Best Albums of the 1940s

Listed below are the best albums of the 1940s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of the 1940s were Woody Guthrie, Nat King Cole, Lead Belly, Duke Ellington, Josh White, Charlie Parker, Louis Jordan, Billie Holiday, The King Cole Trio and Frank Sinatra.
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1946
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34
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1945
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31
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1949
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30
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1946
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1949
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30
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1947
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29
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Year of Release:
1948
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29
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1947
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29
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Total albums: 315. Page 13 of 32

Best Albums of the 1940s composition

Year Albums %


1940 29 3%
1941 30 3%
1942 24 2%
1943 23 2%
1944 24 2%
1945 25 3%
1946 37 4%
1947 41 4%
1948 38 4%
1949 44 4%
Country Albums %


United States 244 77%
Mixed Nationality 22 7%
United Kingdom 13 4%
France 7 2%
Spain 6 2%
Cuba 5 2%
Mexico 2 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 298 95%
Yes 17 5%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 309 98%
Yes 6 2%
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