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The best album credited to Bessie Smith is Empress Of The Blues which is ranked number 8,317 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 151.

Bessie Smith is ranked number 2,646 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 416.

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Bessie Smith best albums

The following albums by Bessie Smith are ranked highest in the greatest album charts:

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1.
Empress Of The Blues 
United States Bessie Smith
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Year of Release:
1940
Appears in:
23 charts
Rank Score:
151
Rank in 1940:
3
Rank in 1940s:
22
Overall Rank:
8,316
Average Rating:
 71 (24 votes)
Comments:
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2.
Bessie Smith Album 
Compilation
United States Bessie Smith
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1938
Appears in:
7 charts
Rank Score:
142
Rank in 1938:
1
Rank in 1930s:
2
Overall Rank:
8,725
Average Rating:
 70 (15 votes)
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3.
Empress Of The Blues 
Compilation
United States Bessie Smith
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
2004
Appears in:
5 charts
Rank Score:
33
Rank in 2004:
494
Rank in 2000s:
5,126
Overall Rank:
27,694
Average Rating:
 71 (4 votes)
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4.
The Bessie Smith Story - Volume 2 
Compilation
United States Bessie Smith
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1951
Appears in:
8 charts
Rank Score:
30
Rank in 1951:
32
Rank in 1950s:
828
Overall Rank:
28,966
Average Rating:
 70 (8 votes)
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5.
The Essential Bessie Smith 
Compilation
United States Bessie Smith
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1997
Appears in:
7 charts
Rank Score:
30
Rank in 1997:
472
Rank in 1990s:
4,470
Overall Rank:
29,456
Average Rating:
 75 (8 votes)
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6.
Empress Of The Blues Vol. 2 
United States Bessie Smith
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1947
Appears in:
5 charts
Rank Score:
13
Rank in 1947:
27
Rank in 1940s:
235
Overall Rank:
51,452
Average Rating:
 72 (7 votes)
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7.
Empty Bed Blues 
Compilation
United States Bessie Smith
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1996
Appears in:
1 chart
Rank Score:
11
Rank in 1996:
903
Rank in 1990s:
8,437
Overall Rank:
56,329
Average Rating:
 74 (2 votes)
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8.
The Collection 
Compilation
United States Bessie Smith
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
7 charts
Rank Score:
7
Rank in 1989:
800
Rank in 1980s:
7,405
Overall Rank:
66,564
Average Rating:
 76 (9 votes)
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9.
Alexander's Ragtime Band 
Compilation
United States Bessie Smith
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1994
Appears in:
1 chart
Rank in 1994:
None
Rank in 1990s:
None
Average Rating:
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10.
Bessie Smith (Great Original Performances 1925-1933) 
Compilation
United States Bessie Smith
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1986
Appears in:
1 chart
Rank in 1986:
None
Rank in 1980s:
None
Average Rating:
 72 (1 vote)
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Overall artist rank:
2,646
Total albums: 15. Page 1 of 2
This may not be a complete discography for Bessie Smith.This listing only shows those albums by this artist that appear in at least one chart on this site. If an album is 'missing' that you think deserves to be here, you can include it in your own chart from the My Charts page!

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Bessie Smith best tracks

Include tracks from compilations & live albums | Exclude tracks from compilations & live albums Help The same track can appear on multiple albums, so excluding tracks from compilations and live albums helps to remove duplicates from this list.

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Track
Rating/Comments
1.
Young Woman's Blues
(from the album Empress Of The Blues)
Average Rating: 78 (8 votes)Comments: View 0
2.
Empty Bed Blues, Part I
(from the album Empress Of The Blues)
Average Rating: 76 (8 votes)Comments: View 0
3.
Empty Bed Blues, Part II
(from the album Empress Of The Blues)
Average Rating: 75 (8 votes)Comments: View 0
4.
Cold In Hand Blues
(from the album Empress Of The Blues)
Average Rating: 75 (8 votes)Comments: View 0
5.
Lost Your Head Blues
(from the album Empress Of The Blues)
Average Rating: 74 (8 votes)Comments: View 0
6.
You've Been A Good Old Wagon
(from the album Empress Of The Blues)
Average Rating: 74 (8 votes)Comments: View 0
7.
Cake Walking Babies (From Home)
(from the album Empress Of The Blues)
Average Rating: 74 (8 votes)Comments: View 0
8.
Baby Doll
(from the album Empress Of The Blues)
Average Rating: 74 (8 votes)Comments: View 0
9.
Nobody Knows When Your Down And Out
(from the album Empress Of The Blues Vol. 2)
Average Rating: 73 (3 votes)Comments: View 0
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Bessie Smith ratings

Average Rating: 
81/100 (from 6 votes)
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From 03/04/2016 19:04 | #161290
Bessie has for me the best blues voice ever. Too bad her recordings are mostly jazzy, without much guitar work. But her voice is amazing.
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