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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Other • Top 1000

Top Songs of 1942

1941 <-

1942

-> 1943

Video playlist

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Date

Title

Album

Points

US
peak

US
R&B
peak

Comment

Video

10/1942

White Christmas by Bing Crosby

398

✫1
US

✫1
R&B

[Academy Award for Best Original Song 1942]
[Decca 23778]
written by Irving Berlin

11/1942

There Are Such Things by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

392

✫1
US

2
R&B

vocals by Frank Sinatra & The Pied Pipers
[Victor 27974]
written by Stanley Adams, Abel Baer & George W. Meyer

12/1942

I Had the Craziest Dream by Harry James and His Orchestra

383

✫1
US

4
R&B

vocals by Helen Forrest
[Columbia 36659]
written by Harry Warren & Mack Gordon

1942

Moonlight Cocktail by The Glenn Miller Orchestra

355

✫1
US

[Bluebird 11401]
written by Kim Gannon & Lucky Roberts

1942

(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo by The Glenn Miller Orchestra

354

✫1
US

[Victor 27934]
written by Mack Gordon & Harry Warren

04/1942

Sleepy Lagoon by Harry James and His Orchestra

351

✫1
US

written by Eric Coates & Jack Lawrence

04/1942

Tangerine by Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra

351

✫1
US

vocals by Bob Eberly & Helen O'Connell
written by Victor Schertzinger & Johnny Mercer

1942

A String of Pearls by The Glenn Miller Orchestra

351

✫1
US

[Bluebird 11382]
written by Jerry Gray

07/1942

Jingle Jangle Jingle by Kay Kyser and His Orchestra

351

✫1
US

vocals by Harry Babbitt
written by Frank Loesser & Joseph J. Lilley

10.

01/1942

Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol' Me) by Woody Herman and His Orchestra

350

✫1
US

written by Harold Arlen & Johnny Mercer

11.

1942

Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone else but Me) by The Glenn Miller Orchestra

350

✫1
US

[Bluebird 11474]
written by Charles Tobias (as Charlie Tobias), Lew Brown & Sam H. Stept (as Sam Stept)

12.

04/1942

Who Wouldn't Love You by Kay Kyser and His Orchestra

303

2
US

written by Bill Carey & Carl Fischer

13.

04/1942

Jersey Bounce by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra

303

2
US

written by Tiny Bradshaw, Eddie Johnson, Bobby Plater & Buddy Feyne (as Robert B. Wright)

14.

1942

Serenade in Blue by The Glenn Miller Orchestra

303

2
US

[Victor 27935]
written by Harry Warren & Mack Gordon

15.

10/1942

When the Lights Go On Again (All Over the World) by Vaughn Monroe

303

2
US

written by Bennie Benjamin, Eddie Seiler & Sol Marcus

16.

10/1942

Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition! by Kay Kyser and His Orchestra

302

2
US

vocals by the Glee Club
written by Frank Loesser

17.

02/1942

I Don't Want to Walk Without You by Harry James and His Orchestra

302

2
US

vocals by Helen Forrest
written by Jule Styne & Frank Loesser

18.

09/1942

My Devotion by Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra

302

2
US

written by Johnny Napton & Roc Hillman

19.

08/1942

He Wears a Pair of Silver Wings by Kay Kyser and His Orchestra

302

2
US

vocals by Harry Babbitt
written by Eric Maschwitz & Michael Carr

20.

01/1942

I Said No! by Alvino Rey and His Orchestra

302

2
US

written by Frank Loesser & Jule Styne

21.

11/1942

Mister Five by Five by Harry James and His Orchestra

302

2
US

vocals by Helen Forrest
written by Don Raye & Gene De Paul (as Gene DePaul)

22.

10/1942

Der Fuehrer's Face by Spike Jones and His City Slickers

255

3
US

vocals by Carl Grayson
written by Oliver Wallace

23.

07/1942

Just as Though You Were Here by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

255

3
US

vocals by Frank Sinatra & The Pied Pipers
written by John Benson Brooks & Eddie DeLange (as Edgar De Lange)

24.

02/1942

Deep in the Heart of Texas by Alvino Rey and His Orchestra

255

3
US

vocals by bill schallen & skeets herfurt
written by Don Swander & June Hershey

25.

09/1942

I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen by Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye

255

3
US

vocals by Don Cornell
written by Irving Berlin

26.

03/1942

Deep in the Heart of Texas by Bing Crosby

255

3
US

[Decca 4162]
written by Don Swander & June Hershey

27.

01/1942

Remember Pearl Harbor by Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye

255

3
US

vocals by the Glee Club
written by Sammy Kaye & Don Reid

28.

06/1942

One Dozen Roses by Harry James and His Orchestra

240

4
US

vocals by Jimmy Saunders
written by Walter Donovan, Dick Jurgens, Al Lewis & Country Washburne

29.

07/1942

Jingle Jangle Jingle by The Merry Macs

240

4
US

written by Frank Loesser & Joseph J. Lilley

30.

02/1942

Blues in the Night by Dinah Shore

240

4
US

[Bluebird 11436]
written by Harold Arlen & Johnny Mercer

31.

02/1942

Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol' Me) (Parts 1 & 2) by Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra

239

4
US

written by Harold Arlen & Johnny Mercer

32.

08/1942

Idaho by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra

239

4
US

vocals by Dick Haymes
written by Jesse A. Stone

33.

09/1942

Amen by Jester Hairston

239

4
US

vocals by Rose Blane
written by Roger Segure, Bill Hardy (as William Hardy) & Vic Schoen

34.

04/1942

Somebody Else Is Taking My Place by Russ Morgan

218

5
US

written by Dick Howard, Bob Ellsworth & Russ Morgan

35.

03/1942

Somebody Else Is Taking My Place by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra

218

5
US

vocals by Peggy Lee
written by Dick Howard, Bob Ellsworth & Russ Morgan

36.

08/1942

Strictly Instrumental by Harry James and His Orchestra

218

5
US

written by Edgar Battle, Bennie Benjamin, Sol Marcus & Eddie Seiler

37.

09/1942

My Devotion by Vaughn Monroe

218

5
US

written by Johnny Napton & Roc Hillman

38.

09/1942

Amen by Woody Herman and His Orchestra

218

5
US

written by Roger Segure, Bill Hardy & Vic Schoen

39.

09/1942

Take Me by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

217

5
US

vocals by Frank Sinatra
written by Rube Bloom & Mack David

40.

10/1942

Strip Polka by Kay Kyser and His Orchestra

217

5
US

vocals by Jack Martin & the Glee Club
written by Johnny Mercer

41.

1942

(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover by The Glenn Miller Orchestra

199

6
US

[Bluebird 11397]
written by Walter Kent & Nat Burton

42.

10/1942

Strip Polka by The Andrews Sisters

199

6
US

written by Johnny Mercer

43.

12/1942

Mr. Five by Five by Freddie Slack and His Orchestra

187

10
US

✫1
R&B

written by Don Raye & Gene De Paul (as Gene DePaul)

44.

1942

Sweet Eloise by The Glenn Miller Orchestra

181

7
US

[Bluebird 27879]
written by Mack David & Russ Morgan

45.

1942

Skylark by The Glenn Miller Orchestra

181

7
US

[Bluebird 11462]
written by Hoagy Carmichael & Johnny Mercer

46.

1942

Juke Box Saturday Night by The Glenn Miller Orchestra

181

7
US

[Victor 1509]
written by Al Stillman (as Albert Stillman) & Paul McGrane

47.

1942

Everything I Love by The Glenn Miller Orchestra

181

7
US

vocal by Ray Eberle
[Bluebird 11365]
written by Cole Porter

48.

09/1942

Strip Polka by Johnny Mercer

180

7
US

[Capitol 103]
written by Johnny Mercer

49.

03/1942

Deep in the Heart of Texas by Horace Heidt and His Musical Knights

180

7
US

written by Don Swander & June Hershey

50.

01/1942

(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover by Kay Kyser and His Orchestra

180

7
US

vocals by Harry Babbitt
written by Walter Kent & Nat Burton

51.

08/1942

Cow-Cow Boogie by Freddie Slack and His Orchestra

178

9
US

6
R&B

written by Don Raye, Benny Carter & Gene De Paul (as Gene DePaul)

52.

06/1942

One Dozen Roses by Dinah Shore

165

8
US

[Victor 27881]
written by Walter Donovan, Dick Jurgens, Al Lewis & Country Washburne

53.

11/1942

Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition! by The Merry Macs

165

8
US

written by Frank Loesser

54.

02/1942

Rose O'Day (The Filla-Ga-Dusha Song) by Kate Smith

164

8
US

written by Al Lewis & Charles Tobias

55.

06/1942

One Dozen Roses by Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra

164

8
US

vocals by Pee Wee Hunt
written by Walter Donovan, Dick Jurgens, Al Lewis & Country Washburne

56.

03/1942

Miss You by Dinah Shore

164

8
US

[Victor 11322]
written by Charles Tobias, Henry Tobias & Harry Tobias

57.

06/1942

Johnny Doughboy Found a Rose in Ireland by Kay Kyser and His Orchestra

164

8
US

written by Al Goodhart & Kay Twomey

58.

01/1942

This Is No Laughing Matter by Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra

164

8
US

vocals by Garry Stevens & the Stardusters
written by Buddy Kaye & Al Frisch

59.

09/1942

Strip Polka by Alvino Rey and His Orchestra

164

8
US

vocals by the Four King Sisters
written by Johnny Mercer

60.

09/1942

I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen by Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra

164

8
US

written by Irving Berlin

61.

01/1942

Tonight We Love by Freddy Martin and His Orchestra

164

8
US

vocals by Clyde Rogers
written by Bobby Worth

62.

03/1942

Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol' Me) by Cab Calloway

164

8
US

as Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
dizzy gillespie on trumpet
written by Harold Arlen & Johnny Mercer

63.

03/1942

A Zoot Suit (For My Sunday Gal) by Kay Kyser and His Orchestra

164

8
US

vocals by Sully Mason
written by L. Wolfe Gilbert & Bob O'Brien

64.

12/1942

When the Lights Go On Again (All Over the World) by Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra

157

14
US

✫1
R&B

vocals by Trevor Bacon
[Decca 18496]
written by Bennie Benjamin, Eddie Seiler & Sol Marcus

65.

1942

At Last by The Glenn Miller Orchestra

153

9
US

[Victor 27934]
written by Harry Warren & Mack Gordon

66.

06/1942

Miss You by Bing Crosby

152

9
US

[Decca 4183]
written by Charles Tobias, Henry Tobias & Harry Tobias

67.

11/1942

Manhattan Serenade by Harry James and His Orchestra

152

9
US

vocals by Helen Forrest
written by Louis Alter & Harold Adamson

68.

06/1942

Johnny Doughboy Found a Rose in Ireland by Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians

152

9
US

vocals by Kenny Gardner
written by Al Goodhart & Kay Twomey

69.

06/1942

Jersey Bounce by Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra

152

9
US

written by Tiny Bradshaw, Eddie Johnson, Bobby Plater & Buddy Feyne (as Robert B. Wright)

70.

04/1942

I Remember You by Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra

152

9
US

vocals by Bob Eberly; hit for Ada Jones in 1909
written by Johnny Mercer & Victor Schertzinger

71.

04/1942

I Don't Want to Walk Without You by Bing Crosby

152

9
US

[Decca 4184]
written by Jule Styne & Frank Loesser

72.

10/1942

He's My Guy by Harry James and His Orchestra

152

9
US

vocals by Helen Forrest
written by Don Raye & Gene De Paul (as Gene DePaul)

73.

02/1942

(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover by Kate Smith

152

9
US

written by Walter Kent & Nat Burton

74.

1942

Always in My Heart by The Glenn Miller Orchestra

140

10
US

vocal by Ray Eberle
[Bluebird 11438]
written by Kim Gannon & Manny Lecouna

75.

11/1942

Daybreak by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

140

10
US

vocals by Frank Sinatra
written by Ferde Grofé & Harold Adamson

76.

08/1942

Take Me by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra

139

10
US

vocals by Dick Haymes
written by Rube Bloom & Mack David

77.

08/1942

My Devotion by Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra

139

10
US

vocals by Bob Eberly
written by Johnny Napton & Roc Hillman

78.

01/1942

I Said No by Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra

139

10
US

vocals by Bob Eberly & Helen O'Connell
written by Frank Loesser & Jule Styne

79.

12/1942

Dearly Beloved by Dinah Shore

139

10
US

[Victor 27970]
written by Johnny Mercer & Jerome Kern

80.

1942

Trav'lin' Light by Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra

119

23
US

✫1
R&B

[Capitol 116]
written by James "Trummy" Young, Jimmy Mundy (as James Mundy) & Johnny Mercer

81.

09/1942

My Devotion by The Four King Sisters

116

13
US

written by Johnny Napton & Roc Hillman

82.

12/1942

Brazil (Aquarela Do Brasil) by Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra

116

17
US

8
R&B

vocals by Bob Eberly
[Decca 18460]
written by Ary Barroso & Bob Russell

83.

09/1942

Be Careful It's My Heart by Bing Crosby

110

14
US

[Decca 18424]
written by Irving Berlin

84.

06/1942

Johnny Doughboy Found a Rose in Ireland by Kenny Baker

110

14
US

written by Al Goodhart & Kay Twomey

85.

03/1942

Deep in the Heart of Texas by The Merry Macs

110

14
US

written by Don Swander & June Hershey

86.

11/1942

Dearly Beloved by Johnnie Johnston

107

15
US

[Capitol 120]
written by Johnny Mercer & Jerome Kern

87.

10/1942

Manhattan Serenade by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

107

15
US

vocals by Jo Stafford
written by Louis Alter & Harold Adamson

88.

03/1942

I Don't Want to Walk Without You by Dinah Shore

107

15
US

[Bluebird 11423]
written by Jule Styne & Frank Loesser

89.

08/1942

Be Careful, It's My Heart by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

107

15
US

vocals by Frank Sinatra
written by Irving Berlin

90.

1942

American Patrol by The Glenn Miller Orchestra

107

15
US

[Victor 27873]
written by Frank W. Meacham

91.

1942

The Story of a Starry Night by The Glenn Miller Orchestra

107

15
US

[Bluebird 14462]
written by Al Hoffman, Manny Curtis (as Mann Curtis) & Jerry Livingston

92.

08/1942

Idaho by Alvino Rey and His Orchestra

101

16
US

written by Jesse A. Stone

93.

01/1942

(There'll Be Blue Birds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover by Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye

101

16
US

vocals by Arthur Wright and Choir
written by Walter Kent & Nat Burton

94.

05/1942

Skylark by Harry James and His Orchestra

101

16
US

vocals by Helen Forrest
written by Hoagy Carmichael & Johnny Mercer

95.

02/1942

How About You? by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

101

16
US

vocals by Frank Sinatra
written by Ralph Freed & Burton Lane

96.

05/1942

By the Light of the Silv'ry Moon by Ray Noble and His Orchestra

101

16
US

vocals by Snooky Lanson
written by Gus Edwards & Edward Madden

97.

12/1942

A Touch of Texas by Freddy Martin and His Orchestra

101

16
US

vocals by Eddie Stone & Glenn Hughes
written by Frank Loesser & Jimmy McHugh

98.

11/1942

White Christmas by Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra

101

16
US

[Christmas]
vocals by Bob Carroll
written by Irving Berlin

99.

06/1942

Johnny Doughboy Found a Rose in Ireland by Freddy Martin and His Orchestra

101

16
US

vocals by Clyde Rogers
written by Al Goodhart & Kay Twomey

100.

05/1942

Tangerine by Vaughn Monroe

100

16
US

written by Victor Schertzinger & Johnny Mercer

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