Best Albums of 1942

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Listed below are the best albums of 1942 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1942 year summaryThe best artists of 1942 were Hazel Scott, Libby Holman, Lead Belly, Miklós Rózsa, Fats Waller, Artur Rodzinski / The Cleveland Orchestra, Los Rancheros, Bing Crosby & Fred Astaire, Lena Horne and Roger Désormière / Orchestre Symphonique De Paris / Chœurs Yvonne Gouverné / Maurice Maeterlinck / Irène Joachim.

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Native Brazilian Music, Volume 1
Compilation

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1942

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1942:

Rank in 1940s:

Overall Rank:

21,102

Average Rating:

73 (7 votes)

Comments:

Bambi Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1942

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1942:

Rank in 1940s:

107

Overall Rank:

24,016

Average Rating:

65 (30 votes)

Comments:

18.

Native Brazilian Music, Volume 2
Compilation

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1942

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1942:

Rank in 1940s:

214

Overall Rank:

46,040

Average Rating:

70 (3 votes)

Comments:

19.

Mexicana: South Of The Rio Grande
Compilation

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1942

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1942:

Rank in 1940s:

225

Overall Rank:

48,980

Average Rating:

71 (2 votes)

Comments:

Total albums: 4. Page 1 of 1

Best Albums of 1942 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	4	17%
Artur Rodzinski / The Cleveland Orchestra	2	8%
Eastern Slope Inn Orchestra	1	4%
Meredith Willson And His Orchestra	1	4%
James Cagney	1	4%
Roger Désormière / Orchestre Symphonique De Paris / Chœurs Yvonne Gouverné / Maurice Maeterlinck / Irène Joachim	1	4%
Bing Crosby & Fred Astaire	1	4%
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Country	Albums	%

	15	63%
	4	17%
	1	4%
	1	4%
	1	4%
	1	4%
	1	4%

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	21	88%
Yes	3	13%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	21	88%
Yes	3	13%

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