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

Comments

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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)".