Best Albums of 1947

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Listed below are the best albums of 1947 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1947 year summaryThe best artists of 1947 were Billie Holiday, Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra Featuring Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Lonnie Johnson, Bruno Walter / New York Philharmonic, Merle Travis, Hazel Scott, Jelly Roll Morton, Harry Revel and Frank Sinatra.

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31.

Ballads And Blues Volume II

Josh White

Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1947:

Rank in 1940s:

261

Overall Rank:

62,779

Average Rating:

71 (4 votes)

Comments:

32.

Benny Rides Again (1947)

Benny Goodman

Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1947:

Rank in 1940s:

263

Overall Rank:

62,869

Average Rating:

73 (3 votes)

Comments:

33.

Hamp's Boogie Woogie

Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra

Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1947:

Rank in 1940s:

274

Overall Rank:

67,941

Average Rating:

70 (3 votes)

Comments:

34.

Dry Bones

Delta Rhythm Boys

Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1947:

Rank in 1940s:

281

Overall Rank:

71,126

Average Rating:

73 (1 vote)

Comments:

35.

Let's Dance

Benny Goodman

Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1947:

Rank in 1940s:

282

Overall Rank:

71,722

Average Rating:

73 (1 vote)

Comments:

36.

Sings

Marlene Dietrich

Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1947:

Rank in 1940s:

295

Average Rating:

74 (2 votes)

Comments:

37.

Händel: The Great Elopement

Sir Thomas Beecham / The London Philharmonic Orchestra

Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1947:

Rank in 1940s:

298

Average Rating:

71 (1 vote)

Comments:

38.

Volume Two

The Ink Spots

Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1947:

Rank in 1940s:

305

Average Rating:

71 (4 votes)

Comments:

39.

We Called It Music

Eddie Condon And His Orchestra

Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1947:

Rank in 1940s:

313

Average Rating:

70 (3 votes)

Comments:

40.

Jewish And Palastinian Folk Songs

Ruth Rubin

Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1947:

Rank in 1940s:

314

Average Rating:

70 (2 votes)

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Best Albums of 1947 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Billie Holiday	2	5%
Benny Goodman	2	5%
Carl Sandburg	1	3%
Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra Featuring Billie Holiday	1	3%
Kid Ory And His Creole Jazz Band	1	3%
Bessie Smith	1	3%
The Ink Spots	1	3%
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Country	Albums	%

	32	80%
	3	8%
	1	3%
	1	3%
	1	3%
	1	3%
	1	3%

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	37	93%
Yes	3	8%

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