Best Albums of the 1930s

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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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Negro Sinful Songs

Lead Belly

Year of Release:

1939

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

170

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Overall Rank:

7,399

Average Rating:

74 (47 votes)

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Bessie Smith Album
Compilation

Bessie Smith

Year of Release:

1938

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

130

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Overall Rank:

9,214

Average Rating:

71 (13 votes)

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Songs From Walt Disney's Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1938

Appears in:

6 charts

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Overall Rank:

12,178

Average Rating:

71 (7 votes)

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Duke Ellington Album

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Year of Release:

1933

Appears in:

3 charts

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Year of Release:

1936

Appears in:

3 charts

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Overall Rank:

15,396

Average Rating:

75 (1 vote)

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The Blues By Meade 'Lux' Lewis

Meade "Lux" Lewis

Year of Release:

1939

Appears in:

4 charts

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Year of Release:

1937

Appears in:

3 charts

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Overall Rank:

18,898

Average Rating:

76 (5 votes)

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Winnie The Pooh Songs

Frank Luther

Year of Release:

1932

Appears in:

3 charts

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Overall Rank:

23,540

Average Rating:

71 (1 vote)

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Raggedy Ann's Sunny Songs

Frank Luther

Year of Release:

1931

Appears in:

3 charts

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Overall Rank:

25,568

Average Rating:

71 (1 vote)

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10.

Carpenter: Adventures In A Perambulator (Suite For Orchestra)

Eugene Ormandy / The Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra

Year of Release:

1934

Appears in:

3 charts

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35,073

Average Rating:

75 (1 vote)

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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%

Artist	Albums	%

Frank Luther	3	25%
Various Artists	2	17%
Lead Belly	1	8%
Bessie Smith	1	8%
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1	8%
Meade "Lux" Lewis	1	8%
Eugene Ormandy / The Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra	1	8%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	9	75%
	2	17%
	1	8%

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	11	92%
Yes	1	8%

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