Best Albums of 1952

« View best albums of 1951View best albums of 1953 »

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

Best albums by year or decade

Decade:

Year:

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.

View chart at point in time

Share this chart

Collector's summary (top 1,000)Log in or register to discover the great albums that are missing from your music collection!

Sort by

61.

Brahms: Alto Rhapsody / Mahler: Kindertotenlieder

Fritz Reiner / RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra / Marian Anderson / Pierre Monteux

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

1,060

Overall Rank:

36,677

Average Rating:

70 (5 votes)

Comments:

62.

Bartók: Rumanian Folk Dances

Fritz Reiner / Symphony Of The Air

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

1,061

Overall Rank:

36,678

Average Rating:

68 (9 votes)

Comments:

63.

Nat 'King' Cole's 8 Top Pops

Nat King Cole

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

1,090

Overall Rank:

37,642

Average Rating:

70 (6 votes)

Comments:

64.

Piano Solos

Bud Powell

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

1,093

Overall Rank:

37,768

Average Rating:

73 (1 vote)

Comments:

65.

I'm In The Mood For Love

Eddie Fisher

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

1,141

Overall Rank:

39,332

Average Rating:

67 (7 votes)

Comments:

66.

After Hours

Erskine Hawkins And His Orchestra

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

1,145

Overall Rank:

39,487

Average Rating:

68 (3 votes)

Comments:

67.

Jazz With Flip And Bird

Machito

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

1,159

Overall Rank:

40,085

Average Rating:

69 (7 votes)

Comments:

68.

Singin' & Swingin'

Anita O'Day

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

1,166

Overall Rank:

40,291

Average Rating:

70 (8 votes)

Comments:

69.

Mood Music

Charles Brown

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

1,189

Overall Rank:

41,171

Average Rating:

68 (4 votes)

Comments:

70.

Collates

Johnny Hodges

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

1,301

Overall Rank:

45,731

Average Rating:

72 (7 votes)

Comments:

« prev
1
...
6
7
8
...
14
next »
Goto Page:

Total albums: 140. Page 7 of 14

Best Albums of 1952 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Oscar Peterson	5	4%
Various Artists	4	3%
Nat King Cole	3	2%
Melachrino Strings	3	2%
Charlie Parker	2	1%
Bud Powell	2	1%
Lee Wiley	2	1%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	87	62%
	10	7%
	8	6%
	6	4%
	5	4%
	4	3%
	4	3%
Show all

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	130	93%
Yes	10	7%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	136	97%
Yes	4	3%

« View best albums of 1951View best albums of 1953 »

If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.

A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(

We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.

Best Artists of 2009
1. Animal Collective
2. The Antlers
3. The xx
4. Grizzly Bear
5. Phoenix
6. Muse
7. Florence + The Machine
8. Arctic Monkeys
9. Dirty Projectors
10. Kid Cudi
11. Yeah Yeah Yeahs
12. Mumford & Sons
13. Mastodon
14. Fever Ray
15. The Flaming Lips
16. The Horrors (UK)
17. St. Vincent
18. Paramore
19. Kasabian
20. Lady Gaga