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, Bing Crosby & Fred Astaire, Artur Rodzinski / The Cleveland Orchestra, Los Rancheros, Bing Crosby and Lena Horne.

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Her Second Album Of Piano Solos With Drums Acc.

Hazel Scott

Year of Release:

1942

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

139

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Overall Rank:

8,704

Average Rating:

73 (9 votes)

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Blues Till Dawn

Libby Holman

Year of Release:

1942

Appears in:

14 charts

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Overall Rank:

15,477

Average Rating:

73 (7 votes)

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Work Songs Of The U.S.A.

Lead Belly

Year of Release:

1942

Appears in:

12 charts

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Overall Rank:

17,033

Average Rating:

69 (8 votes)

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Holiday Inn (Song Hits From The Paramount Picture)
Soundtrack

Bing Crosby & Fred Astaire

Year of Release:

1942

Appears in:

6 charts

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Overall Rank:

20,569

Average Rating:

73 (5 votes)

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Waller On The Ivories

Fats Waller

Year of Release:

1942

Appears in:

9 charts

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Overall Rank:

20,729

Average Rating:

71 (7 votes)

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10.

Under Western Skies

Bing Crosby

Year of Release:

1942

Appears in:

6 charts

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Rank in 1940s:

121

Overall Rank:

27,749

Average Rating:

71 (6 votes)

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Moanin' Low

Lena Horne

Year of Release:

1942

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1942:

Rank in 1940s:

140

Overall Rank:

31,249

Average Rating:

71 (4 votes)

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12.

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5

Artur Rodzinski / The Cleveland Orchestra

Year of Release:

1942

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

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Rank in 1940s:

142

Overall Rank:

31,861

Average Rating:

71 (4 votes)

Comments:

14.

Debussy: La Mer ("The Sea")

Artur Rodzinski / The Cleveland Orchestra

Year of Release:

1942

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1942:

Rank in 1940s:

149

Overall Rank:

32,765

Average Rating:

70 (4 votes)

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15.

Teddy Wilson

Year of Release:

1942

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

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Rank in 1940s:

197

Overall Rank:

41,625

Average Rating:

71 (4 votes)

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Best Albums of 1942 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	4	17%
Artur Rodzinski / The Cleveland Orchestra	2	8%
Miklós Rózsa	1	4%
Danny Kaye	1	4%
Bing Crosby	1	4%
Almanac Singers	1	4%
Eastern Slope Inn Orchestra	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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