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Best Albums of 1940

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Listed below are the greatest albums of 1940 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 33,000 greatest album charts.

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1940 year summaryThe best artists of 1940 were Woody Guthrie, Marlene Dietrich, Josh White, Bessie Smith, Carmen Miranda, Leigh Harline, Judy Garland & Victor Young And His Orchestra, Woody Herman And His Orchestra, Joshua White And His Carolinians and Wilmoth Houdini And His Royal Calypso Orchestra.
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RankAlbumArtist
1.

Dust Bowl BalladsUnited States Woody Guthrie
Year of Release:1940Appears in:29 charts
Rank in 1940:1Rank Score:514
Rank in 1940s1Overall Rank:3,393
Average Rating:  79/100 (98 votes)
Comments: 7 comments
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2.

Marlene DietrichGermany Marlene Dietrich
Year of Release:1940Appears in:3 charts
Rank in 1940:2Rank Score:80
Rank in 1940s9Overall Rank:15,184
Average Rating:  75/100 (3 votes)
Comments: 0 comments
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3.

Harlem BluesUnited States Josh White
Year of Release:1940Appears in:3 charts
Rank in 1940:3Rank Score:37
Rank in 1940s13Overall Rank:23,193
Average Rating:  72/100 (2 votes)
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4.

Empress Of The BluesUnited States Bessie Smith
Year of Release:1940Appears in:3 charts
Rank in 1940:4Rank Score:3
Rank in 1940s22Overall Rank:60,048
Average Rating:  73/100 (7 votes)
Comments: 0 comments
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Best Albums of 1940 composition

Artist Albums %


Woody Guthrie 1 25%
Bessie Smith 1 25%
Josh White 1 25%
Marlene Dietrich 1 25%
Country Albums %


United States 3 75%
Germany 1 25%

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