Best Albums of the 1940s

Listed below are the best albums of the 1940s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 2 hours ago).
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1940s decade 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 Hazel Scott.
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1945
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64
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1947
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63
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1942
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1949
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62
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1943
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1946
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60
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1943
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58
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1948
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57
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Total albums: 328. Page 9 of 33

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