The Essence Of Billie Holiday
by Billie Holiday
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Billie Holiday bestography
The Essence Of Billie Holiday is ranked 30th best out of 80 albums by Billie Holiday on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Billie Holiday is Lady In Satin which is ranked number 535 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,232.
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The Essence Of Billie Holiday track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Essence Of Billie Holiday rankings
The Essence Of Billie Holiday rankings summary
Overall rank: 79,688th | 1990s rank: 11,563rd | 1991 rank: 1,001st Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 |  TheDude85 | Jazz Bests | 61/99 | - |
| 2021 |  RoundTheBend | Top 49 Music Albums of 1991 | 2/49 | 5 |
| 2018 | RoundTheBend | Compilations | 11/68 | - |
| 2017 | RoundTheBend | The Solo Artist | 42/100 | - |
| 2016 | RoundTheBend | My Top Rated Artists | 76/85 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 5 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 5 | |||
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| ! | 01/24/2024 00:17 |  MetalMan67 | 6,251 | 71/100 |
| ! | 08/23/2019 14:28 | TheDude85 | 9,536 | 83/100 |
| ! | 08/14/2016 06:14 | RoundTheBend | 2,124 | 77/100 |
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From RoundTheBend 04/28/2018 14:32 in Jazz: Competition & Discussion
RoundTheBend 04/28/2018 14:32 in Jazz: Competition & Discussion“Alright folks - you can still post your top 10 after the 29th, but it won't be considered to compete. How the competition works: submit nominations of your top 10 albums - where #10 = 1 point and #1 = 10 points. The ten albums with the most points from these nominations will be in the running for…”
View forum post →From RoundTheBend 04/15/2017 05:21 in New to jazz
RoundTheBend 04/15/2017 05:21 in New to jazz“What I learned while discovering Jazz is that there are A LOT of sub-genres. I learned I'm not crazy about free jazz or avant-garde jazz, so if all I did was discover that and not know it... well then I'd never really discover I liked Jazz. Probably easier to find the artist you like and then look…”
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TheDude85 08/23/2019 14:31 | #241599
TheDude85 08/23/2019 14:31 | #241599
A collection of early Lady Day recordings all presented in mono. This set captures Holiday's personality before she lost some of her spark due to substance abuse. Her youthful tone sounds vastly different from her later recordings.
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RoundTheBend TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/14/2016 06:11 | #172878
RoundTheBend TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/14/2016 06:11 | #172878
To me... this is the greatest collection of her recordings. That early, more sassy stuff.
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