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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1930.
After $75 million in sales during 1929, the stock market crash in October nearly destroyed the industry, after forty years of consistent operation. Sales fell to $18 million in 1930 and to under $6 million in 1931.
The top popular records of 1930 listed below were compiled from Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954, [3] record sales reported on the " Discography of American Historical Recordings" website, and other sources as specified. Numerical rankings are approximate, there were no Billboard charts in 1930, the numbers are only used for a frame of reference.
Rank | Artist | Title | Label | Recorded | Released | Chart Positions |
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1 | Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees | "Stein Song (University of Maine)" [4] | Victor 22321 | February 10, 1930 | March 5, 1930 | US Billboard 1930 #1, US #1 for 10 weeks, 21 total weeks |
2 | Don Azpiazu and His Havana Casino Orchestra | " The Peanut Vendor" [5] | Victor 22483 | May 13, 1930 | September 1930 | US Billboard 1930 #2, US #1 for 7 weeks, 28 total weeks, [3] National Recording Registry 2005 |
3 | Nat Shilkret and the Victor Orchestra (voc Lewis James) | "Dancing With Tears In My Eyes" [6] | Victor 22425 | May 12, 1930 | June 10, 1930 | US Billboard 1930 #3, US #1 for 7 weeks, 11 total weeks |
4 | Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra (Vocal Jack Fulton) | " Body and Soul" | Columbia 2297D | September 10, 1930 | October 1930 | US Billboard 1930 #4, US #1 for 6 weeks, 15 total weeks |
5 | Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians | " Little White Lies" | Victor 22492 | July 25, 1930 | October 1930 | US Billboard 1930 #5, US #1 for 6 weeks, 12 total weeks, 75,001 sales [7] |
6 | Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees | "If I Had a Girl Like You" | Victor 22419 | April 30, 1930 | May 25, 1930 | US Billboard 1930 #6, US #3 for 10 total weeks, 73,710 sales [8] |
7 | Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians | " You're Driving Me Crazy!" | Columbia 2335D | November 11, 1930 | November 1930 | US Billboard 1930 #7, US #1 for 4 weeks, 12 total weeks |
8 | Duke Ellington and His Orchestra v_The Rhythm Boys | " Three Little Words" | Victor 22488 | August 26, 1930 | September 5, 1930 | US Billboard 1930 #8, US #1 for 3 weeks, 13 total weeks |
9 | Hilo Hawaiian Orchestra (vocals Carson Robison and Frank Luther) | "When It's Springtime in the Rockies" | Victor 22339 | February 24, 1930 | April 1930 | US Billboard 1930 #9, US #1 for 2 weeks, 19 total weeks |
10 | Isham Jones Orchestra | " Star Dust" | Brunswick 4856 | May 15, 1930 | July 1930 | US Billboard 1930 #10, US #1 for 1 week, 20 total weeks |
11 | Ben Selvin and His Orchestra | "When It's Springtime in the Rockies" | Columbia 2206D | May 15, 1930 | June 1930 | US Billboard 1930 #12, US #1 for 3 weeks, 11 total weeks |
12 | McKinney's Cotton Pickers | "If I Could Be with You One Hour To-night" | Victor 38115 | January 31, 1930 | July 1930 | US Billboard 1930 #10, US #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks |
13 | Roy Ingraham and His Orchestra | "Chant of the Jungle" | Brunswick 4586 | October 15, 1930 | December 1930 | US Billboard 1930 #13, US #1 for 3 weeks, 8 total weeks |
14 | Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees | " You're Driving Me Crazy" | Columbia 2297D | September 10, 1930 | October 1930 | US Billboard 1930 #14, US #3 for 9 total weeks, 58,458 sales [9] |
15 | Ted Weems Orchestra w_Art Jarrett | "The Man from the South" | Victor 22238 | December 21, 1929 | February 1930 | US Billboard 1930 #15, US #1 for 1 week, 8 total weeks, 53,277 sales [10] |
16 | Leo Reisman and His Orchestra | "Bye Bye Blues" | Victor 22459 | June 17, 1930 | August 1930 | US Billboard 1930 #16, US #17 for 1 week, 1 total week, 52,811 sales |
17 | Leo Reisman and His Orchestra | " What is This Thing Called Love?" | Victor 22282 | January 20, 1930 | February 1930 | US Billboard 1930 #17, US #5 for 1 week, 9 total weeks, 51,254 sales [11] |
18 | Benny Meroff Orchestra | " Happy Days are Here Again" | Brunswick 4709 | December 12, 1929 | January 1930 | US Billboard 1930 #18, US #1 for 3 weeks, 8 total weeks |
19 | Ben Selvin and His Orchestra (vocal Annette Hanshaw) | "Happy Days are Here Again" | Columbia 2116 | February 1, 1930 | February 1930 | US Billboard 1930 #19, US #1 for 2 weeks, 11 total weeks |
20 | Harry Richman with Earl Burtnett Orchestra | " Puttin' On the Ritz" | Brunswick 4677 | January 31, 1930 | February 1930 | US Billboard 1930 #20, US #1 for 2 weeks, 8 total weeks |
21 | Al Jolson | "Let Me Sing and I'm Happy" | Brunswick 4721 | December 1, 1929 | February 1930 | US Billboard 1930 #21, US #2 for 2 weeks, 10 total weeks |
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (February 2022) |
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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1930.
After $75 million in sales during 1929, the stock market crash in October nearly destroyed the industry, after forty years of consistent operation. Sales fell to $18 million in 1930 and to under $6 million in 1931.
The top popular records of 1930 listed below were compiled from Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954, [3] record sales reported on the " Discography of American Historical Recordings" website, and other sources as specified. Numerical rankings are approximate, there were no Billboard charts in 1930, the numbers are only used for a frame of reference.
Rank | Artist | Title | Label | Recorded | Released | Chart Positions |
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1 | Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees | "Stein Song (University of Maine)" [4] | Victor 22321 | February 10, 1930 | March 5, 1930 | US Billboard 1930 #1, US #1 for 10 weeks, 21 total weeks |
2 | Don Azpiazu and His Havana Casino Orchestra | " The Peanut Vendor" [5] | Victor 22483 | May 13, 1930 | September 1930 | US Billboard 1930 #2, US #1 for 7 weeks, 28 total weeks, [3] National Recording Registry 2005 |
3 | Nat Shilkret and the Victor Orchestra (voc Lewis James) | "Dancing With Tears In My Eyes" [6] | Victor 22425 | May 12, 1930 | June 10, 1930 | US Billboard 1930 #3, US #1 for 7 weeks, 11 total weeks |
4 | Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra (Vocal Jack Fulton) | " Body and Soul" | Columbia 2297D | September 10, 1930 | October 1930 | US Billboard 1930 #4, US #1 for 6 weeks, 15 total weeks |
5 | Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians | " Little White Lies" | Victor 22492 | July 25, 1930 | October 1930 | US Billboard 1930 #5, US #1 for 6 weeks, 12 total weeks, 75,001 sales [7] |
6 | Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees | "If I Had a Girl Like You" | Victor 22419 | April 30, 1930 | May 25, 1930 | US Billboard 1930 #6, US #3 for 10 total weeks, 73,710 sales [8] |
7 | Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians | " You're Driving Me Crazy!" | Columbia 2335D | November 11, 1930 | November 1930 | US Billboard 1930 #7, US #1 for 4 weeks, 12 total weeks |
8 | Duke Ellington and His Orchestra v_The Rhythm Boys | " Three Little Words" | Victor 22488 | August 26, 1930 | September 5, 1930 | US Billboard 1930 #8, US #1 for 3 weeks, 13 total weeks |
9 | Hilo Hawaiian Orchestra (vocals Carson Robison and Frank Luther) | "When It's Springtime in the Rockies" | Victor 22339 | February 24, 1930 | April 1930 | US Billboard 1930 #9, US #1 for 2 weeks, 19 total weeks |
10 | Isham Jones Orchestra | " Star Dust" | Brunswick 4856 | May 15, 1930 | July 1930 | US Billboard 1930 #10, US #1 for 1 week, 20 total weeks |
11 | Ben Selvin and His Orchestra | "When It's Springtime in the Rockies" | Columbia 2206D | May 15, 1930 | June 1930 | US Billboard 1930 #12, US #1 for 3 weeks, 11 total weeks |
12 | McKinney's Cotton Pickers | "If I Could Be with You One Hour To-night" | Victor 38115 | January 31, 1930 | July 1930 | US Billboard 1930 #10, US #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks |
13 | Roy Ingraham and His Orchestra | "Chant of the Jungle" | Brunswick 4586 | October 15, 1930 | December 1930 | US Billboard 1930 #13, US #1 for 3 weeks, 8 total weeks |
14 | Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees | " You're Driving Me Crazy" | Columbia 2297D | September 10, 1930 | October 1930 | US Billboard 1930 #14, US #3 for 9 total weeks, 58,458 sales [9] |
15 | Ted Weems Orchestra w_Art Jarrett | "The Man from the South" | Victor 22238 | December 21, 1929 | February 1930 | US Billboard 1930 #15, US #1 for 1 week, 8 total weeks, 53,277 sales [10] |
16 | Leo Reisman and His Orchestra | "Bye Bye Blues" | Victor 22459 | June 17, 1930 | August 1930 | US Billboard 1930 #16, US #17 for 1 week, 1 total week, 52,811 sales |
17 | Leo Reisman and His Orchestra | " What is This Thing Called Love?" | Victor 22282 | January 20, 1930 | February 1930 | US Billboard 1930 #17, US #5 for 1 week, 9 total weeks, 51,254 sales [11] |
18 | Benny Meroff Orchestra | " Happy Days are Here Again" | Brunswick 4709 | December 12, 1929 | January 1930 | US Billboard 1930 #18, US #1 for 3 weeks, 8 total weeks |
19 | Ben Selvin and His Orchestra (vocal Annette Hanshaw) | "Happy Days are Here Again" | Columbia 2116 | February 1, 1930 | February 1930 | US Billboard 1930 #19, US #1 for 2 weeks, 11 total weeks |
20 | Harry Richman with Earl Burtnett Orchestra | " Puttin' On the Ritz" | Brunswick 4677 | January 31, 1930 | February 1930 | US Billboard 1930 #20, US #1 for 2 weeks, 8 total weeks |
21 | Al Jolson | "Let Me Sing and I'm Happy" | Brunswick 4721 | December 1, 1929 | February 1930 | US Billboard 1930 #21, US #2 for 2 weeks, 10 total weeks |