Best Albums of 1946

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Listed below are the best albums of 1946 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1946 year summaryThe best artists of 1946 were Frank Sinatra, Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five, Louis Jordan, Lord Invader And Lord Beginner With Felix And His Internationals, Bruno Walter / New York Philharmonic, Paul Robeson, Gene Krupa, Gene Krupa And His Orchestra, The Ink Spots and Serge Koussevitzky / Boston Symphony Orchestra / William Kapell.

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31.

St. Patrick's Day

Bing Crosby

Year of Release:

1946

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1946:

Rank in 1940s:

247

Overall Rank:

54,305

Average Rating:

69 (7 votes)

Comments:

32.

A Piano Recital

Hazel Scott

Year of Release:

1946

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1946:

Rank in 1940s:

266

Overall Rank:

64,170

Average Rating:

71 (3 votes)

Comments:

33.

Piano Solos

Mary Lou Williams

Year of Release:

1946

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1946:

Rank in 1940s:

275

Overall Rank:

69,115

Average Rating:

73 (4 votes)

Comments:

34.

At The Piano

Robert Crum

Year of Release:

1946

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1946:

Rank in 1940s:

276

Overall Rank:

69,593

Average Rating:

71 (3 votes)

Comments:

35.

Little Girl Blue

Lena Horne

Year of Release:

1946

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1946:

Rank in 1940s:

284

Overall Rank:

78,566

Average Rating:

72 (4 votes)

Comments:

36.

Tangos

Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra

Year of Release:

1946

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1946:

Rank in 1940s:

299

Average Rating:

70 (5 votes)

Comments:

37.

Cowboy Favorites

Tex Ritter

Year of Release:

1946

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1946:

Rank in 1940s:

315

Average Rating:

70 (3 votes)

Comments:

38.

Stella Brooks

Year of Release:

1946

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1946:

Rank in 1940s:

318

Average Rating:

71 (2 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1946 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Frank Sinatra	2	5%
Mary Lou Williams	2	5%
Woody Guthrie	2	5%
Dorothy Shay	1	3%
Jo Stafford	1	3%
The Original Broadway Cast	1	3%
Stella Brooks	1	3%
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Country	Albums	%

	34	89%
	1	3%
	1	3%
	1	3%
	1	3%

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