Top 50 Music Albums of the 1940s
by 
KitchenSink 
some of these I have only "heard" insofar as every track contained therein I've heard as part of a larger collection or anthology of some kind (generally in the same order as the original track listing though). If you consider that cheating that's ok I do too
- Chart updated: 02/17/2024 22:15
- (Created: 12/23/2020 22:30).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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Top 50 Music Albums of the 1940s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1940 | 7 | 14% | |
| 1941 | 8 | 16% | |
| 1942 | 4 | 8% | |
| 1943 | 1 | 2% | |
| 1944 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1945 | 2 | 4% | |
| 1946 | 4 | 8% | |
| 1947 | 6 | 12% | |
| 1948 | 9 | 18% | |
| 1949 | 9 | 18% |
| Country | Albums | % | |
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35 | 70% | |
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7 | 14% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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