Top-rated albums of the 1950s Listed below are the top-rated albums of the 1950s as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members!
Customise chart Rank Album Band 1. Kind Of Blue Miles Davis
Year of Release: 1959 Appears in: 472 charts Rank in 1959: 1 Rank Score: 21,646 Rank in 1950s 1 Overall Rank: 43 Download / Buy Kind Of Blue on MP3:
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2. Mingus Ah Um Charles Mingus
Year of Release: 1959 Appears in: 102 charts Rank in 1959: 2 Rank Score: 2,755 Rank in 1950s 3 Overall Rank: 425 Download / Buy Mingus Ah Um on MP3:
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3. Blue Train John Coltrane
Year of Release: 1957 Appears in: 77 charts Rank in 1957: 2 Rank Score: 1,574 Rank in 1950s 8 Overall Rank: 717 Download / Buy Blue Train on MP3:
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4. Time Out The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Year of Release: 1959 Appears in: 109 charts Rank in 1959: 3 Rank Score: 2,478 Rank in 1950s 4 Overall Rank: 474 Download / Buy Time Out on MP3:
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5. Brilliant Corners Thelonious Monk
Year of Release: 1957 Appears in: 52 charts Rank in 1957: 4 Rank Score: 892 Rank in 1950s 15 Overall Rank: 1,185 Download / Buy Brilliant Corners on MP3:
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6. Chuck Berry Is On Top Chuck Berry
Year of Release: 1959 Appears in: 56 charts Rank in 1959: 5 Rank Score: 992 Rank in 1950s 13 Overall Rank: 1,082 Download / Buy Chuck Berry Is On Top on MP3:
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7. Birth Of The Cool Miles Davis
Year of Release: 1957 Appears in: 70 charts Rank in 1957: 3 Rank Score: 1,319 Rank in 1950s 9 Overall Rank: 845 Download / Buy Birth Of The Cool on MP3:
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8. Elvis Presley Elvis Presley
Year of Release: 1956 Appears in: 135 charts Rank in 1956: 1 Rank Score: 3,455 Rank in 1950s 2 Overall Rank: 339 Download / Buy Elvis Presley on MP3:
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9. Songs For Swingin' Lovers! Frank Sinatra
Year of Release: 1956 Appears in: 51 charts Rank in 1956: 3 Rank Score: 1,174 Rank in 1950s 11 Overall Rank: 930 Download / Buy Songs For Swingin' Lovers! on MP3:
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10. Songs For Distingué Lovers Billie Holiday
Year of Release: 1957 Appears in: 16 charts Rank in 1957: 9 Rank Score: 265 Rank in 1950s 42 Overall Rank: 3,105 Download / Buy Songs For Distingué Lovers on MP3:
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