Best Albums of 1947

Listed below are the best albums of 1947 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 52,000 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, Ella Fitzgerald, Lonnie Johnson, Bruno Walter / New York Philharmonic, Merle Travis, Hazel Scott, Jelly Roll Morton, Harry Revel and Roy Acuff And His Smoky Mountain Boys.
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Year of Release:
1947
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258
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1947
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197
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1947
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141
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1947
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129
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Buy album United States
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1947
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114
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1947
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108
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1947
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97
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1947
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73
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1947
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64
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1947
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57
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Best Albums of 1947 composition

Country Albums %


United States 32 80%
United Kingdom 3 8%
Canada 1 3%
France 1 3%
Mixed Nationality 1 3%
Cuba 1 3%
Germany 1 3%
Compilation? Albums %
No 37 93%
Yes 3 8%
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