Best Albums of 1952

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Listed below are the best albums of 1952 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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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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41.

As You Desire Me

Jo Stafford

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

764

Overall Rank:

26,727

Average Rating:

69 (12 votes)

Comments:

42.

Memorial Album

Fats Navarro

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

769

Overall Rank:

26,925

Average Rating:

73 (12 votes)

Comments:

43.

Anthology Of American Folk Music Volume One: Ballads
Compilation

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

791

Overall Rank:

27,867

Average Rating:

73 (5 votes)

Comments:

44.

Musique D'Afrique Du Nord

Orchestre Thouraya D'Alger

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

813

Overall Rank:

28,607

Average Rating:

70 (4 votes)

Comments:

45.

Johnnie Ray

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

817

Overall Rank:

28,684

Average Rating:

72 (5 votes)

Comments:

46.

Mahler: Das Lied Von Der Erde

Bruno Walter / Wiener Philharmoniker

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

819

Overall Rank:

28,845

Average Rating:

73 (6 votes)

Comments:

47.

Mahler: Symphony No. 9 In D Minor

Jascha Horenstein / Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

848

Overall Rank:

29,685

Average Rating:

70 (4 votes)

Comments:

48.

A Ceremony Of Carols

Benjamin Britten

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

853

Overall Rank:

29,823

Average Rating:

72 (4 votes)

Comments:

49.

Jazz At Storyville

The Stan Getz Quintette

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

871

Overall Rank:

30,511

Average Rating:

68 (8 votes)

Comments:

50.

New Faces New Sounds

Lou Donaldson

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

894

Overall Rank:

31,106

Average Rating:

70 (9 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%
Charlie Parker	2	2%
Lee Wiley	2	2%
Anita O'Day	2	2%
Coleman Hawkins	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%

	87	65%
	7	5%
	6	5%
	6	5%
	5	4%
	3	2%
	3	2%
Show all

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	124	93%
Yes	9	7%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	129	97%
Yes	4	3%

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