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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Echoes Of Harlem

Cootie Williams And His Sextette

Year of Release:

1944

Appears in:

3 charts

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Rank in 1940s:

311

Average Rating:

72 (2 votes)

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312.

Rossini: Overtures

Arturo Toscanini / NBC Symphony Orchestra

Year of Release:

1945

Appears in:

3 charts

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Rank in 1940s:

312

Average Rating:

71 (2 votes)

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312.

Join The Band

Billy May And His Orchestra

Year of Release:

1948

Appears in:

3 charts

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Rank in 1940s:

312

Average Rating:

71 (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%
Frank Sinatra	5	2%
Bing Crosby	5	2%
Woody Guthrie	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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