Best Albums of 1953

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Listed below are the best albums of 1953 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 greatest album charts.

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1953 year summaryThe best artists of 1953 were Peggy Lee, Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington And His Orchestra, Georges Brassens, Sonny Rollins, Dean Martin, Moondog, Doris Day, Tom Lehrer and Django Reinhardt.

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41.

This Modern World

Stan Kenton

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1953:

Rank in 1950s:

713

Overall Rank:

25,449

Average Rating:

72 (12 votes)

Comments:

42.

Songs To Grow On For Mother And Child

Woody Guthrie

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

12 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1953:

Rank in 1950s:

714

Overall Rank:

25,476

Average Rating:

66 (18 votes)

Comments:

43.

Beethoven: Symphony #6 "Pastoral"

Wilhelm Furtwängler / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1953:

Rank in 1950s:

776

Overall Rank:

27,921

Average Rating:

74 (4 votes)

Comments:

44.

Expedition Orenoque-Amazone Musique Primitive Indienne

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1953:

Rank in 1950s:

783

Overall Rank:

28,231

Average Rating:

74 (1 vote)

Comments:

45.

Voices Of Haiti

Maya Deren

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1953:

Rank in 1950s:

813

Overall Rank:

29,203

Average Rating:

70 (4 votes)

Comments:

46.

Léo Férré

Léo Ferré

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1953:

Rank in 1950s:

814

Overall Rank:

29,235

Average Rating:

71 (2 votes)

Comments:

47.

Spirituals With Dock Reed And Vera Hall Ward

Dock Reed & Vera Hall Ward

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1953:

Rank in 1950s:

823

Overall Rank:

29,571

Average Rating:

70 (2 votes)

Comments:

48.

Sound Patterns

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1953:

Rank in 1950s:

847

Overall Rank:

30,292

Average Rating:

70 (3 votes)

Comments:

49.

Scriabin: First Symphony In E Major, Op. 26

Nikolai Golovanov / The Great Symphony Orchestra Of The All-Union Radio And Central TV

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1953:

Rank in 1950s:

866

Overall Rank:

30,858

Average Rating:

72 (3 votes)

Comments:

50.

Verdi: Otello

Arturo Toscanini / NBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1953:

Rank in 1950s:

868

Overall Rank:

30,946

Average Rating:

75 (6 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1953 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	10	6%
Wilhelm Furtwängler / Orchestra Sinfonica E Coro Della Radio Italiana	5	3%
Wilhelm Furtwängler / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra	3	2%
Moondog	3	2%
Shorty Rogers	3	2%
Lead Belly	3	2%
Clifford Brown	3	2%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	107	61%
	13	7%
	11	6%
	10	6%
	8	5%
	5	3%
	3	2%
Show all

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	168	95%
Yes	8	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	174	99%
Yes	2	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	174	99%
Yes	2	1%

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