Best Albums of 1942

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Listed below are the best albums of 1942 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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

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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:

138

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Year of Release:

1942

Appears in:

14 charts

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Overall Rank:

15,080

Average Rating:

69 (8 votes)

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Work Songs Of The U.S.A.

Lead Belly

Year of Release:

1942

Appears in:

13 charts

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15,192

Average Rating:

67 (11 votes)

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Holiday Inn (Song Hits From The Paramount Picture)
Soundtrack

Bing Crosby & Fred Astaire

Year of Release:

1942

Appears in:

7 charts

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19,259

Average Rating:

73 (5 votes)

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Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book

Miklós Rózsa

Year of Release:

1942

Appears in:

8 charts

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19,263

Average Rating:

69 (6 votes)

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Waller On The Ivories

Fats Waller

Year of Release:

1942

Appears in:

9 charts

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19,857

Average Rating:

71 (7 votes)

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Native Brazilian Music, Volume 1
Compilation

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1942

Appears in:

6 charts

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21,320

Average Rating:

73 (7 votes)

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Bambi Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1942

Appears in:

7 charts

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Year of Release:

1942

Appears in:

10 charts

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113

Overall Rank:

24,628

Average Rating:

71 (3 votes)

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10.

Under Western Skies

Bing Crosby

Year of Release:

1942

Appears in:

6 charts

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120

Overall Rank:

25,933

Average Rating:

71 (6 votes)

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Best Albums of 1942 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	4	17%
Artur Rodzinski / The Cleveland Orchestra	2	8%
Lena Horne	1	4%
Libby Holman	1	4%
Teddy Wilson	1	4%
Fats Waller	1	4%
Los Rancheros	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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