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Top-rated albums of 1959

Listed below are the top-rated albums of 1959 as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members!
(To qualify for this chart, an album must have had at least 10 member ratings.)

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1.

Kind Of BlueMiles Davis
Year of Release:1959Appears in:457 charts
Rank in 1959:1Rank Score:21,313
Rank in 1950s1Overall Rank:44
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2.

Mingus Ah UmCharles Mingus
Year of Release:1959Appears in:96 charts
Rank in 1959:2Rank Score:2,608
Rank in 1950s3Overall Rank:445
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3.

Time OutThe Dave Brubeck Quartet
Year of Release:1959Appears in:96 charts
Rank in 1959:3Rank Score:2,274
Rank in 1950s4Overall Rank:512
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4.

Chuck Berry Is On TopChuck Berry
Year of Release:1959Appears in:53 charts
Rank in 1959:5Rank Score:1,009
Rank in 1950s13Overall Rank:1,050
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5.

The Shape Of Jazz To ComeOrnette Coleman Trio
Year of Release:1959Appears in:59 charts
Rank in 1959:4Rank Score:1,632
Rank in 1950s7Overall Rank:690
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6.

Moanin'Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
Year of Release:1959Appears in:38 charts
Rank in 1959:7Rank Score:532
Rank in 1950s21Overall Rank:1,788
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7.

Moanin' In The MoonlightHowlin' Wolf
Year of Release:1959Appears in:47 charts
Rank in 1959:6Rank Score:843
Rank in 1950s16Overall Rank:1,233
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8.

The Genius Of Ray CharlesRay Charles
Year of Release:1959Appears in:36 charts
Rank in 1959:8Rank Score:414
Rank in 1950s31Overall Rank:2,188
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9.

Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin SongbookElla Fitzgerald
Year of Release:1959Appears in:13 charts
Rank in 1959:13Rank Score:174
Rank in 1950s64Overall Rank:4,315
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10.

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail SongsMarty Robbins
Year of Release:1959Appears in:18 charts
Rank in 1959:10Rank Score:325
Rank in 1950s37Overall Rank:2,635
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The average rating is a Bayesian average, calculated as follows:
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV

where:
av = mean average rating an album has currently received.
n = number of ratings an album has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an album to appear in the 'top-rated' chart (currently 20).
AV = the site mean average rating for an album (currently 76/100).

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