Best Albums of 1944

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Listed below are the best albums of 1944 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1944 year summaryThe best artists of 1944 were Glenn Miller, Nat King Cole, The King Cole Trio, Tommy Dorsey / Glenn Miller / Benny Goodman / Artie Shaw, Woody Guthrie, Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman Sextet, Harry "The Hipster" Gibson, Josh White and Fats Waller.

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Glenn Miller

Year of Release:

1944

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

271

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Overall Rank:

4,993

Average Rating:

73 (24 votes)

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The King Cole Trio

Year of Release:

1944

Appears in:

19 charts

Rank Score:

203

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Overall Rank:

6,370

Average Rating:

72 (17 votes)

Comments:

Up Swing

Tommy Dorsey / Glenn Miller / Benny Goodman / Artie Shaw

Year of Release:

1944

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

115

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Overall Rank:

10,203

Average Rating:

70 (8 votes)

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Woody Guthrie

Year of Release:

1944

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

101

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Year of Release:

1944

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

100

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Overall Rank:

11,522

Average Rating:

69 (8 votes)

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Benny Goodman Sextet

Year of Release:

1944

Appears in:

13 charts

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Overall Rank:

12,332

Average Rating:

70 (14 votes)

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Boogie Woogie In Blue

Harry "The Hipster" Gibson

Year of Release:

1944

Appears in:

10 charts

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1944

Appears in:

9 charts

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1944

Appears in:

7 charts

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Overall Rank:

19,819

Average Rating:

71 (10 votes)

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10.

New York Jazz

James P. Johnson

Year of Release:

1944

Appears in:

9 charts

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21,205

Average Rating:

72 (3 votes)

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Best Albums of 1944 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Josh White	2	8%
Bunny Berigan & His Orchestra	1	4%
Benny Goodman Sextet	1	4%
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1	4%
Glenn Miller	1	4%
The Stuff Smith Trio	1	4%
Woody Guthrie	1	4%
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Country	Albums	%

	24	96%
	1	4%

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	24	96%
Yes	1	4%

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