Best Albums of the 1940s

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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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1940s decade summaryThe best artists of the 1940s were Woody Guthrie, Nat King Cole, Lead Belly, Duke Ellington, Josh White, Charlie Parker, Louis Jordan, Billie Holiday, The King Cole Trio and Frank Sinatra.

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161.

Christmas Songs By Sinatra
Compilation

Frank Sinatra

Year of Release:

1948

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1948:

Rank in 1940s:

161

Overall Rank:

37,511

Average Rating:

69 (4 votes)

Comments:

162.

Henry V

Sir William Walton / Philharmonia Orchestra Of London / Laurence Olivier

Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1947:

Rank in 1940s:

162

Overall Rank:

37,773

Average Rating:

70 (4 votes)

Comments:

163.

A Duke Ellington Panorama

Duke Ellington

Year of Release:

1943

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1943:

Rank in 1940s:

163

Overall Rank:

37,889

Average Rating:

72 (4 votes)

Comments:

164.

Hot Jazz

Bunk Johnson And His New Orleans Band

Year of Release:

1946

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1946:

Rank in 1940s:

164

Overall Rank:

38,019

Average Rating:

72 (4 votes)

Comments:

165.

Bob Wills Round Up

Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys

Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1947:

Rank in 1940s:

165

Overall Rank:

38,245

Average Rating:

71 (7 votes)

Comments:

166.

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

The Original Broadway Cast

Year of Release:

1949

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1949:

Rank in 1940s:

166

Overall Rank:

38,318

Average Rating:

70 (5 votes)

Comments:

167.

Giant Of Jazz

Sidney Bechet And His Blue Note Jazzmen

Year of Release:

1949

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1949:

Rank in 1940s:

167

Overall Rank:

38,634

Average Rating:

70 (6 votes)

Comments:

168.

My Encores / Folk Songs Of Brazil

Bidú Sayão

Year of Release:

1949

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1949:

Rank in 1940s:

168

Overall Rank:

38,901

Average Rating:

69 (3 votes)

Comments:

169.

At The Piano

Count Basie

Year of Release:

1940

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1940:

Rank in 1940s:

169

Overall Rank:

38,915

Average Rating:

70 (6 votes)

Comments:

170.

Benny Goodman & Peggy Lee

Year of Release:

1948

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1948:

Rank in 1940s:

170

Overall Rank:

39,109

Average Rating:

72 (4 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1940s composition

Year	Albums	%

1940	30	3%
1941	32	3%
1942	24	2%
1943	23	2%
1944	23	2%
1945	26	3%
1946	36	4%
1947	40	4%
1948	38	4%
1949	45	5%

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	11	3%
Josh White	7	2%
The Original Broadway Cast	6	2%
Sir Thomas Beecham / The London Philharmonic Orchestra	6	2%
Woody Guthrie	5	2%
Almanac Singers	5	2%
Frank Sinatra	5	2%
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Country	Albums	%

	243	77%
	22	7%
	13	4%
	7	2%
	6	2%
	6	2%
	3	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	298	94%
Yes	19	6%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	311	98%
Yes	6	2%

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