- "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" by Ethel Waters (1932)
- "Stormy Weather" by Ethel Waters (1933)
- "Cheek to Cheek" by Fred Astaire (1935)
- "Begin the Beguine" by Artie Shaw (1935)
- "I've Got You Under My Skin" by Cole Porter (1936)
- "The Way You Look Tonight" by Fred Astaire (1936)
- "Pennies from Heaven" by Bing Crosby (1936)
- "You Are My Sunshine" by Jimmie Davis (1939)
- "Over the Rainbow" by Judy Garland (1939)
People in the 1930s listened to music primarily on the radio or with gramophones (phonographs).
Jazz was a popular genre during this time, and big band swing music, featuring artists such as Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, and Glenn Miller, was also very popular.