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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51.

Lee Konitz Plays With The Gerry Mulligan Quartet

Lee Konitz / Gerry Mulligan Quartet

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1953:

Rank in 1950s:

879

Overall Rank:

31,111

Average Rating:

72 (10 votes)

Comments:

52.

Smoky Mountain Ballads

Bascom Lamar Lunsford

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1953:

Rank in 1950s:

886

Overall Rank:

31,313

Average Rating:

67 (7 votes)

Comments:

53.

Sings Broadway's Best

Jo Stafford

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1953:

Rank in 1950s:

911

Overall Rank:

31,990

Average Rating:

67 (11 votes)

Comments:

54.

Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana

Tullio Serafin / Orchestra And Chorus Of La Scala Opera House, Milan / Maria Callas/ Giuseppe Di Stefano/ Rolando Panerai/ Ebe Ticozzi

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1953:

Rank in 1950s:

913

Overall Rank:

32,047

Average Rating:

71 (4 votes)

Comments:

55.

Distinctive Rhythm Instrumentals

The Dave Brubeck Trio

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1953:

Rank in 1950s:

914

Overall Rank:

32,054

Average Rating:

73 (7 votes)

Comments:

56.

Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana

Tullio Serafin / Coro E Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1953:

Rank in 1950s:

916

Overall Rank:

32,066

Average Rating:

75 (5 votes)

Comments:

57.

New Orleans To London

Ken Colyer's Jazzmen

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1953:

Rank in 1950s:

917

Overall Rank:

32,113

Average Rating:

72 (5 votes)

Comments:

58.

Jimmy Raney Plays

Jimmy Raney Quintet

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1953:

Rank in 1950s:

919

Overall Rank:

32,129

Average Rating:

72 (5 votes)

Comments:

59.

Interpretations Vol. 2

The Stan Getz Quartet

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1953:

Rank in 1950s:

931

Overall Rank:

32,547

Average Rating:

70 (9 votes)

Comments:

60.

Pastoral Suite / Surf Session

Moondog

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1953:

Rank in 1950s:

960

Overall Rank:

33,500

Average Rating:

66 (8 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%
Shorty Rogers	3	2%
Lead Belly	3	2%
Clifford Brown	3	2%
Wilhelm Furtwängler / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra	3	2%
Moondog	3	2%
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Country	Albums	%

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