Best Albums of 1952

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Listed below are the best albums of 1952 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1952 year summaryThe best artists of 1952 were Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie, Hank Williams, Billie Holiday, Nat King Cole, Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk, Édith Piaf, Louis Armstrong, Blind Blake (BS) and Charlie Parker.

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71.

Festival Of The Gnomes

Les Baxter

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

1,461

Overall Rank:

51,798

Average Rating:

70 (3 votes)

Comments:

72.

Collates

Johnny Hodges

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

1,485

Overall Rank:

53,064

Average Rating:

71 (5 votes)

Comments:

73.

Mood Music

Charles Brown

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

1,505

Overall Rank:

53,985

Average Rating:

71 (2 votes)

Comments:

74.

A Third Album Of Bahamian Songs

Blind Blake (BS)

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

1,507

Overall Rank:

54,138

Average Rating:

72 (3 votes)

Comments:

75.

Music, Maestro, Please

Frankie Laine

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

1,513

Overall Rank:

54,310

Average Rating:

69 (3 votes)

Comments:

76.

Woody Herman
Compilation

Woody Herman

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

1,534

Overall Rank:

55,505

Average Rating:

71 (3 votes)

Comments:

77.

James Moody And His Modernists

James Moody And His Modernists With Chano Pozo

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

1,545

Overall Rank:

56,067

Average Rating:

71 (1 vote)

Comments:

78.

Music For Lovers Only

Jackie Gleason

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

1,573

Overall Rank:

57,145

Average Rating:

67 (3 votes)

Comments:

79.

Piano Panorama

Barbara Carroll

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

1,584

Overall Rank:

57,641

Average Rating:

70 (5 votes)

Comments:

80.

Easy Does It!

Benny Goodman

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

1,588

Overall Rank:

57,914

Average Rating:

70 (2 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1952 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	5	4%
Oscar Peterson	5	4%
Nat King Cole	3	2%
Blind Blake (BS)	2	1%
Alfred Newman	2	1%
Charlie Parker	2	1%
Coleman Hawkins	2	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	86	64%
	7	5%
	7	5%
	6	4%
	5	4%
	3	2%
	3	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	124	93%
Yes	10	7%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	130	97%
Yes	4	3%

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