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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21.

Songs By Lead Belly: Accompanied By Sonny Terry 

 Lead Belly

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Year of Release:

1943

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

134

Rank in 1943:

1

Rank in 1940s:

21

Overall Rank:

9,083

Average Rating:

 69 (12 votes)

Comments:

1

22.

Blues 

 Lonnie Johnson

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Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

130

Rank in 1947:

3

Rank in 1940s:

22

Overall Rank:

9,313

Average Rating:

 72 (11 votes)

Comments:

1

23.

8 To The Bar (Two Piano Boogie Woogie For Dancing) 

 Pete Johnson & Albert Ammons

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Year of Release:

1941

Appears in:

17 charts

Rank Score:

129

Rank in 1941:

5

Rank in 1940s:

23

Overall Rank:

9,336

Average Rating:

 70 (17 votes)

Comments:

1

24.

Calypso 

 Lord Invader And Lord Beginner With Felix And His Internationals

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Year of Release:

1946

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

126

Rank in 1946:

3

Rank in 1940s:

24

Overall Rank:

9,575

Average Rating:

 65 (12 votes)

Comments:

0

25.

Charlie Parker No. 3 

 Charlie Parker

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Year of Release:

1949

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

122

Rank in 1949:

4

Rank in 1940s:

25

Overall Rank:

9,805

Average Rating:

 74 (13 votes)

Comments:

2

26.

Empress Of The Blues 

 Bessie Smith

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Year of Release:

1940

Appears in:

20 charts

Rank Score:

121

Rank in 1940:

3

Rank in 1940s:

26

Overall Rank:

9,885

Average Rating:

 71 (23 votes)

Comments:

2

27.

Stravinsky: Suite From Petrouchka / Scènes De Ballet 

 Igor Stravinsky / The Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Of New York

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Year of Release:

1948

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

119

Rank in 1948:

3

Rank in 1940s:

27

Overall Rank:

10,033

Average Rating:

 74 (10 votes)

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28.

Mahler: Symphony No. 5 

 Bruno Walter / New York Philharmonic

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Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

118

Rank in 1947:

4

Rank in 1940s:

28

Overall Rank:

10,114

Average Rating:

 73 (8 votes)

Comments:

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29.

Souvenir Album 

 Ella Fitzgerald

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Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

34 charts

Rank Score:

117

Rank in 1947:

5

Rank in 1940s:

29

Overall Rank:

10,185

Average Rating:

 72 (43 votes)

Comments:

4

30.

Strange Fruit 

 Josh White

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Year of Release:

1945

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

113

Rank in 1945:

2

Rank in 1940s:

30

Overall Rank:

10,536

Average Rating:

 67 (11 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1940s composition

Top 250 Top 100

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%
Sir Thomas Beecham / The London Philharmonic Orchestra	6	2%
The Original Broadway Cast	6	2%
Frank Sinatra	5	2%
Bing Crosby	5	2%
Woody Guthrie	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%