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Songs from the Year 1931

This page lists the top songs of 1931 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	Cab Calloway & His Cotton Club Orchestra	Minnie the Moocher	1931	US Bullfrog 1 - 1931 (17 weeks), RYM 1 of 1931, US BB 3 of 1931, POP 3 of 1931, RIAA 82, Scrobulate 87 of swing, Acclaimed 649
2	Duke Ellington	Mood Indigo	1931	US Bullfrog 3 - 1931 (10 weeks), RYM 3 of 1931, US BB 7 of 1931, POP 7 of 1931, Acclaimed 518
3	Bing Crosby	Out of Nowhere	1931	US Bullfrog 1 - 1931 (8 weeks), US BB 13 of 1931, POP 13 of 1931, Europe 54 of the 1930s
4	Bing Crosby	At Your Command	1931	US Bullfrog 1 - 1931 (9 weeks), US BB 17 of 1931, POP 17 of 1931, Europe 48 of the 1930s
5	Ted Lewis	Just a Gigolo	1931	US BB 1 of 1931, POP 1 of 1931
6	The Mills Brothers	Tiger Rag	1931	US Bullfrog 1 - 1931 (13 weeks), US BB 10 of 1931, POP 10 of 1931
7	Guy Lombardo	(There Ought to Be A) Moonlight Savings Time	1931	US Bullfrog 1 - 1931 (8 weeks), US BB 14 of 1931, POP 14 of 1931
8	Fred Waring & the Pennsylvanians	I Found a Million Dollar Baby (In a Five & Dime store)	1931	US Bullfrog 1 - 1931 (6 weeks), US BB 16 of 1931, POP 16 of 1931
9	Bing Crosby	Just One More Chance	1931	US Bullfrog 1 - 1931 (19 weeks), POP 15 of 1931, Europe 19 of the 1930s
10	Guy Lombardo	By the River St Marie	1931	US Bullfrog 1 - 1931 (11 weeks), US BB 18 of 1931, POP 18 of 1931
11	Kate Smith	When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain	1931	US Bullfrog 1 - 1931 (8 weeks), US BB 19 of 1931, POP 19 of 1931
12	Duke Ellington	Rockin' in Rhythm	1931	US BB 11 of 1931, POP 11 of 1931, RYM 15 of 1931, US Bullfrog 19 - 1931 (1 weeks)
13	Guy Lombardo	Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight	1931	US BB 4 of 1931, POP 4 of 1931, RYM 40 of 1931
14	Ray Noble	Lady of Spain	1931	US Bullfrog 5 - 1931 (15 weeks), US BB 12 of 1931, POP 12 of 1931
15	Ben Selvin	Smile Darn Ya Smile	1931	US BB 8 of 1931, POP 8 of 1931, US Bullfrog 14 - 1931 (2 weeks)
16	Wayne King	Dream a Little Dream of Me	1931	US BB 9 of 1931, POP 9 of 1931, RYM 14 of 1931
17	Ethel Waters	I Got Rhythm	1931	POP 2 of 1931, US Bullfrog 17 - 1931 (1 weeks)
18	Pat O'Malley	Goopy Geer	1931	Peel list 1 of 1931
19	Jacques Renard	As Time Goes By	1931	US 1940s 3 - Mar 1943, POP 6 of 1931
20	Wayne King & His Orchestra	Dream a Little Dream of Me	1931	US Bullfrog 1 - 1931 (12 weeks)
21	Gus Arnheim & His Orchestra	Sweet & Lovely	1931	US Bullfrog 1 - 1931 (14 weeks)
22	Ted Lewis & His Orchestra	Just a Gigolo	1931	US Bullfrog 1 - 1931 (8 weeks)
23	Guy Lombardo	Goodnight Sweetheart	1931	US Bullfrog 1 - 1931 (11 weeks)
24	Wayne King & His Orchestra	Good Night Sweetheart	1931	US Bullfrog 1 - 1931 (15 weeks)
25	Cab Calloway & His Cotton Club Orchestra	Doin' the Rhumba	1931	RYM 1 of 1931
26	Bing Crosby	Just a Gigolo	1931	Peel list 3 of 1931, US Bullfrog 12 - 1931 (2 weeks)
27	Cab Calloway & His Cotton Club Orchestra	St James Infirmary	1931	US Bullfrog 3 - 1931 (8 weeks), RYM 43 of 1931
28	Cab Calloway & His Cotton Club Orchestra	Kickin' the Gong Around	1931	US Bullfrog 4 - 1931 (7 weeks), RYM 20 of 1931
29	Duke Ellington	Limehouse Blues	1931	RYM 5 of 1931, US Bullfrog 13 - 1931 (3 weeks)
30	Louis Armstrong	(I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal You	1931	RYM 6 of 1931, US Bullfrog 13 - 1931 (3 weeks)
31	Ruth Etting	I'm Good for Nothing but Love	1931	US Bullfrog 7 - 1931 (6 weeks), RYM 85 of 1931
32	Cab Calloway & His Cotton Club Orchestra	Between the Devil & the Deep Blue Sea	1931	US Bullfrog 15 - 1931 (3 weeks), RYM 20 of 1931
33	Duke Ellington	Creole Rhapsody (Parts 1 & 2)	1931	RYM 17 of 1931, US Bullfrog 18 - 1931 (2 weeks)
34	Duke Ellington	Blue Again	1931	US Bullfrog 12 - 1931 (2 weeks), RYM 48 of 1931
35	Cab Calloway & His Cotton Club Orchestra	Nobody's Sweetheart	1931	US Bullfrog 13 - 1931 (2 weeks), RYM 43 of 1931
36	Gus Arnheim	Sweet & Lovely	1931	US BB 20 of 1931, POP 20 of 1931
37	Louis Armstrong	The Peanut Vendor	1931	US Bullfrog 15 - 1931 (2 weeks), RYM 33 of 1931
38	Cab Calloway & His Cotton Club Orchestra	Six or Seven Times	1931	US Bullfrog 14 - 1931 (2 weeks), RYM 40 of 1933
39	The Carter Family	Lonesome Valley	1931	US Bullfrog 15 - 1931 (2 weeks), RYM 92 of 1935
40	Ruth Etting	Good Night Sweetheart	1931	US Bullfrog 17 - 1931 (2 weeks), RYM 84 of 1931