Best Albums of 1945

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Listed below are the best albums of 1945 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 50,000 greatest album charts.

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

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Merry Christmas

Bing Crosby

Year of Release:

1945

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

254

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Overall Rank:

5,296

Average Rating:

73 (53 votes)

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Black, Brown And Beige (1945)

Duke Ellington

Year of Release:

1945

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

109

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10,696

Average Rating:

70 (11 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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12,071

Average Rating:

71 (8 votes)

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Champion Jack Dupree And His Piano

Champion Jack Dupree

Year of Release:

1945

Appears in:

12 charts

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1945

Appears in:

9 charts

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13,582

Average Rating:

70 (8 votes)

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Music For Dreaming

Paul Weston And His Orchestra

Year of Release:

1945

Appears in:

11 charts

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14,681

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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19,250

Average Rating:

69 (8 votes)

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10.

Spellbound

Miklós Rózsa

Year of Release:

1945

Appears in:

8 charts

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135

Overall Rank:

29,162

Average Rating:

70 (6 votes)

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Best Albums of 1945 composition

Artist	Albums	%

The Dinning Sisters	1	5%
Coleman Hawkins	1	5%
Art Tatum	1	5%
Jelly Roll Morton	1	5%
Johnny Guarnieri Trio	1	5%
The 5 Red Caps	1	5%
Bing Crosby	1	5%
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Country	Albums	%

	17	77%
	1	5%
	1	5%
	1	5%
	1	5%
	1	5%

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