Uncovering the Next Generation's Hall of Fame

| ⇦ 1943 | 1945 ⇨ |
The Best Music of 1944
Here is a selection of the best albums and songs from 1944. Hall of Famers are highlighted in orange.
For a list of the top artists who made their debut recording in 1944, check out this list.
| Albums (?) | Wikipedia | |
| Benny Goodman | Benny Goodman's Sextet | ☆ |
| Burl Ives | The Wayfaring Stranger | ☆ |
| Judy Garland | Meet Me in St. Louis | ☆ |
| Stan Kenton & His Orchestra | Artistry in Rhythm | ☆ |
| The King Cole Trio | The King Cole Trio | ☆ |
| Songs (?) | Wikipedia | |
| Betty Hutton | It Had to be You | ☆ |
| Billie Holiday | I'll Be Seeing You | ☆ |
| Bing Crosby | Swinging On A Star | ☆ |
| Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters | Don't Fence Me In | ☆ |
| Burl Ives | Wayfaring Stranger | ☆ |
| Dinah Shore | I'll Walk Alone | ☆ |
| Ella Fitzgerald and The Ink Spots | Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall | ☆ |
| Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers | Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive | ☆ |
| Judy Garland | Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas | ☆ |
| Judy Garland | The Trolley Song | ☆ |
| Lead Belly | In The Pines (Where Did You Sleep Last Night?) | ☆ |
| Lead Belly | In New Orleans | ☆ |
| Les Brown and His Orchestra with Doris Day | Sentimental Journey | ☆ |
| Louis Jordan | Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby | ☆ |
| Sister Rosetta Tharpe | Strange Things Happening Every Day | ☆ |
| The King Cole Trio | Sraighten Up And Fly Right | ☆ |
| The Mills Brothers | You Always Hurt the One You Love | ☆ |
| Woody Guthrie | This Land Is Your Land | ☆ |
| Woody Guthrie | Hard Travelin' | ☆ |
| Woody Guthrie & Lead Belly | We Shall Be Free | ☆ |
| Woody Guthrie with Leadbelly, Cisco Houston, Sonny | Will You Miss Me? | ☆ |
| ⇦ 1943 | 1945 ⇨ |