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Songs from the Year 1942

This page lists the top songs of 1942 in the source charts. The way that the various charts are combined to reach this final list is described on the in the site generation page.

Between 1920 and 1940 there are very few available charts (at that we can find), hence these results should be treated with caution since they are mostly based on subjective charts.

# Artist Song Title Year Chart Entries
1 Bing Crosby White Christmas 1942 US Bullfrog 1 - Dec 1946 (6 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Oct 1942, US BB 1 of 1942, US 1 for 11 weeks Oct 1942, Global 1 (50 M sold) - 1942, Oscar in 1942, RYM 1 of 1942, POP 1 of 1942, Europe 2 of the 1940s, RIAA 2, Scrobulate 2 of christmas, UK 5 - Dec 1977, AFI 5, Norway 6 - Dec 1959, US BB 7 - Dec 1955, Acclaimed 306
2 Glenn Miller Moonlight Cocktail 1942 US Bullfrog 1 - 1942 (19 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Feb 1942, US 1 for 10 weeks Feb 1942, US BB 6 of 1942, POP 6 of 1942, RYM 18 of 1942, Europe 55 of the 1940s
3 Glenn Miller (I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo 1942 US Bullfrog 1 - 1942 (20 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Aug 1942, US 1 for 7 weeks Sep 1942, US BB 10 of 1942, POP 10 of 1942, RYM 41 of 1942, Europe 44 of the 1940s
4 Jimmy Dorsey Tangerine 1942 US Bullfrog 1 - 1942 (16 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Apr 1942, US 1 for 6 weeks May 1942, US BB 4 of 1942, POP 4 of 1942, Europe 82 of the 1940s
5 Kay Kyser Jingle, Jangle, Jingle 1942 US Bullfrog 1 - 1942 (13 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Jul 1942, US 1 for 8 weeks Jul 1942, US BB 13 of 1942, POP 21 of 1942, Europe 66 of the 1940s
6 Woody Herman Blues in the Night 1942 US Bullfrog 1 - Dec 1941 (18 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Jan 1942, US 1 for 1 weeks Feb 1942, POP 8 of 1942
7 Harry James Sleepy Lagoon 1942 US Bullfrog 1 - 1942 (21 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Apr 1942, US 1 for 4 weeks Jun 1942, POP 12 of 1942
8 Benny Goodman Jersey Bounce 1942 US Bullfrog 1 - 1942 (21 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Apr 1942, US BB 11 of 1942, POP 11 of 1942, Europe 79 of the 1940s, RYM 86 of 1942
9 Glenn Miller Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me) 1942 US Bullfrog 1 - 1942 (17 weeks), US 1940s 2 - May 1942, US BB 9 of 1942, POP 9 of 1942, RYM 11 of 1942
10 Kay Kyser Who Wouldn't Love You? 1942 US Bullfrog 1 - 1942 (23 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Apr 1942, US BB 18 of 1942, POP 24 of 1942, Europe 70 of the 1940s
11 Kay Kyser Praise The Lord & Pass the Ammunition 1942 US Bullfrog 1 - Oct 1942 (14 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Oct 1942, US BB 20 of 1943, POP 25 of 1943, Europe 65 of the 1940s
12 Kay Kyser Strip Polka 1942 US Bullfrog 1 - 1942 (11 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Oct 1942, US BB 20 of 1942, POP 25 of 1942, Europe 64 of the 1940s
13 Harry James I Don't Want to Walk Without You 1942 US Bullfrog 1 - 1942 (15 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Feb 1942, US BB 15 of 1942, POP 15 of 1942
14 Vaughn Monroe When The Lights Go On Again (All Over The World) 1942 US Bullfrog 1 - Oct 1942 (15 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Nov 1942, US BB 19 of 1943, POP 23 of 1943
15 Alveno Rey Deep in the Heart of Texas 1942 US BB 2 of 1942, POP 2 of 1942, US 1940s 3 - Feb 1942, RIAA 290
16 Vaughn Monroe My Devotion 1942 US Bullfrog 1 - 1942 (14 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Sep 1942, US BB 19 of 1942, POP 23 of 1942
17 Kay Kyser (There'll Be Bluebirds Over) the White Cliffs of Dover 1942 US Bullfrog 1 - Dec 1941 (13 weeks), US BB 3 of 1942, POP 3 of 1942
18 Roy Acuff Wabash Cannonball 1942 Global 7 (10 M sold) - 1942, US Bullfrog 12 - 1938 (2 weeks), RYM 35 of 1947, RIAA 137, Acclaimed 576
19 Dinah Shore Blues in the Night 1942 US Bullfrog 4 - 1942 (11 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Feb 1942, US BB 8 of 1942, POP 8 of 1942
20 Lena Horne Stormy Weather 1942 RYM 10 of 1942, US Bullfrog 21 - 1943 (1 weeks), RIAA 26, AFI 30, Acclaimed 1039
21 Freddy Martin Rose O'Day (The Filla-Da-Gusha Song) 1942 US Bullfrog 1 - 1942 (11 weeks), US BB 16 of 1942, POP 17 of 1942
22 Glenn Miller Serenade in Blue 1942 US Bullfrog 2 - 1942 (18 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Sep 1942, RYM 31 of 1942
23 Kay Kyser He Wears A Pair Of Silver Wings 1942 US Bullfrog 1 - 1942 (14 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Aug 1942
24 Benny Goodman Somebody Else is Taking My Place 1942 US 1940s 5 - Mar 1942, US BB 14 of 1942, POP 14 of 1942, US Bullfrog 30 - Jun 1948 (1 weeks)
25 Bing Crosby Moonlight Becomes You 1942 US Bullfrog 1 - Dec 1942 (17 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Dec 1942
26 Glenn Miller American Patrol 1942 RYM 7 of 1942, US Bullfrog 15 - 1942 (2 weeks), Europe 49 of the 1940s, Scrobulate 60 of swing
27 Spike Jones Der Fuhrer's Face 1942 US Bullfrog 3 - 1942 (16 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Oct 1942, Europe 74 of the 1940s
28 Bing Crosby Let's Start the New Year Right 1942 RYM 1 of 1942, US Bullfrog 18 - 1943 (1 weeks)
29 Tommy Dorsey & Frank Sinatra There Are Such Things 1942 US Bullfrog 1 - Nov 1942 (26 weeks), Europe 20 of the 1940s
30 Charlie Spivak My Devotion 1942 US Bullfrog 2 - 1942 (12 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Sep 1942
31 Xavier Cugat Brazil 1942 US Bullfrog 2 - 1943 (24 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Dec 1942
32 Frank Sinatra Night & Day 1942 RYM 3 of 1942, US Bullfrog 15 - Sep 1944 (3 weeks), Scrobulate 22 of easy listening
33 Glenn Miller Dearly Beloved 1942 US Bullfrog 4 - Oct 1942 (10 weeks), US 1940s 6 - Dec 1942, RYM 74 of 1942
34 The Andrews Sisters Strip Polka 1942 US Bullfrog 6 - 1942 (9 weeks), US 1940s 6 - Oct 1942, Europe 38 of the 1940s
35 Glenn Miller Skylark 1942 US Bullfrog 7 - 1942 (12 weeks), US 1940s 7 - May 1942, RYM 82 of 1942
36 Glenn Miller Everything I Love 1942 US Bullfrog 7 - 1942 (10 weeks), US 1940s 7 - Jan 1942, RYM 86 of 1941
37 Merry Macs Praise The Lord & Pass the Ammunition 1942 US Bullfrog 8 - 1942 (5 weeks), US 1940s 8 - Nov 1942, POP 22 of 1942
38 Glenn Miller Sweet Eloise 1942 US Bullfrog 7 - 1942 (14 weeks), US 1940s 8 - Aug 1942, RYM 76 of 1942
39 The Andrews Sisters Pennsylvania Polka 1942 POP 7 of 1942, RYM 16 of 1942, US Bullfrog 17 - 1942 (3 weeks)
40 Freddy Martin Tonight We Love 1942 US Bullfrog 8 - Dec 1941 (3 weeks), US 1940s 8 - Jan 1942, Europe 96 of the 1940s
41 Glenn Miller Always In My Heart 1942 US Bullfrog 10 - 1942 (5 weeks), US 1940s 10 - May 1942, RYM 84 of 1942
42 Dooley Wilson As Time Goes By 1942 AFI 2, UK 5 - Dec 1977
43 Glenn Miller At Last 1942 US Bullfrog 9 - 1942 (9 weeks), POP 20 of 1942, RYM 41 of 1942
44 Sammy Kaye I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen 1942 US Bullfrog 3 - 1942 (14 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Sep 1942
45 Bing Crosby Deep in the Heart of Texas 1942 US Bullfrog 3 - 1942 (9 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Mar 1942
46 Sammy Kaye Remember Pearl Harbor 1942 US Bullfrog 3 - 1942 (8 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Jan 1942
47 Woody Herman I'll Remember April 1942 US BB 17 of 1942, POP 19 of 1942, US Bullfrog 23 - 1942 (1 weeks)
48 Kay Kyser Johnny Doughboy Found A Rose In Ireland 1942 US Bullfrog 2 - 1942 (17 weeks), US 1940s 8 - Jun 1942
49 Lionel Hampton Flying Home 1942 US Bullfrog 23 - 1942 (2 weeks), Scrobulate 32 of swing, Acclaimed 1501
50 Benny Goodman Solo Flight 1942 US Bullfrog 20 - Jan 1944 (1 weeks), RYM 65 of 1942, Acclaimed 1938

© 2007-8, Steve Hawtin et al. Generated 28 Jul 2008 20:17 GMT. This data may be freely copied provided that the source is acknowledged, a link to the tsort.info site is prominently incorporated and the version number is attached (this data is version 1.5.0017).