Number 1 Songs in 1930 — UK and US Charts
"Tip-Toe Thru the Tulips with Me"
Nick Lucas
Originally from the 1929 film Gold Diggers of Broadway, this novelty hit carried over as one of the most popular songs in Britain during early 1930, helped by the growing popularity of gramophone records.
"Stein Song (University of Maine)"
Rudy Vallee
Rudy Vallee's energetic recording of the University of Maine fight song became one of the biggest hits of 1930, selling over a million copies and reflecting the public's desire for upbeat escapism during the early Depression.
Biggest Films of 1930 — Box Office Hits
All Quiet on the Western Front
Box Office: $3 million
Lewis Milestone's harrowing adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque's anti-war novel won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Its unflinching depiction of trench warfare resonated deeply with audiences still haunted by the Great War and was banned in Nazi Germany.
Fashion and Style of 1930
Fashion, clothing and visual culture from the era
Architecture and Buildings of 1930
Buildings completed and structures opened in 1930