Best Albums of 1953

Listed below are the best albums of 1953 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of 1953 were Peggy Lee, Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington And His Orchestra, Georges Brassens, Sonny Rollins, Dean Martin, Moondog, Django Reinhardt, Doris Day and Tom Lehrer.
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Total albums: 175. Page 17 of 18

Best Albums of 1953 composition

Country Albums %


United States 107 61%
Mixed Nationality 13 7%
United Kingdom 11 6%
France 10 6%
Italy 8 5%
Canada 5 3%
Austria 3 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 168 96%
Yes 7 4%
Live? Albums %
No 172 98%
Yes 3 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 173 99%
Yes 2 1%
Best Albums of the 1950s
1. Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis
2. Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus
3. Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4. Blue Train by John Coltrane
5. Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley
6. In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra
7. Here's Little Richard by Little Richard
8. The Shape Of Jazz To Come by Ornette Coleman
9. Berry Is On Top by Chuck Berry
10. Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
11. Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday
12. Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk
13. Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra
14. Somethin' Else by Cannonball Adderley
15. The "Chirping" Crickets by The Crickets
16. Saxophone Colossus by Sonny Rollins
17. Chet Baker Sings by Chet Baker
18. Buddy Holly by Buddy Holly
19. Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis
20. Moanin' In The Moonlight by Howlin' Wolf
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