Top 70 Music Albums of 1940
by Olli 
- Chart updated: 11/18/2025 08:45
- (Created: 12/27/2017 15:09).
- Chart size: 69 albums.
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Year of Release:
1940
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Rank in 1940:
None
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None
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[First added to this chart: 12/27/2017]
Year of Release:
1940
Appears in:
Rank in 1940:
None
Rank in 1940s:
None
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 12/27/2017]
Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 12/27/2017]
Year of Release:
1940
Appears in:
Rank in 1940:
None
Rank in 1940s:
None
Average Rating:
Comments:
Total albums: 69. Page 1 of 7
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Top 70 Music Albums of 1940 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Al Goodman And His Orchestra | 4 | 6% | |
| Woody Guthrie | 2 | 3% | |
| Beatrice Kay | 2 | 3% | |
| Artur Rodzinski / The Cleveland Orchestra | 2 | 3% | |
| Various Artists | 2 | 3% | |
| Wladimir Selinsky And His String Ensemble | 2 | 3% | |
| Lee Wiley | 2 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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57 | 83% | |
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3 | 4% | |
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3 | 4% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 70 Music Albums of 1940 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 69th to 68th Early American Carols And Folk Songs by John Jacob Niles |
| Up 1 from 68th to 67th Dixieland Jazz by Bob Crosby & His Orchestra |
| Up 1 from 67th to 66th Piston: The Incredible Flutist (Suite From The Ballet) by Arthur Fiedler / The Boston Pops Orchestra |
| New entries |
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| Contrasting Music by Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra |
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