Top 100 Music Albums of the 1940s
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- Chart updated: 12/04/2024 13:15
- (Created: 03/05/2023 21:55).
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1940s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1940 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1941 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1942 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1943 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1944 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1945 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1946 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1947 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1948 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1949 | 17 | 17% |
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| The Original Broadway Cast | 6 | 6% | |
| Woody Guthrie | 5 | 5% | |
| Charlie Parker | 4 | 4% | |
| Lead Belly | 4 | 4% | |
| Bing Crosby | 4 | 4% | |
| Judy Garland | 3 | 3% | |
| Igor Stravinsky / The Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Of New York | 3 | 3% | |
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