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Billie Holiday

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All Time

of 150,006

1,850
Decades
- 1930s
  
  of 20
  
  0
- 1940s
  
  of 38
  
  0
- 1950s
  
  of 170
  
  126
- 1960s
  
  of 431
  
  0
- 1980s
  
  of 1,418
  
  0
- 1990s
  
  of 7,254
  
  5,031
- 2000s
  
  of 10,561
  
  1,070
Genres
- Blues
  
  of 748
  
  195
- Broadway & Vocalists
  
  of 240
  
  103
- Jazz
  
  of 1,947
  
  433
- Miscellaneous
  
  of 2,544
  
  735
- Opera & Vocal Music
  
  of 327
  
  80
- Pop
  
  of 13,662
  
  3,235

CAREER SPAN:

Decade

Album Score

# Albums

1930s

0.0000

1940s

0.0000

1950s

1.3016

1960s

0.0000

1980s

0.0000

1990s

1.5264

2000s

2.0605

172

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews for each album.

Overall Band Score: Billie Holiday is ranked overall as 2.1773 out of 4 stars

2.1773

Billie Holiday Album Rankings

Billie Holiday scores a combined 3.3221 out of 4 stars for Lady in Satin

Lady in Satin (3.3221)

This is the most controversial of all Billie Holiday records. ...more

5.08

to

18.97

from (8) sources

Lady in Autumn: The Best of the Verve Years by Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday scores a combined 2.9167 out of 4 stars for Lady in Autumn: The Best of the Verve Years

Lady in Autumn: The Best of the Verve Years (2.9167)

There are many jazz lovers, even dedicated ones, who cannot afford to part with the 150 dollars or so that the ten-discComplete Billie Holiday on Vervecommands, so this two-disc distillation will do v ...more

15.67

to

20.63

from (5) sources

Billie Holiday scores a combined 2.8041 out of 4 stars for Body & Soul

Body & Soul (2.8041)

The maturation of Joe Jackson as an artist over the last few years has been very impressive to watch. ...more

6.63

to

218.98

from (6) sources

The Ultimate Collection by Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday scores a combined 2.5278 out of 4 stars for The Ultimate Collection

The Ultimate Collection (2.5278)

Since she died strung out and broke in 1959, the perception of Billie Holiday's art has hardened around the grim facts of her biography. ...more

31.89

to

39.98

from (5) sources

The Commodore Master Takes by Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday scores a combined 2.4299 out of 4 stars for The Commodore Master Takes

The Commodore Master Takes (2.4299)

If you're a completist who insists on having everything that Billie Holiday recorded,The Complete Commodore Recordingsis required listening. ...more

8.56

to

11.98

from (5) sources

Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia by Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday scores a combined 2.4257 out of 4 stars for Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia

Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia (2.4257)

When Sony/Columbia began its ambitious Legacy reissue project, those who followed their jazz titles knew it was only a question of time before the massive Billie Holiday catalog under their ownership ...more

142.78

to

450.00

from (2) sources

Lady Day: The Best of Billie Holiday by Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday scores a combined 2.4257 out of 4 stars for Lady Day: The Best of Billie Holiday

Lady Day: The Best of Billie Holiday (2.4257)

Forget for a moment thatThe Best of Lady Day: The Best of Billie Holidaywas tied into the release of the superb box set, ady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia, thereby offering a bit of adv ...more

12.57

to

19.48

from (5) sources

Billie Holiday scores a combined 2.1725 out of 4 stars for Love Songs

Love Songs (2.1725)

Billie Holiday sang plenty of love songs throughout her career, yet it still seems a little odd to have a Holiday collection entitledLove Songs, mainly because her love songs were never quite so simpl ...more

5.57

to

38.74

from (6) sources

The Billie Holiday Songbook by Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday scores a combined 0.2878 out of 4 stars for The Billie Holiday Songbook

The Billie Holiday Songbook (0.2878)

No review available

11.19

to

14.98

from (5) sources

Billie Holiday scores a combined 0.2829 out of 4 stars for Lady Sings the Blues

Lady Sings the Blues (0.2829)

No review available

10.24

Billie Holiday scores a combined 0.2655 out of 4 stars for Priceless Jazz

Priceless Jazz (0.2655)

No review available

6.58

to

14.98

from (5) sources

Billie Holiday scores a combined 0.2607 out of 4 stars for All or Nothing at All

All or Nothing at All (0.2607)

This two-disc set features some of Billie Holiday's top Verve performances from the mid-'50s. ...more

15.27

to

20.72

from (5) sources

Billie Holiday for Lovers by Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday scores a combined 0.2559 out of 4 stars for Billie Holiday for Lovers

Billie Holiday for Lovers (0.2559)

No review available

5.00

to

11.98

from (5) sources

Billie Holiday scores a combined 0.2437 out of 4 stars for Last Recordings

Last Recordings (0.2437)

No review available

24.67

to

39.32

from (2) sources

Billie Holiday scores a combined 0.2391 out of 4 stars for Greatest Hits

Greatest Hits (0.2391)

There's something scandalous about the fact that this 13-song CD is, as of spring 2000, the only upgrade to date of Columbia Records' holdings on Billie Holiday. ...more

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Billie Holiday scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Musical Romance

Musical Romance (0.0000)

A Musical Romance gathers some of the most romantic songs Billie Holiday recorded with Lester Young, including "The Man I Love," "Time on My Hands (You in My Arms)," "I Must Have That Man," and "Who ...more