Best Albums of 1947

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Listed below are the best albums of 1947 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 55,000 greatest album charts.

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1947 year summaryThe best artists of 1947 were Billie Holiday, Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra Featuring Billie Holiday, Édith Piaf, Lonnie Johnson, Bruno Walter / New York Philharmonic, Ella Fitzgerald, Merle Travis, Hazel Scott, Jelly Roll Morton and Harry Revel.

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Billie Holiday Vol. 1

Billie Holiday

Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1947:

Rank in 1940s:

Overall Rank:

19,776

Average Rating:

73 (6 votes)

Comments:

12.

Songs Of The Smoky Mountains

Roy Acuff And His Smoky Mountain Boys

Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1947:

Rank in 1940s:

102

Overall Rank:

22,810

Average Rating:

71 (3 votes)

Comments:

13.

Artistry In Rhythm

Stan Kenton And His Orchestra

Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1947:

Rank in 1940s:

113

Overall Rank:

24,822

Average Rating:

70 (4 votes)

Comments:

14.

Songs By Sinatra Volume 1

Frank Sinatra

Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1947:

Rank in 1940s:

118

Overall Rank:

25,573

Average Rating:

70 (8 votes)

Comments:

15.

Dizzy Gillespie And His All-Stars

Dizzy Gillespie

Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1947:

Rank in 1940s:

128

Overall Rank:

28,821

Average Rating:

72 (7 votes)

Comments:

16.

Louis Armstrong And His Hot Five Vol. 2
Compilation

Louis Armstrong's Hot 5

Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1947:

Rank in 1940s:

130

Overall Rank:

29,386

Average Rating:

70 (3 votes)

Comments:

17.

Hot Jazz At Blue Note

Art Hodes' Hot Five

Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1947:

Rank in 1940s:

132

Overall Rank:

29,735

Average Rating:

75 (3 votes)

Comments:

18.

Cowboy Songs And Negro Spirituals

Carl Sandburg

Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1947:

Rank in 1940s:

139

Overall Rank:

31,543

Average Rating:

69 (3 votes)

Comments:

19.

Folk Music Of Brazil - Afro-Bahian Religious Songs
Compilation

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1947:

Rank in 1940s:

148

Overall Rank:

34,369

Average Rating:

70 (3 votes)

Comments:

20.

Bix And Tram: A Hot Jazz Classic
Compilation

Bix Beiderbecke With Frankie Trumbauer's Orchestra

Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1947:

Rank in 1940s:

152

Overall Rank:

35,538

Average Rating:

72 (4 votes)

Comments:

Total albums: 41. Page 2 of 5

Best Albums of 1947 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Benny Goodman	2	5%
Billie Holiday	2	5%
Kid Ory And His Creole Jazz Band	1	2%
Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra Featuring Billie Holiday	1	2%
The Ink Spots	1	2%
Bessie Smith	1	2%
Eddie Condon And His Orchestra	1	2%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	32	78%
	3	7%
	2	5%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	38	93%
Yes	3	7%

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