The year in music

Best Songs of 1943

“Oklahoma!” opens on Broadway, Frank Sinatra becomes the first teen idol, and “Casablanca” sends “As Time Goes By” back up the charts.

Oklahoma! opens on Broadway
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14 songs

1943 on Music By Decade

The catalogue holds 14 songs first released in 1943. Big Band, Swing and Jazz lead the year. Bing Crosby, The Song Spinners and Al Dexter and His Troopers are among the voices of 1943.

Artists of 1943

The sound of 1943

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