Best Albums of 1944

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Listed below are the best albums of 1944 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of 1944 were Glenn Miller, The King Cole Trio, Nat King Cole, Harry "The Hipster" Gibson, Tommy Dorsey / Glenn Miller / Benny Goodman / Artie Shaw, Woody Guthrie, Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman Sextet, Fats Waller and Josh White.

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11.

Blues By Basie

Count Basie And His All-American Rhythm Section

Year of Release:

1944

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1944:

Rank in 1940s:

107

Overall Rank:

23,348

Average Rating:

72 (7 votes)

Comments:

12.

Meet Me In St. Louis

Judy Garland

Year of Release:

1944

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1944:

Rank in 1940s:

116

Overall Rank:

25,078

Average Rating:

71 (10 votes)

Comments:

13.

Folk Songs

Josh White

Year of Release:

1944

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1944:

Rank in 1940s:

179

Overall Rank:

39,972

Average Rating:

74 (5 votes)

Comments:

14.

Piano Solos

Art Tatum

Year of Release:

1944

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1944:

Rank in 1940s:

182

Overall Rank:

40,308

Average Rating:

70 (5 votes)

Comments:

15.

Ellingtonia Volume Two

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Year of Release:

1944

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1944:

Rank in 1940s:

208

Overall Rank:

44,691

Average Rating:

71 (3 votes)

Comments:

16.

Blues Boogie Woogie

Meade "Lux" Lewis

Year of Release:

1944

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1944:

Rank in 1940s:

212

Overall Rank:

45,896

Average Rating:

71 (5 votes)

Comments:

17.

Mary Lou Williams Trio

Year of Release:

1944

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1944:

Rank in 1940s:

243

Overall Rank:

54,114

Average Rating:

69 (4 votes)

Comments:

18.

New Orleans Music

Kid Rena's Jazz Band

Year of Release:

1944

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1944:

Rank in 1940s:

260

Overall Rank:

64,746

Average Rating:

71 (1 vote)

Comments:

19.

The Stuff Smith Trio

Year of Release:

1944

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1944:

Rank in 1940s:

270

Overall Rank:

69,574

Average Rating:

72 (4 votes)

Comments:

20.

Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony

Fabien Sevitzky / The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

Year of Release:

1944

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1944:

Rank in 1940s:

276

Overall Rank:

72,151

Average Rating:

71 (2 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1944 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Josh White	2	8%
Judy Garland	1	4%
Art Tatum	1	4%
Louis Armstrong	1	4%
Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra	1	4%
Fats Waller	1	4%
Tommy Dorsey / Glenn Miller / Benny Goodman / Artie Shaw	1	4%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	23	96%
	1	4%

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	23	96%
Yes	1	4%

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