Songs Of Free Men
by Paul Robeson

Songs Of Free Men by Paul Robeson
Year: 1943
Overall rank: 12,309th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 17 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 5 albums of 1943 (2nd)
Award Top 100 albums of the 1940s (54th)
Award Best albums of all time (12,309th)

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Paul Robeson bestography

Songs Of Free Men is ranked 2nd best out of 6 albums by Paul Robeson on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Paul Robeson is Spirituals which is ranked number 10028 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 121.

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This album (12,309th)
Songs Of Free Men
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Overall rank: 12,309th | 1940s rank: 54th | 1943 rank: 2nd

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Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 17 votes)
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01/25/2026 19:40 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  11,36770/100
 
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