Top 100 Music Albums of the 1940s
by Olli 
- Chart updated: 09/13/2026 17:45
- (Created: 06/15/2020 18:45).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1940s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1940 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1941 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1942 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1943 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1944 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1945 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1946 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1947 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1948 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1949 | 10 | 10% |
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| Miklós Rózsa | 2 | 2% | |
| Count Basie | 2 | 2% | |
| Louis Jordan | 2 | 2% | |
| Ethel Waters | 1 | 1% | |
| Paul Weston And His Orchestra | 1 | 1% | |
| Judy Garland & Victor Young And His Orchestra | 1 | 1% | |
| Lena Horne | 1 | 1% | |
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