Best Albums of 1947

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Listed below are the best albums of 1947 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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

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21.

Bob Wills Round Up

Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys

Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1947:

Rank in 1940s:

165

Overall Rank:

38,245

Average Rating:

71 (7 votes)

Comments:

22.

Kentucky Mountain Ballads

Cousin Emmy

Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1947:

Rank in 1940s:

179

Overall Rank:

40,223

Average Rating:

69 (3 votes)

Comments:

23.

Afro Cuban Music

Miguelito Valdés With Machito's Afro Cubans

Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1947:

Rank in 1940s:

183

Overall Rank:

40,629

Average Rating:

70 (3 votes)

Comments:

24.

Gospel Hymns

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1947:

Rank in 1940s:

201

Overall Rank:

44,292

Average Rating:

72 (8 votes)

Comments:

25.

Gene Krupa And His Orchestra

Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1947:

Rank in 1940s:

229

Overall Rank:

51,661

Average Rating:

71 (5 votes)

Comments:

26.

New Orleans Jazz

Kid Ory And His Creole Jazz Band

Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1947:

Rank in 1940s:

243

Overall Rank:

54,243

Average Rating:

69 (4 votes)

Comments:

27.

Eight Shades Of Blue

Woody Herman

Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1947:

Rank in 1940s:

255

Overall Rank:

62,919

Average Rating:

69 (5 votes)

Comments:

28.

Ellington Special

Duke Ellington

Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1947:

Rank in 1940s:

261

Overall Rank:

65,738

Average Rating:

71 (5 votes)

Comments:

29.

Ballads And Blues Volume II

Josh White

Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1947:

Rank in 1940s:

263

Overall Rank:

66,464

Average Rating:

71 (4 votes)

Comments:

30.

Benny Rides Again (1947)

Benny Goodman

Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1947:

Rank in 1940s:

264

Overall Rank:

66,563

Average Rating:

70 (4 votes)

Comments:

Total albums: 40. Page 3 of 4

Best Albums of 1947 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Billie Holiday	2	5%
Benny Goodman	2	5%
Kid Ory And His Creole Jazz Band	1	3%
The Ink Spots	1	3%
Bessie Smith	1	3%
Eddie Condon And His Orchestra	1	3%
Woody Herman	1	3%
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Country	Albums	%

	31	78%
	3	8%
	2	5%
	1	3%
	1	3%
	1	3%
	1	3%

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	36	90%
Yes	4	10%

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