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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Dust Bowl Ballads - Volume 1 

 Woody Guthrie

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Year of Release:

1940

Appears in:

44 charts

Rank Score:

394

Rank in 1940:

1

Rank in 1940s:

1

Overall Rank:

3,714

Average Rating:

 74 (45 votes)

Comments:

3

2.

Dust Bowl Ballads - Volume 2 

 Woody Guthrie

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Year of Release:

1940

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

337

Rank in 1940:

2

Rank in 1940s:

2

Overall Rank:

4,218

Average Rating:

 73 (34 votes)

Comments:

1

3.

Billie Holiday 
Compilation

 Billie Holiday

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Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

335

Rank in 1947:

1

Rank in 1940s:

3

Overall Rank:

4,242

Average Rating:

 77 (24 votes)

Comments:

1

4.

The Midnight Special (And Other Southern Prison Songs) 

 Lead Belly

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Year of Release:

1941

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

301

Rank in 1941:

1

Rank in 1940s:

4

Overall Rank:

4,645

Average Rating:

 74 (26 votes)

Comments:

1

5.

Teddy Wilson - Billie Holiday 

 Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra Featuring Billie Holiday

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Year of Release:

1941

Appears in:

19 charts

Rank Score:

266

Rank in 1941:

2

Rank in 1940s:

5

Overall Rank:

5,126

Average Rating:

 73 (18 votes)

Comments:

2

6.

An Album Of Outstanding Arrangements 

 Glenn Miller

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Year of Release:

1944

Appears in:

33 charts

Rank Score:

253

Rank in 1944:

1

Rank in 1940s:

6

Overall Rank:

5,372

Average Rating:

 73 (25 votes)

Comments:

2

7.

The Lonesome Road 
Compilation

 Sister Rosetta Tharpe

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Year of Release:

1941

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

233

Rank in 1941:

3

Rank in 1940s:

7

Overall Rank:

5,737

Average Rating:

 74 (14 votes)

Comments:

3

8.

The Voice Of Frank Sinatra 

 Frank Sinatra

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Year of Release:

1946

Appears in:

22 charts

Rank Score:

218

Rank in 1946:

1

Rank in 1940s:

8

Overall Rank:

6,041

Average Rating:

 68 (31 votes)

Comments:

1

9.

Merry Christmas 

 Bing Crosby

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Year of Release:

1945

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

202

Rank in 1945:

1

Rank in 1940s:

9

Overall Rank:

6,423

Average Rating:

 72 (56 votes)

Comments:

4

10.

Chansons Des Cafés De Paris 

 Édith Piaf

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Year of Release:

1948

Appears in:

49 charts

Rank Score:

197

Rank in 1948:

1

Rank in 1940s:

10

Overall Rank:

6,533

Average Rating:

 72 (53 votes)

Comments:

4

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