Best Albums of 1945

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Listed below are the best albums of 1945 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1945 year summaryThe best artists of 1945 were Bing Crosby, Duke Ellington, Josh White, The Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France, Coleman Hawkins, Mary Lou Williams, Paul Weston And His Orchestra, Champion Jack Dupree, The Original Broadway Cast and Miklós Rózsa.

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11.

Spellbound

Miklós Rózsa

Year of Release:

1945

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1945:

Rank in 1940s:

130

Overall Rank:

29,548

Average Rating:

70 (6 votes)

Comments:

12.

Going My Way

Bing Crosby

Year of Release:

1945

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1945:

Rank in 1940s:

141

Overall Rank:

31,452

Average Rating:

70 (3 votes)

Comments:

13.

Nick's Presents His Dixieland Jazz Band

Miff Mole

Year of Release:

1945

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1945:

Rank in 1940s:

190

Overall Rank:

39,901

Average Rating:

72 (4 votes)

Comments:

14.

A Vladimir Horowitz Program

Vladimir Horowitz

Year of Release:

1945

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1945:

Rank in 1940s:

213

Overall Rank:

45,093

Average Rating:

71 (4 votes)

Comments:

15.

Hot Jazz

Louis Armstrong

Year of Release:

1945

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1945:

Rank in 1940s:

223

Overall Rank:

47,971

Average Rating:

70 (2 votes)

Comments:

16.

Richard Strauss: Death And Transfiguration

Leopold Stokowski / New York City Symphony Orchestra

Year of Release:

1945

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1945:

Rank in 1940s:

224

Overall Rank:

48,263

Average Rating:

70 (3 votes)

Comments:

17.

Songs By The Dinning Sisters

The Dinning Sisters

Year of Release:

1945

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1945:

Rank in 1940s:

239

Overall Rank:

51,832

Average Rating:

73 (5 votes)

Comments:

18.

Hot Jazz

Benny Goodman

Year of Release:

1945

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1945:

Rank in 1940s:

247

Overall Rank:

53,688

Average Rating:

71 (4 votes)

Comments:

19.

Boogie Woogie

Freddie Slack

Year of Release:

1945

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1945:

Rank in 1940s:

252

Overall Rank:

55,659

Average Rating:

70 (5 votes)

Comments:

20.

Hot Piano

Johnny Guarnieri Trio

Year of Release:

1945

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1945:

Rank in 1940s:

256

Overall Rank:

59,219

Average Rating:

71 (3 votes)

Comments:

Total albums: 26. Page 2 of 3

Best Albums of 1945 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Bing Crosby	2	8%
Miff Mole	1	4%
Mary Lou Williams	1	4%
Wanda Landowska	1	4%
Miklós Rózsa	1	4%
Louis Armstrong	1	4%
Josh White	1	4%
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Country	Albums	%

	20	77%
	1	4%
	1	4%
	1	4%
	1	4%
	1	4%
	1	4%

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