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 (2,464th) 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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Band

61.

At Newport

Ray Charles

Year of Release:	1958	Appears in:	16 charts
Rank in 1958:	14	Rank Score:	178
Rank in 1950s	61	Overall Rank:	4,249
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62.

Jazz At Massey Hall

The Quintet

Year of Release:	1953	Appears in:	8 charts
Rank in 1953:	4	Rank Score:	175
Rank in 1950s	62	Overall Rank:	4,292
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63.

Souvenir Album

Ella Fitzgerald

Year of Release:	1950	Appears in:	6 charts
Rank in 1950:	3	Rank Score:	175
Rank in 1950s	63	Overall Rank:	4,305
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64.

Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald

Year of Release:	1959	Appears in:	13 charts
Rank in 1959:	13	Rank Score:	174
Rank in 1950s	64	Overall Rank:	4,327
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65.

Monk's Music

Thelonious Monk

Year of Release:	1957	Appears in:	12 charts
Rank in 1957:	12	Rank Score:	163
Rank in 1950s	65	Overall Rank:	4,545
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66.

Jazz At Oberlin

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Year of Release:	1953	Appears in:	6 charts
Rank in 1953:	5	Rank Score:	161
Rank in 1950s	66	Overall Rank:	4,599
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67.

Rock Around The Clock

Bill Haley And His Comets

Year of Release:	1955	Appears in:	18 charts
Rank in 1955:	4	Rank Score:	159
Rank in 1950s	67	Overall Rank:	4,654
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68.

Genius of Modern Music: Volume 1

Thelonious Monk

Year of Release:	1951	Appears in:	9 charts
Rank in 1951:	1	Rank Score:	157
Rank in 1950s	68	Overall Rank:	4,686
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69.

Tragic Songs Of Life

The Louvin Brothers

Year of Release:	1956	Appears in:	6 charts
Rank in 1956:	11	Rank Score:	157
Rank in 1950s	69	Overall Rank:	4,690
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70.

Viens Au Creux De Mon Epaule

Charles Aznavour

Year of Release:	1954	Appears in:	5 charts
Rank in 1954:	4	Rank Score:	150
Rank in 1950s	70	Overall Rank:	4,880
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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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