Best Albums of 1953

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, Django Reinhardt and Billie Holiday.
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1953
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914
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1953
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529
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1953
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351
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1953
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338
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1953
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225
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1953
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178
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177
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168
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1953
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146
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Total albums: 173. Page 1 of 18

Best Albums of 1953 composition

Country Albums %


United States 105 61%
Mixed Nationality 13 8%
United Kingdom 11 6%
France 9 5%
Italy 8 5%
Canada 5 3%
Argentina 3 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 165 95%
Yes 8 5%
Live? Albums %
No 171 99%
Yes 2 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 171 99%
Yes 2 1%
Best Albums of 1978
1. Darkness On The Edge Of Town by Bruce Springsteen
2. Parallel Lines by Blondie
3. The Cars by The Cars
4. This Year's Model by Elvis Costello
5. Van Halen by Van Halen
6. Die Mensch·Maschine [The Man-Machine] by Kraftwerk
7. The Kick Inside by Kate Bush
8. Some Girls by The Rolling Stones
9. Music For 18 Musicians by Steve Reich
10. More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads
11. Hemispheres by Rush
12. Dire Straits by Dire Straits
13. Ambient 1: Music For Airports by Brian Eno
14. 3rd by Big Star
15. Outlandos D'Amour by The Police
16. All Mod Cons by The Jam
17. Chairs Missing by Wire
18. Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! by Devo
19. The Modern Dance by Pere Ubu
20. Powerage by AC/DC
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