1939 in music

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

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.

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