Best Albums of the 1950s : Best Ever Albums

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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1950s decade summary

Year	Albums 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.
1950	15	1,237	Chansons Des Cafés De Paris (2,844th) by Edith Piaf
1951	12	536	Genius of Modern Music: Volume 1 (4,686th) by Thelonious Monk
1952	17	1,629	Hank Williams Sings (2,465th) by Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys
1953	15	1,403	Ellington Uptown (3,352nd) by Duke Ellington
1954	26	2,047	Sarah Vaughan (1,834th) by Sarah Vaughan
1955	34	3,178	In The Wee Small Hours (618th) by Frank Sinatra
1956	54	10,661	Elvis Presley (367th) by Elvis Presley
1957	86	11,485	Here's Little Richard (604th) by Little Richard
1958	94	8,435	Lady In Satin (1,023rd) by Billie Holiday
1959	96	33,982	Kind Of Blue (44th) by Miles Davis
Total	449	74,594

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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31.

The Genius Of Ray Charles

Ray Charles

Year of Release:	1959	Appears in:	36 charts
Rank in 1959:	8	Rank Score:	414
Rank in 1950s	31	Overall Rank:	2,195
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32.

'Round About Midnight

Miles Davis

Year of Release:	1957	Appears in:	30 charts
Rank in 1957:	8	Rank Score:	381
Rank in 1950s	32	Overall Rank:	2,351
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33.

Chega De Saudade

João Gilberto

Year of Release:	1959	Appears in:	12 charts
Rank in 1959:	9	Rank Score:	370
Rank in 1950s	33	Overall Rank:	2,403
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34.

Hank Williams Sings

Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys

Year of Release:	1952	Appears in:	15 charts
Rank in 1952:	1	Rank Score:	355
Rank in 1950s	34	Overall Rank:	2,465
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35.

Anthology Of American Folk Music

Various Artists

Year of Release:	1952	Appears in:	10 charts
Rank in 1952:	2	Rank Score:	352
Rank in 1950s	35	Overall Rank:	2,482
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36.

Pithecanthropus Erectus

Charles Mingus

Year of Release:	1956	Appears in:	23 charts
Rank in 1956:	9	Rank Score:	333
Rank in 1950s	36	Overall Rank:	2,585
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37.

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

Year of Release:	1959	Appears in:	18 charts
Rank in 1959:	10	Rank Score:	325
Rank in 1950s	37	Overall Rank:	2,634
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38.

Mambo!

Yma Sumac

Year of Release:	1954	Appears in:	8 charts
Rank in 1954:	3	Rank Score:	316
Rank in 1950s	38	Overall Rank:	2,686
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39.

Chansons Des Cafés De Paris

Edith Piaf

Year of Release:	1950	Appears in:	14 charts
Rank in 1950:	1	Rank Score:	292
Rank in 1950s	39	Overall Rank:	2,844
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40.

The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert

Benny Goodman

Year of Release:	1950	Appears in:	12 charts
Rank in 1950:	2	Rank Score:	289
Rank in 1950s	40	Overall Rank:	2,864
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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	%

	344	34%
	8	1%
	8	1%
	8	1%
	4	0%
	3	0%
	3	0%
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