Year
Songs released in 1940
The year 1940 saw the release of 12 tracks with an average tempo of 112 BPM. The dominant genre of the year was swing. Top artists included Max Steiner, Benny Goodman Sextet, The Royal Victoria Hotel Calypsos.
- Songs
- 12
- Average BPM
- 112
Top songs of 1940
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1
Main Title - Gone With the Wind
Max Steiner · classic soundtrack
122 · 7B BPM
7B
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2
Seven Come Eleven (feat. Benny Goodman & Charlie Christian)
Benny Goodman Sextet · big band
116 · 3B BPM
3B
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3
John B Sail (The Wreck of the John B)
The Royal Victoria Hotel Calypsos · bahamian folk
82 · 7B BPM
7B
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4
Flashback / Finale - Gone With the Wind
Max Steiner · classic soundtrack
121 · 7B BPM
7B
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5
It's A Hap-Hap-Happy Day - 1940 Recording
Arthur Askey · music hall
108 · 8B BPM
8B
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6
Rum and Coca Cola
Lord Invader · calypso
117 · 7B BPM
7B
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7
Poor but Ambitious
Wilmoth Houdini · calypso
166 · 10B BPM
10B
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8
Benny's Bugle (feat. Benny Goodman & Charlie Christian)
Benny Goodman Sextet · big band
98 · 4A BPM
4A
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9
Moten Swing (feat. Lester Young)
Count Basie & His Orchestra · big band
95 · 4B BPM
4B
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10
Vatapá
Gusttavo Lima · velha guarda
92 · 1A BPM
1A
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11
Ill Be Seeing You
Billie Holiday · adult standards
88 · 4A BPM
4A
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12
Singin' the Blues
Allen Toussaint · jazz saxophone
134 · 5A BPM
5A