Best Albums of 1954

Listed below are the best albums of 1954 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 3 hours ago).
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1954 year summaryThe best artists of 1954 were Chet Baker, Clifford Brown & Max Roach, Frank Sinatra, Dorival Caymmi, Yma Sumac, Art Blakey, Louis Armstrong, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis and Dave Brubeck.
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"NO! You can't have a song called 'I've Never Been In Love Before' on an album with a song called 'I Fall in Love Too Easily'! This makes no sense! You're a blatant liar Chet Baker and you know it!"  Reply
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"Formula jazz, opening statement, everyone gets a solo, drum solo, repeat the opening and end. When this pattern started to play out in Parisian Thoroughfare I bailed. Nice and all but not very inventive."  Reply
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"One of Sinatra's finest recordings. Songs for young lovers, sees the beginning of his working relationship with Nelson Riddle, and it's a brilliantly enjoyable record with plenty of highlights. They can't take that away from me, someone to watch over me(on the extended twelve track version), a fo..."  [+]  Reply
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377
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"Another brilliant Frank Sinatra album. Collaborating with Nelson Riddle, Sinatra produces a pleasing easy on the ear recording. Originally an eight track LP, it has now been extended to twelve, still, the original release is lovely. Featuring, I'm gonna sit right down and write myself a letter, a..."  [+]  Reply
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1954
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"Tour-de-force performances by (so I say) the best jazz band in the world at the time recorded beautifully, every instrument from bass to ride cymbal perfectly clear and present, so often not the case in live jazz, or studio recordings for that matter. Even the introduction by the legendary Pee We..."  [+]  Reply
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1954
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