Uncovering the Next Generation's Hall of Fame

| ⇦ 1944 | 1946 ⇨ |
The Best Music of 1945
Here is a selection of the best albums and songs from 1945. Hall of Famers are highlighted in orange.
For a list of the top artists who made their debut recording in 1945, check out this list.
| Albums (?) | Wikipedia | |
| Django Reinhardt | Paris 1945 | ☆ |
| Glenn Miller | Glenn Miller | ☆ |
| Los Panchos | Mexicantos | ☆ |
| Mary Lou Williams | Zodiac Suite | ☆ |
| Songs (?) | Wikipedia | |
| Charles Brown | Driftin' Blues | ☆ |
| Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Al Haig, Curley R | Salt Peanuts | ☆ |
| Ella Fitzgerald | Flying Home | ☆ |
| Ella Fitzgerald & The Delta Rhythm Boys | It's Only a Paper Moon | ☆ |
| Joe Liggins | The Honeydripper | ☆ |
| Johnny Otis | Harlem Nocturne | ☆ |
| Louis Jordan | Caldonia | ☆ |
| Marlene Dietrich | Lili Marlene | ☆ |
| ⇦ 1944 | 1946 ⇨ |