| title | artist | year | album |
| B. P. O. E. (Elks’ Song) | Nat M. Wills | 1908 | The Famous Tramp Comedian |
| Baby Blue Eyes | Guido Deiro | 1922 | Complete Recorded Works, Volume 4 |
| A Baby’s Prayer at Twilight (For Her Daddy Over There) | Henry Burr | 1917 | Anthology: The Original King of Pop |
| Back Back to Baltimore | Bob Roberts | 1904 | 1905: "Deliver Daniel From the Lion's Den" |
| Back Home in Tennessee (Introducing: I Love to Stay at Home) | Prince’s Band | 1915 | 1915: "They'd Sooner Sleep on Thistles" |
| Back In Your Own Back Yard [test or prototype record] | Hit of the Week Orchestra | ca. 1929 | The Complete Hit of the Week Recordings, Volume 1 |
| Back to My Old Home Town | Jack Norworth | 1910 | Together and Alone |
| Back to the Carolina You Love | Al Jolson | 1914 | 1915: "They'd Sooner Sleep on Thistles" |
| Bagdad | Billy Murray | 1912 | 1913: "Come and See the Big Parade" |
| Bake Dat Chicken Pie | Arthur Collins and Byron Harlan | 1907 | 1907: "Dear Old Golden Rule Days" |
| Ballet Music from Mathias Sandorph | William Tuson | ca. 1903 | Masters of the Clarinet, 1892-1920 |
| Ballin’ The Jack | Elsie Janis and Basil Hallam | 1915 | Sweetheart of the A.E.F. |
| Ballin’ the Jack | Prince’s Band | ca. 1914 | 1914: "Her Memory Haunts You" |
| Ballin’ the Jack | Victor Military Band | 1914 | Centennial |
| Ballin’ the Jack | Victor Military Band | 1914 | The Product of Our Souls |
| Ballyhoo Theme Song “Cheer Up” | Eddie Cantor with Phil Spitalny’s Music | 1931 | The Complete Hit of the Week Recordings, Volume 3 |
| Ballyhoo Theme Song “Cheer Up” [vocal] | Eddie Cantor with Phil Spitalny’s Music | 1931 | The Complete Hit of the Week Recordings, Volume 3 |
| Bambalina | Paul Whiteman’s Orchestra | 1923 | 1923: "Gonna Play the Villain Part" |
| Band of Gideon | Fisk University Jubilee Quartet | 1911 | There Breathes a Hope: The Legacy of John Work II and His Fisk Jubilee Quartet, 1909-1916 |
| The Band of Gideon | Fisk University Jubilee Quartet | 1911 | There Breathes a Hope: The Legacy of John Work II and His Fisk Jubilee Quartet, 1909-1916 |
| The Band Played On | Dan W. Quinn | 1895 | The 1890s, Vol. 1: "Wipe Him Off the Land" |
| Banjo Song | Fisk University Jubilee Quartet | 1909 | There Breathes a Hope: The Legacy of John Work II and His Fisk Jubilee Quartet, 1909-1916 |
| Banks Of The Wabash [ad for College Humor Magazine] | College Humor Trio | 1931 | The Complete Hit of the Week Recordings, Volume 3 |
| Barbara Allen | Royal Dadmun | 1922 | Before the Big Bang |
| Barcarolle | R. Nathaniel Dett | 1919 | Lost Sounds: Blacks and the Birth of the Recording Industry, 1891-1922 |
| Barn Dance from Florodora | Peerless Orchestra | 1901 | Before the Big Bang |
| Barndomshemmet | Henry Corsell and Ebba Frederickson | 1923 | Swede Home Chicago |
| Barney Google | Ernest Hare and Billy Jones | 1923 | 1923: "Gonna Play the Villain Part" |
| Barney Google | Original Capitol Orchestra | 1923 | Centennial |
| Barnyard (Quiet in the Country) and The Holy City | Harry Heath & unknown female | ca. 1896-1900 | Waxing the Gospel: Mass Evangelism and the Phonograph, 1890-1900 |
| Baseball Game | Joe Weber and Lew Fields | 1916 | The Mike and Meyer Files |
| Battle Hymn of the Republic | Charles Harrison and Columbia Stellar Quartette | 1917 | 1918: "Like the Sunshine After Rain" |
| Be My Little Baby Bumble Bee | Ada Jones and Billy Murray | 1912 | 1912: "Waitin' on the Levee" |
| Beans! Beans!! Beans!!! | Eddie Morton | 1912 | Ed. Morton's "Bit of Broadway" |
| Beans, Beans, Beans | Opal Cooper | 1917 | Lost Sounds: Blacks and the Birth of the Recording Industry, 1891-1922 |
| Beans, Beans, Beans | Gus Van | 1918 | Pennant-Winning Battery of Songland |
| Beatrice Fairfax, Tell Me What to Do | Dan W. Quinn | 1915 | Anthology: The King of Comic Singers, 1894-1917 |
| Beautiful City of God [excerpt] | Ira D. Sankey | 1899 | Waxing the Gospel: Mass Evangelism and the Phonograph, 1890-1900 |
| Beautiful Eyes | Ada Jones | 1909 | 1909: "Talk of Your Scand'lous Times" |
| Beautiful Isle of Somewhere | Harold Jarvis | 1908 | 1909: "Talk of Your Scand'lous Times" |
| Beautiful Ohio | Henry Burr | 1918 | 1919: "Jazzin' Around and Paintin' the Town" |
| Beautiful Ohio | Waldorf-Astoria Dance Orchestra | 1918 | 1919: "Jazzin' Around and Paintin' the Town" |
| Beautiful Ohio Blues | Dabney’s Band | 1919 | After Midnight |
| Because I’m Married Now | Billy Murray | 1907 | 1907: "Dear Old Golden Rule Days" |
| Because You’re You | Elise Stevenson and Harry Macdonough | 1906 | 1907: "Dear Old Golden Rule Days" |
| Bedelia | Haydn Quartet | 1903 | 1904: "Call It the Land of Dreams" |
| Bedelia | Billy Murray | 1903 | 1904: "Call It the Land of Dreams" |
| Bedelia | Billy Murray | 1903 | Anthology: The Denver Nightingale |
| Believe Me if All Those Endearing Young Charms | Chas. P. Lowe | ca. 1898 | The 1890s, Vol. 2: "Wear Yer Bran' New Gown" |
| The Belle of the Barber’s Ball | Ada Jones and Billy Murray | 1910 | Monarchs of Minstrelsy |
| Ben Hador | Kalman Juvelier | ca. 1901-1903 | Attractive Hebrews: The Lambert Yiddish Cylinders, 1901-1905 |
| Berkeley March | Joseph P. Cullen And William G. Collins | 1898 | Real Ragtime: Disc Recordings From Its Heyday |
| Betty Boop | Phil Spitalny’s Music | 1932 | The Complete Hit of the Week Recordings, Volume 4 |
| Betty Co-Ed [take F] | Phil Spitalny’s Music | 1930 | The Complete Hit of the Week Recordings, Volume 1 |
| Betty Co-Ed [take G] | Phil Spitalny’s Music | 1930 | The Complete Hit of the Week Recordings, Volume 1 |
| Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea | Ralph Kirbery and Orchestra | 1932 | The Complete Hit of the Week Recordings, Volume 4 |
| Beulah Land [excerpt] | Prof. John R. Sweney | 1892 | Waxing the Gospel: Mass Evangelism and the Phonograph, 1890-1900 |
| Biddy | The Benson Orchestra of Chicago | 1920 | The Benson Orchestra of Chicago, 1920-1921 |
| Bier Walzer | Anonymous | 1889-90 | Etching the Voice |
| Bill Bailey, Won’t You Please Come Home | Dan W. Quinn | 1902 | Anthology: The King of Comic Singers, 1894-1917 |
| Bill from Louisville | Eddie Morton | 1911 | Ed. Morton's "Bit of Broadway" |
| Bill Simmons | Arthur Collins | 1906 | 1906: "When Things Was Lookin' Bright" |
| Billy (She Always Dreams of Bill) | American Quartet | 1911 | 1911: "Up, Up a Little Bit Higher" |
| Bimini Bay | The Benson Orchestra of Chicago | 1921 | The Benson Orchestra of Chicago, 1920-1921 |
| Bin a Lustige Bueb | Charles Schoenenberger | ca. 1920-1921 | Alpine Dreaming |
| Bird Imitations | Joe Belmont | 1902 | The Pink Lambert: A Collection of the First Celluloid Cylinders |
| The Bird On Nellie’s Hat | Helen Trix | 1906 | 1907: "Dear Old Golden Rule Days" |
| Birds of the Forest | Bohumir Kryl and Leroy Haines | 1903 | World-Famous Wizard of the Cornet |
| Birmingham Blues | Edith Wilson and The Original Jazz Hounds | 1922 | "Ain't Gonna Settle Down": The Pioneering Blues of Mary Stafford and Edith Wilson |
| Birmingham Jail | Cal and Gid Carson | ca. 1931-1932 | The Complete Hit of the Week Recordings, Volume 2 |
| Birthday Celebration & Rock of Ages & Old Hundred | Mr. Joseph Sawyer and family | 1894 | Waxing the Gospel: Mass Evangelism and the Phonograph, 1890-1900 |
| The Black Sheep Blues | Midway Dance Orchestra | 1923 | Centennial |
| Blessed Assurance | Ira D. Sankey | 1899 | Waxing the Gospel: Mass Evangelism and the Phonograph, 1890-1900 |
| Blest Be the Tie | J. J. Fisher | 1898 | Waxing the Gospel: Mass Evangelism and the Phonograph, 1890-1900 |
| Blind Man Blues | Mary Stafford and Her Jazz Band | 1921 | "Ain't Gonna Settle Down": The Pioneering Blues of Mary Stafford and Edith Wilson |
| Bliv min, så är världen min | Henry Corsell | 1924 | Swede Home Chicago |
| Blue (I) | McMurray’s California Thumpers | 1922 | The Moaninest Moan of Them All |
| Blue (II) | McMurray’s California Thumpers | 1922 | The Moaninest Moan of Them All |
| Blue Again | Benrus Radio Orchestra | 1931 | The Complete Hit of the Week Recordings, Volume 2 |
| Blue Bell | Byron G. Harlan and Frank C. Stanley | 1904 | 1904: "Call It the Land of Dreams" |
| Blue Bell | Bohumir Kryl | ca. 1905 | World-Famous Wizard of the Cornet |
| Blue Bell | Harry Macdonough & Haydn Quartet | 1904 | 1904: "Call It the Land of Dreams" |
| Blue Bells of Scotland | Anonymous | 1890-95 | Etching the Voice |
| Blue Bells of Scotland | Louis Christie | 1903 | Masters of the Clarinet, 1892-1920 |
| Blue Bells of Scotland | Theodore Pusinelli | ca. 1905 | Masters of the Clarinet, 1892-1920 |
| Blue Bird, Where Are You? | Sophie Tucker | 1922 | Origins of the Red Hot Mama, 1910-1922 |
| Blue Diamonds | Guido Deiro | 1920 | Complete Recorded Works, Volume 3 |
| Blues My Naughtie Sweetie Gives To Me | Dabney’s Novelty Orchestra | 1919 | After Midnight |
| Bluin’ the Blues | Wilbur Sweatman’s Original Jazz Band | 1918 | Jazzin' Straight Thru' Paradise |
| Boarding the Folsom / A Few Conundrums [2 indexed tracks] | Unknown | ca. 1892 | Actionable Offenses: Indecent Phonograph Recordings from the 1890s |
| Boccaccio | Anonymous | 1889-90 | Etching the Voice |
| Bohemian Girl Selection | Arthur Pryor’s Band | 1903 | Echoes from Asbury Park |
| Bolero Les Alsachiennes | August Stengler | 1897 | Masters of the Clarinet, 1892-1920 |
| Boll Weevil Blues | Gid Tanner | 1925 | Before the Big Bang |
| Bon Bon Buddy | Billy Murray | 1908 | 1908: "Take Me Out with the Crowd" |
| Bonaparte’s Retreat | A. A. Gray | 1924 | Before the Big Bang |
| Booster Fox Trot | Victor Military Band | 1915 | Real Ragtime: Disc Recordings From Its Heyday |
| Borrow from Me | Bert Williams | 1913 | The Middle Years, 1910-1918 |
| Boxing Scene | Neil O’Brien and James J. Corbett | 1929 | Monarchs of Minstrelsy |
| Bow-Wow | Wiedoeft Wadsworth Quartet | 1920 | The Missing Link |
| The Boy from Emmenthal | Charles Schoenenberger | ca. 1920-1921 | Alpine Dreaming |
| The Boy from the Forest | Charles Schoenenberger and Louisa Schneckenbuehl | ca. 1920-1921 | Alpine Dreaming |
| The Boys Who Won’t Come Home | Henry Burr | 1919 | The Great War: An American Musical Fantasy |
| Brass Band Ephraham Jones | Al Jolson | 1912 | Monarchs of Minstrelsy |
| Breeze (Blow My Baby Back to Me) | Dabney’s Novelty Band | 1919 | After Midnight |
| Bregeiro (Rio Brazilian Maxixe) | Joan Sawyer’s Persian Garden Orchestra | 1914 | Lost Sounds: Blacks and the Birth of the Recording Industry, 1891-1922 |
| Breitenbush March | Guido Deiro | 1923 | Complete Recorded Works, Volume 4 |
| Brethren Rise! | Fisk University Jubilee Quartet | 1916 | There Breathes a Hope: The Legacy of John Work II and His Fisk Jubilee Quartet, 1909-1916 |
| Bright Eyes | Leo F. Reisman Orchestra | 1921 | 1921: "Make Believe and Smile" |
| Bring Back Those Minstrel Days | Al Campbell and Jack Kaufman | 1926 | At the Minstrel Show |
| Bring Back Those Wonderful Days | Bert Williams | 1919 | His Final Releases, 1919-1922 |
| Broken Doll | Nora Bayes | 1916 | Together and Alone |
| Brother Low Down | Bert Williams | 1921 | His Final Releases, 1919-1922 |
| Brother Michael, Won’t You Hand Down that Rope | Oriole Quartette | ca. 1895 | Lost Sounds: Blacks and the Birth of the Recording Industry, 1891-1922 |
| Bryan Believed in Heaven (That’s Why He’s in Heaven Tonight) | Arthur Fields | 1925 | Anthology: Singer, Songwriter, Soldier |
| Buddy’s Habit | King Oliver’s Jazz Band | 1923 | Centennial |
| Buddy’s Habits | Charley Straight and His Orchestra | 1923 | Centennial |
| Buffalo Rag | Vess L. Ossman | 1906 | 1906: "When Things Was Lookin' Bright" |
| Bugle Blues | Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds | 1921 | Centennial |
| Bugle Call Blues | Ford Dabney’s Syncopated Orchestra | 1922 | After Midnight |
| Bugle Calls of the United States Army | Bugle Calls | ca. 1902-04 | Centennial |
| Bull Frog and Coon Medley | Five Brown Brothers | 1911 | Broadway's Favorite Clowns |
| Bull Frog Blues | Six Brown Brothers | 1916 | Those Moaning Saxophones |
| The Bullfrog and the Coon | Five Brown Brothers | 1911 | Those Moaning Saxophones |
| The Bully | May Irwin | 1907 | The High Priestess of Jollity & The Southern Singer |
| The Bully | May Irwin | 1907 | 1907: "Dear Old Golden Rule Days" |
| Bürgschaft | Anonymous | 1889-90 | Etching the Voice |
| Burmese Belles | Art Hickman’s Orchestra | 1919 | The San Francisco Sound, Volume 1 |
| Burning Sands | Harry Raderman’s Orchestra | 1922 | The Moaninest Moan of Them All |
| But | Wilbur Sweatman’s Original Jazz Band | 1920 | Jazzin' Straight Thru' Paradise |
| Butcher’s Boy | Kelly Harrell | 1925 | Before the Big Bang |
| By My Side | Sam Lanin’s Dance Ensemble | 1931 | The Complete Hit of the Week Recordings, Volume 2 |
| By the Beautiful Sea | Heidelberg Quintet | 1914 | Floating Down the River |
| By the Beautiful Sea | Heidelberg Quintette | 1914 | 1914: "Her Memory Haunts You" |
| By the Beautiful Sea | Ada Jones and Billy Watkins | 1914 | 1914: "Her Memory Haunts You" |
| By thy cold breast (Byron’s “Manfred”) | Anonymous | 1890-95 | Etching the Voice |
| By The Fireside | Rudy Vallee and Orchestra | 1932 | The Complete Hit of the Week Recordings, Volume 4 |
| By the Light of the Silvery Moon | Billy Murray and the Haydn Quartet | 1910 | Anthology: The Denver Nightingale |
| By the Light of the Silv’ry Moon | Billy Murray and Haydn Quartet | 1909 | 1910: "Act Two, Scene New" |
| By The Pyramids | Gene Rodemich’s Orchestra | 1921 | The Missing Link |
| By The River Sainte Marie | Dick Robertson’s Orchestra | 1931 | The Complete Hit of the Week Recordings, Volume 2 |
| By The Sycamore Tree | Rudy Vallee with his Connecticut Yankees | 1932 | The Complete Hit of the Week Recordings, Volume 4 |
| By the Sycamore Tree Medley | Vess L. Ossman and William Parke Hunter | 1904 | Real Ragtime: Disc Recordings From Its Heyday |
| By the Watermelon Vine | Arthur Collins | ca. 1904-1905 | 1904: "Call It the Land of Dreams" |
| Bye Bye Blues | Bert Lown and His Hotel Biltmore Music | 1930 | The Complete Hit of the Week Recordings, Volume 1 |