Albums in the Year 1952

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1952

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This page lists the top albums of 1952 in the source charts. The way that the various charts are combined to reach this final list is described in the here. Before 1960 quality chart information for albums is sparse, the result should therefore be treated with some caution. A list of biggest hit songs of 1952 can be found here.

#	Artist	Album Title	Year	Chart Entries
1	Nat King Cole	Unforgettable	1952	US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Apr 1992), RYM 7 of 1952, UK 11 - Mar 1965 (17 weeks)
2	Fred Astaire	The Astaire Story	1952	Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999 (1952), Acclaimed 2208 (1953)
3	Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie	Bird & Diz	1952	RYM 2 of 1952, Acclaimed 1644 (1952)
4	Stan Kenton	New Concepts Of Artistry In Rhythm	1952	RYM 8 of 1952, Acclaimed 1586 (1953)
5	Milt Jackson	Wizard of the Vibes	1952	RYM 3 of 1952
6	Hank Williams	Moanin' the Blues	1952	RYM 4 of 1952
7	Various Artists	Singin' in the Rain	1952	RYM 5 of 1952
8	Yma Sumac	Legend of the Sun Virgin	1952	RYM 6 of 1952
9	Nat King Cole	Penthouse Serenade: Nat 'King' Cole at the Piano	1952	RYM 9 of 1952
10	Howard McGhee	Howard McGhee with Fats Navarro	1952	RYM 10 of 1952
11	Edith Piaf	Je t'ai dans la peau	1952	RYM 11 of 1952
12	Gustav Mahler	Das Lied von der Erde	1952	RYM 12 of 1952
13	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Tchaikovsky - Concerto No. 1	1952	RYM 13 of 1952
14	Louis Armstrong	Satchmo Serenades	1952	RYM 14 of 1952
15	Erroll Garner	Piano Solos Vol 2	1952	RYM 15 of 1952
16	Oscar Peterson	Plays George Gershwin	1952	RYM 16 of 1952
17	Dizzy Gillespie	Dizzy in Paris	1952	RYM 17 of 1952
18	Paul Quinichette	The Vice Pres	1952	RYM 18 of 1952
19	Karlheinz Stockhausen	Etude	1952	RYM 19 of 1952
20	Anna Russell	The Anna Russell Album?	1952	RYM 20 of 1952
21	Sidney Bechet	The Fabulous Sidney Bechet	1952	RYM 21 of 1952
22	Art Van Damme	More Cocktail Capers	1952	RYM 22 of 1952
23	Dick Farney	Copacabana	1952	RYM 23 of 1952
24	Igor Stravinsky	Concertino pour 12 Instruments	1952	RYM 24 of 1952
25	Gustav Mahler	Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen	1952	RYM 25 of 1952
26	Sonny Stitt	Kaleidoscope	1952	RYM 26 of 1952
27	Oscar Peterson	This Is Oscar Peterson	1952	RYM 27 of 1952
28	Mundell Lowe	A Grand Night for Swinging	1952	RYM 28 of 1952
29	Victor Young	April in Paris	1952	RYM 29 of 1952
30	David Raksin	The Bad & the Beautiful	1952	RYM 30 of 1952
31	Patti Page	Tennessee Waltz	1952	RYM 31 of 1952
32	Danny Kaye	Hans Christian Andersen	1952	RYM 32 of 1952
33	Hot Skins	The Jazz Afro-Cuban Beat	1952	RYM 33 of 1952
34	Gene Krupa	The Original Drum Battle	1952	RYM 34 of 1952
35	Igor Stravinsky	Cantata	1952	RYM 35 of 1952
36	Giuseppe Verdi	Macbeth	1952	RYM 36 of 1952
37	Oscar Peterson	The President Plays With the Oscar Peterson Trio	1952	RYM 37 of 1952
38	George Wallington	George Wallington Trio	1952	RYM 38 of 1952
39	Judy Garland	Judy at the Palace	1952	RYM 39 of 1952
40	Benny Carter	Alone Together	1952	RYM 40 of 1952
41	Vera Lynn	Sincerely Yours	1952	RYM 41 of 1952
42	Frank Sinatra	Fabulous Frankie	1952	RYM 42 of 1952
43	Ed Lee Natay	Memories Of Navajoland	1952	RYM 43 of 1952
44	Alfred Newman	With A Song In My Heart	1952	RYM 44 of 1952
45	Miles Davis	The New Sounds of Miles Davis	1952	RYM 46 of 1952
46	Anita O'Day	The Lady Is A Tramp	1952	RYM 47 of 1952
47	Harry James	One Night Stand	1952	RYM 48 of 1952
48	Sonny Rollins	Sonny Rollins Quartet	1952	RYM 49 of 1952
49	Billie Holiday	Billie Holiday Sings	1952	RYM 50 of 1952
50	Lou Hawkins	Goldie Plays By The Sea	1952	RYM 51 of 1952
51	Juliette Greco	Chante ses derniers succes - 1ere serie	1952	RYM 52 of 1952
52	Modern Jazz Quartet	Quartet	1952	RYM 53 of 1952