Best Albums of 1945

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Listed below are the best albums of 1945 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 3 hours ago).

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1945 year summaryThe best artists of 1945 were Bing Crosby, Josh White, The Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France, Duke Ellington, Mary Lou Williams, Paul Weston And His Orchestra, Champion Jack Dupree, Coleman Hawkins, Miklós Rózsa and The Original Broadway Cast.

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Merry Christmas

Bing Crosby

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Year of Release:

1945

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

219

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Year of Release:

1945

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

143

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Overall Rank:

8,622

Average Rating:

67 (12 votes)

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Hot Jazz

The Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France

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Year of Release:

1945

Appears in:

12 charts

Rank Score:

120

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Overall Rank:

9,947

Average Rating:

71 (10 votes)

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Black, Brown And Beige (1945)

Duke Ellington

Year of Release:

1945

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

117

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1945

Appears in:

15 charts

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11,989

Average Rating:

71 (10 votes)

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Champion Jack Dupree And His Piano

Champion Jack Dupree

Year of Release:

1945

Appears in:

14 charts

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12,906

Average Rating:

72 (8 votes)

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Music For Dreaming

Paul Weston And His Orchestra

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1945

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13 charts

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1945

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11 charts

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1945

Appears in:

10 charts

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17,121

Average Rating:

70 (8 votes)

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10.

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The Original Broadway Cast

Year of Release:

1945

Appears in:

6 charts

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19,104

Average Rating:

69 (9 votes)

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Best Albums of 1945 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Bing Crosby	2	8%
Freddie Slack	1	4%
Leopold Stokowski / New York City Symphony Orchestra	1	4%
Paul Weston And His Orchestra	1	4%
Sir Thomas Beecham / The London Philharmonic Orchestra	1	4%
Duke Ellington	1	4%
Serge Koussevitzky / Boston Symphony Orchestra / William Primrose	1	4%
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Country	Albums	%

	20	77%
	1	4%
	1	4%
	1	4%
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