THE BILLBOARD MUSIC POPULARITY CHART: 02/27/1942

THE BILLBOARD MUSIC POPULARITY CHART February 28, 1942 — THE BILLBOARD MUSIC POPULARITY CHART February 27, 1942 (click on chart 2x for largest detailed view).

THE BILLBOARD NATIONAL and REGIONAL CHART February 27, 1942 (click on chart 2x for largest detailed view) — THE BILLBOARD NATIONAL and REGIONAL CHART February 27, 1942 (click on chart 2x for largest detailed view).

GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA (w/Ray Eberle; vocals) * Moonlight Cocktail * No. 01

GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA (Instrumental) * A String Of Pearls * No. 02

BING CROSBY * (w/Woody Herman) * Deep In The Heart Of Texas * No. 03

ALVINO REY * (w/Yvonne King; vocals) * I Said No * No. 04

ALVINO REY * (w/Bill Schallen-Skeets Herfurt) * Deep In The Heart Of Texas * No.05

JIMMY LUNCEFORD * (w/Ensemble vocal) * Blues In The Night * No. 06

DINAH SHORE * Blues In The Night * No. 07

HARRY JAMES * (w/Helen Forrest; vocals) * I Don’t Want To Walk Without You * No. 08

WOODY HERMAN * (Woody Herman; Vocals) * Blues In The Night * No. 09

KATE SMITH * Rose O’ Day (The Filla-Ga-Dusha Song) * No. 10

HISTORIC

WAY-BACK RADIO – FEBRUARY, 1942

Seventy-four years ago. The world is at war. The United States declares war on Japan when Japanese Imperial naval forces bombards U.S. naval and military bases at Pearl Harbor from the air, just three months earlier, December 7, 1941.

Meanwhile, here in the United States, these were the most popular records that was played on the radio — coast-to-coast — during the winter of 1941-1942. They were America’s most popular TEN TOP RECORDS for the week ending February 27.

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