Top 100 Music Albums of the 1940s
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Leonard 
- Chart updated: 02/16/2025 16:15
- (Created: 07/01/2020 10:16).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1943
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3
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[First added to this chart: 07/11/2023]
Year of Release:
1947
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3
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89. (=)
[First added to this chart: 01/05/2024]
Year of Release:
1945
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2
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1940s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1940 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1941 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1942 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1943 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1944 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1945 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1946 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1947 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1948 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1949 | 13 | 13% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Sir Thomas Beecham / The London Philharmonic Orchestra | 6 | 6% | |
| Woody Guthrie | 5 | 5% | |
| Frank Sinatra | 5 | 5% | |
| Charlie Parker | 4 | 4% | |
| Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | 4 | 4% | |
| The King Cole Trio | 4 | 4% | |
| Benny Goodman | 3 | 3% | |
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77 | 77% | |
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9 | 9% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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