Best Albums of 1942

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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1942
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1942
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Best Albums of 1942 composition

Country Albums %


United States 15 63%
Mixed Nationality 4 17%
Spain 1 4%
France 1 4%
Switzerland 1 4%
Hungary 1 4%
Mexico 1 4%
Compilation? Albums %
No 21 88%
Yes 3 13%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 21 88%
Yes 3 13%
Best Artists of the 1970s
1. Pink Floyd
2. David Bowie
3. Led Zeppelin
4. Neil Young
5. The Rolling Stones
6. The Clash
7. Fleetwood Mac
8. Black Sabbath
9. The Who
10. Genesis
11. Stevie Wonder
12. Bob Dylan
13. Paul McCartney
14. Yes
15. Joni Mitchell
16. Bruce Springsteen
17. Bob Marley
18. Nick Drake
19. Queen
20. Joy Division
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