Best Albums of 1945

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Listed below are the best albums of 1945 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 55,000 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, Paul Weston And His Orchestra, Champion Jack Dupree, Mary Lou Williams, Coleman Hawkins, Miklós Rózsa and The Original Broadway Cast.

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Merry Christmas

Bing Crosby

Year of Release:

1945

Appears in:

37 charts

Rank Score:

238

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Overall Rank:

5,620

Average Rating:

72 (55 votes)

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Strange Fruit

Josh White

Year of Release:

1945

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

113

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Overall Rank:

10,450

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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Overall Rank:

11,896

Average Rating:

70 (12 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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12,179

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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14,205

Average Rating:

72 (7 votes)

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Music For Dreaming

Paul Weston And His Orchestra

Year of Release:

1945

Appears in:

12 charts

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1945

Appears in:

10 charts

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Overall Rank:

15,417

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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18,997

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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19,178

Average Rating:

70 (6 votes)

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Best Albums of 1945 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Bing Crosby	2	8%
Miklós Rózsa	1	4%
Louis Armstrong	1	4%
Josh White	1	4%
Lionel Hampton	1	4%
The Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France	1	4%
Arturo Toscanini / NBC Symphony Orchestra	1	4%
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Country	Albums	%

	19	76%
	1	4%
	1	4%
	1	4%
	1	4%
	1	4%
	1	4%

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