Best Albums of 1953

« View best albums of 1952View best albums of 1954 »

Listed below are the best albums of 1953 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

Best albums by year or decade

Decade:

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, Django Reinhardt and Tom Lehrer.

View chart at point in time

Share this chart

Collector's summary (top 173)Log in or register to discover the great albums that are missing from your music collection!

Sort by

81.

Plays George Gershwin

Oscar Peterson

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1953:

Rank in 1950s:

1,296

Overall Rank:

46,292

Average Rating:

73 (11 votes)

Comments:

82.

New Faces – New Sounds, Introducing The Kenny Drew Trio

Kenny Drew Trio

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1953:

Rank in 1950s:

1,304

Overall Rank:

46,497

Average Rating:

72 (3 votes)

Comments:

83.

Bird - Diz - Bud - Max

Bird / Diz / Bud / Max

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1953:

Rank in 1950s:

1,326

Overall Rank:

47,250

Average Rating:

70 (2 votes)

Comments:

84.

New Faces–New Sounds

Wynton Kelly

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1953:

Rank in 1950s:

1,327

Overall Rank:

47,279

Average Rating:

72 (7 votes)

Comments:

85.

Plays The Blues
Compilation

King Oliver

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1953:

Rank in 1950s:

1,339

Overall Rank:

47,771

Average Rating:

70 (3 votes)

Comments:

86.

A Pete Seeger Concert: Folk Songs And Ballads

Pete Seeger

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1953:

Rank in 1950s:

1,353

Overall Rank:

48,246

Average Rating:

72 (2 votes)

Comments:

87.

Schumann: Sinfonie Nr. 4 D-Moll Op. 120

Wilhelm Furtwängler / Berliner Philharmoniker

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1953:

Rank in 1950s:

1,360

Overall Rank:

48,494

Average Rating:

75 (5 votes)

Comments:

88.

Chet Baker Quartet

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1953:

Rank in 1950s:

1,384

Overall Rank:

49,427

Average Rating:

72 (3 votes)

Comments:

89.

New Star On The Horizon

Clifford Brown

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1953:

Rank in 1950s:

1,408

Overall Rank:

50,328

Average Rating:

70 (4 votes)

Comments:

90.

Rumanian Folk Songs And Dances

Maria Lataretu / "Barbu Lautaru" Rumanian Folk Ensemble

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1953:

Rank in 1950s:

1,409

Overall Rank:

50,375

Average Rating:

71 (1 vote)

Comments:

« prev
1
...
8
9
10
...
18
next »
Goto Page:

Total albums: 173. Page 9 of 18

Best Albums of 1953 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	8	5%
Wilhelm Furtwängler / Orchestra Sinfonica E Coro Della Radio Italiana	5	3%
Lead Belly	3	2%
Clifford Brown	3	2%
Wilhelm Furtwängler / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra	3	2%
Moondog	3	2%
Shorty Rogers	3	2%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	106	61%
	11	6%
	11	6%
	10	6%
	8	5%
	5	3%
	3	2%
Show all

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	165	95%
Yes	8	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	171	99%
Yes	2	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	171	99%
Yes	2	1%

« View best albums of 1952View best albums of 1954 »

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.

Popular Charts
1. 100 Best Albums - 2024 Edition by Apple Music (2024)
2. The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time by Rolling Stone (2020)
3. The Top 100 Albums by VH1 (2001)
4. The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time by New Music Express (2013)
5. 200 Greatest Albums of All Time by Uncut (2016)
6. Virgin All-Time Top 1000 Albums by Virgin (2000)
7. Top 100 Albums by ABC (2006)
8. The Definitive 200 by National Association of Recording Merchandisers (2007)
9. The 100 Greatest Albums Of All Time by Absolute Radio (2012)
10. Die 100 besten Platten des Jahrhunderts by Wiener (1999)
11. The Greatest Rock Albums by uDiscoverMusic (2015)
12. The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time by Consequence of Sound (2022)
13. Die 20 besten Alben der Geschichte by Musikexpress.de (2011)
14. 100 Greatest Albums Ever by Q (2006)
15. The 300 Greatest Albums of All Time (1-100) by Paste (2024)
16. Die 100 besten Alben der Musikgeschichte by radioeins (2019)
17. Greatest 100 Albums of All Time by The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums with NME (2006)
18. Mojo Readers: The 100 Greatest Albums Ever Made by Mojo (1996)
19. Los 48 mejores discos de la historia by Esquire España (2022)
20. Die 100 Alben des Jahrhunderts by Spex (2000)