Uncovering the Next Generation's Hall of Fame

| ⇦ 1938 | 1940 ⇨ |
The Best Music of 1939
Here is a selection of the best albums and songs from 1939. Hall of Famers are highlighted in orange.
For a list of the top artists who made their debut recording in 1939, check out this list.
| Albums (?) | Wikipedia | |
| Lead Belly | Negro Sinful Songs | ☆ |
| Woody Herman and His Orchestra | Bulls on Parade | ☆ |
| Songs (?) | Wikipedia | |
| Art Tatum | Tea for You | ☆ |
| Benny Goodman Feat. Lionel Hampton & Charlie Chris | Memories of You | ☆ |
| Billie Holiday | Strange Fruit | ☆ |
| Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys | Ida Red | ☆ |
| Cab Calloway | (Hep! Hep!) The Jumping Jive | ☆ |
| Eddy Arnold | Texarkana Baby | ☆ |
| Gene Autry | Back In The Saddle Again | ☆ |
| Glenn Miller | In The Mood | ☆ |
| Glenn Miller Orchestra | Moonlight Serenade | ☆ |
| Jimmy Yancey | La Salle Street Breakdown | ☆ |
| Judy Garland | Over the Rainbow | ☆ |
| Judy Garland & Mickey Rooney | Good Morning | ☆ |
| Kate Smith | God Bless America | ☆ |
| Oliver Hardy | Shine On, Harvest Moon | ☆ |
| Sister Rosetta Tharpe | This Train | ☆ |
| Sister Rosetta Tharpe | That's All | ☆ |
| The Andrews Sisters | Beer Barrel Polka | ☆ |
| The Ink Spots | If I Didn't Care | ☆ |
| The Rouse Brothers | Orange Blossom Special | ☆ |
| Vera Lynn | We'll Meet Again | ☆ |
| ⇦ 1938 | 1940 ⇨ |