Top 100 Music Albums of the 1940s
by Olli 
- Chart updated: 04/06/2020 19:45
- (Created: 10/10/2017 06:49).
- Chart size: 99 albums.
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1940s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1940 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1941 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1942 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1943 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1944 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1945 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1946 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1947 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1948 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1949 | 8 | 8% |
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| Miklós Rózsa | 2 | 2% | |
| Paul Weston And His Orchestra | 2 | 2% | |
| Paul Robeson | 2 | 2% | |
| Josh White | 2 | 2% | |
| The Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France | 2 | 2% | |
| Gene Krupa And His Orchestra | 2 | 2% | |
| Jo Stafford | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1940s chart changes
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| Down 1 from 44th to 45thMexican Cowboy Songs by Los Rancheros |
| Down 1 from 45th to 46thNew Orleans Memories by Jelly Roll Morton |
| Down 1 from 46th to 47thLa Guitarra by Pepe Badajoz |
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