Best Albums of 1947

Listed below are the best albums of 1947 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 greatest album charts.

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1947 year summaryThe best artists of 1947 were Billie Holiday, Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra Featuring Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Lonnie Johnson, Bruno Walter / New York Philharmonic, Merle Travis, Hazel Scott, Jelly Roll Morton, Harry Revel and Roy Acuff And His Smoky Mountain Boys.
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1947
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Best Albums of 1947 composition

Country Albums %


United States 32 80%
United Kingdom 2 5%
Mixed Nationality 2 5%
Canada 1 3%
France 1 3%
Cuba 1 3%
Germany 1 3%
Compilation? Albums %
No 37 93%
Yes 3 8%
Best Ever Artists
1. The Beatles
2. Radiohead
3. Pink Floyd
4. David Bowie
5. Bob Dylan
6. Led Zeppelin
7. The Rolling Stones
8. Arcade Fire
9. The Velvet Underground
10. Nirvana
11. Kendrick Lamar
12. Neil Young
13. The Smiths
14. Miles Davis
15. The Beach Boys
16. Kanye West
17. R.E.M.
18. Pixies
19. Jimi Hendrix
20. Bruce Springsteen
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