Uncovering the Next Generation's Hall of Fame

| ⇦ 1930 | 1932 ⇨ |
The Best Music of 1931
Here is a selection of the best albums and songs from 1931. Hall of Famers are highlighted in orange.
For a list of the top artists who made their debut recording in 1931, check out this list.
| Albums (?) | Wikipedia | |
| Songs (?) | Wikipedia | |
| Bessie Smith | Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl | ☆ |
| Billie Holiday | All of Me | ☆ |
| Blind Willie Johnson | The Soul of a Man | ☆ |
| Cab Calloway | Minnie The Moocher | ☆ |
| Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | Mood Indigo | ☆ |
| Skip James | Devil Got My Woman | ☆ |
| The Carter Family | When I'm Gone | ☆ |
| The Mills Brothers | Tiger Rag | ☆ |
| ⇦ 1930 | 1932 ⇨ |