Best Albums of the 1940s

Listed below are the best albums of the 1940s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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161.

Henry V 

 Sir William Walton / Philharmonia Orchestra Of London / Laurence Olivier

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Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

20

Rank in 1947:

21

Rank in 1940s:

161

Overall Rank:

37,535

Average Rating:

 71 (4 votes)

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162.

A Duke Ellington Panorama 

 Duke Ellington

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Year of Release:

1943

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

20

Rank in 1943:

8

Rank in 1940s:

162

Overall Rank:

37,638

Average Rating:

 72 (4 votes)

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163.

Hot Jazz 

 Bunk Johnson And His New Orleans Band

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Year of Release:

1946

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

20

Rank in 1946:

25

Rank in 1940s:

163

Overall Rank:

37,779

Average Rating:

 72 (4 votes)

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164.

Bob Wills Round Up 

 Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys

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Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

20

Rank in 1947:

22

Rank in 1940s:

164

Overall Rank:

38,005

Average Rating:

 71 (7 votes)

Comments:

1

165.

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 

 The Original Broadway Cast

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Year of Release:

1949

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

20

Rank in 1949:

24

Rank in 1940s:

165

Overall Rank:

38,078

Average Rating:

 71 (5 votes)

Comments:

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166.

Giant Of Jazz 

 Sidney Bechet And His Blue Note Jazzmen

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Year of Release:

1949

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

19

Rank in 1949:

25

Rank in 1940s:

166

Overall Rank:

38,367

Average Rating:

 70 (6 votes)

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167.

Volume 4 

 The King Cole Trio

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Year of Release:

1949

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

19

Rank in 1949:

26

Rank in 1940s:

167

Overall Rank:

38,619

Average Rating:

 68 (7 votes)

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168.

My Encores / Folk Songs Of Brazil 

 Bidú Sayão

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Year of Release:

1949

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

19

Rank in 1949:

27

Rank in 1940s:

168

Overall Rank:

38,657

Average Rating:

 69 (3 votes)

Comments:

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169.

At The Piano 

 Count Basie

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Year of Release:

1940

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

19

Rank in 1940:

20

Rank in 1940s:

169

Overall Rank:

38,673

Average Rating:

 71 (6 votes)

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170.

Benny Goodman & Peggy Lee 

 Benny Goodman & Peggy Lee

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Year of Release:

1948

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

19

Rank in 1948:

20

Rank in 1940s:

170

Overall Rank:

38,855

Average Rating:

 72 (4 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1940s composition

Top 250 Top 100

Year	Albums	%
1940	30	3%
1941	31	3%
1942	24	2%
1943	23	2%
1944	23	2%
1945	25	3%
1946	36	4%
1947	41	4%
1948	38	4%
1949	45	5%

Artist	Albums	%
Various Artists	11	3%
Josh White	7	2%
Sir Thomas Beecham / The London Philharmonic Orchestra	6	2%
The Original Broadway Cast	6	2%
Woody Guthrie	5	2%
Almanac Singers	5	2%
Frank Sinatra	5	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	242	77%
	22	7%
	13	4%
	7	2%
	6	2%
	6	2%
	3	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	298	94%
Yes	18	6%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	310	98%
Yes	6	2%