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Best Albums of the 1950s

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Listed below are the greatest albums of the 1950s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 9,600 greatest album charts.

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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.
1950151,237 Chansons Des Cafés De Paris (2,844th)
by Edith Piaf
195112536 Genius of Modern Music: Volume 1 (4,680th)
by Thelonious Monk
1952171,629 Hank Williams Sings (2,465th)
by Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys
1953151,403 Ellington Uptown (3,350th)
by Duke Ellington
1954262,048 Sarah Vaughan (1,832nd)
by Sarah Vaughan
1955343,178 In The Wee Small Hours (614th)
by Frank Sinatra
19565410,692 Elvis Presley (360th)
by Elvis Presley
19578511,485 Here's Little Richard (601st)
by Little Richard
1958948,403 Lady In Satin (1,022nd)
by Billie Holiday
19599633,990 Kind Of Blue (44th)
by Miles Davis
Total44874,601

The best bands of the 1950s were Miles Davis, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Charles Mingus, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Little Richard, Billie Holiday, John Coltrane, Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly.
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171.

Mr. BlueThe Fleetwoods
Year of Release:1959Appears in:5 charts
Rank in 1959:28Rank Score:47
Rank in 1950s171Overall Rank:11,850
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172.

Down And Out BluesSonny Boy Williamson
Year of Release:1959Appears in:7 charts
Rank in 1959:29Rank Score:46
Rank in 1950s172Overall Rank:11,895
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173.

Charlie Parker With StringsCharlie Parker
Year of Release:1950Appears in:7 charts
Rank in 1950:8Rank Score:46
Rank in 1950s173Overall Rank:11,923
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174.

Lonely TeardropsJackie Wilson
Year of Release:1959Appears in:10 charts
Rank in 1959:30Rank Score:45
Rank in 1950s174Overall Rank:12,090
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175.

Please Please PleaseJames Brown
Year of Release:1959Appears in:7 charts
Rank in 1959:31Rank Score:44
Rank in 1950s175Overall Rank:12,109
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176.

Study In BrownClifford Brown
Year of Release:1955Appears in:4 charts
Rank in 1955:10Rank Score:44
Rank in 1950s176Overall Rank:12,178
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177.

Ella And Louis AgainElla Fitzgerald And Louis Armstrong
Year of Release:1957Appears in:2 charts
Rank in 1957:36Rank Score:44
Rank in 1950s177Overall Rank:12,203
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177.

Nat King Cole Sings For Two In LoveNat King Cole
Year of Release:1955Appears in:2 charts
Rank in 1955:11Rank Score:44
Rank in 1950s177Overall Rank:12,203
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179.

The PlattersThe Platters
Year of Release:1956Appears in:8 charts
Rank in 1956:23Rank Score:43
Rank in 1950s179Overall Rank:12,208
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180.

Bound For GloryWoody Guthrie
Year of Release:1956Appears in:7 charts
Rank in 1956:24Rank Score:42
Rank in 1950s180Overall Rank:12,365
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Best Albums of the 1950s composition

Year Albums %


1950 14 1%
1951 9 1%
1952 15 2%
1953 14 1%
1954 22 2%
1955 29 3%
1956 44 4%
1957 74 7%
1958 84 8%
1959 85 9%
Band Albums %


Miles Davis 15 2%
Frank Sinatra 12 1%
Thelonious Monk 11 1%
Ella Fitzgerald 9 1%
Billie Holiday 9 1%
Elvis Presley 8 1%
Ray Charles 6 1%
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Country Albums %


United States 344 34%
Mixed Nationality 8 1%
Canada 8 1%
France 8 1%
United Kingdom 4 0%
Peru 3 0%
Germany 3 0%
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