Best Albums of 1952

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Listed below are the best albums of 1952 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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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 Charlie Parker.

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41.

As You Desire Me

Jo Stafford

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

745

Overall Rank:

26,592

Average Rating:

68 (12 votes)

Comments:

42.

Haitian Piano

Fabre Duroseau

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

748

Overall Rank:

26,651

Average Rating:

68 (7 votes)

Comments:

43.

Memorial Album

Fats Navarro

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

756

Overall Rank:

26,911

Average Rating:

73 (10 votes)

Comments:

44.

Anthology Of American Folk Music Volume One: Ballads
Compilation

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

769

Overall Rank:

27,665

Average Rating:

73 (5 votes)

Comments:

45.

Musique D'Afrique Du Nord

Orchestre Thouraya D'Alger

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

788

Overall Rank:

28,440

Average Rating:

70 (3 votes)

Comments:

46.

Johnnie Ray

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

801

Overall Rank:

28,602

Average Rating:

73 (4 votes)

Comments:

47.

Mahler: Symphony No. 9 In D Minor

Jascha Horenstein / Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

822

Overall Rank:

29,371

Average Rating:

71 (3 votes)

Comments:

48.

A Ceremony Of Carols

Benjamin Britten

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

838

Overall Rank:

29,902

Average Rating:

73 (3 votes)

Comments:

49.

Jazz At Storyville

The Stan Getz Quintette

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

860

Overall Rank:

30,465

Average Rating:

69 (7 votes)

Comments:

50.

New Faces New Sounds

Lou Donaldson

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

863

Overall Rank:

30,537

Average Rating:

71 (8 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1952 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	5	4%
Oscar Peterson	5	4%
Nat King Cole	3	2%
Sidney Bechet	2	2%
Coleman Hawkins	2	2%
Bix Beiderbecke	2	2%
Blind Blake (BS)	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%

	85	64%
	7	5%
	7	5%
	6	5%
	5	4%
	3	2%
	3	2%
Show all

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	122	92%
Yes	10	8%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	128	97%
Yes	4	3%

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