Best Albums of 1952

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Listed below are the best albums of 1952 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 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 Blind Blake And His Royal Victoria Calypsos.

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101.

Mendelssohn: Violinkonzert E-moll Op. 64

Wilhelm Furtwängler / Berliner Philharmoniker / Yehudi Menuhin

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1952

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2 charts

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102.

Lou Adams And His Bahamian Calypso

Lou Adams

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1952

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1 chart

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Furtwängler: Symphony Nr. 2

Wilhelm Furtwängler / Berliner Philharmoniker

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1952

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4 charts

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104.

Anne Shelton Favourites (Vol. 2)

Anne Shelton

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1952

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4 charts

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Oscar Peterson Plays Jerome Kern

Oscar Peterson

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1952

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3 charts

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Gerry Mulligan Quartet

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1952

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2 charts

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107.

At Jazz At The Philharmonic

The Gene Krupa Trio

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1952

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2 charts

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108.

Collates

Oscar Peterson

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1952

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109.

Dizzy (Volume I)

Dizzy Gillespie

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1952

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3 charts

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109

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2,181

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69 (4 votes)

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110.

Mormon Folk Songs

L.M. Hilton

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1952

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3 charts

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110

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2,226

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70 (1 vote)

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Best Albums of 1952 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	5	4%
Oscar Peterson	5	4%
Nat King Cole	3	2%
Bix Beiderbecke	2	1%
Alfred Newman	2	1%
Charlie Parker	2	1%
Lee Wiley	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	125	93%
Yes	10	7%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	131	97%
Yes	4	3%

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