Uncovering the Next Generation's Hall of Fame

| ⇦ 1929 | 1931 ⇨ |
The Best Music of 1930
Here is a selection of the best albums and songs from 1930. Hall of Famers are highlighted in orange.
For a list of the top artists who made their debut recording in 1930, check out this list.
| Albums (?) | Wikipedia | |
| Songs (?) | Wikipedia | |
| Blind Willie Johnson | John the Revelator | ☆ |
| Duke Ellington | Mood Indigo | ☆ |
| Ethel Merman | I Got Rhythm | ☆ |
| Hoagy Carmichael & His Orchestra | Georgia on My Mind | ☆ |
| Irving Berlin | Puttin' On the Ritz | ☆ |
| Jimmie Rodgers | Standing on the Corner (Blue Yodel No. 9) | ☆ |
| Louis Armstrong | I Ain't Got Nobody (And Nobody Cares for Me) | ☆ |
| Son House | Death Letter Blues | ☆ |
| Son House | Preachin' the Blues | ☆ |
| Son House | Clarksdale Moan | ☆ |
| ⇦ 1929 | 1931 ⇨ |