Best Albums of 1949

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Listed below are the best albums of 1949 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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1949 year summaryThe best artists of 1949 were Charlie Parker, Andrés Segovia, The Original Broadway Cast, Pepe Badajoz, Doris Day, Lennie Tristano, Les Paul And His Trio, Les Paul, 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:

17,663

Average Rating:

68 (7 votes)

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12.

Starlight Serenades

Glenn Miller

Year of Release:

1949

Appears in:

6 charts

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Overall Rank:

17,884

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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Overall Rank:

18,746

Average Rating:

69 (8 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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Overall Rank:

19,448

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:

22,219

Average Rating:

71 (4 votes)

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16.

South Pacific

The Original Broadway Cast

Year of Release:

1949

Appears in:

6 charts

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Rank in 1940s:

110

Overall Rank:

23,894

Average Rating:

70 (10 votes)

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17.

Cowboy Classics

The Sons Of The Pioneers

Year of Release:

1949

Appears in:

6 charts

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Rank in 1940s:

125

Overall Rank:

28,729

Average Rating:

73 (4 votes)

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18.

Villa-Lobos: Piano Concerto

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

Year of Release:

1949

Appears in:

5 charts

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Rank in 1940s:

131

Overall Rank:

29,959

Average Rating:

68 (4 votes)

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19.

Frankly Sentimental

Frank Sinatra

Year of Release:

1949

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

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Rank in 1940s:

135

Overall Rank:

30,472

Average Rating:

69 (9 votes)

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20.

Bim Bam Boom (Cuban Rhythms)

Miguelito Valdés With Machito & His Afro-Cubans

Year of Release:

1949

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

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Rank in 1940s:

140

Overall Rank:

31,934

Average Rating:

71 (6 votes)

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Best Albums of 1949 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Charlie Parker	3	7%
The Original Broadway Cast	3	7%
Various Artists	2	4%
Count Basie	1	2%
Caney	1	2%
Vera Lynn	1	2%
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1	2%
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Country	Albums	%

	26	58%
	6	13%
	4	9%
	3	7%
	2	4%
	1	2%
	1	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	40	89%
Yes	5	11%

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