This is a list of number-one songs in the United States during the year 1942 according to The Billboard.
The National Best Selling Retail Records chart was the first to poll retailers nationwide on record sales. The 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 Best Selling Retail Records chart in 1942.
Issue dateSongArtist(s)Ref.January 3"Chattanooga Choo Choo"Glenn Miller and His Orchestra with Tex Beneke and the Four ModernairesJanuary 10January 17January 24January 31February 7"A String of Pearls"Glenn Miller and His OrchestraFebruary 14"Blues in the Night"Woody Herman and His Orchestra with Woody HermanFebruary 21"A String of Pearls"Glenn Miller and His OrchestraFebruary 28"Moonlight Cocktail"Glenn Miller and His Orchestra with Ray Eberle and the ModernairesMarch 7March 14March 21March 28April 4April 11April 18April 25May 2May 9"Tangerine"Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra with Bob Eberly and Helen O'ConnellMay 16May 23May 30June 6June 13June 20"Sleepy Lagoon"Harry James and His OrchestraJune 27July 4 July 11July 18"Jingle Jangle Jingle"Kay Kyser and His Orchestra with Harry Babbitt, Julie Conway and the GroupJuly 25August 1August 8August 15August 22August 29September 5September 12"(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo"Glenn Miller and His Orchestra with Tex Beneke, Marion Hutton and the ModernairesSeptember 19September 26October 3October 10October 17October 24October 31"White Christmas"Bing Crosby with the Ken Darby Singers and John Scott Trotter and His OrchestraNovember 7November 14November 21November 28December 5December 12December 19December 26
Number-one artists +List of number-one artists by total weeks at number oneArtistsWeeks at #1Glenn Miller24Bing Crosby9Kay Kyser8Jimmy Dorsey6Harry James4Woody Herman1
See also 1942 in music
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