Best Albums of 1940

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Listed below are the best albums of 1940 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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

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21.

Piano Solos

Art Tatum

Year of Release:

1940

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1940:

Rank in 1940s:

175

Overall Rank:

39,245

Average Rating:

71 (7 votes)

Comments:

22.

The Music Of Cabin In The Sky

Ethel Waters

Year of Release:

1940

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1940:

Rank in 1940s:

193

Overall Rank:

41,409

Average Rating:

72 (3 votes)

Comments:

23.

Smash Song Hits By Rodgers & Hart

Imperial Orchestra Under Richard Rodgers

Year of Release:

1940

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1940:

Rank in 1940s:

211

Overall Rank:

45,239

Average Rating:

72 (3 votes)

Comments:

24.

Walt Disney's Pinocchio
Soundtrack

Leigh Harline

Year of Release:

1940

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1940:

Rank in 1940s:

217

Overall Rank:

47,768

Average Rating:

69 (6 votes)

Comments:

25.

Judy Garland Souvenir Album

Judy Garland

Year of Release:

1940

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1940:

Rank in 1940s:

221

Overall Rank:

49,036

Average Rating:

70 (9 votes)

Comments:

26.

Decca Presents Carl Kress In A Recital Of Original Guitar Solos

Carl Kress

Year of Release:

1940

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1940:

Rank in 1940s:

248

Overall Rank:

56,261

Average Rating:

72 (4 votes)

Comments:

27.

Cole Porter Songs By Lee Wiley

Lee Wiley

Year of Release:

1940

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1940:

Rank in 1940s:

275

Overall Rank:

72,076

Average Rating:

72 (2 votes)

Comments:

28.

Franck: Symphony In D Minor

Sir Thomas Beecham / The London Philharmonic Orchestra

Year of Release:

1940

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1940:

Rank in 1940s:

286

Overall Rank:

95,202

Average Rating:

71 (2 votes)

Comments:

29.

The Duke

Duke Ellington

Year of Release:

1940

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1940:

Rank in 1940s:

302

Average Rating:

71 (6 votes)

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Best Albums of 1940 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Woody Guthrie	2	7%
Josh White	1	3%
Igor Stravinsky / The Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Of New York	1	3%
Joshua White And His Carolinians	1	3%
Albert Coates / The London Symphony Orchestra / Vladimir Horowitz	1	3%
Marlene Dietrich	1	3%
Lee Wiley	1	3%
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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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