# Nummer 1-hits in de Billboard Best Sellers Chart in 1942

Deze hits stonden in 1942 op nummer 1 in Billboards Best Selling Retail Records hitlijst.
| Datum | Artiest | Titel |
| 3 januari | Glenn Miller | Chattanooga choo choo |
| 10 januari | Glenn Miller | Chattanooga choo choo |
| 17 januari | Glenn Miller | Chattanooga choo choo |
| 24 januari | Glenn Miller | Chattanooga choo choo |
| 31 januari | Glenn Miller | Chattanooga choo choo |
| 7 februari | Glenn Miller | A string of pearls |
| 14 februari | Woody Herman | Blues in the night (My mama done tol' me) |
| 21 februari | Glenn Miller | A string of pearls |
| 28 februari | Glenn Miller | Moonlight cocktail |
| 7 maart | Glenn Miller | Moonlight cocktail |
| 14 maart | Glenn Miller | Moonlight cocktail |
| 21 maart | Glenn Miller | Moonlight cocktail |
| 28 maart | Glenn Miller | Moonlight cocktail |
| 4 april | Glenn Miller | Moonlight cocktail |
| 11 april | Glenn Miller | Moonlight cocktail |
| 18 april | Glenn Miller | Moonlight cocktail |
| 25 april | Glenn Miller | Moonlight cocktail |
| 2 mei | Glenn Miller | Moonlight cocktail |
| 9 mei | Jimmy Dorsey | Tangerine |
| 16 mei | Jimmy Dorsey | Tangerine |
| 23 mei | Jimmy Dorsey | Tangerine |
| 30 mei | Jimmy Dorsey | Tangerine |
| 6 juni | Jimmy Dorsey | Tangerine |
| 13 juni | Jimmy Dorsey | Tangerine |
| 20 juni | Harry James | Sleepy lagoon |
| 27 juni | Harry James | Sleepy lagoon |
| 4 juli | Harry James | Sleepy lagoon |
| 11 juli | Harry James | Sleepy lagoon |
| 18 juli | Kay Kyser | Jingle jangle jingle |
| 25 juli | Kay Kyser | Jingle jangle jingle |
| 1 augustus | Kay Kyser | Jingle jangle jingle |
| 8 augustus | Kay Kyser | Jingle jangle jingle |
| 15 augustus | Kay Kyser | Jingle jangle jingle |
| 22 augustus | Kay Kyser | Jingle jangle jingle |
| 29 augustus | Kay Kyser | Jingle jangle jingle |
| 5 september | Kay Kyser | Jingle jangle jingle |
| 12 september | Glenn Miller | (I've got a gal in) Kalamazoo |
| 19 september | Glenn Miller | (I've got a gal in) Kalamazoo |
| 26 september | Glenn Miller | (I've got a gal in) Kalamazoo |
| 3 oktober | Glenn Miller | (I've got a gal in) Kalamazoo |
| 10 oktober | Glenn Miller | (I've got a gal in) Kalamazoo |
| 17 oktober | Glenn Miller | (I've got a gal in) Kalamazoo |
| 24 oktober | Glenn Miller | (I've got a gal in) Kalamazoo |
| 31 oktober | Bing Crosby | White Christmas |
| 7 november | Bing Crosby | White Christmas |
| 14 november | Bing Crosby | White Christmas |
| 21 november | Bing Crosby | White Christmas |
| 28 november | Bing Crosby | White Christmas |
| 5 december | Bing Crosby | White Christmas |
| 12 december | Bing Crosby | White Christmas |
| 19 december | Bing Crosby | White Christmas |
| 26 december | Bing Crosby | White Christmas |
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