Uncovering the Next Generation's Hall of Fame

| ⇦ 1940 | 1942 ⇨ |
The Best Music of 1941
Here is a selection of the best albums and songs from 1941. Hall of Famers are highlighted in orange.
For a list of the top artists who made their debut recording in 1941, check out this list.
| Albums (?) | Wikipedia | |
| Josh White | Southern Exposure | ☆ |
| Lead Belly & The Golden Gate Quartet | The Midnight Special and Other Southern Prison Songs | ☆ |
| Songs (?) | Wikipedia | |
| Billie Holiday | Gloomy Sunday | ☆ |
| Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys | Take Me Back To Tulsa | ☆ |
| Charlie Christian | Solo Flight | ☆ |
| Charlie Christian | Swing to Bop | ☆ |
| Duke Ellington | Take The "A" Train | ☆ |
| Ernest Tubb | Walking The Floor Over You | ☆ |
| Gene Krupa Orchestra | Drum Boogie | ☆ |
| Glenn Miller | Chattanooga Choo Choo | ☆ |
| Mahalia Jackson | Silent Night, Holy Night | ☆ |
| Memphis Minnie | Me and My Chauffeur Blues | ☆ |
| The Andrews Sisters | Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy | ☆ |
| The Ink Spots | I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire | ☆ |
| Woody Guthrie | Pastures of Plenty | ☆ |
| ⇦ 1940 | 1942 ⇨ |