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Peggy Lee - Rendezvous with Peggy Lee
Peggy Lee
Rendezvous with Peggy Lee
Mar • LP
72
user score
(27)
Frank Sinatra - Christmas Songs by Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
Christmas Songs by Sinatra
Oct 4 • Holiday
72
user score
(16)
Alan Lomax Collection - Negro Prison Blues & Songs
Alan Lomax Collection
Negro Prison Blues & Songs
1948 • LP
84
user score
(16)
Harry Revel, Les Baxter & Dr. Samuel J. Hoffman - Perfume Set to Music
Les Baxter, Dr. Samuel J. Hoffman & Harry Revel
Perfume Set to Music
1948 • LP
60
critic score
(1)
60
user score
(16)
The Mills Brothers - Souvenir Album
The Mills Brothers
Souvenir Album
1948 • LP
73
user score
(12)
Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra Of New York / Igor Stravinsky - Firebird Suite (New Augmented Version)
Igor Stravinsky & Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York
Firebird Suite (New Augmented Version)
1948 • LP
94
user score
(9)
Nathan Milstein - Mendelssohn: Concerto in E Minor for Violin and Orchestra Op.64
Nathan Milstein, New York Philharmonic & Bruno Walter
Mendelssohn: Concerto in E Minor for Violin and Orchestra Op.64
1948 • LP
76
user score
(8)
Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings With Mills Brothers, Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five, Louis Armstrong, Delta Rhythm Boys
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald Sings With Mills Brothers, Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five, Louis Armstrong, Delta Rhythm Boys
1948 • LP
59
user score
(6)
Louis Jordan - Louis Jordan and His Tympany 5, Volume 2
Louis Jordan
Louis Jordan and His Tympany 5, Volume 2
Apr • LP
72
user score
(6)
Count Basie - Piano Rhythms
Count Basie
Piano Rhythms
1948 • LP
63
user score
(5)
Jo Stafford - American Folk Songs
Jo Stafford
American Folk Songs
1948 • LP
76
user score
(5)
Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra Of New York / Igor Stravinsky - Petrouchka + Scènes De Ballet
Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York & Igor Stravinsky
Petrouchka + Scènes De Ballet
1948 • LP
89
user score
(5)
The King Cole Trio - The King Cole Trio, Volume 3
The King Cole Trio
The King Cole Trio, Volume 3
Jan • LP
75
user score
(5)
Woody Herman And His Orchestra - Sequence in Jazz
Woody Herman
Sequence in Jazz
1948 • LP
60
critic score
(1)
73
user score
(5)
Peter Paul Kellogg & Arthur A. Allen - Voices of the Night: The Calls of 26 Frogs and Toads Found in Eastern North America
Peter Paul Kellogg & Arthur A. Allen
Voices of the Night: The Calls of 26 Frogs and Toads Found in Eastern North America
1948 • LP
66
user score
(5)
Various Artists - Easter Parade
Judy Garland & Fred Astaire
Easter Parade
1948 • Soundtrack
61
user score
(4)
Édith Piaf - Chansons Des Cafés De Paris
Édith Piaf
Chansons Des Cafés De Paris
1948 • LP
69
user score
(4)
The Three Suns - Busy Fingers
The Three Suns
Busy Fingers
1948 • LP
66
user score
(3)
Judy Garland - Judy Garland Sings With...
Judy Garland
Judy Garland Sings With...
Jul 26 • Compilation
77
user score
(3)
Pierre Schaeffer - Études De Bruits
Pierre Schaeffer
Études De Bruits
1948 • LP
70
user score
(3)
Benny Goodman - Benny Goodman and Peggy Lee
Benny Goodman & Peggy Lee
Benny Goodman and Peggy Lee
Aug 16 • LP
81
user score
(3)
Various Artists - Words and Music
Various Artists
Words and Music
1948 • LP
59
user score
(3)
The Ink Spots - Souvenir Album
The Ink Spots & Ella Fitzgerald
Souvenir Album
Aug • LP
64
user score
(2)
Frankie Carle - Roses In Rhythm
Frankie Carle
Roses In Rhythm
Oct 30 • LP
67
user score
(2)
Hiroshi Yokoyama - Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano
Hiroshi Yokoyama
Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano
1948 • LP
78
user score
(2)
Edward R. Murrow And Fred W. Friendly - "I Can Hear It Now..." 1933-1945
Edward R. Murrow & Fred W. Friendly
"I Can Hear It Now..." 1933-1945
1948 • LP
70
user score
(2)
Texas Gladden - Sings Blue Ridge Ballads
Texas Gladden
Sings Blue Ridge Ballads
1948 • LP
32
user score
(2)
Broadway Cast - Kiss Me, Kate
Alfred Drake & Patricia Morison
Kiss Me, Kate
1948 • Soundtrack
100
critic score
(1)
48
user score
(2)
Frank Froeba And His Boys - Old Time Piano
Frank Froeba And His Boys
Old Time Piano
1948 • LP
72
user score
(2)
Al Jolson - Al Jolson - Volume Three
Al Jolson
Al Jolson - Volume Three
1948 • LP
61
user score
(2)
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Bing Crosby - St. Valentine's Day
Bing Crosby
St. Valentine's Day
1948 • LP
50
critic score
(1)
60
user score
(1)
白光 [Bai Guang] - 秋夜 (Autumn Nights)
白光 [Bai Kwong]
秋夜 (Autumn Nights)
1948 • LP
90
user score
(1)
Bob Atcher - Early American Folk Songs
Bob Atcher
Early American Folk Songs
1948 • LP
80
user score
(1)
Shirley Temple - Little Miss Shirley Temple
Shirley Temple
Little Miss Shirley Temple
1948 • Compilation
100
user score
(1)
Vaughn Monroe - Down Memory Lane
Vaughn Monroe
Down Memory Lane
1948 • LP
74
user score
(1)
Perry Como - A Sentimental Date with Perry
Perry Como
A Sentimental Date with Perry
1948 • LP
65
user score
(1)
Vera Lynn - Souvenir Album
Vera Lynn
Souvenir Album
1948 • LP
70
user score
(1)
Andre Kostelanetz And His Orchestra - Carnival Tropicana
André Kostelanet
Carnival Tropicana
1948 • LP
65
user score
(1)
Paul Weston - Music for Romancing
Paul Weston and His Orchestra
Music for Romancing
1948 • LP
68
user score
(1)
Dinah Shore - Dinah Shore Sings
Dinah Shore
Dinah Shore Sings
1948 • LP
70
user score
(1)
Bing Crosby - Auld Lang Syne
Bing Crosby
Auld Lang Syne
1948 • LP
Columbia - Microgroove
Columbia
Microgroove
Jun 21 • LP
Andrés Segovia - Bach Selections
Andrés Segovia
Bach Selections
Jun • LP
Miles Davis - Savoy Presents the Parkers - New Sounds in Modern Music Presenting Tomorrow's Music... Today...
Charlie Parker, Leo Parker, Miles Davis & Fats Navarro
Savoy Presents the Parkers - New Sounds in Modern Music Presenting Tomorrow's Music... Today...
Apr • Compilation
Various Artists - Theme Songs
Various Artists
Theme Songs
1948 • Soundtrack
Laurence Olivier - Hamlet
Laurence Olivier
Hamlet
1948 • Soundtrack
The Modernaires - Tributes In Tempo
The Modernaires
Tributes In Tempo
1948 • LP
Sir Lancelot - Trinidad Is Changing
Sir Lancelot
Trinidad Is Changing
1948 • LP
The Andrews Sisters - Irving Berlin Songs
The Andrews Sisters
Irving Berlin Songs
1948 • LP
90
critic score
(1)
Bing Crosby - Bing Crosby Sings Cole Porter Songs
Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby Sings Cole Porter Songs
1948 • LP
60
critic score
(1)
Bing Crosby - Cowboy Songs, Vol. 2
Bing Crosby
Cowboy Songs, Vol. 2
1948 • EP
50
critic score
(1)
Bing Crosby - Bing Crosby Sings The Song Hits From Broadway Shows
Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby Sings The Song Hits From Broadway Shows
1948 • LP
Bing Crosby - Bing Crosby Sings With Lionel Hampton, Eddie Heywood, & Louis Jordan
Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby Sings With Lionel Hampton, Eddie Heywood, & Louis Jordan
1948 • LP
Bing Crosby - Bing Crosby Sings With Judy Garland, Mary Martin, & Johnny Mercer
Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby Sings With Judy Garland, Mary Martin, & Johnny Mercer
1948 • LP
Bing Crosby - Selections From Road To Rio
Bing Crosby
Selections From Road To Rio
1948 • Soundtrack
Bing Crosby - Bing Crosby Sings With Al Jolson, Bob Hope, Dick Haymes and The Andrews Sisters
Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby Sings With Al Jolson, Bob Hope, Dick Haymes and The Andrews Sisters
1948 • EP
Bing Crosby - The Emperor Waltz
Bing Crosby
The Emperor Waltz
1948 • Soundtrack
Bing Crosby - Selections From Showboat
Various Artists, Bing Crosby, Kenny Baker, Tony Martin & Frances Langford
Selections From Showboat
1948 • Soundtrack
Ceinwen Rowlands - Saith O Ganeuon Ar Gywyddau
Ceinwen Rowlands
Saith O Ganeuon Ar Gywyddau
1948 • LP
Dizzy Gillespie - The Fabulous Pleyel Jazz Concert
Dizzy Gillespie
The Fabulous Pleyel Jazz Concert
1948 • Live
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