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Rank	Album	Band
44.	Kind Of Blue	Miles Davis
	Year of Release: 1959 Appears in: 459 charts Rank in 1959: 1 Rank Score: 21,311 Rank in 1950s 1 Overall Rank: 44 Download / Buy Kind Of Blue on MP3:
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368.	Elvis Presley	Elvis Presley
	Year of Release: 1956 Appears in: 128 charts Rank in 1956: 1 Rank Score: 3,170 Rank in 1950s 2 Overall Rank: 368 Download / Buy Elvis Presley on MP3:
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427.	Mingus Ah Um	Charles Mingus
	Year of Release: 1959 Appears in: 98 charts Rank in 1959: 2 Rank Score: 2,710 Rank in 1950s 3 Overall Rank: 427 Download / Buy Mingus Ah Um on MP3:
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512.	Time Out	The Dave Brubeck Quartet
	Year of Release: 1959 Appears in: 101 charts Rank in 1959: 3 Rank Score: 2,272 Rank in 1950s 4 Overall Rank: 512 Download / Buy Time Out on MP3:
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604.	Here's Little Richard	Little Richard
	Year of Release: 1957 Appears in: 78 charts Rank in 1957: 1 Rank Score: 1,877 Rank in 1950s 5 Overall Rank: 604 Download / Buy Here's Little Richard on MP3: No MP3 preview available.
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618.	In The Wee Small Hours	Frank Sinatra
	Year of Release: 1955 Appears in: 78 charts Rank in 1955: 1 Rank Score: 1,843 Rank in 1950s 6 Overall Rank: 618 Download / Buy In The Wee Small Hours on MP3:
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702.	The Shape Of Jazz To Come	Ornette Coleman Trio
	Year of Release: 1959 Appears in: 61 charts Rank in 1959: 4 Rank Score: 1,606 Rank in 1950s 7 Overall Rank: 702 Download / Buy The Shape Of Jazz To Come on MP3:
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711.	Blue Train	John Coltrane
	Year of Release: 1957 Appears in: 76 charts Rank in 1957: 2 Rank Score: 1,584 Rank in 1950s 8 Overall Rank: 711 Download / Buy Blue Train on MP3:
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856.	Birth Of The Cool	Miles Davis
	Year of Release: 1957 Appears in: 67 charts Rank in 1957: 3 Rank Score: 1,292 Rank in 1950s 9 Overall Rank: 856 Download / Buy Birth Of The Cool on MP3:
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901.	Saxophone Colossus	Sonny Rollins
	Year of Release: 1956 Appears in: 56 charts Rank in 1956: 2 Rank Score: 1,230 Rank in 1950s 10 Overall Rank: 901 Download / Buy Saxophone Colossus on MP3:
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