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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31.

Up Swing 

 Tommy Dorsey / Glenn Miller / Benny Goodman / Artie Shaw

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Year of Release:

1944

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

109

Rank in 1944:

4

Rank in 1940s:

31

Overall Rank:

10,825

Average Rating:

 67 (10 votes)

Comments:

1

32.

Folk Songs Of The Hills 

 Merle Travis

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Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

108

Rank in 1947:

6

Rank in 1940s:

32

Overall Rank:

10,926

Average Rating:

 71 (20 votes)

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33.

Schubert: Symphony No. 9 In C Major (The Great) 

 Bruno Walter / New York Philharmonic

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Year of Release:

1946

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

107

Rank in 1946:

4

Rank in 1940s:

33

Overall Rank:

11,013

Average Rating:

 71 (7 votes)

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34.

You're My Thrill 

 Doris Day

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Year of Release:

1949

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

103

Rank in 1949:

5

Rank in 1940s:

34

Overall Rank:

11,351

Average Rating:

 73 (19 votes)

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35.

Kiss Me Kate 

 The Original Broadway Cast

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Year of Release:

1949

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

100

Rank in 1949:

6

Rank in 1940s:

35

Overall Rank:

11,646

Average Rating:

 70 (12 votes)

Comments:

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36.

Spirituals 

 Paul Robeson

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Year of Release:

1946

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

100

Rank in 1946:

5

Rank in 1940s:

36

Overall Rank:

11,662

Average Rating:

 72 (12 votes)

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37.

Crosscurrents 

 Lennie Tristano

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Year of Release:

1949

Appears in:

12 charts

Rank Score:

99

Rank in 1949:

7

Rank in 1940s:

37

Overall Rank:

11,716

Average Rating:

 73 (8 votes)

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38.

Black, Brown And Beige (1945) 

 Duke Ellington

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Year of Release:

1945

Appears in:

12 charts

Rank Score:

98

Rank in 1945:

3

Rank in 1940s:

38

Overall Rank:

11,924

Average Rating:

 70 (13 votes)

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39.

The Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France 

 The Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France

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Year of Release:

1941

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

95

Rank in 1941:

6

Rank in 1940s:

39

Overall Rank:

12,180

Average Rating:

 75 (6 votes)

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40.

Hot Jazz 

 The Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France

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Year of Release:

1945

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

95

Rank in 1945:

4

Rank in 1940s:

40

Overall Rank:

12,193

Average Rating:

 71 (9 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%
Woody Guthrie	5	2%
Almanac Singers	5	2%
Frank Sinatra	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%