Best Albums of the 1950s

Listed below are the best albums of the 1950s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1950s decade summary
YearAlbums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
19501225,223
19511394,219
19521506,903
19531936,475
195422911,231
195532114,893
195643332,569
195756345,514
195856341,321
195960882,347
Total3,321250,696

The best artists of the 1950s were Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, Frank Sinatra, Charles Mingus, Elvis Presley, Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Billie Holiday and John Coltrane.
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1954
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1955
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1958
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21
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1959
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21
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1954
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21
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Year of Release:
1955
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21
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Year of Release:
1955
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21
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Year of Release:
1956
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21
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Year of Release:
1953
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21
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1958
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 100 of 100

Best Albums of the 1950s composition

Year Albums %


1950 39 4%
1951 40 4%
1952 59 6%
1953 62 6%
1954 76 8%
1955 86 9%
1956 118 12%
1957 152 15%
1958 173 17%
1959 195 20%
Country Albums %


United States 780 78%
Mixed Nationality 39 4%
France 31 3%
United Kingdom 27 3%
Brazil 21 2%
Canada 12 1%
Austria 10 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 943 94%
Yes 57 6%
Live? Albums %
No 963 96%
Yes 37 4%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 978 98%
Yes 22 2%
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