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Lead Belly - Negro Sinful Songs
Lead Belly
Negro Sinful Songs
1939 • LP
69
user score
(164)
Wilmoth Houdini - Calypsos
Wilmoth Houdini
Calypsos
1939 • LP
63
user score
(22)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe - The Lonesome Road
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
The Lonesome Road
1939 • LP
74
user score
(20)
Artie Shaw - Plays an Album of Popular Music
Artie Shaw
Plays an Album of Popular Music
Feb • LP
60
user score
(18)
Judy Garland / Victor Young And His Orchestra - The Wizard of Oz
Judy Garland & Victor Young and His Orchestra
The Wizard of Oz
Sep • Soundtrack
78
user score
(16)
Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra - A Xavier Cugat Album of Latin American Music
Xavier Cugat
A Xavier Cugat Album of Latin American Music
1939 • LP
69
user score
(11)
Meade
Meade 'Lux' Lewis
The Blues
Nov • LP
59
user score
(8)
Hildegarde - Noel Coward Songs
Hildegarde
Noel Coward Songs
1939 • LP
59
user score
(7)
Hildegarde - Song Hits by Rodgers and Hart
Hildegarde
Song Hits by Rodgers and Hart
1939 • LP
73
user score
(4)
Glenn Miller - In the Mood
Glenn Miller
In the Mood
1939 • LP
83
user score
(4)
Bing Crosby - Cowboy Songs
Bing Crosby
Cowboy Songs
1939 • LP
60
critic score
(1)
58
user score
(4)
Lee Wiley - Lee Wiley Album: Eight Show Tunes From Scores by George Gershwin
Lee Wiley
Lee Wiley Album: Eight Show Tunes From Scores by George Gershwin
1939 • LP
67
user score
(3)
The Southernaires - The Southernaires in a Recital of Spirituals
The Southernaires
The Southernaires in a Recital of Spirituals
1939 • LP
62
user score
(3)
Louis Jordan - Presenting Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Louis Jordan
Presenting Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Jun 9 • Compilation
90
user score
(2)
The Swiss Ensemble - A Musical Mirror of Life in Switzerland
The Swiss Ensemble
A Musical Mirror of Life in Switzerland
1939 • LP
73
user score
(2)
Nano Rodrigo - Tangos
Nano Rodrigo
Tangos
1939 • LP
67
user score
(2)
Ludovic Lamothe - Fleurs d'Haiti : 10 selections de piano par Ludovic Lamothe
Ludovic Lamothe
Fleurs d'Haiti : 10 selections de piano par Ludovic Lamothe
1939 • LP
80
user score
(1)
James Price Johnson - From Spirituals to Swing (Carnegie Hall December 24, 1939)
James Price Johnson & The Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet
From Spirituals to Swing (Carnegie Hall December 24, 1939)
Dec 24 • Miscellaneous
65
user score
(1)
Carmen Cavallaro - Dancing In The Dark
Carmen Cavallaro
Dancing In The Dark
1939 • LP
68
user score
(1)
Clayton McMichen - Decca Presents a Collection of Old Time Fiddlin' Pieces
Clayton McMichen
Decca Presents a Collection of Old Time Fiddlin' Pieces
Sep • LP
60
user score
(1)
Eddie Peabody - King of the Banjo: Original 1920s & 30s Recordings, Vol. 1
Eddie Peabody
King of the Banjo: Original 1920s & 30s Recordings, Vol. 1
1939 • LP
40
user score
(1)
Bing Crosby - Patriotic Songs for Children
Bing Crosby & Frank Luther
Patriotic Songs for Children
1939 • Compilation
74
user score
(1)
Bob Crosby And The Bob Cats - Shakespeare in Swing
Bob Crosby And The Bob Cats
Shakespeare in Swing
1939 • LP
60
user score
(1)
Zarkevich Russian Balalaika Orchestra - An International Selection of Balalaika Music
Zarkevich Russian Balalaika Orchestra
An International Selection of Balalaika Music
1939 • LP
56
user score
(1)
Bing Crosby - Music of Hawaii
Bing Crosby, Ted Fio Rito, Harry Owens & Ray Kinney
Music of Hawaii
1939 • Compilation
65
user score
(1)
Bing Crosby - George Gershwin Songs, Vol. 1
Various Artists, Bing Crosby, Jacques Fray, Anne Jamieson, The Merry Macs & Shirley Ross
George Gershwin Songs, Vol. 1
1939 • Compilation
74
user score
(1)
Bing Crosby - Victor Herbert Melodies, Vol. 2
Various Artists, Bing Crosby, Frances Langford, Florence George & Rudy Vallée
Victor Herbert Melodies, Vol. 2
1939 • Compilation
80
user score
(1)
Bing Crosby - Victor Herbert Melodies, Vol. 1
Various Artists, Bing Crosby, Frances Langford, Florence George & Rudy Vallée
Victor Herbert Melodies, Vol. 1
1939 • Compilation
80
user score
(1)
Various Artists - African Music: Rhythm in the Jungle, Vol. 1
Various Artists
African Music: Rhythm in the Jungle, Vol. 1
1939 • LP
Carl Weinrich - Toccatas and Fugues, Volume 1
Carl Weinrich
Toccatas and Fugues, Volume 1
1939 • LP
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Lew Stone - My Kind of Music, Vol. 7
Lew Stone
My Kind of Music, Vol. 7
1939 • LP
Boston Symphony Orchestra - Peter and the Wolf
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Serge Koussevitzky & Richard Hale
Peter and the Wolf
Aug • LP
The Psychological Corporation - Measures of Musical Talents
The Psychological Corporation
Measures of Musical Talents
1939 • LP
[unknown artist] - Il gatto degli stivali
[unknown artist]
Il gatto degli stivali
Nov 6 • LP
Benny Goodman - In The Mood
Benny Goodman
In The Mood
Nov 15 • LP
Various Artists - A Night At The Argyle Theatre, Birkenhead
Various Artists
A Night At The Argyle Theatre, Birkenhead
Dec • LP
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