# Billie Holiday — Every Record We Rank

Billie Holiday appears once in our Jazz list, placing as high as No. 5. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 1
- **Appears on:** Jazz
- **Year:** 1939
- **Highest placing:** No. 5 in Jazz
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/billie-holiday/

## Appears on

### [Strange Fruit](https://waxonia.com/track/billie-holiday--strange-fruit/)

*1939 · Commodore · No. 5 in [Jazz](https://waxonia.com/genre/jazz/)*

Her own label refused it, so she released it elsewhere. The most uncomfortable three minutes in American popular music, sung with almost no inflection, which is why it works.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Billie%20Holiday%20Strange%20Fruit) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=649wWWkW_1o)

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