Best Albums of the 1940s
Listed below are the best albums of the 1940s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 46,000 greatest album charts.
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Best Albums of the 1940s composition
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| 1940 | 26 | 3% | |
| 1941 | 23 | 2% | |
| 1942 | 24 | 2% | |
| 1943 | 18 | 2% | |
| 1944 | 22 | 2% | |
| 1945 | 20 | 2% | |
| 1946 | 38 | 4% | |
| 1947 | 34 | 3% | |
| 1948 | 40 | 4% | |
| 1949 | 45 | 5% |
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| Various Artists | 9 | 3% | |
| Josh White | 7 | 2% | |
| Frank Sinatra | 5 | 2% | |
| The Original Broadway Cast | 5 | 2% | |
| Almanac Singers | 5 | 2% | |
| Woody Guthrie | 5 | 2% | |
| Charlie Parker | 4 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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233 | 80% | |
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16 | 6% | |
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6 | 2% | |
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6 | 2% | |
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5 | 2% | |
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5 | 2% | |
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2 | 1% | |
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| Best Ever Artists | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. The Velvet Underground | |
| 10. Nirvana (US) | |
| 11. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 12. The Smiths | |
| 13. Neil Young | |
| 14. Miles Davis | |
| 15. Kanye West | |
| 16. The Beach Boys | |
| 17. Pixies | |
| 18. Jimi Hendrix | |
| 19. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 20. R.E.M. |