Top 10 Studio Albums of the First Half of the 20th Century

1 Dust Bowl Ballads - Woody Guthrie

2 Kiss Me, Kate - Jo Stafford and Gordon Macrae

3 A Presentation of Progressive Jazz - Stan Kenton and His Orchestra

4 Encores - Stan Kenton and His Orchestra

5 Artistry in Rhythm - Stan Kenton and His Orchestra

6 The Voice of Frank Sinatra - Frank Sinatra

7 Songs by Sinatra, Volume 1 - Frank Sinatra

8 Frankly Sentimental - Frank Sinatra

9 The King Cole Trio - Nat King Cole

10 Ballad for Americans - Bing Crosby

The Contenders

11 La Boheme - Enrico Caruso