Top 17 Music Albums of the 1940s
by Steppenwolf666 
- Chart updated: 07/28/2022 17:45
- (Created: 07/14/2021 10:39).
- Chart size: 17 albums.
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Top 17 Music Albums of the 1940s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 2 | 12% | |
| 1941 | 1 | 6% | |
| 1942 | 2 | 12% | |
| 1943 | 1 | 6% | |
| 1944 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1945 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1946 | 1 | 6% | |
| 1947 | 4 | 24% | |
| 1948 | 3 | 18% | |
| 1949 | 3 | 18% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Lead Belly | 4 | 24% | |
| Stan Kenton And His Orchestra | 2 | 12% | |
| Woody Guthrie | 1 | 6% | |
| Sir William Walton / Philharmonia Orchestra Of London / Laurence Olivier | 1 | 6% | |
| Les Paul And His Trio | 1 | 6% | |
| Bix Beiderbecke | 1 | 6% | |
| George Shearing | 1 | 6% | |
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Top 17 Music Albums of the 1940s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 5 from 13th to 8thBird Blows The Blues by Charlie Parker |
| Up 3 from 9th to 6thBix And Tram: A Hot Jazz Classic by Bix Beiderbecke With Frankie Trumbauer's Orchestra |
| Up 1 from 6th to 5thChansons Des Cafés De Paris by Édith Piaf |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 3 from 8th to 11thDust Bowl Ballads - Volume 1 by Woody Guthrie |
| Down 2 from 5th to 7thBlues by Lonnie Johnson |
| Down 2 from 7th to 9thHer Second Album Of Piano Solos With Drums Acc. by Hazel Scott |
| New entries |
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| Hawaiian Paradise by Les Paul And His Trio |
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