Best Albums of 1940

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Listed below are the best albums of 1940 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1940 year summaryThe best artists of 1940 were Woody Guthrie, Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong, Arnold Schoenberg / Erika Stiedry-Wagner / Stefan Auber / Kalman Bloch / Leonard Posella / Eduard Steuermann / Rudolf Kolisch, Josh White, Leopold Stokowski / Philadelphia Orchestra / Sergei Rachmaninov, Marlene Dietrich, Woody Herman And His Orchestra, Woody Herman and Igor Stravinsky / The Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Of New York.

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21.

Judy Garland Souvenir Album

Judy Garland

Year of Release:

1940

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1940:

Rank in 1940s:

158

Overall Rank:

35,598

Average Rating:

70 (9 votes)

Comments:

22.

Piano Solos

Art Tatum

Year of Release:

1940

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1940:

Rank in 1940s:

171

Overall Rank:

37,908

Average Rating:

71 (7 votes)

Comments:

23.

The Music Of Cabin In The Sky

Ethel Waters

Year of Release:

1940

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1940:

Rank in 1940s:

184

Overall Rank:

39,607

Average Rating:

72 (3 votes)

Comments:

24.

Smash Song Hits By Rodgers & Hart

Imperial Orchestra Under Richard Rodgers

Year of Release:

1940

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1940:

Rank in 1940s:

210

Overall Rank:

44,130

Average Rating:

72 (3 votes)

Comments:

25.

Walt Disney's Pinocchio
Soundtrack

Leigh Harline

Year of Release:

1940

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1940:

Rank in 1940s:

215

Overall Rank:

46,408

Average Rating:

69 (6 votes)

Comments:

26.

Decca Presents Carl Kress In A Recital Of Original Guitar Solos

Carl Kress

Year of Release:

1940

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1940:

Rank in 1940s:

248

Overall Rank:

54,387

Average Rating:

72 (4 votes)

Comments:

27.

The Duke

Duke Ellington

Year of Release:

1940

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1940:

Rank in 1940s:

253

Overall Rank:

58,880

Average Rating:

71 (6 votes)

Comments:

28.

Cole Porter Songs By Lee Wiley

Lee Wiley

Year of Release:

1940

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1940:

Rank in 1940s:

277

Overall Rank:

69,541

Average Rating:

72 (2 votes)

Comments:

29.

Franck: Symphony In D Minor

Sir Thomas Beecham / The London Philharmonic Orchestra

Year of Release:

1940

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1940:

Rank in 1940s:

288

Overall Rank:

90,287

Average Rating:

71 (2 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1940 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Woody Guthrie	2	7%
Ma Rainey	1	3%
Arnold Schoenberg / Erika Stiedry-Wagner / Stefan Auber / Kalman Bloch / Leonard Posella / Eduard Steuermann / Rudolf Kolisch	1	3%
Bessie Smith	1	3%
Arturo Toscanini / NBC Symphony Orchestra / Jascha Heifetz	1	3%
Bix Beiderbecke	1	3%
Leigh Harline	1	3%
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Country	Albums	%

	22	76%
	2	7%
	2	7%
	1	3%
	1	3%
	1	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	27	93%
Yes	2	7%

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