Best Albums of 1959

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Listed below are the best albums of 1959 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1959 year summaryThe best artists of 1959 were Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Dave Brubeck, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Ornette Coleman, Art Blakey, Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Chuck Berry, Nina Simone and Howlin' Wolf.

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The Paragons Meet The Jesters

Paragons And Jesters

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1959

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15 charts

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Kelly Blue

Wynton Kelly

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1959

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16 charts

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Dave Van Ronk Sings Ballads, Blues, & A Spiritual

Dave Van Ronk

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1959

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13 charts

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114.

Hello Love

Ella Fitzgerald

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1959

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5 charts

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115.

New Soil

Jackie McLean

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1959

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13 charts

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Nina Simone And Her Friends
Compilation

Nina Simone

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1959

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10 charts

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Let's Play Fats Domino

Fats Domino

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1959

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14 charts

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Thelonious Alone In San Francisco

Thelonious Monk

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1959

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20 charts

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Wagner: Das Rheingold

Sir Georg Solti / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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1959

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11 charts

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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5

Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic

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1959

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11 charts

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Best Albums of 1959 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	5	1%
Ella Fitzgerald	5	1%
Frank Sinatra	4	1%
Billie Holiday	4	1%
Connie Francis	4	1%
Martin Denny	4	1%
Nina Simone	4	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	354	70%
	32	6%
	31	6%
	13	3%
	11	2%
	9	2%
	7	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	475	94%
Yes	29	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	491	97%
Yes	13	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	493	98%
Yes	11	2%

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