Listed below are the greatest albums of the 1950s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 1,800 greatest album charts.

The best bands of the 1950s were Miles Davis, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Charles Mingus, Billie Holiday, Ornette Coleman, Louis Armstrong And Ella Fitzgerald, Dave Brubeck, Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane.

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Rank	Album	Band
1.	Kind of Blue	Miles Davis
	Year of Release: 1959 Appears in: 135 charts Rank in 1959: 1 Total Rank Score: 8,917 Rank in 1950s: 1 Overall Rank: 40 Download / Buy Kind of Blue on MP3:
2.	Elvis Presley	Elvis Presley
	Year of Release: 1956 Appears in: 27 charts Rank in 1956: 1 Total Rank Score: 1,163 Rank in 1950s: 2 Overall Rank: 342 Download / Buy Elvis Presley on MP3:
3.	Mingus Ah Um	Charles Mingus
	Year of Release: 1959 Appears in: 16 charts Rank in 1959: 2 Total Rank Score: 790 Rank in 1950s: 3 Overall Rank: 477 Download / Buy Mingus Ah Um on MP3:
4.	The Shape Of Jazz To Come	Ornette Coleman
	Year of Release: 1959 Appears in: 13 charts Rank in 1959: 3 Total Rank Score: 746 Rank in 1950s: 4 Overall Rank: 500 Download / Buy The Shape Of Jazz To Come on MP3:
5.	Ella & Louis	Louis Armstrong And Ella Fitzgerald
	Year of Release: 1956 Appears in: 10 charts Rank in 1956: 2 Total Rank Score: 735 Rank in 1950s: 5 Overall Rank: 513 Download / Buy Ella & Louis on MP3: No MP3 preview.
6.	Lady In Satin	Billie Holiday
	Year of Release: 1958 Appears in: 12 charts Rank in 1958: 1 Total Rank Score: 659 Rank in 1950s: 6 Overall Rank: 567 Download / Buy Lady In Satin on MP3:
7.	Time Out	Dave Brubeck
	Year of Release: 1959 Appears in: 17 charts Rank in 1959: 4 Total Rank Score: 643 Rank in 1950s: 7 Overall Rank: 583 Download / Buy Time Out on MP3:
8.	In The Wee Small Hours	Frank Sinatra
	Year of Release: 1955 Appears in: 16 charts Rank in 1955: 1 Total Rank Score: 603 Rank in 1950s: 8 Overall Rank: 628 Download / Buy In The Wee Small Hours on MP3:
9.	Brilliant Corners	Thelonious Monk
	Year of Release: 1956 Appears in: 8 charts Rank in 1956: 3 Total Rank Score: 388 Rank in 1950s: 9 Overall Rank: 916 Download / Buy Brilliant Corners on MP3:
10.	Songs For Swingin' Lovers!	Frank Sinatra
	Year of Release: 1956 Appears in: 9 charts Rank in 1956: 4 Total Rank Score: 375 Rank in 1950s: 10 Overall Rank: 940 Download / Buy Songs For Swingin' Lovers! on MP3: