See also: 1941 in music, other events of 1942, 1943 in music and the list of 'years in music'.

Table of contents
1 Events
2 Albums released
3 Top hit records
4 Published popular songs
5 Musical theater
6 Musical films
7 Births
8 Deaths

Events

Albums released

Top hit records

Published popular songs

  • ""C" Jam Blues"     m. Duke Ellington
  • ""Murder", He Says!"     w. Frank Loesser m. Jimmy McHugh
  • "Abraham"     w.m. Irving Berlin
  • "Ain't Got A Dime To My Name"     w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen
  • "At Last"     w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
  • "Baltimore Oriole"     w. Paul Francis Webster & Hoagy Carmichael
  • "Be Careful, It's My Heart"     w.m. Irving Berlin
  • "Be Like The Kettle And Sing"     w.m. Connor, O'Connor & Ridley
  • "Born To Lose"     w.m. Frankie Brown
  • "Cow-Cow Boogie"     w.m. Don Raye, Gene De Paul & Benny Carter
  • "Dearly Beloved"     w. Johnny Mercer m. Jerome Kern
  • "Don't Get Around Much Anymore"     w. Bob Russell m. Duke Ellington
  • "Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree"     w. Lew Brown & Charles Tobias m. Sam H. Stept
  • "Happiness Is Just A Thing Called Joe"     w. E. Y. Harburg m. Harold Arlen
  • "Happy Holiday"     w.m. Irving Berlin
  • "Holiday For Strings"     m. David Rose
  • "The House I Live In"     w.m. Earl Robinson & Lewis Allan
  • "I Came Here To Talk For Joe"     w. Charles Tobias & Lew Brown m. Sam H. Stept
  • "I Had The Craziest Dream"     w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
  • "I Heard You Cried Last Night"     w. Jerrie Kruger m. Ted Grouya
  • "I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen"     w.m. Irving Berlin
  • "I Lost My Sugar In Salt Lake City"     w.m. Leon René & Johnny Lange
  • "I Threw A Kiss In The Ocean"     w.m. Irving Berlin
  • "If You Are But A Dream"     w.m. Moe Jaffe, Jack Fulton & Nat Bonx
  • "If You Build A Better Mousetrap"     Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger
  • "I'll Be Around"     w.m. Alec Wilder
  • "I'll Capture Your Heart"     w.m. Irving Berlin
  • "I'll Take Tallulah"     w. E. Y. Harburg m. Burton Lane
  • "I'm Getting Tired So I Can Sleep"     w.m. Irving Berlin
  • "I'm Old Fashioned"     w. Johnny Mercer m. Jerome Kern
  • "In The Blue Of Evening"     w. Tom Adair m. Alfred D'Artega
  • "It Must Be Jelly"     w. Sunny Skylar m. George Williams & J. Chalmers
  • "It Started All Over Again"     w. Bill Carey m. Carl Fischer
  • "I've Got A Gal In Kalamazoo"     w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
  • "I've Heard That Song Before"     w. Sammy Cahn m. Jule Styne
  • "Jingle, Jangle, Jingle"     w. Frank Loesser m. Joseph J. Lilley
  • "Johnny Doughboy Found A Rose In Ireland"     w. Kay Twomey m. Al Goodhart
  • "Juke Box Saturday Night"     w. Al Stillman m. Paul McGrane
  • "The Lamplighter's Serenade"     w. Paul Francis Webster m. Hoagy Carmichael
  • "Let's Get Lost"     w. Frank Loesser m. Jimmy McHugh
  • "Let's Start The New Year Right"     w.m. Irving Berlin
  • "Lover Man"     w.m. Jimmy Davis, Roger "Ram"Ramirez & Jimmy Sherman
  • "Mad About Him, Sad About Him, How Can I Be Glad About Him Blues"     w.m. Larry Markes & Dick Charles
  • "Mister Five By Five"     w.m. Don Raye & Gene De Paul
  • "Moonlight Becomes You"     w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen
  • "My Devotion"     w.m. Roc Hillman & Johnny Napton
  • "One Dozen Roses"     w. Roger Lewis & Country Washburn m. Dick Jurgens & Walter Donovan
  • "Pennsylvania Polka"     w.m. Lester Lee & Zeke Manners
  • "People Like You And Me"     w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
  • "Perdido"     w. Hans Lengsfelder & Ervin Drake m. Juan Tizol
  • "Pistol Packin' Mama"     w.m. Al Dexter
  • "Praise The Lord And Pass The Ammunition"     w.m. Frank Loesser
  • "Put Your Dreams Away"     w.m. Ruth Lowe, Stephan Weiss & Paul Mann
  • "The Road To Morocco"     w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen
  • "Rose Ann Of Charing Cross"     w. Kermit Goell m. Mabel Wayne
  • "Serenade In Blue"     w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
  • "Strip Polka"     w.m. Johnny Mercer
  • "That Old Black Magic"     w. Johnny Mercer m. Harold Arlen
  • "That's Saboutage"     w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
  • "There Are Such Things"     w.m. Stanley Adams, Abel Baer & George W. Meyer
  • "There Will Never Be Another You"     w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
  • "There's A Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere"     w.m. Paul Roberts & Shelby Darnell
  • "This Is The Army, Mr Jones"     w.m. Irving Berlin
  • "This Is Worth Fighting For"     w. Eddie De Lange m. Sam H. Stept
  • "Three Little Sisters"     w.m. Irving Taylor & Vic Mizzy
  • "Trav'lin' Light"     w. Sidney Clare m. Harry Akst
  • "Tweedle-O-Twill"     w.m. Gene Autry & Fred Rose
  • "Warsaw Concerto"     m. Richard Adinsell
  • "Well, Git It!"     m. Sy Oliver
  • "When The Lights Go On Again"     w.m. Eddie Seiler, Sol Marcus & Bennie Benjamin
  • "White Christmas"     w.m. Irving Berlin
  • "Who Wouldn't Love You?"     w. Bill Carey m. Carl Fischer
  • "Why Don't You Do Right?"     w.m. Joe McCoy
  • "Why Don't You Fall In Love With Me?"     w. Al Lewis m. Mabel Wayne
  • "You Were Never Lovelier"     w. Johnny Mercer m. Jerome Kern
  • "You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To"     w.m. Cole Porter

Musical theater

  • By Jupiter     Broadway production
  • Du Barry Was A Lady     London production
  • Let's Face It     London production

Musical films

Births

Deaths