1942 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1942.

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The Andrew Sisters performing "Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree" in 1942.

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For each Year in Music (beginning 1940) and Year in Country Music (beginning 1939), a comprehensive Year End Top Records section can be found at mid-page (popular), and on the Country page. These charts are meant to replace the charts Billboard prints at the end of each year, because they are better. Keep reading.

The charts are compiled from data published by Billboard magazine, using their formulas, with slight modifications. Most important, there are no songs missing or truncated by Billboard's holiday deadline. Each year, records included enter the charts between the prior November and early December. Each week, fifteen points are awarded to the number one record, then nine points for number two, eight points for number three, and so on. This system rewards songs that reach the highest positions, as well as those that had the longest chart runs. This is our adjustment to Mr. Whitburn's formula, which places no. 1 records on top, then no 2 and so on, ordered by weeks at that position. This allows a record with 4 weeks at no. 1 that only lasted 6 weeks to be rated very high. Here, the total points of a song's complete chart run determines its position. Our chart has more songs, more weeks and may look nothing like Billboard's, but it comes from the exact same surveys.

Before the Hot100 was implemented in 1958, Billboard magazine measured a record's performance with three charts, 'Best-Selling Popular Retail Records', 'Records Most-Played On the Air' or 'Records Most Played By Disk Jockeys' and 'Most-Played Juke Box Records'. As Billboard did starting in the 1940s, the three totals for each song are combined, with that number determining the final year-end rank. For example, 1944's "A Hot Time in the Town of Berlin" by Bing and the Andrews Sisters finished at no. 19, despite six weeks at no. 1 on the 'Most-Played Juke Box Records'(JB) chart. It scored 126 points, to go with its Best-Selling chart (BS) total of 0. Martha Tilton's version of "I'll Walk Alone" peaked at no. 4 on the Juke Box chart, which only totalled 65 points, but her BS total was also 65, for a final total of 130, ranking no. 18. Examples like this can be found in "The Billboard" magazine up to 1958. By the way, the 'Records Most-Played On the Air' chart didn't begin until January 1945, which is why we only had two sub-totals.

Our rankings are based on Billboard data, but we also present info on recording and release dates, global sales totals, RIAA and BPI certifications and other awards. Rankings from other genres like 'Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs' or 'Most Played Juke Box Race Records', Country charts including 'Most Played Juke Box Folk (Hillbilly) Records', 'Cashbox magazine', and other sources are presented if they exist. We supplement our info with reliable data from the "Discography of American Historical Recordings" website, Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954[2] and other sources as specified.

Rank Artist Title Label Recorded Released Chart positions
1Bing Crosby"White Christmas"[3]Decca 18429May 29, 1942 (1942-05-29)July 30, 1942 (1942-07-30)US Billboard 1942 #1, US Pop #1 for 11 weeks, 17 total weeks, 191 points, 2,600,000 sales 1944, 50,000,000 2007,[4] Grammy Hall of Fame 1974
2Glenn Miller and his Orchestra"(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo"[5]Victor 27934August 1, 1942 (1942-08-01)September 12, 1942 (1942-09-12)US Billboard 1942 #2, US Pop #1 for 7 weeks, 18 total weeks, 181 points, 1,000,000 sales[2]
3Glenn Miller and his Orchestra"Moonlight Cocktail"[6]Bluebird 11401May 7, 1941 (1941-05-07)July 25, 1941 (1941-07-25)US Billboard 1942 #3, US Pop #1 for 10 weeks, 21 total weeks, 178 points, 1,000,000 sales[2]
4Kay Kyser and his Orchestra"Who Wouldn't Love You"[7]Columbia 36526April 4, 1942 (1942-04-04)June 20, 1942 (1942-06-20)US Billboard 1942 #4, US Pop #2 for 8 weeks, 25 total weeks, 157 points, 1,000,000 sales[2]
5Harry James and his Orchestra"Sleepy Lagoon"[7]Columbia 36549February 24, 1942 (1942-02-24)March 1942 (1942-03)US Billboard 1942 #5, US Pop #1 for 4 weeks, 23 total weeks, 153 points
6Kay Kyser and his Orchestra"Jingle Jangle Jingle"[7]Columbia 36604July 4, 1942 (1942-07-04)July 18, 1942 (1942-07-18)US Billboard 1942 #6, US Pop #1 for 8 weeks, 13 total weeks, 153 points, 1,000,000 sales[2]
7Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra (Vocal Bob Eberle & Helen O'connell)"Tangerine"[8]Decca 4123January 24, 1942 (1942-01-24)May 9, 1942 (1942-05-09)US Billboard 1942 #7, US Pop #1 for 6 weeks, 20 total weeks, 148 points
8Glenn Miller and his Orchestra"A String of Pearls"[9]Bluebird 11382December 27, 1941 (1941-12-27)February 7, 1942 (1942-02-07)US Billboard 1942 #8, US Pop #1 for 2 weeks, 22 total weeks, 128 points, 1,000,000 sales[2]
9Benny Goodman and his Orchestra"Jersey Bounce"[10]Okeh 6590March 14, 1942 (1942-03-14)April 25, 1942 (1942-04-25)US Billboard 1942 #9, US Pop #2 for 6 weeks, 23 total weeks, 119 points
10Kay Kyser and his Orchestra"Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition"[7]Columbia 36640October 17, 1942 (1942-10-17)October 31, 1942 (1942-10-31)US Billboard 1942 #10, US Pop #2 for 7 weeks, 14 total weeks, 109 points, 1,000,000 sales[2]
11Glenn Miller and his Orchestra"Serenade in Blue"[11]Victor 27935September 12, 1942 (1942-09-12)October 10, 1942 (1942-10-10)US Billboard 1942 #11, US Pop #2 for 1 weeks, 19 total weeks, 92 points
12Glenn Miller and his Orchestra"Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree (With Anyone else But Me)"[12]Bluebird 11474March 21, 1942 (1942-03-21)June 6, 1942 (1942-06-06)US Billboard 1942 #12, US Pop #2 for 2 weeks, 20 total weeks, 81 points
13Woody Herman and His Orchestra"Blues In the Night"[13]Decca 4030November 8, 1941 (1941-11-08)December 1941 (1941-12)US Billboard 1942 #13, US Pop #1 for 1 weeks, 21 total weeks, 78 points
14Harry James and his Orchestra"I Don't Want To Walk Without You"[14]Columbia 36478December 11, 1941 (1941-12-11)January 2, 1942 (1942-01-02)US Billboard 1942 #14, US Pop #2 for 5 weeks, 17 total weeks, 77 points
15Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra"When The Lights Go On Again (All Over The World)"[15]Victor 27945July 8, 1942 (1942-07-08)July 24, 1942 (1942-07-24)US Billboard 1942 #15, US Pop #2 for 1 weeks, 18 total weeks, 77 points
16Kay Kyser and his Orchestra"He Wears a Pair of Silver Wings"[7]Columbia 36604August 8, 1942 (1942-08-08)September 5, 1942 (1942-09-05)US Billboard 1942 #16, US Pop #2 for 4 weeks, 12 total weeks, 70 points
17Charlie Spivak and his Orchestra"My Devotion"[7]Columbia 36620September 5, 1942 (1942-09-05)October 3, 1942 (1942-10-03)US Billboard 1942 #17, US Pop #2 for 2 weeks, 13 total weeks, 70 points
18Alvino Rey and his Orchestra"I Said No!"[16]Bluebird 11391December 27, 1941 (1941-12-27)February 21, 1942 (1942-02-21)US Billboard 1942 #18, US Pop #2 for 1 weeks, 15 total weeks, 54 points
19Spike Jones and His City Slickers"Der Fuehrer's Face"[17]Bluebird 11586July 28, 1942 (1942-07-28)September 11, 1942 (1942-09-11)US Billboard 1942 #19, US Pop #3 for 1 week, 16 total weeks, 50 points
20Harry James and His Orchestra (vocal Helen Forrest)"Mister Five By Five"[7]Columbia 36650July 31, 1942 (1942-07-31)October 1942 (1942-10)US Billboard 1942 #20, US Pop #2 for 1 weeks, 15 total weeks, 48 points

Classical music

Premieres
ComposerCompositionDateLocationPerformers
Barber, SamuelSecond Essay for Orchestra1942-04-16New York CityNew York Philharmonic – Walter[18]
Britten, BenjaminA Ceremony of Carols1942-12-05Norwich, UKMason / The Fleet Street Choir – Lawrence[19]
Britten, BenjaminDiversions for Piano Left Hand and Orchestra1942-01-16PhiladelphiaWittgenstein / Philadelphia Orchestra – Ormandy[20]
Carpenter, John AldenSymphony No. 21942-10-22New York CityNew York Philharmonic – Walter[21]
Chávez, CarlosPiano Concerto1942-01-01New York CityEugene List (piano) New York Philharmonic – Mitropoulos[22]
Copland, AaronStatements1942-01-07New York CityNew York Philharmonic – Bernstein[23]
Casella, AlfredoPaganiniana1942-04-14ViennaVienna Philharmonic – Böhm[24]
Finzi, GeraldLet Us Garlands Bring1942-10-12LondonIrvin, Ferguson[25]
Guarnieri, CamargoAbertura concertante1942-06-02São PauloArtistic Culture Society Orchestra – De Souza Lima[26]
Jolivet, AndréCosmogonie1942-03-04NiceFrench National Symphony – D'Auriol[27]
Krenek, ErnstI Wonder as I Wander1942-12-11MinneapolisMinneapolis Symphony – Mitropoulos[28]
Maderna, BrunoPiano Concerto1942-06-22VeniceGorini / Marcello Conservatory Orchestra – Gracis[29]
Martin, FrankSonata da chiesa for flute and organ1942-06-11Lausanne, SwitzerlandM. Martin, Faller[30]
Martinů, BohuslavSymphony No. 11942-11-13BostonBoston Symphony – Koussevitzky[31]
Myaskovsky, NikolaiSymphonic Ballade (Symphony No. 22)1942-01-12Tbilisi, Soviet Union[unknown orchestra] – Stasevich[32]
Myaskovsky, NikolaiSymphony No. 231942-06-05Moscow
Prokofiev, SergeiString Quartet No. 21942-04-07MoscowBeethoven Quartet[33]
Shostakovich, DmitriLeningrad Symphony (Symphony No. 7)1942-03-05Kuibyshev, Soviet UnionBolshoi Theatre Orchestra – Samosud[34]
Stravinsky, IgorDanses concertantes1942-02-08Los AngelesJanssen Symphony – Stravinsky[35]
Tippett, MichaelFantasia on a Theme of Handel1942-03-07LondonSellick / Goehr Orchestra – Goehr[36]
Villa-Lobos, HeitorRudepoêma1942-07-15Rio de JaneiroMunicipal Theatre Symphony – Villa-Lobos[37]
Villa-Lobos, HeitorFive Preludes for guitar1942-12-11Montevideo, UruguayAbel Carlevaro – Villa-Lobos[38]

Compositions

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Film

Jazz
Main article: 1942 in jazz

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