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Songs from the Year 1930

This page lists the top songs of 1930 in the source charts. The way that the various charts are combined to reach this final list is described on the in the site generation page.

Between 1920 and 1940 there are very few available charts (at that we can find), hence these results should be treated with caution since they are mostly based on subjective charts.

#	Artist	Song Title	Year	Chart Entries
1	Ben Selvin	Happy Days Are Here Again	1930	US Bullfrog 1 - 1930 (7 weeks), US BB 1 of 1930, POP 1 of 1930, RIAA 47, RYM 110 of 1930
2	Harry Richman	Puttin' on the Ritz	1930	US Bullfrog 1 - 1930 (8 weeks), US BB 2 of 1930, POP 2 of 1930, RIAA 117, Acclaimed 1213
3	Isham Jones	Stardust	1930	US Bullfrog 1 - Sep 1930 (20 weeks), US BB 5 of 1931, POP 5 of 1931, RYM 47 of 1930
4	Duke Ellington	Three Little Words	1930	US Bullfrog 1 - 1930 (13 weeks), US BB 6 of 1930, POP 6 of 1930, RYM 15 of 1930
5	Paul Whiteman	Body & Soul	1930	US Bullfrog 1 - 1930 (15 weeks), US BB 7 of 1930, POP 7 of 1930, RYM 24 of 1930
6	Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees	Stein Song (University of Maine)	1930	US Bullfrog 1 - 1930 (21 weeks), US BB 8 of 1930, POP 8 of 1930, RYM 108 of 1930
7	Benny Meroff & His Orchestra	Happy Days Are Here Again	1930	US Bullfrog 1 - 1930 (6 weeks), POP 1 of 1930
8	Hilo Hawaiian Orchestra	When It's Springtime in The Rockies	1930	US Bullfrog 1 - 1930 (19 weeks), US BB 10 of 1930, POP 10 of 1930
9	Roy Ingraham	Chant of the Jungle	1930	US Bullfrog 1 - Dec 1929 (8 weeks), US BB 11 of 1930, POP 12 of 1930
10	Ted Lewis & His Orchestra	On the Sunny Side of the Street	1930	US Bullfrog 2 - 1930 (7 weeks), US BB 3 of 1930, POP 3 of 1930
11	Fred Waring & the Pennsylvanians	Little White Lies	1930	US Bullfrog 1 - 1930 (12 weeks), US BB 12 of 1930, POP 14 of 1930
12	McKinney's Cotton Pickers	If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight	1930	US Bullfrog 1 - 1930 (12 weeks), US BB 13 of 1930, POP 16 of 1930
13	Ruth Etting	Ten Cents a Dance	1930	US Bullfrog 5 - 1930 (11 weeks), US BB 5 of 1930, POP 5 of 1930, RYM 28 of 1930
14	Nat Shilkret	Dancing With Tears in My Eyes	1930	US Bullfrog 1 - 1930 (11 weeks), US BB 14 of 1930, POP 18 of 1930
15	Guy Lombardo	You're Driving Me Crazy! (What Did I Do?)	1930	US Bullfrog 1 - 1930 (12 weeks), US BB 15 of 1930, POP 20 of 1930
16	Fred Astaire	Puttin' on the Ritz	1930	RYM 1 of 1930, Peel list 2 of 1930
17	Ben Selvin	When It's Springtime in The Rockies	1930	US Bullfrog 1 - 1930 (11 weeks), POP 10 of 1930
18	Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees	Betty Coed	1930	US Bullfrog 4 - 1930 (7 weeks), POP 11 of 1930, RYM 109 of 1930
19	Duke Ellington	Ring Dem Bells	1930	RYM 15 of 1930, US Bullfrog 17 - 1930 (1 weeks), Scrobulate 55 of swing
20	Don Azpiazu & His Havana Casino Orchestra	The Peanut Vendor	1930	US Bullfrog 1 - Nov 1930 (28 weeks)
21	Layton & Johnstone	Oh Donna Clara	1930	Peel list 1 of 1930
22	Fred Astaire	Crazy Feet	1930	RYM 1 of 1930
23	Ted Weems	The Man from the South	1930	US Bullfrog 1 - 1930 (7 weeks)
24	Van Phillips	I'm in The Market For You	1930	Peel list 1 of 1930
25	Nat Shilkret	Get Happy	1930	POP 4 of 1930, US Bullfrog 6 - 1930 (7 weeks)
26	The Carter Family	Worried Man Blues	1930	RYM 4 of 1930, US Bullfrog 14 - 1930 (3 weeks)
27	Ted Weems	My Baby Just Cares For Me	1930	US Bullfrog 4 - 1930 (7 weeks), POP 15 of 1930
28	Leo Reisman	What Is This Thing Called Love?	1930	US Bullfrog 5 - 1930 (9 weeks), POP 9 of 1930
29	Louis Armstrong	St Louis Blues	1930	RYM 5 of 1933, US Bullfrog 11 - 1930 (3 weeks)
30	Louis Armstrong	If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight	1930	RYM 7 of 1930, US Bullfrog 13 - 1930 (2 weeks)
31	Al Jolson	To My Mammy	1930	US Bullfrog 7 - 1930 (7 weeks), POP 17 of 1930
32	Son House	Preachin' Blues	1930	RYM 9 of 1930, POP 19 of 1930
33	Louis Armstrong	After You've Gone	1930	RYM 14 of 1930, US Bullfrog 15 - 1932 (2 weeks)
34	Big Bill Broonzy	Somebody's Been Using That Thing	1930	POP 13 of 1930, RYM 27 of 1930
35	Isham Jones	Trees	1930	US Bullfrog 13 - 1930 (4 weeks), RYM 47 of 1930
36	Jimmie Rodgers	Blue Yodel No.9 (Standin' on the Corner)	1930	RYM 11 of 1931, Acclaimed 1737
37	Louis Armstrong	Memories Of You	1930	US Bullfrog 18 - 1930 (1 weeks), RYM 45 of 1930
38	Cab Calloway & His Cotton Club Orchestra	St Louis Blues	1930	US Bullfrog 16 - 1930 (2 weeks), Scrobulate 88 of swing
39	Jimmie Rodgers	Anniversary Blue Yodel	1930	US Bullfrog 19 - 1930 (1 weeks), RYM 68 of 1930
40	Comedian Harmonists	Wochenend und Sonnenschein	1930	RYM 2 of 1930