See also: 1942 in music, other events of 1943, 1944 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

  • "All 'Er Nothin' "     w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers
  • "Amor"     w. (Eng) Sunny Skylar (Sp) Ricardo Lopez Mendez m. Gabriel Ruiz
  • "Artistry In Rhythm"     m. Stan Kenton
  • "Beat Out Dat Rhythm On A Drum"     w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Georges Bizet
  • "Besame Mucho"     w. Sunny Skylar m. Conseulo Velazquez
  • "By The River Of The Roses"     w. Marty Symes m. Joe Burke
  • "Close To You"     w.m. Al Hoffman, Jerry Livingstone & Carl Lampl
  • "Comin' In On A Wing And A Prayer"     w. Harold Adamson m. Jimmy McHugh
  • "Deacon Jones"     w.m. Johnny Lange, Hy Heath & Richard Loring
  • "Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me"     w. Bob Russell m. Duke Ellington
  • "Don't Let's Be Beastly To The Germans"     w.m. Noël Coward
  • "Don't Sweetheart Me"     w. Charles Tobias m. Cliff Friend
  • "The Farmer And The Cowman"     w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers
  • "A Fellow On A Furlough"     w.m. Bobby Worth
  • "Goodbye, Sue"     w.m. Jimmy Rule, Lou Ricca & Jules Loman
  • "Have I Stayed Away Too Long?"     w.m. Frank Loesser
  • "Hit The Road To Dreamland"     w. Johnny Mercer m. Harold Arlen
  • "I Cain't Say No"     w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers
  • "I Couldn't Sleep A Wink Last Night"     w. Harold Adamson m. Jimmy McHugh
  • "I Love You"     w. Robert Wright & George Forrest m. Grieg
  • "If You Please"     w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen
  • "I'll Be Home For Christmas"     w.m. Kim Gannon, Walter Kent & Buck Ram
  • "I'm Going To Get Lit Up When The Lights Go On In London"     w.m. Hubert Gregg
  • "I'm Riding For A Fall"     w. Frank Loesser m. Arthur Schwartz
  • "It Could Happen To You"     w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen
  • "It's Love, Love, Love"     w.m. Alex Kramer, Joan Whitney & Mack David
  • "Johnny Zero"     w. Mack David m. Vee Lawnhurst
  • "A Journey To A Star"     w. Leo Robin m. Harry Warren
  • "Kansas City"     w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers
  • "Little Ships Will Sail Again"     w.m. Jack O'Hagan
  • "A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening"     w. Harold Adamson m. Jimmy McHugh
  • "Mairzy Doats"     w.m. Milton Drake, Al Hoffman & Jerry Livingstone
  • "Many A New Day"     w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers
  • "My Heart Tells Me"     w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
  • "My Shining Hour"     w. Johnny Mercer m. Harry Warren
  • "No Love, No Nothin' "     w. Leo Robin m. Harry Warren
  • "Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin"'     w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers
  • "Oklahoma"     w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers
  • "One For My Baby"     w. Johnny Mercer m. Harold Arlen
  • "Out Of My Dreams"     w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers
  • "Pedro The Fisherman"     w. Harold Purcell m. Harry Parr-Davies
  • "People Will Say We're In Love"     w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers
  • "Poor Jud"     w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers
  • "Rosie The Riveter"     w.m. Redd Evans & John Jacob Loeb
  • "San Fernando Valley"     w.m. Gordon Jenkins
  • "Say A Prayer For The Boys Over There"     w. Herb Magidson m. Jimmy McHugh
  • "Shoo-Shoo Baby"     w.m. Phil Moore
  • "Silver Wings In The Moonlight"     w.m. Hugh Charles, Sonny Miller & Leo Towers
  • "So Tired"     w.m. Russ Morgan & Jack Stuart
  • "Speak Low"     w. Ogden Nash m. Kurt Weill
  • "Star Eyes"     w.m. Don Raye & Gene De Paul
  • "Straighten Up And Fly Right"     w.m. Nat King Cole & Irving Mills
  • "Sunday, Monday Or Always"     w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen
  • "The Surrey With The Fringe On The Top"     w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers
  • "That's Him"     w. Ogden Nash m. Kurt Weill
  • "They're Either Too Young Or Too Old"     w. Frank Loesser m. Arthur Schwartz
  • "Tico-Tico"     w. (Eng) Ervin Drake (Port) Aloysio Oliviera m. Zequinha Abreu
  • "To Keep My Love Alive"     w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
  • "Two Very Ordinary People"     Carr, Taylor
  • "Vict'ry Polka"     w. Sammy Cahn m. Jule Styne
  • "What Do You Do In The Infantry?"     w.m. Frank Loesser
  • "When Can I Have A Banana Again?"     Mills, Rogers, Ray
  • "You Keep Coming Back Like A Song"     w.m. Irving Berlin
  • "You'll Never Know"     w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren

Musical theater

  • Carmen Jones     Broadway production
  • Early To Bed     Broadway production
  • The Lisbon Story     London production
  • Oklahoma     Broadway production
  • One Touch Of Venus     Broadway production
  • Show Boat     London revival
  • Sweet And Low     London production

Musical films

  • Cabin In The Sky
  • Du Barry Was A Lady
  • Girl Crazy
  • Let's Face It

Births

Deaths