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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81.

Plays George Gershwin

Oscar Peterson

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1953:

Rank in 1950s:

1,280

Overall Rank:

45,742

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:

1,287

Overall Rank:

45,929

Average Rating:

72 (3 votes)

Comments:

83.

New Faces–New Sounds

Wynton Kelly

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1953:

Rank in 1950s:

1,306

Overall Rank:

46,489

Average Rating:

72 (7 votes)

Comments:

84.

Plays The Blues
Compilation

King Oliver

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1953:

Rank in 1950s:

1,323

Overall Rank:

47,153

Average Rating:

70 (3 votes)

Comments:

85.

Bird - Diz - Bud - Max

Bird / Diz / Bud / Max

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1953:

Rank in 1950s:

1,337

Overall Rank:

47,616

Average Rating:

70 (2 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:

1,339

Overall Rank:

47,644

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:

1,354

Overall Rank:

48,181

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:

1,370

Overall Rank:

48,773

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:

1,390

Overall Rank:

49,647

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:

1,392

Overall Rank:

49,693

Average Rating:

71 (1 vote)

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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