Best Albums of 1941

Listed below are the best albums of 1941 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 5 hours ago).
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1941 year summaryThe best artists of 1941 were Lead Belly, Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra Featuring Billie Holiday, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Josh White, Pete Johnson & Albert Ammons, The Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France, Almanac Singers, Hazel Scott, Count Basie and Count Basie And His Orchestra.
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"47:a Riffin' the Scotch aka Better To Burn Out... He's hot as Hades A lady's not safe in his arms when she's kissed But I'm afraid that when he's cooled off And maybe I'm ruled off his list I'll never be missed - I MUST Have That Man (Billie Holiday) People forget. They just do. Jazz was the Devi..."  [+]  Reply
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"I dig this, but I have yet to find this is a legit release on Discogs, Amazon, or RYM. Would be interested to find evidence of such. Otherwise my Spotify playlist from her Decca Singles works for me, and great indeed they are."  Reply
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""I mean democracy without the color line..." I only discovered Josh White this year upon digging into 40s music more. Oh man - his guitar tone is the best and that voice is so warm. I love his diction/execution/timing. Instantly a favorite. Wish I would've found sooner. Well and then I listen to ..."  [+]  Reply
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