The Best Music of 1952

Here is a selection of the best albums and songs from 1952. Hall of Famers are highlighted in orange.

For a list of the top artists who made their debut recording in 1952, check out this list.

Albums (?)		Wikipedia
Billie Holiday	Billie Holiday Sings	☆
Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie	Bird & Diz	☆
Chet Atkins	Chet Atkins' Gallopin' Guitar	☆
ed. Harry Smith	Anthology of American Folk Music	☆
Eddie Fisher	I'm in the Mood for Love	☆
Hank Williams	Hank Williams Sings	☆
Hank Williams	Moanin' the Blues	☆
Johnnie Ray	Johnnie Ray	☆
Les Baxter	Ritual of the Savage	☆
Nat King Cole	Penthouse Serenade	☆
The Dave Brubeck Quartet	The Dave Brubeck Quartet	☆
Various Artists	Singin' in the Rain: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	☆

Songs (?)		Wikipedia
B. B. King	You Know I Love You	☆
Big Mama Thornton	Hound Dog	☆
Big Mama Thornton	They Call Me Big Mama	☆
Bill Haley & The Saddlemen	Rock The Joint	☆
Chet Baker	My Funny Valentine	☆
Dale Evans & Roy Rogers	Happy Trails	☆
Dinah Washington	Mad About the Boy	☆
Doris Day	A Guy Is A Guy	☆
Fats Domino	Goin' Home	☆
Gene Autry	Up on the Housetop	☆
Gene Kelly	Singin' In The Rain	☆
Hank Williams	Jambalaya	☆
Jean Ritchie	Jubilee	☆
Johnnie Ray	Walkin' My Baby Back Home	☆
Johnny Ace	My Song	☆
Kitty Wells	It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels	☆
Little Walter	Juke	☆
Little Walter	Sad Hours	☆
Lloyd Price	Lawdy Miss Clawdy	☆
Ruth Brown	5-10-15 Hours	☆
Slim Whitman	Indian Love Call	☆
Tex Ritter	Ballad of High Noon	☆
The "5" Royales	Baby, Don't Do It	☆
The Clovers	One Mint Julep	☆
The Dominoes	Have Mercy, Baby	☆
Thelonious Monk	Straight, No Chaser	☆

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