Best Albums of 1947

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Listed below are the best albums of 1947 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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1947 year summaryThe best artists of 1947 were Billie Holiday, Édith Piaf, Lonnie Johnson, Bruno Walter / New York Philharmonic, Ella Fitzgerald, Merle Travis, Hazel Scott, Jelly Roll Morton, Harry Revel and Roy Acuff And His Smoky Mountain Boys.

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Billie Holiday
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Billie Holiday

Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

335

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Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

138

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Overall Rank:

8,815

Average Rating:

73 (5 votes)

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Blues

Lonnie Johnson

Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

130

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9,288

Average Rating:

72 (11 votes)

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Mahler: Symphony No. 5

Bruno Walter / New York Philharmonic

Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

118

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Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

34 charts

Rank Score:

112

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Overall Rank:

10,579

Average Rating:

72 (43 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

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11 charts

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1947

Appears in:

13 charts

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16,629

Average Rating:

70 (14 votes)

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Music Out Of The Moon

Harry Revel

Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

13 charts

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17,238

Average Rating:

72 (10 votes)

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10.

Billie Holiday Vol. 1

Billie Holiday

Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

8 charts

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19,848

Average Rating:

73 (6 votes)

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Best Albums of 1947 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Benny Goodman	2	5%
Billie Holiday	2	5%
The Ink Spots	1	3%
Bessie Smith	1	3%
Eddie Condon And His Orchestra	1	3%
Woody Herman	1	3%
Bix Beiderbecke With Frankie Trumbauer's Orchestra	1	3%
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Country	Albums	%

	31	78%
	3	8%
	2	5%
	1	3%
	1	3%
	1	3%
	1	3%

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	36	90%
Yes	4	10%

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