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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51.

Jazz Classics 

 Louis Armstrong

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Year of Release:

1944

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

85

Rank in 1944:

6

Rank in 1940s:

51

Overall Rank:

13,512

Average Rating:

 69 (8 votes)

Comments:

1

52.

Rendezvous With Peggy Lee 

 Peggy Lee

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Year of Release:

1948

Appears in:

17 charts

Rank Score:

83

Rank in 1948:

6

Rank in 1940s:

52

Overall Rank:

13,789

Average Rating:

 71 (13 votes)

Comments:

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53.

Khachaturian: Concerto For Piano And Orchestra 

 Serge Koussevitzky / Boston Symphony Orchestra / William Kapell

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Year of Release:

1946

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

82

Rank in 1946:

9

Rank in 1940s:

53

Overall Rank:

13,869

Average Rating:

 70 (5 votes)

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54.

Benny Goodman Sextet 

 Benny Goodman Sextet

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Year of Release:

1944

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

82

Rank in 1944:

7

Rank in 1940s:

54

Overall Rank:

13,963

Average Rating:

 70 (14 votes)

Comments:

2

55.

Vol. 2 

 The King Cole Trio

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Year of Release:

1946

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

82

Rank in 1946:

10

Rank in 1940s:

55

Overall Rank:

13,969

Average Rating:

 67 (10 votes)

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56.

Champion Jack Dupree And His Piano 

 Champion Jack Dupree

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Year of Release:

1945

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

80

Rank in 1945:

5

Rank in 1940s:

56

Overall Rank:

14,176

Average Rating:

 72 (7 votes)

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57.

Signs Of The Zodiac 

 Mary Lou Williams

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Year of Release:

1945

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

80

Rank in 1945:

6

Rank in 1940s:

57

Overall Rank:

14,233

Average Rating:

 71 (9 votes)

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58.

Music For Dreaming 

 Paul Weston And His Orchestra

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Year of Release:

1945

Appears in:

12 charts

Rank Score:

80

Rank in 1945:

7

Rank in 1940s:

58

Overall Rank:

14,322

Average Rating:

 72 (8 votes)

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59.

Songs Of Free Men 

 Paul Robeson

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Year of Release:

1943

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

79

Rank in 1943:

2

Rank in 1940s:

59

Overall Rank:

14,370

Average Rating:

 70 (16 votes)

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60.

Hawaiian Paradise 

 Les Paul And His Trio

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Year of Release:

1949

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

79

Rank in 1949:

8

Rank in 1940s:

60

Overall Rank:

14,425

Average Rating:

 70 (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%
The Original Broadway Cast	6	2%
Sir Thomas Beecham / The London Philharmonic Orchestra	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%