Best Albums of 1954

« View best albums of 1953View best albums of 1955 »

Listed below are the best albums of 1954 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 greatest album charts.

Best albums by year or decade

Decade:

Year:

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

View chart at point in time

Share this chart

Collector's summary (top 188)Log in or register to discover the great albums that are missing from your music collection!

Sort by

31.

Toshiko's Piano

Toshiko Akiyoshi

Year of Release:

1954

Appears in:

19 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1954:

Rank in 1950s:

430

Overall Rank:

15,553

Average Rating:

73 (15 votes)

Comments:

32.

Charlie Parker

Year of Release:

1954

Appears in:

28 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1954:

Rank in 1950s:

431

Overall Rank:

15,570

Average Rating:

73 (19 votes)

Comments:

33.

Images

Sarah Vaughan

Year of Release:

1954

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1954:

Rank in 1950s:

434

Overall Rank:

15,617

Average Rating:

73 (16 votes)

Comments:

34.

Afro

Dizzy Gillespie

Year of Release:

1954

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1954:

Rank in 1950s:

436

Overall Rank:

15,733

Average Rating:

75 (30 votes)

Comments:

35.

Piano Solo

Thelonious Monk

Year of Release:

1954

Appears in:

22 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1954:

Rank in 1950s:

441

Overall Rank:

15,830

Average Rating:

74 (25 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:

17,179

Average Rating:

72 (12 votes)

Comments:

37.

The Divine Sarah

Sarah Vaughan

Year of Release:

1954

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1954:

Rank in 1950s:

496

Overall Rank:

17,965

Average Rating:

70 (14 votes)

Comments:

38.

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:

497

Overall Rank:

17,991

Average Rating:

76 (12 votes)

Comments:

39.

Miles Davis With Sonny Rollins

Year of Release:

1954

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1954:

Rank in 1950s:

512

Overall Rank:

18,366

Average Rating:

69 (10 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:

517

Overall Rank:

18,429

Average Rating:

73 (9 votes)

Comments:

« prev
1
...
3
4
5
...
19
next »
Goto Page:

Total albums: 188. Page 4 of 19

Best Albums of 1954 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	10	5%
Art Blakey	4	2%
Chet Baker	3	2%
Miles Davis	3	2%
Dimitri Mitropoulos / New York Philharmonic	2	1%
Charlie Parker	2	1%
Sarah Vaughan	2	1%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	122	65%
	14	7%
	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	178	95%
Yes	10	5%

« View best albums of 1953View best albums of 1955 »

If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.

A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(

We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.

Recent Member Charts
1. Top 60 Music Albums of 2024 by LebowskiRams (2024)
2. Top 46 Music Albums of 2024 by teague (2024)
3. Top 40 Music Albums of 2024 by mjp11 (2024)
4. Top 100 Music Albums of 2023 by paladisiac (2024)
5. 1970s 65rating (65), #001-100* by paladisiac (2024)
6. 1970s 65rating (66), #001-100* by paladisiac (2024)
7. Top 72 Music Albums of 2024 by travelful (2024)
8. Top 88 Music Albums of 1993 by Romanelli (2024)
9. Top 2 Music Albums of 2024 by Siromynian (2024)
10. Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s by Romanelli (2024)
11. Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Romanelli (2024)
12. Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Siromynian (2024)
13. Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s by wizardalien (2024)
14. Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by Siromynian (2024)
15. Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s by Siromynian (2024)
16. Top 16 Music Albums of 1994 by wizardalien (2024)
17. Top 34 Music Albums of 1973 by Siromynian (2024)
18. Top 32 Music Albums of 1971 by Siromynian (2024)
19. Top 32 Music Albums of 1969 by Siromynian (2024)
20. Top 100 Greatest Albums of the 20th Century by wizardalien (2024)