Best Albums of the 1930s

Listed below are the best albums of the 1930s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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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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Rank Score:
177
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Year of Release:
1938
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135
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1938
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92
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Year of Release:
1933
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Rank Score:
78
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Year of Release:
1936
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71
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Year of Release:
1939
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64
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Year of Release:
1937
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Rank Score:
54
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Year of Release:
1932
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Rank Score:
40
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Year of Release:
1931
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Rank Score:
35
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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%
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