Many thanks to everyone who recently voted for their favorite Billie Holiday studio albums as part of Albumism’s readers’ poll series! Check out the consensus results & rankings below and stay tuned for our next readers’ poll coming soon.
Albumism Readers’ Poll Results (747 Total Votes):
#1 | Lady in Satin | 1958 | 203 votes (27% of total)
#2 | Lady Sings the Blues | 1956 | 136 votes (18% of total)
#3 | Songs for Distingué Lovers | 1957 | 108 votes (15% of total)
#4 | Body and Soul | 1957 | 80 votes (11% of total)
#5 | Music for Torching | 1955 | 65 votes (9% of total)
#6 | All or Nothing at All | 1958 | 41 votes (6% of total)
#7 | An Evening with Billie Holiday | 1952 | 33 votes (4% of total)
#8 | Billie Holiday | 1954 | 25 votes (3% of total)
NOTE: Billie Holiday is not currently available to stream via Spotify
#9 | Billie Holiday Sings | 1952 | 22 votes (2% of total)
NOTE: Billie Holiday Sings is not currently available to stream via Spotify
#10 | Velvet Mood | 1956 | 13 votes (2% of total)
Other Albums Receiving Votes:
#11 | Last Recording (1959) (9 votes)
#12 | Solitude (1956) (reissue of Billie Holiday Sings w/extra tracks) (8)
#13 | Stay with Me (1958) (4)
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