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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71.

Mambo Jazz

Joe Holiday / Sonny Stitt / Kenny Graham / Sonny Rollins

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

1,463

Overall Rank:

52,906

Average Rating:

69 (3 votes)

Comments:

72.

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

1,466

Overall Rank:

53,181

Average Rating:

71 (5 votes)

Comments:

73.

Festival Of The Gnomes

Les Baxter

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

1,468

Overall Rank:

53,216

Average Rating:

69 (4 votes)

Comments:

74.

Collates

Johnny Hodges

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

1,501

Overall Rank:

54,668

Average Rating:

72 (6 votes)

Comments:

75.

Guitar Recital

Vicente Gomez

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

1,521

Overall Rank:

55,356

Average Rating:

74 (2 votes)

Comments:

76.

A Third Album Of Bahamian Songs

Blind Blake (BS)

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

1,524

Overall Rank:

55,494

Average Rating:

71 (4 votes)

Comments:

77.

Music, Maestro, Please

Frankie Laine

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

1,531

Overall Rank:

55,617

Average Rating:

69 (4 votes)

Comments:

78.

Woody Herman
Compilation

Woody Herman

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

1,563

Overall Rank:

57,214

Average Rating:

70 (4 votes)

Comments:

79.

James Moody And His Modernists

James Moody And His Modernists With Chano Pozo

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

1,577

Overall Rank:

57,797

Average Rating:

70 (2 votes)

Comments:

80.

Music For Lovers Only

Jackie Gleason

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

1,602

Overall Rank:

58,911

Average Rating:

68 (4 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%
Lee Wiley	2	2%
Anita O'Day	2	2%
Coleman Hawkins	2	2%
Bix Beiderbecke	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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