Best Albums of 1940

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Listed below are the best albums of 1940 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1940 year summaryThe best artists of 1940 were Woody Guthrie, Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong, Arnold Schoenberg / Erika Stiedry-Wagner / Stefan Auber / Kalman Bloch / Leonard Posella / Eduard Steuermann / Rudolf Kolisch, Josh White, Leopold Stokowski / Philadelphia Orchestra / Sergei Rachmaninov, Marlene Dietrich, Woody Herman And His Orchestra, Woody Herman and Igor Stravinsky / The Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Of New York.

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11.

Harlem Seen Through Calypso Eyes

Wilmoth Houdini & His Royal Calypso Orchestra

Year of Release:

1940

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1940:

Rank in 1940s:

100

Overall Rank:

22,394

Average Rating:

73 (5 votes)

Comments:

12.

Harlem Blues

Josh White

Year of Release:

1940

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1940:

Rank in 1940s:

104

Overall Rank:

23,196

Average Rating:

72 (7 votes)

Comments:

13.

The South American Way

Carmen Miranda

Year of Release:

1940

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1940:

Rank in 1940s:

120

Overall Rank:

27,135

Average Rating:

67 (7 votes)

Comments:

14.

Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 3 In D Minor For Piano & Orchestra

Albert Coates / The London Symphony Orchestra / Vladimir Horowitz

Year of Release:

1940

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1940:

Rank in 1940s:

121

Overall Rank:

27,500

Average Rating:

72 (4 votes)

Comments:

15.

The Wizard Of Oz
Soundtrack

Judy Garland & Victor Young And His Orchestra

Year of Release:

1940

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1940:

Rank in 1940s:

128

Overall Rank:

29,336

Average Rating:

71 (9 votes)

Comments:

16.

Decca Presents Selections From George Gershwin's Folk Opera Porgy And Bess

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1940

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1940:

Rank in 1940s:

135

Overall Rank:

30,647

Average Rating:

70 (7 votes)

Comments:

17.

At The Piano

Count Basie

Year of Release:

1940

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1940:

Rank in 1940s:

143

Overall Rank:

32,073

Average Rating:

71 (6 votes)

Comments:

18.

Jazz As It Should Be Played

Bix Beiderbecke

Year of Release:

1940

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1940:

Rank in 1940s:

144

Overall Rank:

32,084

Average Rating:

69 (5 votes)

Comments:

19.

Beethoven: Concerto In D Major For Violin And Orchestra

Arturo Toscanini / NBC Symphony Orchestra / Jascha Heifetz

Year of Release:

1940

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1940:

Rank in 1940s:

146

Overall Rank:

32,305

Average Rating:

71 (8 votes)

Comments:

20.

The Voice Of Ma Rainey

Ma Rainey

Year of Release:

1940

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1940:

Rank in 1940s:

155

Overall Rank:

34,378

Average Rating:

71 (4 votes)

Comments:

Total albums: 29. Page 2 of 3

Best Albums of 1940 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Woody Guthrie	2	7%
Imperial Orchestra Under Richard Rodgers	1	3%
Wilmoth Houdini & His Royal Calypso Orchestra	1	3%
Louis Armstrong	1	3%
Carmen Miranda	1	3%
Art Tatum	1	3%
Judy Garland	1	3%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	22	76%
	2	7%
	2	7%
	1	3%
	1	3%
	1	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	27	93%
Yes	2	7%

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