List of Billboard number-one albums of 1952

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These are the number-one ranked albums by week in the United States in 1952 according to the Billboard Best Selling Pop Albums chart for both 33 1/3 and 45 RPM records.

Contents

Chart history

Chart history
Issue date33 1/3 R.P.M.45 R.P.M.Ref.
AlbumArtist(s)LabelAlbumArtist(s)Label
January 5Mario Lanza Sings Christmas Songs Mario Lanza RCA Victor Mario Lanza Sings Christmas SongsMario LanzaRCA Victor [1]
January 12 An American in Paris Soundtrack MGM An American in ParisSoundtrackMGM [2]
January 19 [3]
January 26 [4]
February 2 [5]
February 9 [6]
February 16 [7]
February 23 [8]
March 1 [9]
March 8 [10]
March 15 I'll See You in My Dreams Doris Day Columbia [11]
March 22I'll See You in My DreamsDoris DayColumbia [12]
March 29An American in ParisSoundtrackMGM [13]
April 5 [14]
April 12An American in ParisSoundtrackMGM [15]
April 19 [16]
April 26 [17]
May 3 With a Song in My Heart Jane Froman Capitol [18]
May 10With a Song in My HeartJane FromanCapitol [19]
May 17 [20]
May 24 [21]
May 31 [22]
June 7 [23]
June 14 [24]
June 21 [25]
June 28 [26]
July 5 [27]
July 12 [28]
July 19 [29]
July 26 [30]
August 2 [31]
August 9 [32]
August 16 [33]
August 23 [34]
August 30 [35]
September 6 [36]
September 13 [37]
September 20 [38]
September 27 [39]
October 4 [40]
October 11 [41]
October 18 The Merry Widow SoundtrackMGM [42]
October 25Liberace at the Piano Liberace Columbia [43]
November 1Liberace at the Piano & I'm in the Mood for Love tiedLiberace & Eddie Fisher tiedColumbia & RCA Victor tied [44]
November 8I'm in the Mood for LoveEddie FisherRCA Victor [45]
November 15 Because You're Mine Mario Lanza / SoundtrackRCA Victor [46]
November 22 [47]
November 29Liberace at the PianoLiberaceColumbia [48]
December 6Because You're MineMario Lanza / SoundtrackRCA Victor [49]
December 13 [50]
December 201937–1938 Jazz Concert No. 2 Benny Goodman Columbia [51]
December 27 [52]

See also

Notes

ANovember 1, 1952: Liberace at the Piano and I'm in the Mood for Love tied for number one for Best Selling 45 RPM album.

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