The Best Music of 1940

Here is a selection of the best albums and songs from 1940. Hall of Famers are highlighted in orange.

For a list of the top artists who made their debut recording in 1940, check out this list.

Albums (?)		Wikipedia
Alfred Newman	The Mark of Zorro: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	☆
Art Tatum	Decca Presents Art Tatum (In an Album of Piano Solos)	☆
Count Basie	Count Basie at the Piano	☆
Joshua White and His Carolinians	Chain Gang	☆
Marlene Dietrich	Marlene Dietrich	☆
Woody Guthrie	Dust Bowl Ballads	☆

Songs (?)		Wikipedia
Bill Monroe	Mule Skinner Blues	☆
Billie Holiday	The Man I Love	☆
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys	New San Antonio Rose	☆
Charlie Parker	Koko	☆
Cliff Edwards	When You Wish Upon A Star	☆
Django Reinhardt	Nuages	☆
Ella Fitzgerald	How High The Moon	☆
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra	Pennsylvania 6-5000	☆
Jelly Roll Morton	The Crave	☆
Jimmie Davis	You Are My Sunshine	☆
Jimmy Yancey	Bear Trap Blues	☆
Lead Belly	Cotton Fields	☆
Tampa Red	It Hurts Me Too	☆
The Ink Spots	Maybe	☆
Woody Guthrie	Do Re Mi	☆
Woody Guthrie	Pretty Boy Floyd	☆
Woody Guthrie	So Long, It's Been Good to Know Yuh	☆