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Best songs of 1940

Songs from the albums of 1940, ordered by their own ratings rather than the record's.

Dust Bowl Ballads cover№ 1Talkin' Dust Bowl Blues (Alternate Version)Woody Guthrie · Dust Bowl Ballads
  1. 2Dust Bowl Ballads coverTom Joad, Pt. 2Woody Guthrie · Dust Bowl Ballads
  2. 3Dust Bowl Ballads coverTom Joad, Pt. 1Woody Guthrie · Dust Bowl Ballads
  3. 4Dust Bowl Ballads coverBlowin' Down This Road (I Ain't Going to Be Treated This Way)Woody Guthrie · Dust Bowl Ballads
  4. 5Dust Bowl Ballads coverDust Bowl BluesWoody Guthrie · Dust Bowl Ballads
  5. 6Dust Bowl Ballads coverDusty Old Dust (So Long It's Been Good to Know Yuh)Woody Guthrie · Dust Bowl Ballads
  6. 7Dust Bowl Ballads coverThe Great Dust Storm (Dust Storm Disaster)Woody Guthrie · Dust Bowl Ballads
  7. 8Dust Bowl Ballads coverDust Pneumonia BluesWoody Guthrie · Dust Bowl Ballads
  8. 9Dust Bowl Ballads coverDust Bowl RefugeeWoody Guthrie · Dust Bowl Ballads
  9. 10Dust Bowl Ballads coverDusty Old DustWoody Guthrie · Dust Bowl Ballads
  10. 11Dust Bowl Ballads coverThe Great Dust StormWoody Guthrie · Dust Bowl Ballads
  11. 12Dust Bowl Ballads coverTom Joad, Part 2Woody Guthrie · Dust Bowl Ballads
  12. 13Dust Bowl Ballads coverTom Joad, Part 1Woody Guthrie · Dust Bowl Ballads
  13. 14Dust Bowl Ballads coverDust Cain't Kill MeWoody Guthrie · Dust Bowl Ballads
  14. 15Dust Bowl Ballads coverBlowin' Down This RoadWoody Guthrie · Dust Bowl Ballads
  15. 16Dust Bowl Ballads coverTalkin' Dust Bowl BluesWoody Guthrie · Dust Bowl Ballads
  16. 17The Duke coverMerry-Go-RoundDuke Ellington · The Duke
  17. 18The Duke coverDrop Me Off at HarlemDuke Ellington · The Duke
  18. 19The Duke coverBundle of BluesDuke Ellington · The Duke
  19. 20The Duke coverBest WishesDuke Ellington · The Duke
  20. 21The Duke coverLightnin'Duke Ellington · The Duke
  21. 22The Duke coverBaby, When You Ain't ThereDuke Ellington · The Duke
  22. 23The Duke coverBlue RambleDuke Ellington · The Duke
  23. 24The Duke coverLazy RhapsodyDuke Ellington · The Duke
  24. 25Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor coverConcerto No. 2, in C minor, op. 18 - Third Movement: Meno Mosso (Concluded)Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов · Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor
  25. 26Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor coverConcerto No. 2, in C minor, op. 18 - Third Movement: Allegro Scherzando (Part 2)Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов · Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor
  26. 27Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor coverConcerto No. 2, in C minor, op. 18 - Third Movement: Allegro Scherzando (Part 1)Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов · Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor
  27. 28Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor coverConcerto No. 2, in C minor, op. 18 - Second Movement: Adagio Sostenuto (Concluded)Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов · Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor
  28. 29Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor coverConcerto No. 2, in C minor, op. 18 - Second Movement: Adagio Sostenuto (Part 3)Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов · Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor
  29. 30Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor coverConcerto No. 2, in C minor, op. 18 - Second Movement: Adagio Sostenuto (Part 2)Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов · Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor
  30. 31Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor coverConcerto No. 2, in C minor, op. 18 - Second Movement: Adagio Sostenuto (Part 1)Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов · Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor
  31. 32Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor coverConcerto No. 2, in C minor, op. 18 - First Movement: Meno Mosso (Concluded)Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов · Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor
  32. 33Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor coverConcerto No. 2, in C minor, op. 18 - First Movement: Moderato (Part 2)Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов · Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor
  33. 34Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor coverConcerto No. 2, in C minor, op. 18 - First Movement: Moderato (Part 1)Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов · Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor

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