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Albums in the Year 1954

Other Years: 1950s 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s

This page lists the top albums of 1954 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 1954 can be found here.

# Artist Album Title Year Chart Entries
1 Miles Davis Birth Of The Cool 1954 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1982 (1957), Guiness 42, Acclaimed 325 (1954), WTMD 429, WXPN 529 (1956)
2 Clifford Brown & Max Roach Clifford Brown & Max Roach 1954 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999 (1954), RYM 1 of 1954, Acclaimed 1229 (1954)
3 Art Blakey A Night At Birdland, Vol 1 1954 Grammy Hall of Fame in 2000 (1954), RYM 5 of 1954, Acclaimed 1236 (1954)
4 Chet Baker Chet Baker Sings 1954 Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001 (1956), RYM 8 of 1954, Acclaimed 1970 (1954)
5 Max Steiner Gone with the Wind 1954 Grammy Hall of Fame in 2006 (1967), RYM 19 of 1954
6 Various Artists The Threepenny Opera 1954 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1994 (1954), RYM 157 of 1954
7 Jackie Gleason Music, Martinis, & Memories 1954 US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jun 1962), US BB 5 of 1955, RYM 81 of 1954
8 June Christy Something Cool 1954 RYM 9 of 1953, US BB 37 of 1955, Acclaimed 1606 (1954)
9 Dave Brubeck Jazz Goes to College 1954 RYM 13 of 1954, US BB 30 of 1955, Acclaimed 2843 (1954)
10 Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong Plays WC Handy 1954 RYM 2 of 1954, Acclaimed 1036 (1954)
11 Art Tatum The Genius of Art Tatum, Vols. 1-13 1954 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1978 (1954)
12 Frank Sinatra Songs for Young Lovers 1954 RYM 3 of 1954, Acclaimed 1533 (1954)
13 Billie Holiday Lady Sings The Blues 1954 RYM 4 of 1954, Channel4 38
14 Michel Legrand I Love Paris 1954 US BB 7 of 1955, RYM 23 of 1954
15 Dave Brubeck Brubeck Time 1954 US BB 11 of 1955, RYM 31 of 1954
16 Art Blakey A Night At Birdland, Vol 2 1954 RYM 11 of 1954, Acclaimed 2296 (1954)
17 Dinah Washington Dinah Jams 1954 RYM 14 of 1954, Acclaimed 1509 (1955)
18 Benny Goodman BG In Hi-Fi 1954 US BB 19 of 1955, RYM 79 of 1954
19 Dave Brubeck Jazz: Red Hot & Cool 1954 RYM 25 of 1954, US BB 48 of 1955
20 Sarah Vaughan Swingin' Easy 1954 RYM 49 of 1957, Acclaimed 1298 (1954)
21 Charles Mingus Charlie Mingus 1954 RYM 65 of 1954, Acclaimed 935 (1960)
22 Roy Eldridge & Dizzy Gillespie Dizzy Gillespie with Roy Eldridge 1954 RYM 134 of 1954, Acclaimed 1572 (1954)
23 Lester Young With The Oscar Peterson Trio 1954 RYM 6 of 1954
24 Yma Sumac Mambo! 1954 RYM 7 of 1954
25 Georges Brassens Vol 2 - 'Le vent' 1954 RYM 12 of 1954
26 Judy Garland A Star Is Born Her Greatest Hits 1954 RYM 15 of 1954
27 Eartha Kitt That Bad Eartha 1954 RYM 16 of 1954
28 Ben Webster The Consummate Artistry of Ben Webster 1954 RYM 17 of 1954
29 Charles Mingus The Jazz Experiments of Charlie Mingus 1954 RYM 18 of 1954
30 Chet Baker Chet Baker & Strings 1954 RYM 20 of 1954
31 Erroll Garner Misty 1954 RYM 21 of 1954
32 Ella Fitzgerald Songs in a Mellow Mood 1954 RYM 22 of 1954
33 Richard Rodgers Victory At Sea 1954 RYM 24 of 1954
34 Dizzy Gillespie Afro 1954 RYM 26 of 1954
35 Ludwig van Beethoven Fidelio (Martha Modl,Wolfgang Windgassen,Sena Jurinac,Gottlob Frick;Wiener Philharmoniker;Wilhelm Furtwangler) 1954 RYM 27 of 1954
36 King Pleasure King Pleasure Sings / Annie Ross Sings 1954 RYM 28 of 1954
37 Jacques Brel Jacques Brel & Ses Chansons 1954 RYM 29 of 1954
38 Dave Brubeck Jazz at College of the Pacific 1954 RYM 30 of 1954
39 Hector Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique 1954 RYM 33 of 1954
40 Caj Tjader Mambo With Tjader 1954 RYM 34 of 1954
41 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Cosi Fan Tutte (Schwarzkopf, Otto, Merriman, Simoneau, Panerai, Bruscantini; Karajan w/Philharmonia Choir & Orchestra 1954 RYM 35 of 1954
42 Erroll Garner Contrasts 1954 RYM 36 of 1954
43 Max Steiner The Caine Mutiny 1954 RYM 37 of 1954
44 Dinah Washington After Hours With Miss D 1954 RYM 39 of 1954
45 Artur Rubinstein Brahms - Piano Concerto No. 1 In D Minor, Op. 15 1954 RYM 40 of 1954
46 Duke Ellington Ellington '55 1954 RYM 41 of 1954
47 Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 'Emperor' - Piano Sonatas Nos 8 & 23 'Pathetique' & 'Appassionata' 1954 RYM 42 of 1954
48 Maria Callas Puccini Arias 1954 RYM 43 of 1954
49 Various Artists Seven Brides For Seven Brothers 1954 RYM 44 of 1954
50 Miles Davis Miles Davis All Star Sextet 1954 RYM 45 of 1954
51 Barney Kessel Kessel Plays Standards 1954 RYM 46 of 1954
52 Duke Ellington Early Ellington 1954 RYM 47 of 1954
53 Jackson do Pandeiro Sua Majestade, o Rei do Ritmo 1954 RYM 48 of 1954
54 Les Baxter The Passions: Featuring Bas Sheva 1954 RYM 50 of 1954
55 Fumio Hayasaka Seven Samurai 1954 RYM 51 of 1954
56 Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong Sings the Blues 1954 RYM 52 of 1954
57 Fafa Lemos Jantar No Rio 1954 RYM 53 of 1954
58 Doris Monteiro Minhas Musicas 1954 RYM 54 of 1954
59 Various Artists The Pajama Game 1954 RYM 55 of 1954
60 Chet Baker Sextet 1954 RYM 56 of 1954
61 Art Blakey Blakey 1954 RYM 57 of 1954
62 Billy May Orchestra Billy May's Bacchanalia! 1954 RYM 58 of 1954
63 Ella Fitzgerald Lullabies of Birdland 1954 RYM 59 of 1954
64 Elmo Hope Elmo Hope Quintet, Vol 2 1954 RYM 60 of 1954
65 Ludwig van Beethoven Symphonies No. 3, No. 5 & No. 7 (Vienna Philharmonic, Wilhelm Furtwangler) (3 LP) 1954 RYM 61 of 1954
66 Sarah Vaughan The Divine Sarah Sings 1954 RYM 62 of 1954
67 Stan Kenton Portraits On Standards 1954 RYM 63 of 1954
68 Pete Seeger The Goofing-Off Suite 1954 RYM 64 of 1954
69 Lowell Fulson Hung Down Head 1954 RYM 66 of 1954
70 Kid Ory Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band 1954 RYM 67 of 1954
71 Dorival Caymmi Cancoes Praieiras 1954 RYM 69 of 1954
72 Lionel Hampton The Lionel Hampton Quintet 1954 RYM 70 of 1954
73 Louis Bellson Skin Deep 1954 RYM 71 of 1954
74 Pete Seeger American Folk Songs for Children 1954 RYM 72 of 1954
75 Richard Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra 1954 RYM 73 of 1954
76 Pete Seeger How to Play the 5-String Banjo 1954 RYM 74 of 1954
77 Horace Silver Horace Silver Trio Vol 2 1954 RYM 75 of 1954
78 Laurindo Almeida Laurindo Almeida Quartet 1954 RYM 76 of 1954
79 Harry Belafonte Mark Twain (And Other Folk Favorites) 1954 RYM 77 of 1954
80 Bob Cooper Group activity 1954 RYM 78 of 1954
81 Gerry Mulligan Pleyel Concert, Vol 2 1954 RYM 80 of 1954
82 Anita O'Day An Evening With Anita O'Day 1954 RYM 82 of 1954
83 Art Blakey A Night At Birdland, Vol. 3 1954 RYM 83 of 1954
84 Stan Purdy & Mickey Spillane Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer 1954 RYM 84 of 1954
85 Chet Baker Chet Baker Ensemble 1954 RYM 86 of 1954
86 Bas Sheva Soul of a People 1954 RYM 87 of 1954
87 Odetta The Tin Angel 1954 RYM 88 of 1954
88 Various Artists The Boy Friend 1954 RYM 89 of 1954
89 Quintet of The Hot Club of France Hot Club Quintet 1954 RYM 90 of 1954
90 Roy Haynes Busman's Holiday 1954 RYM 91 of 1954
91 Willie 'The Lion' Smith Relaxin' After Hours 1954 RYM 92 of 1954
92 Maynard Ferguson Jam Session 1954 RYM 93 of 1954
93 Gerry Mulligan Pleyel Concert, Vol 1 1954 RYM 95 of 1954
94 Igor Stravinsky In Memoriam Dylan Thomas 1954 RYM 96 of 1954
95 George Wallington Showcase 1954 RYM 97 of 1954
96 Lee Konitz Jazz at Storyville 1954 RYM 98 of 1954
97 Maria Elena Walsh Argentine Folk Songs 1954 RYM 99 of 1954
98 Maria Elena Walsh Chants D'Argentine 1954 RYM 100 of 1954
99 Jimmy Giuffre Tangents in Jazz 1954 RYM 101 of 1954
100 Peggy Lee Songs in an Intimate Style 1954 RYM 102 of 1954
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