Best Albums of 1949

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Listed below are the best albums of 1949 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of 1949 were Charlie Parker, Andrés Segovia, The Original Broadway Cast, Pepe Badajoz, Doris Day, Lennie Tristano, Les Paul, Les Paul And His Trio, Carlos Montoya and Count Basie.

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Dance Parade

Count Basie

Year of Release:

1949

Appears in:

12 charts

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Overall Rank:

17,141

Average Rating:

69 (7 votes)

Comments:

12.

Starlight Serenades

Glenn Miller

Year of Release:

1949

Appears in:

6 charts

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Overall Rank:

17,773

Average Rating:

71 (4 votes)

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13.

Music Of The Sioux And The Navajo
Compilation

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1949

Appears in:

8 charts

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Rank in 1949:

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Overall Rank:

18,683

Average Rating:

70 (7 votes)

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14.

Gilbert & Sullivan: The Pirates Of Penzance

Isidore Godfrey / D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra With The New Promenade Orchestra

Year of Release:

1949

Appears in:

8 charts

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Rank in 1949:

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Overall Rank:

19,341

Average Rating:

70 (6 votes)

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15.

Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 6 In E Minor / Messiaen: L'Ascension (Four Symphonic Meditations For Orchestra)

Leopold Stokowski / Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra Of New York

Year of Release:

1949

Appears in:

6 charts

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Overall Rank:

22,151

Average Rating:

71 (4 votes)

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16.

South Pacific

The Original Broadway Cast

Year of Release:

1949

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1949:

Rank in 1940s:

110

Overall Rank:

23,726

Average Rating:

70 (10 votes)

Comments:

17.

Cowboy Classics

The Sons Of The Pioneers

Year of Release:

1949

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1949:

Rank in 1940s:

125

Overall Rank:

28,450

Average Rating:

73 (4 votes)

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18.

Frankly Sentimental

Frank Sinatra

Year of Release:

1949

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1949:

Rank in 1940s:

127

Overall Rank:

28,505

Average Rating:

70 (9 votes)

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19.

Villa-Lobos: Piano Concerto

Ernest Ansermet / L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande / Ellen Ballon

Year of Release:

1949

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1949:

Rank in 1940s:

131

Overall Rank:

29,617

Average Rating:

69 (4 votes)

Comments:

20.

Bim Bam Boom (Cuban Rhythms)

Miguelito Valdés With Machito & His Afro-Cubans

Year of Release:

1949

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1949:

Rank in 1940s:

140

Overall Rank:

31,841

Average Rating:

72 (6 votes)

Comments:

Total albums: 44. Page 2 of 5

Best Albums of 1949 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Charlie Parker	3	7%
The Original Broadway Cast	3	7%
Various Artists	2	5%
Stan Kenton	1	2%
Lennie Tristano	1	2%
Jo Stafford And Gordon MacRae With Paul Weston And His Orchestra	1	2%
Mel Henke Group	1	2%
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Country	Albums	%

	26	59%
	6	14%
	3	7%
	3	7%
	2	5%
	1	2%
	1	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	39	89%
Yes	5	11%

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