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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The Voice Of Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra

Year of Release:

1946

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

195

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Overall Rank:

6,619

Average Rating:

69 (28 votes)

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Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five

Year of Release:

1946

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

138

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Overall Rank:

8,753

Average Rating:

74 (10 votes)

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Calypso

Lord Invader And Lord Beginner With Felix And His Internationals

Year of Release:

1946

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

134

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Overall Rank:

9,006

Average Rating:

69 (8 votes)

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Schubert: Symphony No. 9 In C Major (The Great)

Bruno Walter / New York Philharmonic

Year of Release:

1946

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

106

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Year of Release:

1946

Appears in:

13 charts

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Overall Rank:

11,602

Average Rating:

72 (12 votes)

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Drummin' With Krupa

Gene Krupa And His Orchestra

Year of Release:

1946

Appears in:

11 charts

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Year of Release:

1946

Appears in:

14 charts

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Overall Rank:

12,764

Average Rating:

71 (13 votes)

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Khachaturian: Concerto For Piano And Orchestra

Serge Koussevitzky / Boston Symphony Orchestra / William Kapell

Year of Release:

1946

Appears in:

6 charts

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Year of Release:

1946

Appears in:

11 charts

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Overall Rank:

13,653

Average Rating:

72 (6 votes)

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10.

Tenor Sax

Ike Quebec

Year of Release:

1946

Appears in:

8 charts

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14,339

Average Rating:

72 (6 votes)

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Best Albums of 1946 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Frank Sinatra	2	5%
Mary Lou Williams	2	5%
Woody Guthrie	2	5%
Lord Invader And Lord Beginner With Felix And His Internationals	1	3%
Josh White	1	3%
John Jacob Niles	1	3%
The Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France	1	3%
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Country	Albums	%

	34	89%
	1	3%
	1	3%
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