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 56,000 greatest album charts.

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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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301.

Volume Two

The Ink Spots

Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1947:

Rank in 1940s:

301

Average Rating:

71 (4 votes)

Comments:

302.

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)

Comments:

303.

A Robeson Recital Of Popular Favorites

Paul Robeson

Year of Release:

1948

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1948:

Rank in 1940s:

303

Average Rating:

71 (5 votes)

Comments:

304.

Chiffon Swing

Meredith Willson And His Orchestra

Year of Release:

1942

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1942:

Rank in 1940s:

304

Average Rating:

70 (3 votes)

Comments:

305.

Pianology

George Shearing

Year of Release:

1948

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1948:

Rank in 1940s:

305

Average Rating:

71 (3 votes)

Comments:

306.

We Called It Music

Eddie Condon And His Orchestra

Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1947:

Rank in 1940s:

306

Average Rating:

70 (3 votes)

Comments:

307.

The Wayfaring Stranger

Burl Ives

Year of Release:

1941

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1941:

Rank in 1940s:

307

Average Rating:

70 (5 votes)

Comments:

308.

Tschaikowsky: Serenade In C Major (Op. 48)

Sir Adrian Boult / BBC Symphony Orchestra

Year of Release:

1943

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1943:

Rank in 1940s:

308

Average Rating:

71 (1 vote)

Comments:

309.

Echoes Of Harlem

Cootie Williams And His Sextette

Year of Release:

1944

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1944:

Rank in 1940s:

309

Average Rating:

72 (2 votes)

Comments:

310.

Cowboy Favorites

Tex Ritter

Year of Release:

1946

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1946:

Rank in 1940s:

310

Average Rating:

70 (3 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1940s composition

Year	Albums	%

1940	29	3%
1941	30	3%
1942	24	2%
1943	23	2%
1944	24	2%
1945	25	3%
1946	36	4%
1947	40	4%
1948	38	4%
1949	44	4%

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	11	4%
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	%

	243	78%
	22	7%
	13	4%
	7	2%
	6	2%
	5	2%
	2	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	296	95%
Yes	17	5%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	307	98%
Yes	6	2%

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