Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy
by Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy by Louis Armstrong
Year: 1954
Overall rank: 4,540th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 74 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 10 albums of 1954 (7th)
Award Top albums of the 1950s (136th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,540th)

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Overall rank: 4,540th | 1950s rank: 136th | 1954 rank: 7th
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2026Exist-en-cielTop 40 Music Albums of 195415/403
2026downandoutTop 100 Music Albums of the 1950s94/1001
2026 Robert Anton WilsonFavorite Album by Year72/76 -
2026 HaydenTop 100 Music Albums of the 1950s88/1003
2026 TamthebamTop 60 Music Albums of 195411/604
2026 bertranduTop 100 Music Albums of the 1950s31/10014
2025TastyandTemptinTop 12 Music Albums of 19543/124
2025 AwaitingAndrewTop 57 Music Albums of the 1950s43/575
2025panapsalTop 70 Music Albums of 19545/705
2025 HaydenTop 50 Music Albums of 19548/504
2025 IgtonumamaTop 100 Music Albums of 195424/1004
2025 StefanR10Top 98 Music Albums of 19547/985
2025OlliTop 54 Music Albums of 195439/541
2025dukeboxkoolTop 100 Music Albums of the 1950s43/10012
2025ReelBigTophTop 99 Music Albums of 19546/995
2025 djnizziTop 100 Music Albums of the 1950s38/10013
2025 skelter54Top 99 Music Albums of the 1950s44/9911
2025 Patman360Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s78/1005
2025replacementlevelTop 60 Music Albums of the 1950s32/6010
2024 CardboardfolderTop 24 Music Albums of 19548/244
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 59
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 311
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76/100 (from 74 votes)
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02/02/2026 18:08 wadwicz5  Ratings distribution  88286/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.0/100, a mean average of 76.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.3.

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