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Albums from the Year 1953 |
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This page lists the top albums of 1953 in the source charts. The way that the various charts are combined to reach this final list is described in the site generation page. 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 1953 can be found here.
The top ten album artists of 1953 were: | ||||
| 1:Jackie Gleason | 3:Tom Lehrer | 5:Arthur Godfrey | 7:Duke Ellington | 9:Bud Powell |
| 2:The Quintet | 4:Peggy Lee | 6:Mantovani | 8:Lennie Tristano | 10:Gerry Mulligan |
| # | Artist | Album Title | Year | Chart Entries |
| 1 | Jackie Gleason | Music for Lovers Only | 1953 | US num 1 for 36 weeks - May 1953, US BB 4 of 1955, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jun 1962), RYM 32 of 1953 |
| 2 | The Quintet | Jazz at Massey Hall | 1953 | Grammy Hall of Fame in 1995 (1953), BEA 4 of 1953, Acclaimed 514 (1953), RYM 3 of 1956 |
| 3 | Tom Lehrer | Songs By Tom Lehrer | 1953 | Library of Congress artifact added 2004 (1953), UK 7 - Nov 1958 (19 weeks), RYM 7 of 1953 |
| 4 | Peggy Lee | Black Coffee | 1953 | BEA 5 of 1953, UK 20 - Oct 1961 (1 week), RYM 2 of 1953 |
| 5 | Arthur Godfrey | Christmas with Arthur Godfrey | 1953 | US num 1 for 4 weeks - Dec 1953 |
| 6 | Mantovani | The Music of Victor Herbert and Sigmund Romberg | 1953 | US num 1 for 1 week - Jun 1953 |
| 7 | Duke Ellington | Ellington Uptown | 1953 | BEA 7 of 1953, Acclaimed 2442 (1953), RYM 4 of 1953 |
| 8 | Lennie Tristano | Descent into the Maelstrom | 1953 | BEA 2 of 1953, RYM 177 of 1978 |
| 9 | Jackie Gleason | Music to Make You Misty | 1953 | US BB 19 of 1956, RYM 74 of 1953 |
| 10 | Thelonious Monk | Thelonious Monk Trio | 1953 | Acclaimed 2911 (1954), RYM 1 of 1953 |
| 11 | Count Basie | Li'l Ol' Groovemaker....BASIE! | 1953 | Billboard 123 - Sep 1963 (4 weeks), RYM 64 of 1953 |
| 12 | J J Johnson | The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson | 1953 | Acclaimed 2084 (1953), RYM 6 of 1953 |
| 13 | Bud Powell | The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol 2 | 1953 | Acclaimed 2905 (1953), RYM 10 of 1954 |
| 14 | Gerry Mulligan | Gerry Mulligan Quartet | 1953 | Acclaimed 2718 (1953), RYM 69 of 1953 |
| 15 | Shelly Manne | The West Coast Sound | 1953 | Acclaimed 2536 (1953), RYM 86 of 1955 |
| 16 | Leadbelly | Last Session | 1953 | BEA 6 of 1953 |
| 17 | Giacomo Puccini | Tosca | 1953 | RYM 3 of 1953 |
| 18 | Georges Brassens | Vol 1 - Georges Brassens chante les chansons poetiques | 1953 | RYM 8 of 1953 |
| 19 | Yma Sumac | Inca Taqui | 1953 | RYM 10 of 1953 |
| 20 | Lee Konitz | Konitz Meets Mulligan | 1953 | RYM 11 of 1953 |
| 21 | Bud Powell | Jazz at Massey Hall, Vol 2 | 1953 | RYM 12 of 1953 |
| 22 | Richard Strauss | Four Last Songs; Orchestral Songs; Also sprach Zarathustra | 1953 | RYM 13 of 1953 |
| 23 | Nat King Cole | Nat King Cole Sings for Two in Love | 1953 | RYM 14 of 1953 |
| 24 | Various Artists | Kismet | 1953 | RYM 15 of 1953 |
| 25 | Nat King Cole | Ballads of the Day | 1953 | RYM 16 of 1953 |
| 26 | Dmitri Shostakovich | Symphony No 10 | 1953 | RYM 17 of 1953 |
| 27 | Moondog | Moondog & His Friends | 1953 | RYM 18 of 1953 |
| 28 | Ludwig van Beethoven | Violin Concerto (Menuhin, Furtwangler) | 1953 | RYM 19 of 1953 |
| 29 | Hank Williams | Honky-Tonkin' | 1953 | RYM 20 of 1953 |
| 30 | Eartha Kitt | RCA Victor Presents Eartha Kitt | 1953 | RYM 21 of 1953 |
| 31 | Olivier Messiaen | Catalogue d'Oiseaux | 1953 | RYM 22 of 1953 |
| 32 | Oscar Peterson | Plays Duke Ellington | 1953 | RYM 23 of 1953 |
| 33 | Miklos Rozsa | Julius Caesar | 1953 | RYM 24 of 1953 |
| 34 | Dave Brubeck | Jazz at Oberlin | 1953 | RYM 25 of 1953 |
| 35 | Karlheinz Stockhausen | Kontra-Punkte | 1953 | RYM 26 of 1953 |
| 36 | Ogden Nash | Reads Ogden Nash | 1953 | RYM 27 of 1953 |
| 37 | Kenny Drew | New Faces - New Sounds | 1953 | RYM 28 of 1953 |
| 38 | Big Bill Broonzy & Washboard Sam | Big Bill Broonzy & Washboard Sam | 1953 | RYM 29 of 1953 |
| 39 | Marilyn Monroe | Gentlemen Prefer Blondes | 1953 | RYM 30 of 1953 |
| 40 | Charles Aznavour | Charles Aznavour chante... (Jezebel) | 1953 | RYM 31 of 1953 |
| 41 | Anna Russell | Anna Russell Sings! Again? | 1953 | RYM 34 of 1953 |
| 42 | Hank Williams | Memorial Album | 1953 | RYM 35 of 1953 |
| 43 | Edith Piaf | Le bel indifferent | 1953 | RYM 36 of 1953 |
| 44 | Hank Jones | Urbanity | 1953 | RYM 37 of 1953 |
| 45 | Paul Bley | Introducing Paul Bley | 1953 | RYM 38 of 1953 |
| 46 | Wynton Kelly | New Faces - New Sounds | 1953 | RYM 39 of 1953 |
| 47 | Barney Kessel | Easy Like, Vol 1 | 1953 | RYM 40 of 1953 |
| 48 | Horace Silver | New Faces - New Sounds | 1953 | RYM 41 of 1953 |
| 49 | Yves Montand | Recital au Theatre de l'Etoile | 1953 | RYM 42 of 1953 |
| 50 | Laurindo Almeida & Bud Shank | Brazilliance, Vol 1 | 1953 | RYM 44 of 1953 |
Previous Comments (newest first)
4 May 2015
Double Listing - JJ Johnson
Per both Wikipedia and Acclaimed Music, #14 (The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson) & #17 (JJ Johnson With Clifford Brown) are the same.
Data fixed, thanks
16 Apr 2015
#5 - Dixie Hummingbirds
Let's Go Out To the Programs is actually a (3) minute single rather than analbum (per National Recording Registry (Library of Congress) and You Tube video. It should be transferred to the Songs list.
Data fixed, thanks
12 Feb 2015
2nd Request - Richard Wagner
#17 - Tristan und Isolde was selected for Grammy Hall of Fame in 1988. Google Grammy Hall of Fame. It is listed under "W" for Wagner.
No Grammy Hall of Fame classical albums have been added because of the confusion between composer and performer
12 Feb 2015
2nd Request - Giacomo Puccini
#16 - Tosca was selected for Grammy Hall of Fame in 1987. Google Grammy Hall of Fame. It is listed under "P" for Puccini.
No Grammy Hall of Fame classical albums have been added because of the confusion between composer and performer
12 Feb 2015
2nd Request - Giacomo Puccini
#16 - Tosca was selected for Grammy Hall of Fame in 1987. Google Grammy Hall of Fame. It is listed under "P" for Puccini.
No Grammy Hall of Fame classical albums have been added because of the confusion between composer and performer
20 Jan 2015
#19 - Richard Wagner - Tristan Und Isolde
This album was selected for Grammy Hall of Fame in 1988. It's listed underWagner: Tristan Und Isolde and was performed by Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus of Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Wilhelm Furtwangler conducting.
20 Jan 2015
Triple Listing - Jazz At Massey Hall
#3 & #9 & #15 are all the same. This album is known variously as Jazz AtMassey Hall/The Greatest Jazz Concert Ever (per Wikipedia). The Quintet consists of Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Max Roach & Charles Mingus.
Data fixed, thanks
20 Jan 2015
#18 - Giacomo Puccini - Tosca
This album was selected for Grammy Hall of Fame in 1987. It's listed underPuccini : Tosca and was performed by Orchestra & Chorus of Teatro Alla Scala , Milan , Conductor Victor DeSabata with Maria Callas.
9 Sep 2010
song
SONG: "JOHNNY IS THE GUY FOR ME" 1953 I married a guy named Johnny, I remember sanging this song. my husband died 3 years ago I would love to find this song. Please help!
The song "Johnny (Is the Boy for Me)" was indeed a hit for Les Paul & Mary Ford in 1953 (notice the word "boy" rather than "guy"). It is listed as number 64 on this page (on data version 1.9.0073).
Since you are in the US you can download it from iTunes or Amazon. On Amazon search for the album "Isle of Golden Dreams - Capitol Years (1952 - 1954)".