Top-rated albums of the 1940s

Listed below are the top-rated albums of the 1940s as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members!
(To qualify for this chart, an album must have had at least 10 member ratings .)

1.

Southern Exposure 

 Josh White

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Year of Release:

1941

Appears in:

19 charts

Rank Score:

176

Rank in 1941:

2

Rank in 1940s:

12

Overall Rank:

7,214

Average Rating:

 75 (10 votes)

Comments:

1

2.

The Midnight Special (And Other Southern Prison Songs) 

 Lead Belly

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Year of Release:

1941

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

318

Rank in 1941:

1

Rank in 1940s:

3

Overall Rank:

4,428

Average Rating:

 75 (23 votes)

Comments:

1

3.

Teddy Wilson - Billie Holiday 

 Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra Featuring Billie Holiday

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Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

257

Rank in 1947:

1

Rank in 1940s:

5

Overall Rank:

5,205

Average Rating:

 74 (13 votes)

Comments:

2

4.

Dust Bowl Ballads - Volume 1 

 Woody Guthrie

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Year of Release:

1940

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

399

Rank in 1940:

1

Rank in 1940s:

1

Overall Rank:

3,644

Average Rating:

 74 (36 votes)

Comments:

3

5.

The Lonesome Road 
Compilation

 Sister Rosetta Tharpe

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Year of Release:

1941

Appears in:

12 charts

Rank Score:

153

Rank in 1941:

3

Rank in 1940s:

15

Overall Rank:

8,039

Average Rating:

 74 (12 votes)

Comments:

3

6.

Billie Holiday 

 Billie Holiday

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Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

19 charts

Rank Score:

227

Rank in 1947:

2

Rank in 1940s:

7

Overall Rank:

5,821

Average Rating:

 74 (17 votes)

Comments:

1

7.

Charlie Parker No. 3 

 Charlie Parker

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Year of Release:

1949

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

137

Rank in 1949:

3

Rank in 1940s:

21

Overall Rank:

8,839

Average Rating:

 74 (10 votes)

Comments:

2

8.

Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five 

 Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five

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Year of Release:

1946

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

138

Rank in 1946:

2

Rank in 1940s:

20

Overall Rank:

8,753

Average Rating:

 74 (10 votes)

Comments:

1

9.

Bird Blows The Blues 
Compilation

 Charlie Parker

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Year of Release:

1949

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

211

Rank in 1949:

1

Rank in 1940s:

9

Overall Rank:

6,178

Average Rating:

 74 (16 votes)

Comments:

0

10.

Guitar Solos 
Compilation

 Andrés Segovia

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Year of Release:

1949

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

166

Rank in 1949:

2

Rank in 1940s:

13

Overall Rank:

7,535

Average Rating:

 73 (13 votes)

Comments:

2

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The average rating is a Bayesian average, calculated as follows:
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV

where:
av = mean average rating an album has currently received.
n = number of ratings an album has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an album to appear in the 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating for an album (currently 72/100).