Top 11 Obsolete National Anthems

e's an overview of anthems in the video.

#11 - Gong Jin'ou - This is the only Oriental anthem on this list. It was first adopted by Qing dynasty of China in 1911, one year before the abolition of monarchy in China and the establishment of the Republic of China, making this the most short-lived anthem on this list.

#10 - God Save the Tsar! - This was the anthem of the Russian Empire. The song was actually first chosen out of a contest held in 1833. It's use as a national anthem ended after the Russian Revolution of 1917.

#9 - Hej, Sloveni - This was first written by Samuel Tomášik in 1834. It was used as the anthem of the Pan-Slavic movement of the 19th century and the Sokol physical education and political movement. But it wasn't adopted by any sovereign nation until it was adopted by the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1977 by law and later in 1988 by the Constitution. This anthem is the most recently obsolete anthem as it was used by the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro until the country's dissolution in 2006.

#8 - Three Colors - This anthem was actually the third national anthem of the Socialist Republic of Romania as it was adopted in 1977 until Nicolae Ceaușescu regime was overthrown in 1989.

#7 - Dixie - This anthem is the only one on this list that originated in an English speaking country. Although originally a folk song from Ohio, it was adopted by the Confederate States of America and was the country's traditional anthem until 1865. It is still celebrated by southerners today and is one of the most popular American songs ever.

#6 - Risen from Ruins - This anthem was first written in 1949, the same year the Soviet occupied territories of Germany became the German Democratic Republic also called East Germany. It was used until 1990 when Germany reunified under the Western half.

#5 - Horst-Wessel-Lied - This anthem was first written in 1929 by a man named Horst Wessel who was the commander of the Storm Division in the Friedrichshain district of Berlin. This was originally the anthem of the Nazi Party, but was so popular it eventually became the co-national anthem in 1933 along side Das Lied der Deutschen. This anthem didn't just become obsolete after Germany's defeat in World War II, it was actually banned in Germany.

It is actually a fact that in 2011, under a request from the German government, Amazon.com and Apple.inc removed this song from their offerings.

#4 - Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser - This anthem was originally used by the Austrian Empire and Holy Roman Empire making this, possibly, the oldest anthem on this list. It was used by the Austro-Hungarian Empire until 1918.

#3 - Heil dir im Siegerkranz - This anthem was originally the last anthem of Prussia and was then adopted in 1871 by the newly unified German Empire.

#2 - State Anthem of the USSR - This anthem was adopted in 1944, replacing the Internationale as the national anthem, which is considered as treason against Communism. Even after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, it remains very popular with Socialists and Communists through out the world.

#1 - This anthem is actually the second anthem of Prussia.