Best Albums of the 1930s

Listed below are the best albums of the 1930s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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1930s decade summaryThe best artists of the 1930s were Lead Belly, Duke Ellington, Frank Luther, Bessie Smith, Duke Ellington And His Orchestra, Meade "Lux" Lewis, Eugene Ormandy / The Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Serge Koussevitzky / Boston Symphony Orchestra and Igor Stravinsky / Percussion Orchestra.
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Year of Release:
1939
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157
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1938
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123
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1938
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90
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Year of Release:
1933
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77
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1936
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69
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1939
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63
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1937
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53
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Year of Release:
1932
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39
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1931
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34
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1934
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21
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Total albums: 12. Page 1 of 2

Best Albums of the 1930s composition

Year Albums %


1930 1 0%
1931 1 0%
1932 1 0%
1933 1 0%
1934 1 0%
1935 1 0%
1936 1 0%
1937 1 0%
1938 2 0%
1939 2 0%
Country Albums %


United States 9 75%
Mixed Nationality 2 17%
United Kingdom 1 8%
Compilation? Albums %
No 11 92%
Yes 1 8%
Best Albums of the 1950s
1. Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis
2. Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus
3. Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4. Blue Train by John Coltrane
5. Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley
6. In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra
7. Here's Little Richard by Little Richard
8. The Shape Of Jazz To Come by Ornette Coleman
9. Berry Is On Top by Chuck Berry
10. Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
11. Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday
12. Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk
13. Somethin' Else by Cannonball Adderley
14. Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra
15. The "Chirping" Crickets by The Crickets
16. Saxophone Colossus by Sonny Rollins
17. Buddy Holly by Buddy Holly
18. Chet Baker Sings by Chet Baker
19. Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis
20. Moanin' In The Moonlight by Howlin' Wolf
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