Best Albums of 1945

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Listed below are the best albums of 1945 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1945 year summaryThe best artists of 1945 were Bing Crosby, Duke Ellington, Josh White, The Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France, Coleman Hawkins, Mary Lou Williams, Paul Weston And His Orchestra, Champion Jack Dupree, The Original Broadway Cast and Miklós Rózsa.

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Merry Christmas

Bing Crosby

Year of Release:

1945

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

248

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Overall Rank:

5,396

Average Rating:

73 (53 votes)

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Black, Brown And Beige (1945)

Duke Ellington

Year of Release:

1945

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

110

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1945

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

103

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1945

Appears in:

11 charts

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1945

Appears in:

12 charts

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Overall Rank:

14,534

Average Rating:

71 (9 votes)

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Music For Dreaming

Paul Weston And His Orchestra

Year of Release:

1945

Appears in:

11 charts

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14,715

Average Rating:

72 (8 votes)

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Champion Jack Dupree And His Piano

Champion Jack Dupree

Year of Release:

1945

Appears in:

11 charts

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14,927

Average Rating:

72 (6 votes)

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Nick's Presents His Dixieland Jazz Band

Miff Mole

Year of Release:

1945

Appears in:

3 charts

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189

Overall Rank:

39,884

Average Rating:

72 (4 votes)

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Hot Jazz

Louis Armstrong

Year of Release:

1945

Appears in:

4 charts

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222

Overall Rank:

47,938

Average Rating:

70 (2 votes)

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Richard Strauss: Death And Transfiguration

Leopold Stokowski / New York City Symphony Orchestra

Year of Release:

1945

Appears in:

4 charts

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223

Overall Rank:

48,227

Average Rating:

70 (3 votes)

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Best Albums of 1945 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Bing Crosby	2	8%
Benny Goodman	1	4%
The Dinning Sisters	1	4%
Coleman Hawkins	1	4%
Art Tatum	1	4%
Jelly Roll Morton	1	4%
Johnny Guarnieri Trio	1	4%
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Country	Albums	%

	20	77%
	1	4%
	1	4%
	1	4%
	1	4%
	1	4%
	1	4%

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