Best Albums of 1946

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Listed below are the best albums of 1946 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1946 year summaryThe best artists of 1946 were Frank Sinatra, Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five, Louis Jordan, Lord Invader And Lord Beginner With Felix And His Internationals, Bruno Walter / New York Philharmonic, Paul Robeson, Gene Krupa, Gene Krupa And His Orchestra, The Ink Spots and Serge Koussevitzky / Boston Symphony Orchestra / William Kapell.

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11.

Tenor Sax

John Hardee

Year of Release:

1946

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1946:

Rank in 1940s:

Overall Rank:

15,185

Average Rating:

74 (5 votes)

Comments:

12.

Vol. 2

The King Cole Trio

Year of Release:

1946

Appears in:

10 charts

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Rank in 1946:

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Overall Rank:

15,842

Average Rating:

67 (9 votes)

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13.

The Andrews Sisters

Year of Release:

1946

Appears in:

8 charts

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Rank in 1946:

Rank in 1940s:

Overall Rank:

16,736

Average Rating:

71 (8 votes)

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14.

Annie Get Your Gun

The Original Broadway Cast

Year of Release:

1946

Appears in:

11 charts

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Rank in 1946:

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Overall Rank:

20,146

Average Rating:

72 (10 votes)

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15.

Ballads From The Dust Bowl

Woody Guthrie

Year of Release:

1946

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1946:

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Overall Rank:

20,201

Average Rating:

68 (5 votes)

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16.

Signs Of The Zodiac Vol. 2

Mary Lou Williams

Year of Release:

1946

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1946:

Rank in 1940s:

100

Overall Rank:

22,765

Average Rating:

71 (8 votes)

Comments:

17.

The Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France

Year of Release:

1946

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1946:

Rank in 1940s:

104

Overall Rank:

23,642

Average Rating:

71 (4 votes)

Comments:

18.

Songs To Grow On - Nursery Days

Woody Guthrie

Year of Release:

1946

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1946:

Rank in 1940s:

113

Overall Rank:

25,318

Average Rating:

69 (5 votes)

Comments:

19.

U.S. Highball

Harry Partch

Year of Release:

1946

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1946:

Rank in 1940s:

115

Overall Rank:

26,015

Average Rating:

72 (5 votes)

Comments:

20.

Sextet Session

Benny Goodman Sextet

Year of Release:

1946

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1946:

Rank in 1940s:

122

Overall Rank:

28,523

Average Rating:

72 (6 votes)

Comments:

Total albums: 38. Page 2 of 4

Best Albums of 1946 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Mary Lou Williams	2	5%
Woody Guthrie	2	5%
Frank Sinatra	2	5%
Bunk Johnson And His New Orleans Band	1	3%
Benny Goodman Sextet	1	3%
Bruno Walter / New York Philharmonic	1	3%
Frank Froeba And His Boys	1	3%
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Country	Albums	%

	34	89%
	1	3%
	1	3%
	1	3%
	1	3%

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