Best Albums of 1954

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Listed below are the best albums of 1954 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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

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31.

Afro

Dizzy Gillespie

Year of Release:

1954

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1954:

Rank in 1950s:

434

Overall Rank:

15,595

Average Rating:

75 (29 votes)

Comments:

32.

Images

Sarah Vaughan

Year of Release:

1954

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1954:

Rank in 1950s:

435

Overall Rank:

15,596

Average Rating:

73 (16 votes)

Comments:

33.

Piano Solo

Thelonious Monk

Year of Release:

1954

Appears in:

22 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1954:

Rank in 1950s:

446

Overall Rank:

15,875

Average Rating:

74 (24 votes)

Comments:

34.

The Amazing Bud Powell Vol. 2

Bud Powell

Year of Release:

1954

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1954:

Rank in 1950s:

449

Overall Rank:

15,935

Average Rating:

73 (24 votes)

Comments:

35.

Charlie Parker

Year of Release:

1954

Appears in:

28 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1954:

Rank in 1950s:

463

Overall Rank:

16,581

Average Rating:

72 (18 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:

480

Overall Rank:

17,162

Average Rating:

72 (12 votes)

Comments:

37.

Miles Davis With Sonny Rollins

Year of Release:

1954

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1954:

Rank in 1950s:

493

Overall Rank:

17,678

Average Rating:

70 (9 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:

500

Overall Rank:

18,020

Average Rating:

76 (12 votes)

Comments:

39.

A História Do Nordeste

Luiz Gonzaga

Year of Release:

1954

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1954:

Rank in 1950s:

510

Overall Rank:

18,421

Average Rating:

73 (9 votes)

Comments:

40.

The Divine Sarah

Sarah Vaughan

Year of Release:

1954

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1954:

Rank in 1950s:

517

Overall Rank:

18,629

Average Rating:

70 (14 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1954 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	11	6%
Art Blakey	4	2%
Chet Baker	3	2%
Django Reinhardt	3	2%
Dimitri Mitropoulos / New York Philharmonic	2	1%
Charlie Parker	2	1%
Sarah Vaughan	2	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	119	64%
	15	8%
	12	6%
	6	3%
	5	3%
	4	2%
	3	2%
Show all

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	177	95%
Yes	10	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	179	96%
Yes	8	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	176	94%
Yes	11	6%

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