PLAYBACK.FM (Website) TOP SINGLES FOR 1931*

https://playback.fm/year/1931

No. Song-Artist-Peak Month
 1 MINNIE THE MOOCHER-CAB CALLOWAY & HIS COTTON CLUB ORCHESTRA-APRIL
 2 JUST A GIGOLO-TED LEWIS-February
 3 MOOD INDIGO-DUKE ELLINGTON & HIS FAMOUS ORCHESTRA-March
 4 DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME-WAYNE KING-May
 5 OUT OF NOWHERE-BING CROSBY-May
 6 TIGER RAG-MILLS BROTHERS-December
 7 STARDUST-ISHAM JONES-May	
 8 GOODNIGHT SWEETHEART-Guy Lombardo-July	
 9 AT YOUR COMMAND-Bing Crosby-August
10 GOODNIGHT SWEETHEART-Wayne King-July	
11 Stardust-Louis Armstrong-May	
12 Just One More Chance-Bing Crosby-July
13 I Got Rhythm-Red Nichols & His Five Pennies-January
14(There Ought To Be A) Moonlight Savings Time-Guy Lombardo-June 
15 I Found A Million Dollar Baby (In a Five & Dime store)-Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians-June 
16 By The River St.Marie-Guy Lombardo-May
17 When The Moon Comes Over The Mountain-Kate Smith-July	
18 Sweet & Lovely-Gus Arnheim & his Orchestra-July	
19 Rockin' In Rhythm-Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra-March 
20 Sugar Blues-Clyde McCoy & His Orchestra-May
21 It's The Girl-Boswell Sisters & Dorsey Brothers Orchestra-September
22 Just A Gigolo-Bing Crosby-April
23 Lazy River-Louis Armstrong-June	
24 Lady Of Spain-Ray Noble & His Orchestra-November
25 Smile Darn Ya Smile-Ben Selvin-July
26 Tico-Tico no Fuba-Orquestra Colbaz-July	
27 Oh Donna Clara-Layton & Johnstone-July	
28 I Got Rhythm-Ethel Waters-January
29 Dancing In The Dark-Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians-August
30 Bacon,Beans and Limousines-Will Rogers-July	
31 Dancing In The Dark-Bing Crosby-October
32 Goodnight Sweetheart-Russ Columbo-July
33 Love For Sale-Libby Holman-March
34 I'll Bw Glad When You're Dead.You Rascal You-Louis Armstrong-November
35 Time On My Hands (You In My Arms)-Smith Ballew & His Piping Rock Orchestra-July
36 Cuban Love Song-Jacques Renard & His Orchestra-November
37 Siboney-Alfredo Brito & His Siboney Orchestra-June
38 Se Voce Jurar-Francisco Alves & Mario Reis-July	
39 Goodnight Sweetheart-Al Bowlly-July
40 Cuban Love Song-Paul Whiteman-November
41 Out of Nowhere-Leo Reisman-May
42 When It's Sleepy Time Down South-Mildred Baley,Romancers,Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra-December
43 The Thrill Is Gone-Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees-October
44 St.James Infirmary-Cab Calloway & his Cotton Club Orchestra-June
45 De Papo Pro Ar-Gastao Formenti-July	
46 Somebody Loves You-Ted Lewis & His Band-May
47 I Don't Know Why (i Just Do)-Ernie Burchill,Andy Hansen,Bill Enger,Wayne King &-September
48 (There Ought To Be A) Moonlight Savings Time-Hal Kemp & His Orchestra-June
49 I Found A Million Dollar Baby-Bing Crosby-August
50 An Ev'ning In Caroline-Ted Lewis & His Band-December
51 Home-Peter Van Steeden & His Orchestra-July	
52 When Yuba Plays The Rhumba On The Tuba-Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees-August
53 Now That You're Gone-Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians-October
54 Sweet & Lovely-Guy Lombardo-July	
55 Wabash Moon-Wayne King & His Orchestra-April
56 Kickin' The Gong Around-Cab Calloway & his Cotton Club Orchestra-December	
57 I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl-Bessie Smith-July	
58 Com Que Roupa?-Noel Rosa-July	
59 Experience Blues-Ruth Willis-July	
60 That Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine-Gene Autry & Jimmy Long-July	
 
*This list was compiled with charts from various 
western industrialized  nations (primarily the USA and UK).