Best Albums of 1948

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Listed below are the best albums of 1948 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 46,000 greatest album charts.

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1948 year summaryThe best artists of 1948 were Édith Piaf, Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington And His Orchestra, Igor Stravinsky / The Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Of New York, Stan Kenton And His Orchestra, Peggy Lee, Charlie Parker, The King Cole Trio, Nat King Cole and Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five.

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Chansons Des Cafés De Paris

Édith Piaf

Year of Release:

1948

Appears in:

51 charts

Rank Score:

208

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Overall Rank:

6,135

Average Rating:

73 (48 votes)

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Liberian Suite

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Year of Release:

1948

Appears in:

20 charts

Rank Score:

169

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Overall Rank:

7,282

Average Rating:

71 (10 votes)

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Stravinsky: Petrouchka; Scenes De Ballet

Igor Stravinsky / The Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Of New York

Year of Release:

1948

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

126

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Overall Rank:

9,280

Average Rating:

73 (6 votes)

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A Presentation Of Progressive Jazz

Stan Kenton And His Orchestra

Year of Release:

1948

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

110

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Overall Rank:

10,470

Average Rating:

75 (5 votes)

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Rendezvous With Peggy Lee

Peggy Lee

Year of Release:

1948

Appears in:

15 charts

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1948

Appears in:

12 charts

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Year of Release:

1948

Appears in:

9 charts

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Overall Rank:

17,150

Average Rating:

69 (6 votes)

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Volume 2

Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five

Year of Release:

1948

Appears in:

10 charts

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Overall Rank:

18,154

Average Rating:

75 (6 votes)

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Fats Navarro Featured With The Tadd Dameron Quintet

Fats Navarro & Tadd Dameron

Year of Release:

1948

Appears in:

6 charts

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Overall Rank:

18,485

Average Rating:

72 (3 votes)

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10.

Cocktail Capers

The Art Van Damme Quintet

Year of Release:

1948

Appears in:

12 charts

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19,167

Average Rating:

73 (4 votes)

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Best Albums of 1948 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Igor Stravinsky / The Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Of New York	2	5%
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1	3%
Leonard Warren	1	3%
Richard Tucker	1	3%
Édith Piaf	1	3%
Bruno Walter / Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra Of New York / Nathan Milstein	1	3%
Benny Goodman & Peggy Lee	1	3%
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Country	Albums	%

	33	83%
	2	5%
	1	3%
	1	3%
	1	3%
	1	3%
	1	3%

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