Best Albums of 1942

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Explore the best albums of 1942, based on over 2 million album rankings across 60,000 chartsHelp Click to see how the rankings are calculated . Last updated: 5 hours ago
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1942 year summaryThe best artists of 1942 were Hazel Scott, Libby Holman, Lead Belly, Fats Waller, Bing Crosby & Fred Astaire, Miklós Rózsa, Artur Rodzinski / The Cleveland Orchestra, Los Rancheros, Roger Désormière / Orchestre Symphonique De Paris / Chœurs Yvonne Gouverné / Maurice Maeterlinck / Irène Joachim and Lena Horne.
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Her Second Album Of Piano Solos With Drums Acc. 
United States Hazel Scott
Available from United States
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Year of Release:
1942
Appears in:
18 charts
Rank Score:
168
Rank in 1942:
1
Rank in 1940s:
17
Overall Rank:
7,618
Average Rating:
 71 (12 votes)
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2.
Blues Till Dawn 
United States Libby Holman
Available from United States
Year of Release:
1942
Appears in:
16 charts
Rank Score:
85
Rank in 1942:
2
Rank in 1940s:
62
Overall Rank:
13,766
Average Rating:
 69 (9 votes)
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3.
Work Songs Of The U.S.A. 
United States Lead Belly
Available from United States
Year of Release:
1942
Appears in:
14 charts
Rank Score:
84
Rank in 1942:
3
Rank in 1940s:
63
Overall Rank:
13,925
Average Rating:
 69 (12 votes)
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4.
Native Brazilian Music, Volume 1 
Compilation
Mixed Nationality Various Artists
Available from United States
Year of Release:
1942
Appears in:
8 charts
Rank Score:
63
Rank in 1942:
4
Rank in 1940s:
80
Overall Rank:
17,542
Average Rating:
 73 (8 votes)
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5.
Waller On The Ivories 
United States Fats Waller
Available from United States
Year of Release:
1942
Appears in:
11 charts
Rank Score:
62
Rank in 1942:
5
Rank in 1940s:
84
Overall Rank:
17,831
Average Rating:
 71 (8 votes)
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6.
Holiday Inn (Song Hits From The Paramount Picture) 
Soundtrack
United States Bing Crosby & Fred Astaire
Available from United States
Year of Release:
1942
Appears in:
8 charts
Rank Score:
60
Rank in 1942:
6
Rank in 1940s:
88
Overall Rank:
18,288
Average Rating:
 72 (6 votes)
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7.
Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book 
Hungary Miklós Rózsa
Available from United States
Year of Release:
1942
Appears in:
8 charts
Rank Score:
54
Rank in 1942:
7
Rank in 1940s:
96
Overall Rank:
19,706
Average Rating:
 69 (7 votes)
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8.
Bambi Original Soundtrack 
Soundtrack
Mixed Nationality Various Artists
Available from United States
Year of Release:
1942
Appears in:
7 charts
Rank Score:
41
Rank in 1942:
8
Rank in 1940s:
112
Overall Rank:
23,855
Average Rating:
 64 (30 votes)
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9.
Mexican Cowboy Songs 
Mexico Los Rancheros
Available from United States
Year of Release:
1942
Appears in:
10 charts
Rank Score:
38
Rank in 1942:
9
Rank in 1940s:
119
Overall Rank:
25,282
Average Rating:
 70 (4 votes)
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10.
Debussy: Pelléas Et Mélisande 
France Roger Désormière / Orchestre Symphonique De Paris / Chœurs Yvonne Gouverné / Maurice Maeterlinck / Irène Joachim
Available from United States
Year of Release:
1942
Appears in:
8 charts
Rank Score:
27
Rank in 1942:
10
Rank in 1940s:
142
Overall Rank:
31,295
Average Rating:
 67 (5 votes)
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