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The Best Music of 1953

Here is a selection of the best albums and songs from 1953. Hall of Famers are highlighted in orange.

For a list of the top artists who made their debut recording in 1953, check out this list.

Albums (?)Wikipedia
Billie HolidayAn Evening with Billie Holiday☆
Dinah ShoreDinah Shore Sings The Blues☆
Django ReinhardtDjango Reinhardt et ses rythmes☆
Duke EllingtonThe Duke Plays Ellington☆
Lead BellyLeadbelly's Last Sessions☆
Les Paul & Mary FordThe Hit Makers!☆
MoondogMoondog and His Friends☆
Peggy LeeBlack Coffee☆
The QuintetJazz at Massey Hall☆
Thelonious MonkThelonious☆
Songs (?)Wikipedia
Amos MilburnOne Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer☆
Big Joe TurnerHoney Hush☆
Billy Haley & The CometsCrazy Man, Crazy☆
Brother Claude ElyThere Ain't No Grave (Gonna Hold My Body Down)☆
Celia Cruz & Sonora MatanceraBurundanga☆
Dean MartinThat's Amore☆
Dean MartinLove Me, Love Me☆
Desi Arnaz with Paul Weston & The Norman Luboff ChI Love Lucy☆
Dinah WashingtonTV is the Thing (This Year)☆
Doris DaySecret Love☆
Eartha KittSanta Baby☆
Eartha KittI Want to be Evil☆
Faye AdamsShake a Hand☆
Frank SinatraI Get a Kick Out of You☆
Frank SinatraI've Got The World On A String☆
Guitar SlimThe Things That I Used to Do☆
Hank WilliamsYour Cheatin' Heart☆
James "Sugar Boy" Crawford & His Cane CuttersJock-A-Mo☆
Johnny AceThe Clock☆
Junior ParkerMystery Train☆
LaVern BakerSoul on Fire☆
Les Paul & Mary FordVaya Con Dios☆
Les Paul and Mary FordBye Bye Blues☆
Marilyn MonroeDiamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend☆
Nat King ColePretend☆
Professor LonghairTipitina☆
Ray AnthonyDragnet☆
Ray CharlesMess Around☆
Rosalind RussellOne Hundred Easy Ways☆
Ruth Brown(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean☆
T-Bone WalkerTell Me What's the Reason☆
The "5" RoyalesHelp Me Somebody☆
The CrowsGee☆
The DriftersMoney Honey☆
The Four LadsIstanbul (Not Constantinople)☆
The OriolesCrying in the Chapel☆
Tony BennettRags to Riches☆

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