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1939 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1939.

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The twenty-five popular records listed below were extracted from Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954,[4] record sales reported on the "Discography of American Historical Recordings" website, and other sources as specified. Numerical rankings are approximate, they are only used as a frame of reference.

Rank Artist Title Label Recorded Released Chart positions
1 Glenn Miller and his Orchestra "In the Mood"[5] Bluebird 10416 August 1, 1939 (1939-08-01) September 15, 1939 (1939-09-15) US Billboard 1939 #1, US #1 for 12 weeks, 30 total weeks, National Recording Registry 2004
2 Glahe Musette Orchestra "Beer Barrel Polka" Victor V-710 May 11, 1938 (1938-05-11) April 1939 (1939-04) US Billboard 1939 #2, US #1 for 4 weeks, 21 total weeks
3 Orrin Tucker and His Orchestra Vocal chorus Bonnie Baker "Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh!"[6] Columbia 35228 August 20, 1939 (1939-08-20) September 29, 1939 (1939-09-29) US Billboard 1939 #3, US #2 for 4 weeks, 14 total weeks, sold 1,500,000[7][8]
4 Glenn Miller and his Orchestra "Moonlight Serenade" Bluebird B-10214 April 4, 1939 (1939-04-04) April 26, 1939 (1939-04-26) US Billboard 1939 #4, US #3 for 1 week, 15 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 1991, ASCAP song of 1939
5 Judy Garland "Over the Rainbow" Decca 2672 July 28, 1939 (1939-07-28) August 1939 (1939-08) US Billboard 1939 #5, US #5 for 1 week, 12 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 1981, AFI 1, RIAA 1, Music Imprint 1 of 1930s, ASCAP song of 1938, National Recording Registry 2016
6 Kate Smith "God Bless America"[9] Victor 26198 March 21, 1939 (1939-03-21) April 5, 1939 (1939-04-05) US Billboard 1939 #6, US #5 for 1 week, 12 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 1982, National Recording Registry 2002
7 Glenn Miller and his Orchestra "Over the Rainbow"[10] Bluebird 10366 July 12, 1939 (1939-07-12) August 17, 1939 (1939-08-17) US Billboard 1939 #7, US #1 for 7 weeks, 15 total weeks
8 Larry Clinton and His Orchestra "Deep Purple"[11] Victor 26141 December 23, 1938 (1938-12-23) January 18, 1939 (1939-01-18) US Billboard 1939 #8, US #1 for 9 weeks, 13 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 2000
9 Frankie Masters and His Orchestra "Scatter Brain"[12] Vocalion 4915 May 25, 1939 (1939-05-25) August 1939 (1939-08) US Billboard 1939 #9, US #1 for 8 weeks, 16 total weeks
10 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (Vocal Martha Tilton) "And the Angels Sing"[13] Victor 26170 February 1, 1939 (1939-02-01) March 1, 1939 (1939-03-01) US Billboard 1939 #10, US #1 for 5 weeks, 14 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 1987
11 Mary Martin (Eddy Duchin Orchestra) ""My Heart Belongs to Daddy"[14] Brunswick 8282 December 2, 1938 (1938-12-02) January 1939 (1939-01) US Billboard 1939 #11, US #1 for 1 weeks, 16 total weeks
12 The Ink Spots ""If I Didn't Care" Decca 2286 January 12, 1939 (1939-01-12) February 9, 1939 (1939-02-09) US Billboard 1939 #12, US #2 for 1 week, 9 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 1987, National Recording Registry 2017, sold 19,000,000[7][15]
13 Bing Crosby "What's New?" Decca 2671 June 30, 1939 (1939-06-30) September 1939 (1939-09) US BB 1939 #13, US #2 for 2 weeks, 10 total weeks
14 Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra "South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)"[16] Bluebird 10376 August 1, 1939 (1939-08-01) August 14, 1939 (1939-08-14) US Billboard 1939 #14, US #1 for 5 weeks, 18 total weeks
15 Bob Crosby and His Orchestra "Day In, Day Out"[17] Decca 2703 July 24, 1939 (1939-07-24) August 1939 (1939-08) US Billboard 1939 #15, US #1 for 1 week, 13 total weeks
16 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra "(Hep-Hep) The Jumpin' Jive"[18] Vocalion 5005 July 17, 1939 (1939-07-17) August 1939 (1939-08) US Billboard 1939 #16, US #2 for 4 weeks, 12 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 2017
17 Glenn Miller and his Orchestra "Stairway to the Stars"[19] Bluebird 10276 May 9, 1939 (1939-05-09) May 22, 1939 (1939-05-22) US Billboard 1939 #17, US #1 for 4 weeks, 13 total weeks
18 Kay Kyser and His Orchestra "Three Little Fishies"[14] Brunswick 8358 April 8, 1939 (1939-04-08) May 1939 (1939-05) US Billboard 1939 #18, US #1 for 2 weeks, 9 total weeks
19 Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra "Penny Serenade" Victor 26150 January 20, 1939 (1939-01-20) February 1, 1939 (1939-02-01) US BB 1939 #19, US #2 for 1 week, 9 total weeks
20 Al Donahue and His Orchestra "Jeepers Creepers"[12] Vocalion 4513 November 23, 1938 (1938-11-23) December 1938 (1938-12) US Billboard 1939 #20, US #1 for 5 weeks, 13 total weeks
21 Glenn Miller and his Orchestra "The Man With The Mandolin"[20] Bluebird 10358 July 12, 1939 (1939-07-12) July 31, 1939 (1939-07-31) US Billboard 1939 #12, US #1 for 3 weeks, 10 total weeks
22 Glen Gray and Casa Loma Orchestra "Sunrise Serenade"[21] Decca 2321 February 17, 1939 (1939-02-17) March 1939 (1939-03) US Billboard 1939 #13, US #1 for 2 weeks, 16 total weeks
23 Woody Herman and His Orchestra "At the Woodchopper's Ball" Decca 2440 April 12, 1939 (1939-04-12) May 1939 (1939-05) US BB 1939 #23, US #9 for 1 week, 6 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 2002
24 The Andrews Sisters "Hold Tight, Hold Tight" Decca 2214 November 21, 1938 (1938-11-21) December 1938 (1938-12) US BB 1939 #24, US #2 for 1 week, 11 total weeks
25 Glen Gray and Casa Loma Orchestra "Heaven Can Wait"[22] Decca 2321 February 17, 1939 (1939-02-17) March 1, 1939 (1939-03-01) US Billboard 1939 #25, US #1 for 2 weeks, 13 total weeks

Additional recordings of historical interest, and songs that crossed over from Hillbilly (Country) and Race (R&B):

Rank Artist Title Label Recorded Released Chart positions
26 Glenn Miller and his Orchestra "Blue Orchids"[23] Bluebird 10372 July 26, 1939 (1939-07-26) August 14, 1939 (1939-08-14) US Billboard 1939 #18, US #1 for 1 week, 12 total weeks
27 The Ink Spots ""My Prayer" Decca 2790 September 18, 1939 (1939-09-18) October 1939 (1939-10) US Billboard 1939 #42, US #3 for 1 week, 12 total weeks
28 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra (Vocal Jack Leonard) "Our Love"[24] Victor 26202 March 15, 1939 (1939-03-15) April 5, 1939 (1939-04-05) US Billboard 1939 #19, US #1 for 1 week, 11 total weeks
29 Kay Kyser and His Orchestra "The Umbrella Man"[14] Brunswick 8225 September 1, 1938 (1938-09-01) November 1938 (1938-11) US Billboard 1939 #20, US #1 for 1 weeks, 11 total weeks
30 Glenn Miller and his Orchestra "Wishing (Will Make It So)"[25] Bluebird 10219 April 10, 1939 (1939-04-10) May 3, 1939 (1939-05-03) US Billboard 1939 #30, US #1 for 4 weeks, 14 total weeks
31 Artie Shaw and His Orchestra (Vocal Helen Forrest) "They Say"[26] Bluebird 10075 December 19, 1938 (1938-12-19) December 28, 1938 (1938-12-28) US Billboard 1939 #16, US #1 for 2 weeks, 8 total weeks
35 The Ink Spots "Address Unknown" Decca 2707 August 17, 1939 (1939-08-17) October 1939 (1939-10) US Billboard 1939 #30, US #1 for 1 week, 9 total weeks
45 Glenn Miller and his Orchestra "Moon Love"[27] Bluebird 10303 May 25, 1939 (1939-05-25) June 12, 1939 (1939-06-12) US Billboard 1939 #9, US #1 for 4 weeks, 16 total weeks
189 Walter Huston "September Song" Brunswick 8272 November 14, 1938 (1938-11-14) January 1939 (1939-01) US Billboard 1939 #189, US #12 for 1 week, 5 total weeks
190 Gene Autry "South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)"[18] Vocalion 5122 September 11, 1939 (1939-09-11) October 13, 1939 (1939-10-13) US Billboard 1939 #190, US #12 for 1 week, 4 total weeks, US BBHB 1939 #8, US Hillbilly #1 for 2 weeks, 22 total weeks, 1,000,000 sales[28]
325 Ted Weems And His Orchestra (vocal Perry Como) "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now" Decca 2919 October 5, 1939 (1939-10-05) December 1939 (1939-12) US Billboard 1939 #325, US #19 for 1 week, 1 total weeks

Race and blues hits

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Rank Artist Title Label Recorded Released Chart positions
1 The Ink Spots ""If I Didn't Care" Decca 2286 January 12, 1939 (1939-01-12) February 9, 1939 (1939-02-09) US Billboard 1939 #38, US #2 for 1 week, 9 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 1987, National Recording Registry 2017
2 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra "(Hep-Hep) The Jumpin' Jive"[18] Vocalion 5005 July 17, 1939 (1939-07-17) August 1939 (1939-08) US Billboard 1939 #25, US #2 for 4 weeks, 12 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 2017
3 The Ink Spots "Address Unknown" Decca 2707 August 17, 1939 (1939-08-17) October 1939 (1939-10) US Billboard 1939 #30, US #1 for 1 week, 9 total weeks
4 The Ink Spots ""My Prayer" Decca 2790 September 18, 1939 (1939-09-18) October 1939 (1939-10) US Billboard 1939 #42, US #3 for 1 week, 12 total weeks
5 Fats Waller "Good for Nothin' but Love"[29] Bluebird 10129 January 19, 1939 (1939-01-19) February 18, 1939 (1939-02-18) US Billboard 1939 #102, US #7 for 1 week, 6 total weeks
6 Chick Webb Orchestra (vocal Ella Fitzgerald) "'F.D.R. Jones" Decca 2105 October 6, 1938 (1938-10-06) November 1938 (1938-11) US Billboard 1939 #116, US #8 for 1 week, 6 total weeks
7 Chick Webb Orchestra (vocal Ella Fitzgerald) "Undecided"[30] Decca 2323 February 17, 1939 (1939-02-17) March 1939 (1939-03) US Billboard 1939 #120, US #8 for 1 week, 4 total weeks
8 Ella Fitzgerald And Her Famous Orchestra "I Want the Waiter (With the Water)"[31] Decca 2628 June 29, 1939 (1939-06-29) September 1939 (1939-09) US Billboard 1939 #138, US #9 for 1 week, 3 total weeks
9 Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra "Wizzin' the Wiz"[32] Victor 26233 April 5, 1939 (1939-04-05) May 3, 1939 (1939-05-03) US Billboard 1939 #153, US #10 for 1 week, 5 total weeks
10 Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra "When the Saints Go Marching In"[33] Decca 2230 May 13, 1938 (1938-05-13) January 1939 (1939-01) US Billboard 1939 #155, US #15 for 1 week, 3 total weeks
11 The Mills Brothers "Sweet Adeline (You're the Flower of My Heart)"[34] Decca 2285 January 24, 1939 (1939-01-24) February 9, 1939 (1939-02-09) US Billboard 1939 #160, US #10 for 1 week, 2 total weeks
12 Count Basie and His Orchestra "Jumpin' At The Woodside" Decca 2212 August 22, 1938 (1938-08-22) December 1938 (1938-12) US Billboard 1939 #174, US #11 for 1 week, 4 total weeks
13 Fats Waller "Hold Tight" Bluebird 10116 January 19, 1939 (1939-01-19) February 18, 1939 (1939-02-18) US Billboard 1939 #176, US #11 for 1 week, 4 total weeks
14 Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra "West End Blues" Decca 2480 February 1, 1939 (1939-02-01) May 1939 (1939-05) US Billboard 1939 #218, US #13 for 1 week, 1 total weeks
15 Mildred Bailey "Blame it on My Last Affair" Vocalion 04632 December 8, 1938 (1938-12-08) February 1939 (1939-02) US Billboard 1939 #219, US #13 for 1 week, 1 total weeks
16 Billie Holiday "Strange Fruit" Commodore 526 June 20, 1937 (1937-06-20) February 9, 1939 (1939-02-09) US Billboard 1939 #287, US #16 for 1 week, 2 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 1978, National Recording Registry 2002
18 Blind Boy Fuller "Big Leg Woman Gets My Pay" Vocalion 05030 July 12, 1939 (1939-07-12) November 1939 (1939-11)
19 Robert Johnson "Love in Vain Blues" Vocalion 04630 June 20, 1937 (1937-06-20) February 9, 1939 (1939-02-09)
20 Robert Johnson "Preachin' Blues (Up Jumped the Devil)" Vocalion 04630 November 27, 1936 (1936-11-27) February 9, 1939 (1939-02-09)
21 Lead Belly (Huddie Ledbetter) "The Gallis Pole" Musicraft 227 June 14, 1939 (1939-06-14) August 1939 (1939-08)
22 Lead Belly "The Bourgeois Blues" Musicraft 227 April 1, 1939 (1939-04-01) August 1939 (1939-08)
23 Lead Belly "The Boll Weevil" Musicraft 226 April 1, 1939 (1939-04-01) August 1939 (1939-08)

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Rank Artist Title Label Recorded Released Chart positions
1 Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians "Auld Lang Syne"[35] Decca 2478 March 7, 1939 (1939-03-07) December 1939 (1939-12)
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Classical music

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Premieres

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Composer Composition Date Location Performers
Bartók, Béla Violin Concerto No. 2 1939-03-23 Amsterdam Székely / Concertgebouw Orchestra – Mengelberg[36]
Bax, Arnold Symphony No. 7 1939-06-09 New York City (EXPO) New York Philharmonic – Boult[37]
Bliss, Arthur Piano Concerto 1939-06-10 New York City (EXPO) Solomon / New York Philharmonic – Boult[38]
Boughton, Rutland Symphony No. 3 (1937) 1939-01-01 London [unknown ensemble] – Pougnet[39]
Britten, Benjamin Young Apollo 1939-08-02 Toronto Britten / Toronto Melodic Strings – Chuhaldin[40]
Enescu, George Orchestral Suite No. 3, "Villageoise" (1938) 1939-02-02 New York City Carnegie Hall New York Philharmonic-Symphony – Enescu[41]
Ginastera, Alberto Harp Sonatina 1939-06-26 Buenos Aires Sebastiani[42]
Harris, Roy Symphony No. 3 1939-02-24 Boston Boston Symphony – Koussevitzky[43]
Hovhaness, Alan Exile (Symphony No. 1) (1936) 1939-05-26 London BBC Symphony – Heward[44]
Lutosławski, Witold Symphonic Variations 1939-06-17 Cracow, Poland Polish Radio Symphony – Fitelberg[45]
Messiaen, Olivier Chants de Terre et de Ciel 1939-01-23 Paris Bunlet, Messiaen[46]
Prokofiev, Sergei Alexander Nevsky, cantata 1939-05-17 Moscow Gagarina / Moscow Philharmonic – Prokofiev[47]
Prokofiev, Sergei Zdravitsa, cantata 1939-12-21 Moscow USSR Radio Symphony – Golovanov[48]
Rosenberg, Hilding Symphony No. 3 1939-12-11 Stockholm Swedish Radio Symphony – Rosenberg[49]
Shostakovich, Dmitri Symphony No. 6 1939-11-21 Leningrad Leningrad Philharmonic – Mravinsky[50]
Stravinsky, Igor Le roi des étoiles, cantata 1939-04-19 Brussels Brussels Radio Symphony – André[51]
Vaughan Williams, Ralph Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus 1939-06-10 New York City (EXPO) New York Philharmonic – Boult[52]
Walton, William Violin Concerto 1939-12-07 Cleveland Heifetz / Cleveland Orchestra – Rodziński[53]
Weinberger, Jaromír Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree 1939-10-12 New York City New York Philharmonic – Barbirolli[54]
Xian Xinghai Yellow River Cantata 1939-04-13 Yan'an, Vhina [unknown ensemble] – Wu Xiling[55][56]

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Jazz

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Main article: 1939 in jazz

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Poster for The Wizard of Oz

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References

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  1. ^ "Harry James Pencilled In". Variety. January 4, 1939. p. 165. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "Some New Highs". Variety. February 1939. p. 39. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  3. ^ Wolfe, Charles; Lornell, Kip (1992). The Life and Legend of Ledbelly. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-306-80896-8.
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  10. ^ "Victor matrix BS-038262. Over the rainbow / Ray Eberle; Glenn Miller Orchestra – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  11. ^ "Victor matrix BS-030475. Deep purple / Larry Clinton Orchestra; Bea Wain – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
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  17. ^ "Decca matrix 66000. Day in, day out / Bob Crosby Orchestra – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
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  20. ^ "Victor matrix BS-038264. The man with the mandolin / Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  21. ^ "Decca matrix 65035. Sunrise serenade-1 / Glen Gray Orchestra – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  22. ^ "Decca matrix 65037. Heaven can wait / Glen Gray Orchestra – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  23. ^ "Victor matrix BS-038139. Blue orchids / Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  24. ^ "Victor matrix BS-034400. Our love / Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  25. ^ "Victor matrix BS-035729. Wishing (Will make it so) / Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  26. ^ "Victor matrix BS-030733. They say / Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Helen Forrest – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  27. ^ "Victor matrix BS-037157. Moon love / Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
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  29. ^ "Victor matrix BS-031533. Good for nothin' but love / Fats Waller and his Rhythm – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  30. ^ "Decca matrix 65039. Undecided / Chick Webb Orchestra – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  31. ^ "Decca matrix 65905. I want the waiter (with the water) / Ella Fitzgerald – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  32. ^ "Victor matrix BS-035706. Wizzin' the wizz / Lionel Hampton Orchestra – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  33. ^ "Decca matrix 63778. When the Saints go marchin' in / Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  34. ^ "Decca matrix 64934. Sweet Adeline / Mills Brothers – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  35. ^ "Decca matrix 65215. Auld Lang Syne / Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
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