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1942

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	Artist	Points	Songs
1.	The Glenn Miller Orchestra	3542	1942 • (I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo • 354 pts 1942 • (There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover • 199 pts 1942 • A String of Pearls • 351 pts 1942 • Always in My Heart • 140 pts 1942 • American Patrol • 107 pts 1942 • At Last • 153 pts 1942 • Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone else but Me) • 350 pts 1942 • Everything I Love • 181 pts 1942 • Humpty Dumpty Heart • 72 pts 1942 • Juke Box Saturday Night • 181 pts 1942 • Knit One, Purl Two • 75 pts 1942 • Moonlight Cocktail • 355 pts 1942 • Serenade in Blue • 303 pts 1942 • Skylark • 181 pts 1942 • Sweet Eloise • 181 pts 1942 • The Story of a Starry Night • 107 pts 1942 • This Is No Laughing Matter • 94 pts 1942 • We're the Couple in the Castle • 69 pts 1942 • Yesterday's Gardenias • 88 pts
2.	Harry James and His Orchestra	2581	02/1942 • I Don't Want to Walk Without You • 302 pts 04/1942 • Easter Parade • 100 pts 04/1942 • Sleepy Lagoon • 351 pts 05/1942 • Skylark • 101 pts 06/1942 • One Dozen Roses • 240 pts 08/1942 • But Not for Me • 100 pts 08/1942 • Strictly Instrumental • 218 pts 09/1942 • I Cried for You (Now It's Your Turn to Cry Over Me) • 91 pts 10/1942 • He's My Guy • 152 pts 11/1942 • Manhattan Serenade • 152 pts 11/1942 • Mister Five by Five • 302 pts 12/1942 • I Had the Craziest Dream • 383 pts 12/1942 • Daybreak • 88 pts
3.	Kay Kyser and His Orchestra	2076	01/1942 • (There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover • 180 pts 03/1942 • A Zoot Suit (For My Sunday Gal) • 164 pts 04/1942 • Who Wouldn't Love You • 303 pts 06/1942 • Johnny Doughboy Found a Rose in Ireland • 164 pts 07/1942 • Jingle Jangle Jingle • 351 pts 08/1942 • He Wears a Pair of Silver Wings • 302 pts 10/1942 • Strip Polka • 217 pts 10/1942 • Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition! • 302 pts 11/1942 • Can't Get Out of This Mood • 91 pts
4.	Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra	1767	01/1942 • I Said No • 139 pts 02/1942 • The White Cliffs of Dover • 100 pts 02/1942 • This Is No Laughing Matter • 88 pts 03/1942 • Arthur Murray Taught Me Dancing in a Hurry • 88 pts 04/1942 • Tangerine • 351 pts 04/1942 • I Remember You • 152 pts 06/1942 • Jersey Bounce • 152 pts 06/1942 • Always in My Heart • 82 pts 07/1942 • This Is Worth Fighting For • 95 pts 08/1942 • Take Me • 95 pts 08/1942 • My Devotion • 139 pts 10/1942 • Daybreak • 88 pts 10/1942 • Ev'ry Night About This Time • 82 pts 12/1942 • Brazil (Aquarela Do Brasil) • 116 pts
5.	Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra	1674	02/1942 • How About You? • 101 pts 03/1942 • What Is This Thing Called Love? • 100 pts 06/1942 • The Last Call for Love • 82 pts 07/1942 • Just as Though You Were Here • 255 pts 08/1942 • I'll Take Tallulah • 91 pts 08/1942 • Well, Git It! • 82 pts 08/1942 • Be Careful, It's My Heart • 107 pts 09/1942 • Take Me • 217 pts 10/1942 • Manhattan Serenade • 107 pts 11/1942 • Daybreak • 140 pts 11/1942 • There Are Such Things • 392 pts
6.	Benny Goodman and His Orchestra	1267	02/1942 • Blues in the Night • 91 pts 03/1942 • A String of Pearls • 91 pts 03/1942 • Somebody Else Is Taking My Place • 218 pts 04/1942 • Jersey Bounce • 303 pts 04/1942 • My Little Cousin • 91 pts 08/1942 • Take Me • 139 pts 08/1942 • Idaho • 239 pts 10/1942 • Serenade in Blue • 94 pts
7.	Dinah Shore	1167	01/1942 • I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good • 88 pts 02/1942 • Blues in the Night • 240 pts 03/1942 • I Don't Want to Walk Without You • 107 pts 03/1942 • Miss You • 164 pts 05/1942 • Skylark • 82 pts 06/1942 • One Dozen Roses • 165 pts 06/1942 • Sleepy Lagoon • 91 pts 08/1942 • He Wears a Pair of Silver Wings • 91 pts 12/1942 • Dearly Beloved • 139 pts
8.	Bing Crosby	1155	03/1942 • Deep in the Heart of Texas • 255 pts 04/1942 • I Don't Want to Walk Without You • 152 pts 06/1942 • Miss You • 152 pts 07/1942 • Skylark • 88 pts 09/1942 • Be Careful It's My Heart • 110 pts 10/1942 • White Christmas • 398 pts
9.	Alvino Rey and His Orchestra	822	01/1942 • I Said No! • 302 pts 02/1942 • Deep in the Heart of Texas • 255 pts 08/1942 • Idaho • 101 pts 09/1942 • Strip Polka • 164 pts
10.	Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra	804	01/1942 • This Is No Laughing Matter • 164 pts 09/1942 • Brother Bill • 82 pts 09/1942 • My Devotion • 302 pts 09/1942 • I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen • 164 pts 11/1942 • White Christmas • 91 pts
11.	Vaughn Monroe	794	01/1942 • The Shrine of Saint Cecilia • 82 pts 05/1942 • Tangerine • 100 pts 06/1942 • Three Little Sisters • 91 pts 09/1942 • My Devotion • 218 pts 10/1942 • When the Lights Go On Again (All Over the World) • 303 pts
12.	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	787	01/1942 • (There'll Be Blue Birds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover • 101 pts 01/1942 • Remember Pearl Harbor • 255 pts 07/1942 • Johnny Doughboy Found a Rose in Ireland • 94 pts 09/1942 • I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen • 255 pts 11/1942 • I Came Here to Talk for Joe • 82 pts
13.	Freddy Martin and His Orchestra	718	01/1942 • Rose O'Day (The Filla-Ga-Dusha-Song) • 94 pts 01/1942 • Tonight We Love • 164 pts 06/1942 • Johnny Doughboy Found a Rose in Ireland • 101 pts 08/1942 • Jingle, Jangle, Jingle • 94 pts 10/1942 • White Christmas • 82 pts 11/1942 • I Met Her on Monday • 82 pts 12/1942 • A Touch of Texas • 101 pts
14.	Woody Herman and His Orchestra	659	01/1942 • Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol' Me) • 350 pts 03/1942 • Rose O'Day • 91 pts 09/1942 • Amen • 218 pts
15.	The Merry Macs	514	03/1942 • Deep in the Heart of Texas • 110 pts 07/1942 • Jingle Jangle Jingle • 240 pts 11/1942 • Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition! • 165 pts
16.	The Andrews Sisters	476	01/1942 • The Shrine of Saint Cecilia • 95 pts 08/1942 • Three Little Sisters • 88 pts 10/1942 • Strip Polka • 199 pts 12/1942 • Mister Five by Five • 94 pts
17.	Freddie Slack and His Orchestra	365	08/1942 • Cow-Cow Boogie • 178 pts 12/1942 • Mr. Five by Five • 187 pts
18.	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	354	1942 • It Had to Be You • 20 pts 02/1942 • Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol' Me) (Parts 1 & 2) • 239 pts 05/1942 • I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town (Parts 1 & 2) • 94 pts
19.	Spike Jones and His City Slickers	328	1942 • Clink, Clink, Another Drink • 72 pts 10/1942 • Der Fuehrer's Face • 255 pts
20.	Kate Smith	316	02/1942 • (There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover • 152 pts 02/1942 • Rose O'Day (The Filla-Ga-Dusha Song) • 164 pts
21.	Horace Heidt and His Musical Knights	262	03/1942 • Deep in the Heart of Texas • 180 pts 06/1942 • Three Little Sisters • 82 pts
22.	Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra	251	08/1942 • I Want a Tall Skinny Papa • 94 pts 12/1942 • When the Lights Go On Again (All Over the World) • 157 pts
23.	Jester Hairston	239	09/1942 • Amen • 239 pts
24.	Connee Boswell	233	1942 • Moonlight Mood • 75 pts 1942 • South Wind • 79 pts 1942 • Why Don't You Fall in Love with Me? • 79 pts
25.	Russ Morgan	218	04/1942 • Somebody Else Is Taking My Place • 218 pts
26.	The Four King Sisters	208	01/1942 • Rose O'Day (The Filla-Ga-Dusha-Song) • 91 pts 09/1942 • My Devotion • 116 pts
27.	Kenny Baker	201	06/1942 • Johnny Doughboy Found a Rose in Ireland • 110 pts 07/1942 • Always in My Heart • 91 pts
28.	Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm	182	06/1942 • Breathless • 94 pts 07/1942 • Jersey Bounce • 88 pts
29.	Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra	182	08/1942 • He Wears a Pair of Silver Wings • 82 pts 11/1942 • White Christmas • 101 pts
30.	Johnny Mercer	180	09/1942 • Strip Polka • 180 pts
31.	Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra	164	06/1942 • One Dozen Roses • 164 pts
32.	Cab Calloway	164	03/1942 • Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol' Me) • 164 pts
33.	Orrin Tucker and His Orchestra	154	1942 • Dear Mom • 75 pts 1942 • She Don't Wanna • 79 pts
34.	Carson Robison	154	1942 • 1942 Turkey in the Straw • 75 pts 1942 • Mussolini's Letter to Hitler • 79 pts
35.	Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians	152	06/1942 • Johnny Doughboy Found a Rose in Ireland • 152 pts
36.	The Ink Spots	147	1942 • Ev'ry Night About This Time • 26 pts 1942 • Just as Though You Were Here • 18 pts 1942 • This Is Worth Fighting For • 20 pts 01/1942 • Someone's Rocking My Dream Boat • 82 pts
37.	Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra	119	1942 • Trav'lin' Light • 119 pts
38.	Duke Ellington	113	01/1942 • I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) • 94 pts 11/1942 • Hayfoot, Strawfoot • 18 pts
39.	Johnnie Johnston	107	11/1942 • Dearly Beloved • 107 pts
40.	Ray Noble and His Orchestra	101	05/1942 • By the Light of the Silv'ry Moon • 101 pts
41.	Dick Jurgens and His Orchestra	95	04/1942 • One Dozen Roses • 95 pts
42.	Elton Britt	94	09/1942 • There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere • 94 pts
43.	Gene Autry	94	08/1942 • Jingle Jangle Jingle • 94 pts
44.	Tommy Tucker Time	91	05/1942 • Johnny Doughboy Found a Rose in Ireland • 91 pts
45.	Art Kassel and His Kassels-in-the-Air	91	01/1942 • Angeline • 91 pts
46.	Barry Wood	82	09/1942 • Put-Put-Put (Your Arms Around Me) • 82 pts
47.	Louis Jordan	81	1942 • I'm Gonna Leave You on the Outskirts of Town • 34 pts 1942 • What's the Use of Getting Sober (When You Gonna Get Drunk Again) • 47 pts
48.	Phil Spitalny & His Orchestra	79	1942 • We Must Be Vigilant • 79 pts
49.	Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra	79	1942 • Dear Home in Holland • 79 pts
50.	Art Jarrett and His Orchestra	79	1942 • Buckle Down, Winsocki • 79 pts
51.	The Milt Herth Trio	75	1942 • I Wanna Go Back to West Virginia • 75 pts
52.	Dolly Dawn & Her Dawn Patrol	75	1942 • Pig Foot Pete • 75 pts
53.	Dick Robertson & His Orchestra	75	1942 • We Did It Before (And We Can Do It Again) • 75 pts
54.	The King Cole Trio	47	11/1942 • That Ain't Right • 47 pts
55.	Earl Hines and His Orchestra	47	1942 • Stormy Monday Blues • 47 pts
56.	Bea Booze	47	11/1942 • See See Rider Blues • 47 pts
57.	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy	47	1942 • Take It and Git • 47 pts
58.	Tampa Red	32	1942 • Let Me Play with Your Poodle • 32 pts
59.	Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra	29	1942 • Bicycle Bounce • 29 pts
60.	Fats Waller	26	1942 • The Jitterbug Waltz • 26 pts
61.	The Southern Sons	24	1942 • Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition • 24 pts
62.	Barney Bigard	24	11/1942 • C Blue • 24 pts
63.	Lil Green	22	1942 • Let's Be Friends • 22 pts
64.	Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra	22	11/1942 • Things Ain't What They Used to Be • 22 pts
65.	Artie Shaw and His Orchestra	22	1942 • Just Kiddin' Around • 22 pts
66.	The Royal Harmony Quartet	18	1942 • Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition • 18 pts

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