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We polled the Theatre Nerds Facebook group to see what their favorite Broadway Cast Recordings of ALL-TIME were. Receiving over 600 responses, we decided to count the votes and publish the the top 20. Note: We included West End productions, Original Off-Broadway recordings, & anniversary concerts.
1. The Phantom Of The Opera – Canadian Cast Recording
Release Date: November 26, 2002
Votes: 92 Theatre Nerds
2. Hamilton – Original Broadway Cast
2. Hamilton – Original Broadway CastRelease Date: September 25, 2015
Votes: 86 Theatre Nerds
3. Wicked – Original Broadway Cast
3. Wicked – Original Broadway CastRelease Date: December 16, 2003
Votes: 74 Theatre Nerds
4. The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall: In Celebration of 25 Years
4. Release Date: February 7, 2012
Votes: 68 Theatre Nerds
5. Les Miserables – Original London Cast
5. Release Date: 1985
Votes: 61 Theatre Nerds
6. The Secret Garden – Original Broadway Cast
6. The Secret Garden – Original Broadway CastRelease Date: December 10, 1991
Votes: 57 Theatre Nerds
7. Into The Woods – Original Broadway Cast
7. Into The Woods – Original Broadway CastRelease Date: January 19, 1988
Votes: 53 Theatre Nerds
8. Matilda – Original London Cast
8. Matilda – Original London CastRelease Date: October 22, 2013
Votes: 49 Theatre Nerds
9. Rent – Original Broadway Cast
9. Rent – Original Broadway CastRelease Date: August 27, 1996
Votes: 47 Theatre Nerds
10. Next To Normal – Original Broadway Cast
10. Next To Normal – Original Broadway CastRelease Date: May 12, 2009
Votes: 42 Theatre Nerds
11. Avenue Q – Original Broadway Cast
11. Avenue Q – Original Broadway CastRelease Date: October 7, 2003
Votes: 38 Theatre Nerds
12. Spring Awakening – Original Broadway Cast
12. Spring Awakening – Original Broadway CastRelease Date: December 12, 2006
Votes: 37 Theatre Nerds
13. Fiddler on the Roof – Original Broadway Cast
13. Fiddler on the Roof – Original Broadway CastRelease Date: 1964
Votes: 33
14. Legally Blonde – Original Broadway Cast
14. Legally Blonde – Original Broadway CastRelease Date: July 17, 2007
Votes: 28
15. Follies – Original Broadway Cast
15. Follies – Original Broadway CastRelease Date: 1971
Votes: 26
16. Les Miserables – 10th Anniversary Concert
16. Release Date: May 11, 2004
Votes: 23
17. Little Shop of Horrors – Original Off-Broadway Cast
17. Little Shop of Horrors – Original Off-Broadway CastRelease Date: 1982
Votes: 20
18. Hairspray – Original Broadway Cast
18. Hairspray – Original Broadway CastRelease Date: August 13, 2002
Votes: 19
19. Newsies – Original Broadway Cast
19. Newsies – Original Broadway CastRelease Date: May 15, 2012
Votes: 17
20. Waitress – Original Broadway Cast
20. Waitress – Original Broadway CastRelease date: July 8, 2016
Votes: 16
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