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Best big band artists of the 1980s

Cheap drum machines and the first affordable samplers changed who was allowed to make a record. Hip-hop moved from a party you had to be at to a 12-inch you could buy, and MTV made how a song looked part of the argument.

Everyone who released a big band album in the 1980s, ordered by how Riffiter listeners rate their catalog.

Shirley Bassey№ 1Shirley Bassey1 album here3.9Weighted score4.0 avg · 3 ratings
  1. 2Quincy JonesQuincy Jones2 albums here3.83.7 avg · 18 ratings
  2. 3Frank SinatraFrank Sinatra1 album here1 rating
  3. 4John WilliamsJohn Williams1 album here1 rating
  4. 5Dean MartinDean Martin2 albums here1 rating
  5. 6Nat King ColeNat King Cole1 album here
  6. 7Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington1 album here
  7. 8Louis PrimaLouis Prima1 album here
  8. 9Count BasieCount Basie2 albums here
  9. 10Lyle LovettLyle Lovett1 album here
  10. 11Gheorghe ZamfirGheorghe Zamfir1 album here
  11. 12Acker BilkAcker Bilk2 albums here
  12. 13Gil EvansGil Evans1 album here
  13. 14Al BowllyAl Bowlly1 album here
  14. 15Jack JonesJack Jones1 album here
  15. 16Stan KentonStan Kenton3 albums here
  16. 17Duke Ellington and His OrchestraDuke Ellington and His Orchestra10 albums here
  17. 18The Sun Ra ArkestraThe Sun Ra Arkestra3 albums here

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