Top 16 Music Albums of the 1940s
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- Chart updated: 01/28/2025 13:15
- (Created: 06/14/2020 14:54).
- Chart size: 16 albums.
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Top 16 Music Albums of the 1940s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 3 | 19% | |
| 1941 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1942 | 1 | 6% | |
| 1943 | 2 | 13% | |
| 1944 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1945 | 2 | 13% | |
| 1946 | 2 | 13% | |
| 1947 | 2 | 13% | |
| 1948 | 1 | 6% | |
| 1949 | 3 | 19% |
Top 16 Music Albums of the 1940s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 2 from 3rd to 1stMahler: Symphony No. 5 by Bruno Walter / New York Philharmonic |
| Up 1 from 15th to 14thMerry Christmas by Bing Crosby |
| Up 1 from 5th to 4thCarousel by The Original Broadway Cast |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 1 from 1st to 2ndRachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor by Leopold Stokowski / Philadelphia Orchestra / Sergei Rachmaninov |
| Down 1 from 2nd to 3rdSouth Pacific by The Original Broadway Cast |
| Down 1 from 4th to 5thSchubert: Symphony No. 9 In C Major (The Great) by Bruno Walter / New York Philharmonic |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 01/31/2025 14:20 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,094 | 85/100 | |
| 05/10/2021 04:21 | jackq | 273 | 92/100 | |
| 06/16/2020 01:32 |  BozoTyrannus | 13 | 81/100 |
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From BozoTyrannus 06/16/2020 01:32 | #253615
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Love seeing these decade charts getting used. I also totally forgot to include Pirates of Penzance on my own, definitely have to fix that tomorrow.
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