Best Albums of the 1940s
Listed below are the best albums of the 1940s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 2 hours ago).
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1947
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1945
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1943
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1946
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1941
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1945
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1948
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Total albums: 327. Page 33 of 33
Best Albums of the 1940s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1940 | 33 | 3% | |
| 1941 | 31 | 3% | |
| 1942 | 24 | 2% | |
| 1943 | 24 | 2% | |
| 1944 | 25 | 3% | |
| 1945 | 26 | 3% | |
| 1946 | 37 | 4% | |
| 1947 | 42 | 4% | |
| 1948 | 40 | 4% | |
| 1949 | 45 | 5% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Various Artists | 11 | 3% | |
| Josh White | 7 | 2% | |
| The Original Broadway Cast | 6 | 2% | |
| Sir Thomas Beecham / The London Philharmonic Orchestra | 6 | 2% | |
| Bing Crosby | 5 | 2% | |
| Woody Guthrie | 5 | 2% | |
| Almanac Singers | 5 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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251 | 77% | |
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23 | 7% | |
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14 | 4% | |
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8 | 2% | |
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6 | 2% | |
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5 | 2% | |
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3 | 1% | |
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| Best Artists of the 2000s | |
|---|---|
| 1. Radiohead | |
| 2. Arcade Fire | |
| 3. The Strokes | |
| 4. Coldplay | |
| 5. Sufjan Stevens | |
| 6. Muse | |
| 7. Arctic Monkeys | |
| 8. The White Stripes | |
| 9. Wilco | |
| 10. Animal Collective |
