or phrases in Albanian
15. o^ Contains words or phrases in Bosnian
16. p^ Contains words or phrases in Montenegrin
17. q^ Specifically Mühlviertlerisch, a Central Bavarian dialect spoken in Upper Austria
18. r^ Contains words or phrases in Serbo-Croatian
19. s^ ^a b c Contains words or phrases in Arabic
20. t^ ^a b Contains words or phrases in Azerbaijani
21. u^ Contains words or phrases in Romani
22. v^ ^a b Contains words or phrases in Turkish
23. w^ Performance contains uncredited live vocals from Nina Žižić
24. x^ ^a b Contains words or phrases in Latvian
25. y^ Contains words or phrases in Pontic Greek
26. z^ Contains words or phrases in Bulgarian
27. aa^ Performance contains uncredited live vocals from Aleksander Walmann
28. ab^ Contains words or phrases in Ancient Greek
29. ac^ Contains words or phrases in Sanskrit
30. ad^ ^a b Contains words or phrases in Lithuanian
31. ae^  ^b c d Contains words or phrases in Hebrew
32. af^ Contains words or phrases in Torlakian
33. ag^ Contains words or phrases in Icelandic
34. ah^ Contains words or phrases in Portuguese
35. ai^ Performance contains uncredited live vocals from Isaura
36. aj^ Contains words or phrases in Abkhaz
37. ak^ Contains words or phrases in Danish
38. al^ Contains words or phrases in Northern Sami
39. am^ Performance contains uncredited live vocals from Flo Rida.
40. an^ Contains words or phrases in Latin
41. ao^ Maruv won the Ukrainian national final with “Siren Song” but refused to participate at Eurovision. The Ukrainian broadcaster UA:PBC approached the second- and third-placed artists but they also refused, leading to Ukraine withdrawing from the competition.
42. ap^ Contains the Japanese mantra “Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō”