Best Albums of 1954

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Listed below are the best albums of 1954 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1954 year summaryThe best artists of 1954 were Chet Baker, Frank Sinatra, Clifford Brown & Max Roach, Dorival Caymmi, Georges Brassens, Yma Sumac, Art Blakey, Louis Armstrong, Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis.

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31.

Toshiko's Piano

Toshiko Akiyoshi

Year of Release:

1954

Appears in:

19 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1954:

Rank in 1950s:

437

Overall Rank:

15,561

Average Rating:

73 (15 votes)

Comments:

32.

Images

Sarah Vaughan

Year of Release:

1954

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1954:

Rank in 1950s:

438

Overall Rank:

15,657

Average Rating:

73 (16 votes)

Comments:

33.

Afro

Dizzy Gillespie

Year of Release:

1954

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1954:

Rank in 1950s:

439

Overall Rank:

15,695

Average Rating:

75 (29 votes)

Comments:

34.

Charlie Parker

Year of Release:

1954

Appears in:

28 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1954:

Rank in 1950s:

449

Overall Rank:

15,904

Average Rating:

72 (18 votes)

Comments:

35.

Piano Solo

Thelonious Monk

Year of Release:

1954

Appears in:

22 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1954:

Rank in 1950s:

451

Overall Rank:

15,947

Average Rating:

74 (24 votes)

Comments:

36.

Billie Holiday At Jazz At The Philharmonic
Live

Billie Holiday

Year of Release:

1954

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1954:

Rank in 1950s:

477

Overall Rank:

17,175

Average Rating:

72 (12 votes)

Comments:

37.

Miles Davis With Sonny Rollins

Year of Release:

1954

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1954:

Rank in 1950s:

490

Overall Rank:

17,543

Average Rating:

70 (9 votes)

Comments:

38.

The Divine Sarah

Sarah Vaughan

Year of Release:

1954

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1954:

Rank in 1950s:

502

Overall Rank:

17,981

Average Rating:

70 (14 votes)

Comments:

39.

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 In D Minor

Wilhelm Furtwängler / Philharmonia Orchestra / Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Year of Release:

1954

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1954:

Rank in 1950s:

503

Overall Rank:

17,988

Average Rating:

76 (12 votes)

Comments:

40.

A História Do Nordeste

Luiz Gonzaga

Year of Release:

1954

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1954:

Rank in 1950s:

518

Overall Rank:

18,470

Average Rating:

73 (9 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1954 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	11	6%
Art Blakey	4	2%
Chet Baker	3	2%
Miles Davis	3	2%
Pete Seeger	2	1%
Django Reinhardt	2	1%
Dimitri Mitropoulos / New York Philharmonic	2	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	121	64%
	15	8%
	12	6%
	5	3%
	5	3%
	4	2%
	3	2%
Show all

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	177	94%
Yes	11	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	180	96%
Yes	8	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	177	94%
Yes	11	6%

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