Best Albums of 1953

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Listed below are the best albums of 1953 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 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, Doris Day, Billie Holiday and Tom Lehrer.

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Black Coffee With Peggy Lee

Peggy Lee

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

133 charts

Rank Score:

901

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Overall Rank:

1,854

Average Rating:

74 (110 votes)

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Ellington Uptown

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

105 charts

Rank Score:

524

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Overall Rank:

2,899

Average Rating:

77 (81 votes)

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Chante Les Chansons Poétiques no1

Georges Brassens

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

357

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117

Overall Rank:

4,022

Average Rating:

72 (41 votes)

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Sonny Rollins With The Modern Jazz Quartet

Sonny Rollins

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

61 charts

Rank Score:

340

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Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

228

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170

Overall Rank:

5,780

Average Rating:

69 (29 votes)

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An Evening With Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

26 charts

Rank Score:

175

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Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

174

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213

Overall Rank:

7,257

Average Rating:

71 (24 votes)

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Calamity Jane
Soundtrack

Doris Day

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

152

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Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

152

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232

Overall Rank:

8,130

Average Rating:

70 (24 votes)

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10.

Jazz At Oberlin
Live

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

33 charts

Rank Score:

146

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240

Overall Rank:

8,384

Average Rating:

73 (48 votes)

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Best Albums of 1953 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	10	6%
Wilhelm Furtwängler / Orchestra Sinfonica E Coro Della Radio Italiana	5	3%
Clifford Brown	3	2%
Wilhelm Furtwängler / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra	3	2%
Moondog	3	2%
Shorty Rogers	3	2%
Lead Belly	3	2%
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Country	Albums	%

	105	61%
	13	8%
	11	6%
	8	5%
	8	5%
	5	3%
	3	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	164	95%
Yes	8	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	170	99%
Yes	2	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	170	99%
Yes	2	1%

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