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The best album credited to Bessie Smith is Bessie Smith Album which is ranked number 9,670 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 124.

Bessie Smith is ranked number 2,812 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 366.

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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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Bessie Smith Album 
Compilation
United States Bessie Smith
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Year of Release:
1938
Appears in:
7 charts
Rank Score:
124
Rank in 1938:
1
Rank in 1930s:
2
Overall Rank:
9,675
Average Rating:
 71 (13 votes)
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Empress Of The Blues 
United States Bessie Smith
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Year of Release:
1940
Appears in:
20 charts
Rank Score:
121
Rank in 1940:
3
Rank in 1940s:
26
Overall Rank:
9,887
Average Rating:
 71 (23 votes)
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Empress Of The Blues 
Compilation
United States Bessie Smith
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Year of Release:
2004
Appears in:
5 charts
Rank Score:
37
Rank in 2004:
461
Rank in 2000s:
4,774
Overall Rank:
25,365
Average Rating:
 71 (4 votes)
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4.
The Essential Bessie Smith 
Compilation
United States Bessie Smith
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Year of Release:
1997
Appears in:
7 charts
Rank Score:
33
Rank in 1997:
444
Rank in 1990s:
4,261
Overall Rank:
27,288
Average Rating:
 75 (8 votes)
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5.
The Bessie Smith Story - Volume 2 
Compilation
United States Bessie Smith
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Year of Release:
1951
Appears in:
8 charts
Rank Score:
30
Rank in 1951:
34
Rank in 1950s:
818
Overall Rank:
28,484
Average Rating:
 70 (8 votes)
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6.
Empty Bed Blues 
Compilation
United States Bessie Smith
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Year of Release:
1996
Appears in:
1 chart
Rank Score:
12
Rank in 1996:
874
Rank in 1990s:
8,059
Overall Rank:
52,527
Average Rating:
 74 (2 votes)
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7.
The Collection 
Compilation
United States Bessie Smith
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Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
7 charts
Rank Score:
7
Rank in 1989:
792
Rank in 1980s:
7,357
Overall Rank:
65,231
Average Rating:
 76 (9 votes)
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Empress Of The Blues Vol. 2 
United States Bessie Smith
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Year of Release:
1947
Appears in:
4 charts
Rank Score:
3
Rank in 1947:
35
Rank in 1940s:
289
Average Rating:
 72 (6 votes)
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9.
Alexander's Ragtime Band 
Compilation
United States Bessie Smith
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Year of Release:
1994
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
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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:
2,812
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!

Bessie Smith bestography composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 1 0%
1940s 2 0%
1950s 2 0%
1960s 0 0%
1970s 0 0%
1980s 2 0%
1990s 7 0%
2000s 1 0%
2010s 0 0%
2020s 0 0%
Compilation? Albums %
No 2 13%
Yes 13 87%

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
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1.
Young Woman's Blues
(from the album Empress Of The Blues)
Average Rating: 78 (7 votes)Comments: View 0
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Empty Bed Blues, Part I
(from the album Empress Of The Blues)
Average Rating: 76 (7 votes)Comments: View 0
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Empty Bed Blues, Part II
(from the album Empress Of The Blues)
Average Rating: 75 (7 votes)Comments: View 0
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4.
Cold In Hand Blues
(from the album Empress Of The Blues)
Average Rating: 75 (7 votes)Comments: View 0
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5.
Lost Your Head Blues
(from the album Empress Of The Blues)
Average Rating: 75 (7 votes)Comments: View 0
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6.
You've Been A Good Old Wagon
(from the album Empress Of The Blues)
Average Rating: 74 (7 votes)Comments: View 0
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7.
Cake Walking Babies (From Home)
(from the album Empress Of The Blues)
Average Rating: 74 (7 votes)Comments: View 0
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8.
Baby Doll
(from the album Empress Of The Blues)
Average Rating: 74 (7 votes)Comments: View 0
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Bessie Smith ratings

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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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