Best Albums of 1941

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Listed below are the best albums of 1941 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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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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The Midnight Special (And Other Southern Prison Songs)

Lead Belly

Year of Release:

1941

Appears in:

33 charts

Rank Score:

335

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Overall Rank:

4,241

Average Rating:

74 (27 votes)

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Teddy Wilson - Billie Holiday

Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra Featuring Billie Holiday

Year of Release:

1941

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

304

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Overall Rank:

4,600

Average Rating:

73 (18 votes)

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The Lonesome Road
Compilation

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Year of Release:

1941

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

254

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Year of Release:

1941

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

206

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Overall Rank:

6,322

Average Rating:

75 (17 votes)

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8 To The Bar (Two Piano Boogie Woogie For Dancing)

Pete Johnson & Albert Ammons

Year of Release:

1941

Appears in:

19 charts

Rank Score:

148

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Overall Rank:

8,372

Average Rating:

70 (18 votes)

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The Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France

Year of Release:

1941

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

121

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Overall Rank:

9,868

Average Rating:

75 (7 votes)

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Swinging The Classics - Piano Solos In Swing Style With Drums

Hazel Scott

Year of Release:

1941

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

106

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Overall Rank:

11,083

Average Rating:

71 (11 votes)

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One O'Clock Jump

Count Basie And His Orchestra

Year of Release:

1941

Appears in:

13 charts

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Year of Release:

1941

Appears in:

10 charts

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Rank in 1940s:

100

Overall Rank:

20,136

Average Rating:

70 (9 votes)

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10.

Crosbyana

Bing Crosby

Year of Release:

1941

Appears in:

5 charts

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114

Overall Rank:

23,970

Average Rating:

71 (4 votes)

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Best Albums of 1941 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Almanac Singers	4	13%
Various Artists	3	9%
Golden Gate Quartet	1	3%
Count Basie And His Orchestra	1	3%
Fred Feibel	1	3%
John Jacob Niles	1	3%
Eugene Ormandy / The Philadelphia Orchestra	1	3%
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Country	Albums	%

	26	81%
	3	9%
	1	3%
	1	3%
	1	3%

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	28	88%
Yes	4	13%

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