Best Albums of 1945

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Listed below are the best albums of 1945 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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

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Merry Christmas

Bing Crosby

Year of Release:

1945

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

202

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Year of Release:

1945

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

113

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10,520

Average Rating:

67 (11 votes)

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Black, Brown And Beige (1945)

Duke Ellington

Year of Release:

1945

Appears in:

12 charts

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11,929

Average Rating:

70 (13 votes)

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Hot Jazz

The Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France

Year of Release:

1945

Appears in:

10 charts

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1945

Appears in:

13 charts

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14,228

Average Rating:

71 (9 votes)

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Champion Jack Dupree And His Piano

Champion Jack Dupree

Year of Release:

1945

Appears in:

13 charts

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14,252

Average Rating:

72 (7 votes)

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Music For Dreaming

Paul Weston And His Orchestra

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1945

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12 charts

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1945

Appears in:

10 charts

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15,488

Average Rating:

72 (8 votes)

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Carousel

The Original Broadway Cast

Year of Release:

1945

Appears in:

6 charts

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19,115

Average Rating:

69 (8 votes)

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10.

Spellbound

Miklós Rózsa

Year of Release:

1945

Appears in:

9 charts

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19,493

Average Rating:

70 (7 votes)

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Best Albums of 1945 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Bing Crosby	2	8%
Duke Ellington	1	4%
Serge Koussevitzky / Boston Symphony Orchestra / William Primrose	1	4%
The Original Broadway Cast	1	4%
Benny Goodman	1	4%
The Dinning Sisters	1	4%
Coleman Hawkins	1	4%
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Country	Albums	%

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