Best Albums of 1953

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Listed below are the best albums of 1953 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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1953 year summaryThe best artists of 1953 were Peggy Lee, Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington And His Orchestra, Georges Brassens, Sonny Rollins, Dean Martin, Moondog, Django Reinhardt, Doris Day and Tom Lehrer.

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Black Coffee With Peggy Lee

Peggy Lee

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

144 charts

Rank Score:

969

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Overall Rank:

1,746

Average Rating:

74 (118 votes)

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Ellington Uptown

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

106 charts

Rank Score:

549

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Overall Rank:

2,808

Average Rating:

76 (90 votes)

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Sonny Rollins With The Modern Jazz Quartet

Sonny Rollins

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

62 charts

Rank Score:

337

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127

Overall Rank:

4,229

Average Rating:

76 (46 votes)

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Chante Les Chansons Poétiques no1

Georges Brassens

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

34 charts

Rank Score:

332

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Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

229

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Rank in 1950s:

173

Overall Rank:

5,805

Average Rating:

69 (32 votes)

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The Great Artistry Of Django Reinhardt

Django Reinhardt

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

49 charts

Rank Score:

208

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Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

34 charts

Rank Score:

185

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209

Overall Rank:

6,897

Average Rating:

70 (29 votes)

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An Evening With Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

177

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216

Overall Rank:

7,174

Average Rating:

72 (23 votes)

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Jazz At Oberlin
Live

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

152

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248

Overall Rank:

8,158

Average Rating:

73 (52 votes)

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10.

Inca Taqui

Yma Sumac

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

152

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251

Overall Rank:

8,170

Average Rating:

69 (26 votes)

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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%
Moondog	3	2%
Shorty Rogers	3	2%
Lead Belly	3	2%
Clifford Brown	3	2%
Wilhelm Furtwängler / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra	3	2%
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Country	Albums	%

	107	61%
	13	7%
	11	6%
	10	6%
	8	5%
	5	3%
	3	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	168	96%
Yes	7	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	172	98%
Yes	3	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	173	99%
Yes	2	1%

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