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Acclaimed Music's Top Albums of All Time (2020 Update) 1940-1959

Acclaimed Music's Top Albums of All Time, the Update from November 29th 2020.
Only from the Years 1940-1959 on this list, because I need a break from typing. After this, I will make more lists based out of this giant list categorised by decades or groups of 5 years.
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Woody Guthrie - Dust Bowl Ballads
Woody Guthrie - Dust Bowl Ballads
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Kiss Me Kate - Original Broadway Cast
Kiss Me Kate - Original Broadway Cast
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Lee Konitz - Subconscious-Lee (1950)
Lee Konitz - Subconscious-Lee (1950)
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Benny Goodman - The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert
Benny Goodman - The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert
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Charlie Parker With Strings
Charlie Parker With Strings
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Thelonious Monk - Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 1
Thelonious Monk - Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 1
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Bud Powell - The Amazing Bud Powell
Bud Powell - The Amazing Bud Powell
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Thelonious Monk - Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 2
Thelonious Monk - Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 2
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Bird & Diz - Charlie Parker/Dizzy Gillespie (1952)
Bird & Diz - Charlie Parker/Dizzy Gillespie (1952)
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The Quintet ‎– Jazz at Massey Hall
The Quintet ‎– Jazz at Massey Hall
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Jay Jay Johnson Sextet - Jay Jay Johnson With Clifford Brown
Jay Jay Johnson Sextet - Jay Jay Johnson With Clifford Brown
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Stan Kenton - New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm (1953)
Stan Kenton - New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm (1953)
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Thelonious Monk Trio
Thelonious Monk Trio
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Miles Davis - Birth of the Cool
Miles Davis - Birth of the Cool
14
The Clifford Brown-Max Roach Quintet - Clifford Brown & Max Roach
The Clifford Brown-Max Roach Quintet - Clifford Brown & Max Roach
15
Art Blakey - A Night at Birdland, Vol. 1
Art Blakey - A Night at Birdland, Vol. 1
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Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy (Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars, 1954)
Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy (Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars, 1954)
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Sarah Vaughan - Swingin' Easy
Sarah Vaughan - Swingin' Easy
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Dinah Washington - Dinah Jams
Dinah Washington - Dinah Jams
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Art Blakey - A Night at Birdland, Vol. 2
Art Blakey - A Night at Birdland, Vol. 2
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Lester Young With the Oscar Peterson Trio - With the Oscar Peterson Trio #1 & #2
Lester Young With the Oscar Peterson Trio - With the Oscar Peterson Trio #1 & #2
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Chet Baker Sings (Chet Baker, 1956)
Chet Baker Sings (Chet Baker, 1956)
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Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around the Clock (1956)
Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around the Clock (1956)
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Dizzy Gillespie With Roy Eldridge - Roy and Diz #2
Dizzy Gillespie With Roy Eldridge - Roy and Diz #2
24
June Christy - Something Cool
June Christy - Something Cool
25
Songs for Young Lovers (Frank Sinatra, 1954)
Songs for Young Lovers (Frank Sinatra, 1954)
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Frank Sinatra - In the Wee Small Hours
Frank Sinatra - In the Wee Small Hours
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Sarah Vaughan - Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Vaughan - Sarah Vaughan
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Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers
Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers
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Dizzy Gillespie - Groovin' High
Dizzy Gillespie - Groovin' High
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Clifford Brown & Max Roach - Study in Brown (1956)
Clifford Brown & Max Roach - Study in Brown (1956)
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Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings - Williams, Joe With the Count Basie Orchestra
Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings - Williams, Joe With the Count Basie Orchestra
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Julie London - Julie Is Her Name (1955)
Julie London - Julie Is Her Name (1955)
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Elvis Presley- Elvis Presley (1956)
Elvis Presley- Elvis Presley (1956)
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Frank Sinatra- Songs for Swingin' Lovers!
Frank Sinatra- Songs for Swingin' Lovers!
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Duke Ellington - Ellington at Newport
Duke Ellington - Ellington at Newport
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Elvis Presley - Elvis
Elvis Presley - Elvis
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Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook
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Erroll Garner - Concert by the Sea
Erroll Garner - Concert by the Sea
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Johnny Burnette & the Rock 'N Roll Trio - Johnny Burnette & the Rock 'N Roll Trio
Johnny Burnette & the Rock 'N Roll Trio - Johnny Burnette & the Rock 'N Roll Trio
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