Best Albums of 1947

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Listed below are the best albums of 1947 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 greatest album charts.

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1947 year summaryThe best artists of 1947 were Billie Holiday, Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra Featuring Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Lonnie Johnson, Bruno Walter / New York Philharmonic, Merle Travis, Hazel Scott, Jelly Roll Morton, Harry Revel and Frank Sinatra.

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Teddy Wilson - Billie Holiday

Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra Featuring Billie Holiday

Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

255

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Overall Rank:

5,257

Average Rating:

72 (15 votes)

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Billie Holiday

Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

19 charts

Rank Score:

251

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Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

146

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Overall Rank:

8,402

Average Rating:

72 (41 votes)

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Blues

Lonnie Johnson

Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

129

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Overall Rank:

9,317

Average Rating:

73 (9 votes)

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Mahler: Symphony No. 5

Bruno Walter / New York Philharmonic

Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

117

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Overall Rank:

10,100

Average Rating:

73 (7 votes)

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Folk Songs Of The Hills

Merle Travis

Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

108

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1947

Appears in:

12 charts

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Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

13 charts

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Overall Rank:

15,555

Average Rating:

70 (14 votes)

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Billie Holiday Vol. 1

Billie Holiday

Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

9 charts

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16,714

Average Rating:

73 (6 votes)

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10.

Music Out Of The Moon

Harry Revel

Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

11 charts

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18,593

Average Rating:

72 (9 votes)

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Best Albums of 1947 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Billie Holiday	2	5%
Benny Goodman	2	5%
Frank Sinatra	1	3%
Sir William Walton / Philharmonia Orchestra Of London / Laurence Olivier	1	3%
Gene Krupa And His Orchestra	1	3%
Art Hodes' Hot Five	1	3%
Carl Sandburg	1	3%
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Country	Albums	%

	32	80%
	2	5%
	2	5%
	1	3%
	1	3%
	1	3%
	1	3%

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	37	93%
Yes	3	8%

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