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File:Apple Tree Andrews Sisters.jpg
The Andrews Sisters performing "Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree" in 1942.

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

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<ref name=PopMemories>Template:Cite book</ref> and other sources as specified.

Rank Artist Title Label Recorded Released Chart positions
1 Bing Crosby "White Christmas"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Decca 18429 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1942 #1, US Pop #1 for 11 weeks, 17 total weeks, 191 points, 2,600,000 sales 1944, 50,000,000 2007,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Grammy Hall of Fame 1974
2 Glenn Miller and his Orchestra "(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Victor 27934 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1942 #2, US Pop #1 for 7 weeks, 18 total weeks, 181 points, 1,000,000 sales<ref name=PopMemories/>
3 Glenn Miller and his Orchestra "Moonlight Cocktail"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Bluebird 11401 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1942 #3, US Pop #1 for 10 weeks, 21 total weeks, 178 points, 1,000,000 sales<ref name=PopMemories/>
4 Kay Kyser and his Orchestra "Who Wouldn't Love You"<ref name=Columbia365/> Columbia 36526 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1942 #4, US Pop #2 for 8 weeks, 25 total weeks, 157 points, 1,000,000 sales<ref name=PopMemories/>
5 Harry James and his Orchestra "Sleepy Lagoon"<ref name=Columbia365/> Columbia 36549 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1942 #5, US Pop #1 for 4 weeks, 23 total weeks, 153 points
6 Kay Kyser and his Orchestra "Jingle Jangle Jingle"<ref name=Columbia365>Template:Cite web</ref> Columbia 36604 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1942 #6, US Pop #1 for 8 weeks, 13 total weeks, 153 points, 1,000,000 sales<ref name=PopMemories/>
7 Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra (Vocal Bob Eberle & Helen O'connell) "Tangerine"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Decca 4123 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1942 #7, US Pop #1 for 6 weeks, 20 total weeks, 148 points
8 Glenn Miller and his Orchestra "A String of Pearls"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Bluebird 11382 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1942 #8, US Pop #1 for 2 weeks, 22 total weeks, 128 points, 1,000,000 sales<ref name=PopMemories/>
9 Benny Goodman and his Orchestra "Jersey Bounce"<ref name=Okeh650>Template:Cite web</ref> Okeh 6590 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1942 #9, US Pop #2 for 6 weeks, 23 total weeks, 119 points
10 Kay Kyser and his Orchestra "Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition"<ref name=Columbia365/> Columbia 36640 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1942 #10, US Pop #2 for 7 weeks, 14 total weeks, 109 points, 1,000,000 sales<ref name=PopMemories/>
11 Glenn Miller and his Orchestra "Serenade in Blue"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Victor 27935 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1942 #11, US Pop #2 for 1 weeks, 19 total weeks, 92 points
12 Glenn Miller and his Orchestra "Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree (With Anyone else But Me)"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Bluebird 11474 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1942 #12, US Pop #2 for 2 weeks, 20 total weeks, 81 points
13 Woody Herman and His Orchestra "Blues In the Night"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Decca 4030 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1942 #13, US Pop #1 for 1 weeks, 21 total weeks, 78 points
14 Harry James and his Orchestra "I Don't Want To Walk Without You"<ref name=Columbia360>Template:Cite web</ref> Columbia 36478 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1942 #14, US Pop #2 for 5 weeks, 17 total weeks, 77 points
15 Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra "When The Lights Go On Again (All Over The World)"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Victor 27945 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1942 #15, US Pop #2 for 1 weeks, 18 total weeks, 77 points
16 Kay Kyser and his Orchestra "He Wears a Pair of Silver Wings"<ref name=Columbia365/> Columbia 36604 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1942 #16, US Pop #2 for 4 weeks, 12 total weeks, 70 points
17 Charlie Spivak and his Orchestra "My Devotion"<ref name=Columbia365/> Columbia 36620 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1942 #17, US Pop #2 for 2 weeks, 13 total weeks, 70 points
18 Alvino Rey and his Orchestra "I Said No!"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Bluebird 11391 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1942 #18, US Pop #2 for 1 weeks, 15 total weeks, 54 points
19 Spike Jones and His City Slickers "Der Fuehrer's Face"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Bluebird 11586 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1942 #19, US Pop #3 for 1 week, 16 total weeks, 50 points
20 Harry James and His Orchestra (vocal Helen Forrest) "Mister Five By Five"<ref name=Columbia365/> Columbia 36650 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1942 #20, US Pop #2 for 1 weeks, 15 total weeks, 48 points
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Composer Composition Date Location Performers
Barber, Samuel Second Essay for Orchestra 1942-04-16 New York City New York Philharmonic – Walter<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Britten, Benjamin A Ceremony of Carols 1942-12-05 Norwich, UK Mason / The Fleet Street Choir – Lawrence<ref>Template:IRCAM work</ref>
Britten, Benjamin Diversions for Piano Left Hand and Orchestra 1942-01-16 Philadelphia Wittgenstein / Philadelphia Orchestra – Ormandy<ref>Template:IRCAM work</ref>
Carpenter, John Alden Symphony No. 2 1942-10-22 New York City New York Philharmonic – Walter<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Chávez, Carlos Piano Concerto 1942-01-01 New York City Eugene List (piano) New York Philharmonic – Mitropoulos<ref>Noel Straus, "Chavez Concerto by Philharmonic", The New York Times (2 January 1942): 24.</ref>
Copland, Aaron Statements 1942-01-07 New York City New York Philharmonic – Bernstein<ref>Template:IRCAM work</ref>
Casella, Alfredo Paganiniana 1942-04-14 Vienna Vienna Philharmonic – Böhm<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Finzi, Gerald Let Us Garlands Bring 1942-10-12 London Irvin, Ferguson<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Guarnieri, Camargo Abertura concertante 1942-06-02 São Paulo Artistic Culture Society Orchestra – De Souza Lima<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Jolivet, André Cosmogonie 1942-03-04 Nice French National Symphony – D'Auriol<ref>Template:IRCAM work</ref>
Krenek, Ernst I Wonder as I Wander 1942-12-11 Minneapolis Minneapolis Symphony – Mitropoulos<ref>Template:IRCAM work</ref>
Maderna, Bruno Piano Concerto 1942-06-22 Venice Gorini / Marcello Conservatory Orchestra – Gracis<ref>Template:IRCAM work</ref>
Martin, Frank Sonata da chiesa for flute and organ 1942-06-11 Lausanne, Switzerland M. Martin, Faller<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Martinů, Bohuslav Symphony No. 1 1942-11-13 Boston Boston Symphony – Koussevitzky<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Myaskovsky, Nikolai Symphonic Ballade (Symphony No. 22) 1942-01-12 Tbilisi, Soviet Union [unknown orchestra] – Stasevich<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Myaskovsky, Nikolai Template:Ill 1942-06-05 Moscow
Prokofiev, Sergei String Quartet No. 2 1942-04-07 Moscow Beethoven Quartet<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Shostakovich, Dmitri Leningrad Symphony (Symphony No. 7) 1942-03-05 Kuibyshev, Soviet Union Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra – Samosud<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Stravinsky, Igor Danses concertantes 1942-02-08 Los Angeles Janssen Symphony – Stravinsky<ref>Template:IRCAM work</ref>
Tippett, Michael Fantasia on a Theme of Handel 1942-03-07 London Sellick / Goehr Orchestra – Goehr<ref>Template:IRCAM work</ref>
Villa-Lobos, Heitor Rudepoêma 1942-07-15 Rio de Janeiro Municipal Theatre Symphony – Villa-Lobos<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Villa-Lobos, Heitor Five Preludes for guitar 1942-12-11 Montevideo, Uruguay Abel Carlevaro – Villa-Lobos<ref>Villa-Lobos, sua obra Template:Webarchive, Version 1.0. MinC. ([Rio de Janeiro]: IBRAM, and the Museu Villa-Lobos, 2009): 153. Based on the third edition, 1989.</ref>

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Paul McCartney

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