Best Albums of 1953

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Listed below are the best albums of 1953 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 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, Doris Day, Django Reinhardt and Tom Lehrer.

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51.

Smoky Mountain Ballads

Bascom Lamar Lunsford

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1953:

Rank in 1950s:

907

Overall Rank:

31,390

Average Rating:

67 (7 votes)

Comments:

52.

Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana

Tullio Serafin / Orchestra And Chorus Of La Scala Opera House, Milan / Maria Callas/ Giuseppe Di Stefano/ Rolando Panerai/ Ebe Ticozzi

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1953:

Rank in 1950s:

928

Overall Rank:

32,141

Average Rating:

71 (4 votes)

Comments:

53.

Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana

Tullio Serafin / Coro E Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1953:

Rank in 1950s:

929

Overall Rank:

32,167

Average Rating:

75 (5 votes)

Comments:

54.

Distinctive Rhythm Instrumentals

The Dave Brubeck Trio

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1953:

Rank in 1950s:

932

Overall Rank:

32,255

Average Rating:

73 (7 votes)

Comments:

55.

New Orleans To London

Ken Colyer's Jazzmen

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1953:

Rank in 1950s:

935

Overall Rank:

32,308

Average Rating:

72 (5 votes)

Comments:

56.

Jimmy Raney Plays

Jimmy Raney Quintet

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1953:

Rank in 1950s:

938

Overall Rank:

32,363

Average Rating:

72 (5 votes)

Comments:

57.

Sings Broadway's Best

Jo Stafford

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1953:

Rank in 1950s:

939

Overall Rank:

32,412

Average Rating:

67 (11 votes)

Comments:

58.

Interpretations Vol. 2

The Stan Getz Quartet

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1953:

Rank in 1950s:

950

Overall Rank:

32,763

Average Rating:

70 (9 votes)

Comments:

59.

Pastoral Suite / Surf Session

Moondog

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1953:

Rank in 1950s:

974

Overall Rank:

33,628

Average Rating:

66 (8 votes)

Comments:

60.

Chopin: Waltzes

Dinu Lipatti

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1953:

Rank in 1950s:

984

Overall Rank:

34,208

Average Rating:

73 (9 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1953 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	8	5%
Wilhelm Furtwängler / Orchestra Sinfonica E Coro Della Radio Italiana	5	3%
Shorty Rogers	3	2%
Lead Belly	3	2%
Clifford Brown	3	2%
Wilhelm Furtwängler / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra	3	2%
Moondog	3	2%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	106	61%
	11	6%
	11	6%
	10	6%
	8	5%
	5	3%
	3	2%
Show all

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	165	95%
Yes	8	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	171	99%
Yes	2	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	171	99%
Yes	2	1%

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