Uncovering the Next Generation's Hall of Fame

| ⇦ 1937 | 1939 ⇨ |
The Best Music of 1938
Here is a selection of the best albums and songs from 1938. Hall of Famers are highlighted in orange.
For a list of the top artists who made their debut recording in 1938, check out this list.
| Albums (?) | Wikipedia | |
| Songs (?) | Wikipedia | |
| Artie Shaw | Begin the Beguine | ☆ |
| Artie Shaw | Nightmare | ☆ |
| Big Bill Broonzy | Black, Brown and White | ☆ |
| Bob Hope and Shirley Ross | Thanks for the Memory | ☆ |
| Count Basie | Blue and Sentimental | ☆ |
| Count Basie Orchestra | Jumpin' at the Woodside | ☆ |
| Ella Fitzgerald | A Tisket, A Tasket | ☆ |
| Ethel Waters | Jeepers Creepers | ☆ |
| Larry Clifton & His Orchestra | Heart and Soul | ☆ |
| Robert Johnson | Me and the Devil Blues | ☆ |
| Sister Rosetta Tharpe | Rock Me | ☆ |
| ⇦ 1937 | 1939 ⇨ |