The Best Music of 1946

Here is a selection of the best albums and songs from 1946. Hall of Famers are highlighted in orange.

For a list of the top artists who made their debut recording in 1946, check out this list.

Albums (?)		Wikipedia
Benny Goodman	Benny Goodman Sextet Session (1946)	☆
Gene Krupa	Drummin' With Krupa	☆
Lead Belly	Negro Folk Songs	☆
Louis Jordan	Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five	☆
Nat King Cole	The King Cole Trio, Volume 2	☆
Paul Robeson	Spirituals	☆
The Andrews Sisters	The Andrews Sisters	☆
The Mills Brothers	Famous Barber Shop Ballads (Volume One)	☆
Woody Guthrie	Ballads From The Dust Bowl	☆

Songs (?)		Wikipedia
Anita Ellis	Put the Blame on Mame	☆
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup	That's All Right Mama	☆
Benny Goodman	Ain't Misbehavin'	☆
Bill Monroe	Blue Moon of Kentucky	☆
Bill Monroe	Kentucky Waltz	☆
Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys	Rocky Road Blues	☆
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys	New Spanish Two Step	☆
Charles Trenet	La Mer	☆
Charlie Parker	Yardbird Suite	☆
Charlie Parker	Ornithology	☆
Dizzy Gillespie	A Night in Tunesia	☆
Django Reinhardt	I'll See You in My Dreams	☆
Edith Piaf	La Vie En Rose	☆
Frank Sinatra	The House I Live In	☆
Irving Berlin	There's No Business Like Show Business	☆
James Baskett	Zip A Dee Doo Dah	☆
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra	Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop	☆
Louis Jordan	Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens	☆
Louis Jordan	Let the Good Times Roll	☆
Merle Travis	Dark as a Dungeon	☆
Nat "King" Cole	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	☆
Nat "King" Cole	The Christmas Song	☆
Nat "King" Cole	(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons	☆
Sarah Vaughan	If You Could See Me Now	☆
The Delmore Brothers	Freight Train Boogie	☆
The Ink Spots	Gypsy	☆
The Mills Brothers	Don't Be A Baby, Baby	☆
Vaughn Monroe	Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!	☆

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