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Music styles of the 1930s

10,044works
59,009pressings
15styles arrived
0styles peaked

Genres

Jazz29%
Pop28%
Folk, World, & Country16%
Other15%
Classical11%
Funk / Soul0%
Rock0%
Electronic0%
Hip Hop0%

Pressed on

Shellac98%
Flexi-disc1%
Vinyl0%
All Media0%
Acetate0%
Box Set0%

Arrived in the 1930s

Took offStyleWorks
1930 East Coast Blues222
1931 Big Band18,409
1931 Impressionist2,912
1933 Min'yō432
1934 Harpsichord445
1934 Shidaiqu331
1935 Swing18,865
1935 Gypsy Jazz1,177
1935 Chinese Classical858
1935 Western Swing784
1936 Novelty6,601
1936 Fado1,523
1937 Delta Blues1,266
1937 Rebetiko948
1939 Ballet801

Most-pressed works of the 1930s

TitleArtistYearPressings
Sunrise Serenade / Moonlight SerenadeGlenn Miller And His Orchestra193955
Dans La Fumée / Parlez-Moi D'AmourLucienne Boyer193040
Lied Eines Jungen Wachtpostens / Drei Rote RosenLale Andersen193939
Sinfonie Nr. 6 In H-Moll, Op. 74 (Pathétique)Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky193838
Chant GrégorienChœur Des Moines De L'Abbaye Saint-Pierre De Solesmes193035
Op. 61 - Concerto In D Major For Violin And OrchestraFritz Kreisler193734
Indian Love Call / Ah! Sweet Mystery Of LifeJeanette MacDonald193632
WaltzesFrédéric Chopin193531
Hot Pretzels / Beer Barrel-PolkaWill Glahé Und Sein Musette-Orchester193928
The Music Of Johann StraussEugene Ormandy193527
Ol' Man River / I Still Suits Me Paul Robeson193627
Symphony No. 6 In F Major ("Pastoral")Ludwig van Beethoven193727
The Donkey Serenade / Giannina MiaAllan Jones (5)193827
Sing, Sing, SingBenny Goodman And His Orchestra193826
Amapola / TabouLecuona Cuban Boys193525
J'attendrai... / Sombreros Et MantillesRina Ketty193824
An Der Schönen Blauen Donau / Gold Und SilberMarek Weber Und Sein Orchester193023
La Petite Tonkinoise / J'ai Deux AmoursJosephine Baker193023
Barber Of Seville - OverturePhilharmonic-Symphony Orchestra Of New York193023
Nutcracker SuitePyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky193523
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Built from the Discogs monthly data dumps (CC0), snapshot 2026-09-01. Counts are of catalogued works and pressings, not of listening.