Best Albums of 1952

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Listed below are the best albums of 1952 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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1952 year summaryThe best artists of 1952 were Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie, Hank Williams, Billie Holiday, Nat King Cole, Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk, Édith Piaf, Louis Armstrong, Blind Blake (BS) and Blind Blake And His Royal Victoria Calypsos.

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121.

Lee Wiley Sings Vincent Youmans

Lee Wiley

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

121

Rank in 1950s:

2,491

Average Rating:

71 (5 votes)

Comments:

122.

Songs Of The Watutsi

Watutsi

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

122

Rank in 1950s:

2,533

Average Rating:

70 (2 votes)

Comments:

123.

Chanson À Ma Bien-Aimée

Les Compagnons De La Chanson

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

123

Rank in 1950s:

2,556

Average Rating:

70 (2 votes)

Comments:

124.

Temas Brasileiros Em Estilo Clássico

Alceo Bocchino

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

124

Rank in 1950s:

2,590

Average Rating:

71 (1 vote)

Comments:

125.

With A Song In My Heart

Alfred Newman

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

125

Rank in 1950s:

2,617

Average Rating:

69 (4 votes)

Comments:

126.

Plays In A Fiesta Flamenca (Juerga Gitana)

Carlos Montoya

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

126

Rank in 1950s:

2,618

Average Rating:

71 (2 votes)

Comments:

127.

Beethoven: Variations On A Waltz By Diabelli Op. 120

Mieczysław Horszowski

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

127

Rank in 1950s:

2,619

Average Rating:

70 (2 votes)

Comments:

128.

King Of The Tenor Sax

Coleman Hawkins

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

128

Rank in 1950s:

2,642

Average Rating:

70 (2 votes)

Comments:

129.

Ecstasy

Otto Cesana And His Orchestra

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

129

Rank in 1950s:

2,647

Average Rating:

69 (2 votes)

Comments:

130.

Leadbelly Memorial: Volume III

Lead Belly

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

130

Rank in 1950s:

2,706

Average Rating:

70 (2 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1952 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Oscar Peterson	5	4%
Various Artists	4	3%
Nat King Cole	3	2%
Melachrino Strings	3	2%
Coleman Hawkins	2	1%
Sidney Bechet	2	1%
Bix Beiderbecke	2	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	86	62%
	10	7%
	8	6%
	6	4%
	5	4%
	4	3%
	4	3%
Show all

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	129	93%
Yes	10	7%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	135	97%
Yes	4	3%

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