Billie Holiday Sings (studio album)
by Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday Sings by Billie Holiday
Year: 1952
Overall rank: 3,336th   
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 71 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top 5 albums of 1952 (3rd)
Award Top 100 albums of the 1950s (100th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,336th)

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Billie Holiday bestography

Billie Holiday Sings is ranked 4th 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 545 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,213.

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Billie Holiday Sings track list

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Billie Holiday Sings rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 3,336th | 1950s rank: 100th | 1952 rank: 3rd

Billie Holiday Sings collection

Billie Holiday Sings ratings

Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 71 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.7/100, a mean average of 76.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.4.

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70/100
From 01/10/2024 18:36 | #301054
Good album with great vocals, they are something that makes this record special among other 50s music in that style.
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https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0yjSfsuIWzbDIEztAY93zK?si=612689643c9e46c3
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From 10/06/2020 11:03 | #259054
Voz divina! Interpretação precisa!
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From 03/07/2016 21:40 | #161500
Her phrasing is impeccable. The emotional intensity is amazing.
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From 01/24/2013 19:50 | #62698
Billie is amazing!
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Effing Perfect.
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Best Albums of 1952
1. Bird & Diz by Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie
2. Moanin' The Blues by Hank Williams
3. Billie Holiday Sings by Billie Holiday
4. The Amazing Bud Powell by Bud Powell
5. Genius Of Modern Music, Vol. 2 by Thelonious Monk
6. La Vie En Rose by Édith Piaf
7. Unforgettable by Nat King Cole
8. Satchmo Serenades by Louis Armstrong
9. Singin' In The Rain (Recorded Directly From The Sound Track Of The M-G-M Technicolor Musical) by Various Artists
10. A Second Album Of Bahamian Songs by Blind Blake And His Royal Victoria Calypsos
11. Dancers Of Bali by Anak Agung Gde Mandera / Gamelan Orchestra From The Village Of Pliatan, Bali, Indonesia
12. Penthouse Serenade by Nat King Cole
13. Blazing Ballads by Dinah Washington
14. La Mauvaise Réputation by Georges Brassens
15. Legend Of The Sun Virgin by Yma Sumac
16. Vol. 1 by Charlie Parker
17. Harmony Encores by The Chordettes
18. Country Classics by Hank Snow The Singing Ranger & The Rainbow Ranch Boys
19. Stravinsky: Rite Of Spring by Igor Markevitch / Vienna Philharmonic
20. South Of The Border by Charlie Parker
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