List of singles on the Billboard charts (1942)

Notes on using the list

This list contains musicians, titles and their composer (s), date of entry into the charts, length of stay in the charts and highest position (abbreviated HP ). The presetting is made alphabetically according to the artist. It can also be sorted by title, chart entry, length of stay, position and label.

The list of singles in the Billboard charts (1942) is a complete list of the chart songs that made it to the 1942 calendar year.

When setting up it should be noted that the A and B sides of a sound carrier could also be placed individually in the Billboard charts; in this case they are listed separately in this list. The information on the number of weeks and the best placement correspond to the timeframe of the respective calendar year and thus only represent partial statistics. This year a total of 88 songs were placed.

While the swing bands could be found in most major cities in the 1930s and 1940s, the most popular and famous were the bands of Glenn Miller , Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw , having national followers and selling in large quantities. Big band swing came to an end with World War II as many musicians were drafted into the armed forces and travel restrictions made it difficult for bands to tour. From the middle of 1942 onwards, the American music industry was also confronted with the effects of the recording ban , which it initially compensated by resorting to previous recordings.

See also : List of number one hits in the US (1942)

See also : List of singles in the 1942 Harlem Hit Parade

Interpreter	Title Author (s)	Chart entry	Weeks	HP	Label number	Remarks
The Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen & his Orchestra	Strip Polka Johnny Mercer	10/31/1942	4th	6th	Decca 18 470	Strip Polka was a goofy novel number from Johnny Mercer that was a favorite in the jukeboxes of the 1940s . The song was one of the great hits of the Andrews Sisters of the time. Mercer's lyrics about a stripper named Queenie who danced in a burlesque room seems rather mild today.
Cab Calloway & his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus by Cab Calloway & the Palmer Brothers	Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol 'Me) (From "Blues in the Night") Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen	03/14/1942	1	8th	Okeh 6422	Cab Calloway's version of the title was the third chart notation of the song from the 1941 musical of the same name . This was followed by the version by Jimmie Lunceford . Calloway himself was not able to post another hit until March 1943, Ogechee River Lullaby .
Bing Crosby with Harry Sosnik & his Orchestra	Shepherd Serenade Fred Spielman , Kermit Goell	December 27, 1941	4th	5	Decca 4065	Shepherd Serenade was a title by the Austrian émigré Fred Spielman. Frank Sinatra ( One Finger Melody ) and Nat King Cole ( If Love Is Good to Me ) also interpreted his songs.
Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter & his Orchestra	I Don't Want to Walk Without You (From Paramount-Picture "Sweater Girl") Jule Styne , Frank Loesser	04/04/1942	1	9	Decca 4184	Version of the piece from the Paramount production Sweater Girl . Even Helen Forrest , Harry James , Erskine Hawkins , Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw and Dinah Shore interpreted this item.
Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter & his Orchestra	Miss You Henry Tobias, Charlie Tobias, Harry Tobias	06/06/1942	1	9	Decca 4183	Miss You was the B-side of Bing Crosby's record Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol 'Me) , a 1942 song by the songwriter duo Harold Arlen & Johnny Mercer .
Bing Crosby with Ken Darby Singers & John Scott Trotter & his Orchestra	White Christmas (From Paramount-Picture "Holiday Inn") Irving Berlin	10/10/1942	11	1	Decca 18 429	Version of the piece from the Paramount production Musik, Musik
Bing Crosby with Woody Herman & his Woodchoppers	Deep in the Heart of Texas Don Swander, June Hershey	03/07/1942	6th	3	Decca 4162	Deep in the Heart of Texas was a popular title among swing musicians in 1942. a. in versions by Lucky Millinder , Alvino Rey , Kay Kyser and Glenn Miller. Crosby, who was accompanied by Woody Herman and His Orchestra , took over the jazz direction in the arrangement.
Jimmy Dorsey & his Orchestra	Jersey Bounce Bobby Plater , Tiny Bradshaw , Eddie Johnson , Robert B. Wright	06/13/1942	1	9	Decca 4288	After Benny Goodman's chart listing, it was the title's second and final hit. Jimmy Dorsey , Earl Hines , Les Hite , Red Norvo , Louis Prima , Bob Crosby and Jan Savitt have also recorded the jazz number .
Jimmy Dorsey & his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus by Bob Eberly	I Remember You (From Paramount-Picture "The Fleet's In") Victor Schertzinger , Johnny Mercer	04/25/1942	1	9	Decca 4132	Version of the track from the Paramount production The Fleet's In . In 1942, Johnny Mercer and Victor Schertzinger wrote the song for Schertzinger's film musical The Fleet's In , in which Dorothy Lamour and Bob Eberle presented it with Dorsey's orchestra. With this title both Dorsey and Harry James came into the US charts. Jan Savitt , Charlie Spivak , Les Hite and Bob Crosby also made recordings of this title around 1942 .
Jimmy Dorsey & his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus by Bob Eberly	My Devotion Roc Hillman, Johnny Napton	08/29/1942	1	10	Decca 18 372	My Devotion was in the charts in four versions in 1942, alongside Dorsey also by Vaughn Monroe , the King Sisters and Charlie Spivak . Around 1942 this title was also recorded by Glenn Miller, Louis Jordan , in Europe by Leo Mathisen , Buddy Bertinat and Eddie Brunner .
Jimmy Dorsey & his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus by Bob Eberly & Helen O'Connell	I Said No (From Paramount-Picture "Sweater Girl") Jule Styne, Frank Loesser	January 31, 1942	1	10	Decca 4102	Version of the track from the Paramount production Sweater Girl . Betty Jane Rhodes first introduced this song in the film musical Sweater Girl (1941, directed by William Clemens ); then the orchestras of Alvino Rey and Jimmy Dorsey were successful in the charts with the song. Around 1942, this title was also recorded by Claude Thornhill and Arthur Young .
Jimmy Dorsey & his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus by Bob Eberly & Helen O'Connell	Tangerine (From Paramount-Picture "The Fleet's In") Victor Schertzinger, Johnny Mercer	04/18/1942	15th	1	Decca 4123	From the Paramount production The Fleet's In . Tangerine was Dorsey's eleventh number 1 hit, which was first featured in this line-up (Dorsey, O'Connell, Eberle) in the film musical The Fleet's In . In addition to Dorsey, Vaughn Monroe also made it into the charts with the song. The later jazz standard was also taken on by Benny Goodman / Art Lund , Hal McIntyre and Harry James in 1942 .
Tommy Dorsey & his Orchestra, Vocal Refrain by Frank Sinatra	Take Me Mack David , Rube Bloom	09/26/1942	3	5	Victor 27 923	Take Me was a hit of the day, which was listed in three versions in the US charts in 1942, after Jimmy Dorsey also by Tommy Dorsey and Benny Goodman. In 1942 Charlie Spivak also took up the title.
Tommy Dorsey & his Orchestra, Vocal Refrain by Frank Sinatra	This Love of Mine (Este amor mio) Frank Sinatra, Hank Sanicola, Sol Parker	December 27, 1941	7th	3	Victor 27 508	For This Love of Mine , Sinatra wrote the lyrics for a song that only hit the US charts with this recording. Also, Ella Fitzgerald and Claude Thornhill received him. Sinatra played him again in 1955 for his LP In the Wee Small Hours .
Tommy Dorsey & his Orchestra, Vocal Refrain by Frank Sinatra & the Pied Pipers	Daybreak (Based on Theme of "Mardi Gras" From Mississippi Suite) Ferde Grofé , Harold Adamson	11/07/1942	2	10	Victor 27 974	B-side of There Are Such Things
Tommy Dorsey & his Orchestra, Vocal Refrain by Frank Sinatra & the Pied Pipers	Just as Though You Were Here Edgar De Lange , John Benson Brooks	July 25, 1942	9	3	Victor 27 903	The inclusion of Dorsey was the only one noted on the US charts; The Duke Ellington Orchestra , Sam Donahue and Charlie Spivak also played the title in 1942.
Tommy Dorsey & his Orchestra, Vocal Refrain by Frank Sinatra & the Pied Pipers	There are Such Things Stanley Adams, Abel Baer, George W. Meyer	11/14/1942	6th	5	Victor 27 974	There Are Such Things was the last song by the songwriting team Stanley Adams, Abel Bear and George W. Meyer - and at the same time their most successful. The song only made it into the US charts in this recording. Even Joe Marsala and Billy Eckstine have played the title in 1942.
Benny Goodman & his Orchestra	Jersey Bounce Robert B. Wright, Bobby Plater, Tiny Bradshaw, Eddie Johnson	04/04/1942	20th	2	Okeh 6590	The title, first recorded by Earl Hines in 1941, refers to the city of Jersey City . Jersey Bounce was listed in three versions in 1942, alongside Goodman by Shep Fields and Jimmy Dorsey.
Benny Goodman & his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus by Dick Haymes	Idaho Jesse Stone	08/29/1942	3	4th	Columbia 36 613	B-side to Take Me . Goodman's recording of Idaho was "the birth of a jazz classic". Goodman and Alvino Rey were in the top 20 for the title; In 1942/43 Take Me was covered by Claude Thornhill , Les Hite and Teddy Powell , in Europe by Alice Babs and Eddie Brunner .
Benny Goodman & his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus by Dick Haymes	Take Me Mack David, Rube Bloom	08/22/1942	1	10	Columbia 36 613	After Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey's versions, this was the third and final chart listing of the daily hit.
Benny Goodman & his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus by Peggy Lee	Somebody Else is Taking My Place Dick Howard, Bob Ellsworth, Russ Morgan	03/28/1942	9	5	Okeh 6497	The title, already written in 1937 (co-author was the sweet band leader Russ Morgan ), only had success in 1942, when the title could be transferred to the young men who went to war and their wives or friends who were left behind. In addition to Goodman's version, the song was also successful with Russ Morgan; and Claude Thornhill and Bunny Berigan received him 1,942th
Glen Gray & the Casa Loma Orchestra , Vocal Chorus by Pee Wee Hunt	One Dozen Roses Dick Jurgens , Walter Donovan, Roger Lewis, Joe Washburn	06/13/1942	3	8th	Decca 4299	From April 1942, the title appeared in the charts in four versions, by Dick Juergens (the co-composer), Dinah Shore , Harry James and the Casa Loma Orchestra. Even Dick Robertson , Les Hite , Hal McIntyre , Teddy Weatherford and Glenn Miller received him 1,942th
Horace Heidt & his Musical Knights	Deep in the Heart of Texas Don Swander, June Hershey	03/14/1941	4th	7th	Columbia 36 525	Heidt's most successful hit, supposedly a million seller, was this catchy novelty song , which was rounded off with the obligatory hand clapping. Also Svend Asmussen , Glenn Miller and Alvino Rey had the title at this time in their repertoire.
Horace Heidt & his Musical Knights, Vocal Chorus by Larry Cotton, Fred Lowery & Glee Club	Shepherd Serenade Kermit Goell, Fred Spielman	December 27, 1941	2	7th	Columbia 36 370	In addition to Horace Heidt and Bing Crosby , Fritz Spielmann's composition was also recorded by Tommy Tucker (Okeh 6353), Johnny Long (Decca 4017) and Lanny Ross (Victor 27572-A).
Woody Herman & his Orchestra	Amen (From Universal-Picture "What's Cookin '?") Roger Segure, Bill Hardy, Vic Schoen	09/05/1942	4th	5	Decca 18 346	From the Universal production What's Cookin '? by Edward F. Cline , u. a. with the Andrew Sisters . Herman's band had a hit with Amen , “in which Walter Yoder played a strong bass and mirrored the brass and ensemble work. Herman himself sang and scatted, and the band members sang along with the spiritual text, sometimes in falsetto ”.
Woody Herman & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night (From Warner Bros.-Picture "Blues in the Night") Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer	01/10/1942	11	1	Decca 4030	From the Warner Bros. production Blues in the Night . The one played by Woody Herman and His Orchestra was the most successful version of this title, which also hit the US charts with Cab Calloway . Charlie Barnet , Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw also recorded him in 1941.
Harry James & his Orchestra	Sleepy Lagoon Jack Lawrence, Eric Coates	04/25/1942	18th	1	Columbia 36 549	Harry James and Dinah Shore made the top 20 with Sleepy Lagoon . The title was taken from Coates' symphonic Week By a Sleepy Lagoon .
Harry James & his Orchestra	Strictly Instrumental Eddie Seiler, Sol Marcus, Bennie Benjamin , Edgar Battle	08/08/1942	7th	5	Columbia 36 579	After a series of vocal numbers, Jame wanted to record an instrumental piece; “This is a quiet piece that is ideal for dancing.” It was also recorded by Jimmie Lunceford Bob Chester and Jerry Wald during this period .
Harry James & his Orchestra	You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It) Joseph McCarthy , James V. Monaco	December 27, 1941	5	5	Columbia 36 296	Although not a number 1 hit, You Made Me Love You became a millionaire success for James and brought him the ultimate breakthrough. That year it was also a top hit for Judy Garland and Al Jolson .
Harry James & his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus by Helen Forrest	He's My Guy Don Raye , Gene De Paul	10/03/1942	1	9	Columbia 36 614	The ballad He's My Guy was recorded in 1942, shortly before the recording ban, by Charlie Spivak & June Hutton ( Circle ), Tommy Dorsey & Jo Stafford (Victor), Freddie Slack & Ella Mae Morse (Capitol) and Ella Fitzgerald (Decca) .
Harry James & his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus by Helen Forrest	I Don't Want to Walk Without You (From "Sweater Girl") Frank Loesser, Jule Styne	02/28/1942	13	2	Columbia 36 478	Version of the track from the Paramount production Sweater Girl . The song hit the US charts in three versions in 1942, alongside the (most successful) by James / Forrest by Bing Crosby and Dinah Shore . He was also played by Artie Shaw , Erskine Hawkins and Glenn Miller.
Harry James & his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus by Helen Forrest	I Had the Craziest Dream (From "Springtime in the Rockies") Mack Gordon, Harry Warren	December 05, 1942	3	5	Columbia 36 659	From the 20th Century Fox production Springtime in the Rockies . In the summer of 1942, just before the recording ban, James and Forrest recorded the ballad for Irving Cummings ' musical Spring Awakening . The song was also played by Gene Krupa & Ray Eberle , Tmmy Dorsey and Herman Chittison in 1943 .
Harry James & his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus by Helen Forrest	Manhattan Serenade Harold Adamson , Louis Alter	11/28/1942	1	9	Columbia 36 644	Manhattan Serenade (1928) is an intoxicating ballad about falling in love on an autumn evening in New York City. Tommy Dorsey (vocals by Jo Stafford ) and Jimmy Dorsey (vocals by Bob Eberly) also recorded the song.
Harry James & his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus by Helen Forrest	Mister Five by Five (From "Behind the Eight Ball") Don Raye, Gene De Paul	11/28/1942	1	9	Columbia 36 650	Version of the piece from the universal production Behind the Eight Ball . Even Freddy Slack 1942 was successful with the song on the charts.
Harry James & his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus by Jimmy Saunders	One Dozen Roses Roger Lewis. Joe Washburn, Dick Jurgens, Walter Donovan	07/06/1942	10	4th	Columbia 36 566	Dick Jurgens (the co-composer), Dinah Shore and the Casa Loma Orchestra were also in the US charts with the song in 1942.
Spike Jones & his City Slickers, Vocal Refrain by Carl Grayson, Willie Spicer at the Birdaphone	Der Fuehrer's Face (From The Walt Disney film "Der Fuehrer's Face") Oliver Wallace	October 24, 1942	8th	3	Bluebird B-11 586	" Ven Der Fuehrer says," Ve eat the Master Race, "VeHeill phbbt! Salvation! phbbt! Right in Der Fuehrer's Face. Not to luff Der Fuehrer iss a great disgrace, So ve Heil! phbbt! Salvation! phbbt! Right in Der Fuehrer's Face . "
Dick Jurgens & his Orchestra	Elmer's Tune Elmer Albrecht	December 27, 1941	1	10	Okeh 6209	Jurgens presented Elmer's Tune as an instrumental number with which Glenn Miller was successful. But Bob Crosby and Benny Goodman took the title on during this time.
Kay Kyser & his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus by Glee Club	Johnny Doughboy Found a Rose in Ireland Al Goodhart, Kay Twomey	06/20/1942	3	8th	Columbia 36 558	The song was part of the soundtrack for the film Johnny Doughboy (1942, directed by John A. Auer ), starring Jane Withers .
Kay Kyser & his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus by Glee Club	Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition! Frank Loesser	10/17/1942	10	2	Columbia 36 640	"As the myth goes, Frank Loesser found the words for this song when he heard the sentence from soldiers and Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese."
Kay Kyser & his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus by Harry Babbitt	He Wears a Pair of Silver Wings (From George Black's "Black Vanities") Eric Maschwitz , Michael Carr	08/08/1942	11	2	Columbia 36 604	"A song about a man who does his duty for his country while fighting and a woman who does her duty for her country by waiting for him at home."
Kay Kyser & his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus by Harry Babbitt, Julie Conway & the Group	Jingle, Jangle, Jingle (From "Forest Rangers") Frank Loesser, Joseph J. Lilley	07/04/1942	13	1	Columbia 36 604	From the Paramount production The Forest Rangers ; B-side to He Wears a Pair of Silver Wings
Kay Kyser & his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus by Harry Babbitt & Glee Club	(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover Nat Burton, Walter Kent	01/10/1942	3	7th	Columbia 36 445	The song was also played by Kate Smith , Glenn Miller, Bunny Berigan and Louis Prima during those years .
Kay Kyser & his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus by Harry & Trudy	Who Wouldn't Love You Bill Carey, Carl Fischer	04/18/1942	22nd	2	Columbia 36 526	Harry Babbitt and Trudy Irwin had the vocal part. Even Ray McKinley , Teddy Powell and the Duke Ellington Orchestra had the song in 1942 in their repertoire.
Kay Kyser & his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus by Jack Martin & The Glee Club	Strip Polka Johnny Mercer	10/03/1942	3	5	Columbia 36 635	Johnny Mercer himself (with The Mellowaires and Gordon Jenkins and his Orchestra) recorded the song for Capitol Records in 1942 .
Kay Kyser & his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus by Sully Mason with Trudy, Jack & Max	A Zoot Suit (For My Sunday Gal) Ray Gilbert , Bob O'Brien	03/21/1942	1	8th	Columbia 36 517	The fad for zoot suits was accompanied by the title A Zoot Suit (For My Sunday Gal) , a popular song recorded in 1942 by Kay Kyser, Bob Crosby and Andrews Sisters .
Guy Lombardo & his Royal Canadians, Vocal Chorus by Kenny Gardner	Johnny Doughboy Found a Rose in Ireland Al Goodhart, Kay Twomey	06/27/1942	1	9	Decca 4278	"The song used long-established notions of Irish ethnicity as well as older elements of the romantic folk song ." The Chico Marx Orchestra , Freddy Martin , Kay Kyser and Claude Thornhill also recorded the song in 1942.
Jimmie Lunceford & his Orchestra with Vocal Ensemble	Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol 'Me) (From Warner Bros.-Picture "Blues tn The Night") Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer	02/07/1942	5	4th	Decca 4125	This was the fourth version of the movie song to hit the US charts; “For many jazz fans it is considered the ultimate and best recording.” The bandleader initially didn't like this song at all, but Jack Kapp of Decca Records was able to persuade Lunceford to record it.
Abe Lyman & his Californians, Vocal Refrain by Rose Blane & Chorus	Amen (From the Universal Film "What's Cookin '?") Roger Segure, William Hardy, Vic Schoen	09/05/1942	3	4th	Bluebird B-11 542	Together with Woody Herman, Abe Lyman & His Californians also hit the US charts with the movie song Amen . It was the B-side of Lyman's single He Wears a Pair of Silver Wings .
Freddy Martin & his Orchestra with Jack Fina at the Piano	Piano Concerto in B-Flat Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky	December 27, 1941	4th	3	Bluebird B-11 211	Jazz version of the 1st Piano Concerto op.23 in B flat minor by Tchaikovsky (1875). In the western United States, the band leader Freddy Martin scored a double hit in the pop charts in 1941, first as an instrumental with Jack Fina on piano and soon afterwards with the vocal version with Tony Martin .
Freddy Martin & his Orchestra with Jack Fina at the Piano, Vocal Refrain by Clyde Rogers	Tonight We Love (Based On Tchaikovsky's "Concerto In B-Flat Minor") Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky	January 17, 1942	1	8th	Bluebird B-11 320
Tony Martin with David Rose & his Orchestra	Tonight We Love (Concerto No. 1, B-Flat Minor) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky	December 27, 1941	1	9	Decca 3988	Vocal version of the 1st Piano Concerto op. 23 in B flat minor by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky from 1875. “While Tchaikovsky's musical theme actually has something to do with this song written by Freddy Martin, Bobby Worth and Ray Austin, Tony's is also more controlled, classical singing, which produced this excellent result. "
Johnny Mercer with Orchestra	Strip Polka Johnny Mercer	09/05/1942	6th	7th	Capitol 103
The Merry Macs with Instrumental Accompaniment	Jingle, Jangle, Jingle (From Paramount-Picture "Forest Rangers") Joseph J. Lilley, Frank Loesser	07/04/1942	8th	3	Decca 18 361	" I've got spurs that jingle jangle jingle / As I go riding merrily along " Newsweek noted in 1942: " Jingle Jangle Jingle rang at the top of record, jukebox and sheet music sales in the United States."
The Merry Macs with Instrumental Accompaniment	Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition! Frank Loesser	11/14/1942	4th	8th	Decca 18 498	The patriotic song was in response to the attack on Pearl Harbor , which marked the United States' involvement in World War II. The orchestras of Benny Goodman and Gene Krupa also played the song during this time.
Glenn Miller & his Orchestra	A String of Pearls Jerry Gray	01/10/1942	18th	1	Bluebird B-11 382	A String of Pearls was a millionaire hit for Glenn Miller. "The once freely improvised cornet solo by Bobby Hackett - created during previous live performances - is now an indispensable part of the arrangement that plays this piece."
Glenn Miller & his Orchestra, Vocal Refrain by Marion Hutton , Tex Beneke & the Modernaires	Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (with Anyone Else but Me) Lew Brown , Charles Tobias, Sam H. Stept	05/02/1942	13	2	Bluebird B-11 474	“Another song about jealousy that exactly matched the situation of the young swing and hit friends of the American soldiers during the war.” The swing orchestras of Bob Crosby , Les Brown , Les Brown and Eddie Brunner also had Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree 1942 in their repertoire.
Glenn Miller & his Orchestra, Vocal Refrain by Marion Hutton, Tex Beneke & the Modernaires	(I've Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo (From the 20th Century Fox Film "Orchestra Wives") Mack Gordon, Harry Warren	08/01/1942	18th	1	Victor 27 934	(I've Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo was nominated for an Oscar (received it at White Christmas ). Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman and Paul Whiteman also recorded the title dmaals, but only Miller got into the charts with it.
Glenn Miller & his Orchestra, Vocal Refrain by Marion Hutton, Tex Beneke & the Modernaires	Juke Box Saturday Night (From the Musical Production "Stars On Ice") Albert Stillman , Paul McGrane	12/12/1942	2	8th	Victor 20-1509	Juke Box Saturday Night was written for an ice cream revue produced by Sonja Henie . Al Stimman and Paul McCrane “did a great job writing songs for the Radio City Music Hall stage shows .” The choreographer wanted the skaters to skate on a jukebox in a number ; this idea made it possible to portray stars of the music industry and also to parody them a little. Here was Miller trumpeter Johnny Best the part of Harry James .
Glenn Miller & his Orchestra, Vocal Refrain by Ray Eberle	Always in My Heart (From the Warner Bros.-Picture "Always in My Heart") Ernesto Lecuona , Kim Gannon	May 23, 1942	1	10	Bluebird B-11 438	Version of the piece from the Warner Bros. production In the Shadow of the Heart in which it was introduced by Gloria Warren . The song hit the US charts in three versions in 1942, alongside Miller by singer Kenny Baker and Jimmy Dorsey.
Glenn Miller & his Orchestra, Vocal Refrain by Ray Eberle	Skylark Johnny Mercer, Hoagy Carmichael	05/02/1942	11	7th	Bluebird B-11 462	Bud Freeman said, "The melody [followed] exactly the structures in which Bix Beiderbecke built his improvisations." Skylark was in the 1942 charts in the versions of Harry James , Dinah Shore and Bing Crosby .
Glenn Miller & his Orchestra, Vocal Refrain by Ray Eberle	(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover Nat Burton, Walter Kent	03/01/1942	7th	6th	Bluebird B-11 397	"An optimistic song from the first weeks after the USA entered the war about the promise to support the English in the fight against Nazi Germany - tomorrow, when the world is free , it says in the song reminiscent of a nursery rhyme."
Glenn Miller & his Orchestra, Vocal Refrain by Ray Eberle & Choir	Ev'rything I Love (From the Musical Production "Let's Face It") Cole Porter	01/24/1942	4th	7th	Bluebird B-11 365	Version of the piece from the Broadway musical Let's Face It by Cole Porter, in which the song was introduced to Sammy Kaye and Mary Jane Walsh . Jimmy Dorsey / Bob Eberle, Benny Goodman (with Peggy Lee ) and Claude Thornhill made further recordings during this time , but only Miller got into the charts with the song.
Glenn Miller & his Orchestra, Vocal Refrain by Ray Eberle & the Modernaires	Elmer's Tune Elmer Albrecht, Sammy Gallop, Dick Jurgens	December 27, 1941	8th	2	Bluebird B-11 274	Elmer's Tune provided the rare opportunity to hear the band leader perform a trombone solo. The number was written by a part-time composer who was a fan of Dick Jurgens . When Miller heard the number and wanted to take over, Albrecht and Jurgens had Sammy Gallop write a text.
Glenn Miller & his Orchestra, Vocal Refrain by Ray Eberle & the Modernaires	Moonlight Cocktail Kim Gannon, Luckey Roberts	02/21/1942	15th	1	Bluebird B-11 401	The catchy melody was based on a ragtime piece by Roberts entitled Ripples of the Nile . Moonlight Cocktail was also recorded by the Casa Loma Orchestra in 1941 .
Glenn Miller & his Orchestra, Vocal Refrain by Ray Eberle & the Modernaires	Serenade in Blue (From the 20th Century Fox Film "Orchestra Wives") Mack Gordon, Harry Warren	09/19/1942	14th	2	Victor 27 935	Serenade in Blue was another hit from the musical Orchestra Wives (1942, directed by Archie Mayo ), starring George Montgomery and Ann Rutherford . Miller, Ray Eberle and The Modernaires introduced the song in the film. Benny Goodman also hit the charts with the song in October 1942.
Glenn Miller & his Orchestra, Vocal Refrain by Ray Eberle & the Modernaires	Sweet Eloise Mack David, Russ Morgan	08/01/1942	3	8th	Victor 27 879	Mack David (lyrics) and sweet band leader Russ Morgan (music) wrote the song that Morgan recorded with his band, only Miller got into the charts with it. The Konrett solo was played by Bobby Hackett .
Glenn Miller & his Orchestra, Vocal Refrain by Skip Nelson	Dearly Beloved (From the Columbia movie "You Were Never Lovelier") Johnny Mercer, Jerome Kern	December 19, 1942	1	6th	Victor 27 953	Dearly Beloved was on the charts in three versions in 1942, alongside Glenn Miller by Alvino Rey and Dinah Shore . The song was also recorded by Benny Goodman and Woody Herman .
Glenn Miller & his Orchestra, Vocal Refrain by Skip Nelson & the Modernaires	Moonlight Becomes You (From the Paramount film "Road to Morocco") Johnny Burke , Jimmy Van Heusen	December 19, 1942	1	10	Victor 20-1520	Another “moonlight” song from the popular orchestra. Bing Crosby introduced him in David Butler's film The Road to Morocco . In addition to Miller, Moonlight Becomes You was also featured in the versions of Bing Crosby and Harry James.
Glenn Miller & his Orchestra, Vocal Refrain by Tex Beneke & the Modernaires	Chattanooga Choo Choo (From the 20th Century-Fox Film "Sun Valley Serenade") Mack Gordon, Harry Warren	December 27, 1941	8th	1	Bluebird B-11 230	From the soundtrack of the 20th Century Fox production Adopted Glück ; he received an Oscar nomination in 1942 for best song. To honor Miller's sales success, RCA presented him with a gold record - the first of such an award.
Glenn Miller & his Orchestra, Vocal Refrain by Tex Beneke, Ernie Caceres & The Modernaires	Jingle Bells Harold Dickinson, Bill Conway	December 27, 1941	2	5	Bluebird B-11 353	This was the second hit placement of the song, with which Benny Goodman first hit the charts in 1935. After the Miller recording (from 1941) Bing Crosby & the Andrew Sisters , Primo Scala and Les Paul with the Christmas carol in the charts.
Vaughn Monroe & his Orchestra	My Devotion Roc Hillman, Johnny Napton	09/05/1942	4th	5	Victor 27 925	The Billboard praised in 1942: “The appealing love ballad [...] with its simple melody is excellent song material for the maestro. Monroe embellishes the melody with an attractive score. The muted trumpet and alto saxophone split at a slow pace. ”In second place came Charlie Spivak with the song, in 10th place Jimmy Dorsey (vocals by Bob Eberly) and in 13th place the King Sisters .
Vaughn Monroe & his Orchestra	When the Lights Go On Again (All Over the World) Eddie Seiler, Sol Marcus, Bennie Benjamin	10/31/1942	8th	3	Victor 27 945	" And the boys are home again all over the world / And rain or snow is all that may fall from the skies above / A kiss won't mean" goodbye "but" Hello to love "/ When the lights go on again all over the world ”, sings Vaughn Monroe with his baritone voice.
Russ Morgan & his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus by the Morganaires	Somebody Else is Taking My Place Dick Howard, Bob Ellsworth, Russ Morgan	04/04/1942	11	5	Decca 4098	The original version of Somebody Else is Taking My Place was published in 1927. In the war years the song was u. a. interpreted by Benny Goodman, Claude Thornhill and Bunny Berigan .
Alvino Rey & his Orchestra, Vocal Refrain by Bill Schallen & Skeets Herfurt	Deep in the Heart of Texas June Hershey, Don Swander	02/14/1942	9	3	Billboard B-11 391	B-side of I Said No! Deep in the Heart of Texas , introduced by Alvino Rey on steel guitar with borrowings from country music , was also popular in versions by Gene Autry , Bob Wills and Woody Herman .
Alvino Rey & his Orchestra, Vocal Refrain by the Four King Sisters & Chorus	Strip Polka Johnny Mercer	09/26/1942	2	8th	Billboard B-11 573
Alvino Rey & his Orchestra, Vocal Refrain by Yvonne King	I said no! (From the Paramount film "Sweater Girl") Frank Loesser, Jule Styne	January 17, 1942	10	2	Billboard B-11 391	In the ballad, the band leader can be heard on the steel guitar. The title was also recorded by Claude Thornill , Jimmy Dorsey (with Bob Eberle & Helen O'Connell) and Arthur Young's Hatchett's Swingtette in 1941/42.
Dinah Shore with Orchestra	Blues in the Night (From the Warner Bros. movie "Blues in the Night") Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen	02/21/1942	7th	4th	Billboard B-11 436	The singer Dinah Shore also tried to profit from the success of the jazz title, with which Jimmie Lunceford and Woody Herman and His Orchestra were successful in 1942; “Definitely jazz , but Dinah Shore's recording is definitely not,” but it is one of the funniest versions.
Dinah Shore with Orchestra	Miss You Charlie Tobias, Harry Tobias, Henry Tobias	03/21/1942	3	8th	Billboard B-11 322	The song expressed the feelings of the women who think of their men at the front: “When the day is over [...] darling, think of me, lonely me. But even though you've gone our love lives on If only you could see how much I miss you. "
Dinah Shore with Orchestra	One Dozen Roses Roger Lewis, Joe Washburn, Dick Jurgens , Walter Donovan	06/20/1942	5	8th	Victor 27 881	The American Record Guide wrote succinctly: “Dinah Shore does her usual, decent job in One Dozen Roses and All 1 Need Is You (Victor 27881). This little lady is really excited about the way she can get this kind of junk out on the street and give him some self-respect in something like Three Little Sisters . "
Freddie Slack & his Orchestra, Vocal by Ella Mae Morse	Cow-Cow Boogie Don Raye, Gene DePaul	08/22/1942	2	9	Capitol 102	Cow Cow Boogie with Freddie Slack and the young singer Ella Mae Morse was the first big hit of the Capitol Records label founded by Buddy DeSlva , Glen Wallichs and Johnny Mercer . It was also the first hit that Slack had until 1945. The song referred to ragtime pianist Cow Cow Davenport . In 1944 Ella Fitzgerald also hit the charts with the Ink Spots with the song.
Freddie Slack & his Orchestra, Vocal by Ella Mae Morse	Mr. Five By Five (From Universal Film "Behind the Eight Ball") Don Raye, Gene DePaul	12/12/1942	1	10	Capitol 115	The song came from the film musical Behind the Eight Ball (1942), in which it was introduced by Grace McDonald. In 1942, the Andrew Sisters and Harry James hit the charts with the song. Mr. Five by Five is the nickname for any fat little man five feet tall and five feet in circumference. In jazz it was the nickname of Jimmy Rushing .
Kate Smith with Jack Miller & his Orchestra	Rose O'Day (The Filla-Ga-Dusha Song) Charles Tobias, Al Lewis	02/28/1942	3	8th	Columbia 36 448	B-side to (There'll Be Blue Birds Over) the White Cliffs of Dover . This fast waltz song with pattern effects by Charles Tobias and Al Lewis was Kate Smith's first millionaire seller.
Kate Smith with Jack Miller & his Orchestra	(There'll Be Blue Birds Over) the White Cliffs of Dover Nat Burton, Walter Kent	02/21/1942	1	9	Columbia 36 448	Even Vera Lynn , Bing Crosby, Glenn Miller, Guy Lombardo and Kay Kyser took in 1942 on the patriotic song.
Charlie Spivak & his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus by Garry Stevens	I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen (From "This is the Army") Irving Berlin	09/19/1942	2	8th	Columbia 36 620	The film song, featured in This Is the Army by Sammy Kaye , was also in the repertoire of the orchestras of Bob Crosby and Glenn Miller; Due to the recording ban, however, no further recordings were made during this time.
Charlie Spivak & his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus by Garry Stevens	My Devotion Roc Hillman, Johnny Napton	09/12/1942	11	2	Columbia 36 620	B-side to I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen
Charlie Spivak & his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus by Garry Stevens & the Stardusters	This is No Laughing Matter Van Loman, Martin Block , Al Frisch	03/01/1942	2	8th	Okeh 6458	This Is No Laughing Matter , recorded by Spivak in October 1941, was also recorded by Jimmy Dorsey / Bob Eberly, Glenn Miller / Ray Eberle and Jack Teagarden / David Allyn during this time .
Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye , Vocal Refrain by Don Cornell	I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen (From the All Soldier Production "This Is The Army") Irving Berlin	09/05/1942	7th	3	Victor 27 932	I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen is featured in This is the Army (1943, directed by Michael Curtiz ) by Sammy Kaye .
Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye & Vocal Refrain by Glee Club	Remember Pearl Harbor Don Reid, Sammy Kaye	January 31, 1942	5	3	Victor 27 738	The song by Don Reid and Sammy Kaye was the trade journal Variety in its Hit Parade of a Half-Century added. Sammy Kaye and his orchestra Swing and Sway had also recorded the most popular version of the song.

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Individual evidence

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10. ↑ What's Cookin ' in the Internet Movie Database (English)
11. ^ Richard C. Knebel: Blue Flame: Woody Herman's Life in Music . Purdue University Press, West Lafayette (Indiana) 1995, p. 49.
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16. ^ War, Literature, and the Arts, Volume 15 . Edited by Department of English of the US Air Force Academy, 2003, p. 199.
17. ^ Nancy Hendricks: Popular Fads and Crazes Through American History [2 volumes]. Greenwood, Santa Barbara 2018, p. 256.
18. ^ Peter Townsend: Pearl Harbor Jazz: Changes in Popular Music in the Early 1940s . University of Mississippi Press, 2009.
19. ↑ Stuart Isacoff: When the World Stopped to Listen: Van Cliburn 's Cold War Triumph, and Its Aftermath. Alfred A. Knopf, New York 2017.
20. ↑ Colin Bratkovich: Just Remeber This . 2014, p. 493.
21. ^ Newsweek. Volume 20. Newsweek, Incorporated, 1942.
22. ↑ Orchestra Wives in the Internet Movie Database (English)
23. ↑ The way to Morocco in the Internet Movie Database (English)
24. ^ Billboard July 11, 1942.
25. ^ Peter Townsend: Pearl Harbor Jazz: Changes in Popular Music in the Early 1940s . University Press of Mississippi, Jackson 2009, p. 63.
26. ↑ American Record Guide. Volumes 7-8. ARG Publishing., 1940.
27. ^ Joseph Murrells: The Book of Golden Discs . Barrie and Jenkins, 1978, p. 26.
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29. ^ Dan Tyler: Hit Songs, 1900-1955: American Popular Music of the Pre-Rock Era. McFarland & Co., Jefferson, North Carolina 2007, p. 263.