List of number-one singles of 1942 (U.S.)

List of number-one singles of 1942 (U.S.)

This is a list of number-one songs in the United States during the year 1942 according to Billboard magazine.

The "National List of Best Selling Retail Records" was the first to poll retailers nationwide on record sales.

The new chart was billed as a "trade service feature," based on the "10 best selling records of the past week" at a selection of national retailers from New York to Los Angeles.

Shown is a list of songs that topped the National List of Best Selling Retail Records chart.

Issue Date Song Artist
January 3 "Chattanooga Choo Choo" Glenn Miller
January 10 "Chattanooga Choo Choo" Glenn Miller
January 17 "Chattanooga Choo Choo" Glenn Miller
January 24 "Chattanooga Choo Choo" Glenn Miller
January 31 "Chattanooga Choo Choo" Glenn Miller
February 7 "String of Pearls" Glenn Miller
February 14 "Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol' Me)" Woody Herman
February 21 "String of Pearls" Glenn Miller
February 28 "Moonlight Cocktail" Glenn Miller
March 7 "Moonlight Cocktail" Glenn Miller
March 14 "Moonlight Cocktail" Glenn Miller
March 21 "Moonlight Cocktail" Glenn Miller
March 28 "Moonlight Cocktail" Glenn Miller
April 4 "Moonlight Cocktail" Glenn Miller
April 11 "Moonlight Cocktail" Glenn Miller
April 18 "Moonlight Cocktail" Glenn Miller
April 25 "Moonlight Cocktail" Glenn Miller
May 2 "Moonlight Cocktail" Glenn Miller
May 9 "Tangerine" Jimmy Dorsey
May 16 "Tangerine" Jimmy Dorsey
May 23 "Tangerine" Jimmy Dorsey
May 30 "Tangerine" Jimmy Dorsey
June 6 "Tangerine" Jimmy Dorsey
June 13 "Tangerine" Jimmy Dorsey
June 20 "Sleepy Lagoon" Harry James
June 27 "Sleepy Lagoon" Harry James
July 4 "Sleepy Lagoon" Harry James
July 11 "Sleepy Lagoon" Harry James
July 18 "Jingle Jangle Jingle" Kay Kyser
July 25 "Jingle Jangle Jingle" Kay Kyser
August 1 "Jingle Jangle Jingle" Kay Kyser
August 8 "Jingle Jangle Jingle" Kay Kyser
August 15 "Jingle Jangle Jingle" Kay Kyser
August 22 "Jingle Jangle Jingle" Kay Kyser
August 29 "Jingle Jangle Jingle" Kay Kyser
September 5 "Jingle Jangle Jingle" Kay Kyser
September 12 "(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo" Glenn Miller
September 19 "(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo" Glenn Miller
September 26 "(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo" Glenn Miller
October 3 "(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo" Glenn Miller
October 10 "(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo" Glenn Miller
October 17 "(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo" Glenn Miller
October 24 "(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo" Glenn Miller
October 31 "White Christmas" Bing Crosby
November 7 "White Christmas" Bing Crosby
November 14 "White Christmas" Bing Crosby
November 21 "White Christmas" Bing Crosby
November 28 "White Christmas" Bing Crosby
December 5 "White Christmas" Bing Crosby
December 12 "White Christmas" Bing Crosby
December 19 "White Christmas" Bing Crosby
December 26 "White Christmas" Bing Crosby

See also

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