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 (2,841st) by Edith Piaf
1951	12	536	Genius of Modern Music: Volume 1 (4,676th) by Thelonious Monk
1952	17	1,629	Hank Williams Sings (2,459th) by Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys
1953	15	1,403	Ellington Uptown (3,344th) by Duke Ellington
1954	26	2,048	Sarah Vaughan (1,833rd) by Sarah Vaughan
1955	34	3,166	In The Wee Small Hours (614th) by Frank Sinatra
1956	54	10,672	Elvis Presley (362nd) by Elvis Presley
1957	85	11,465	Here's Little Richard (602nd) by Little Richard
1958	94	8,403	Lady In Satin (1,022nd) by Billie Holiday
1959	96	34,066	Kind Of Blue (44th) by Miles Davis
Total	448	74,625

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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Album

Band

71.

Workin' with The Miles Davis Quintet

Miles Davis

Year of Release:	1959	Appears in:	11 charts
Rank in 1959:	14	Rank Score:	149
Rank in 1950s	71	Overall Rank:	4,900
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72.

Vertigo

Bernard Herrmann

Year of Release:	1958	Appears in:	7 charts
Rank in 1958:	15	Rank Score:	148
Rank in 1950s	72	Overall Rank:	4,912
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73.

Soulville

Ben Webster

Year of Release:	1957	Appears in:	8 charts
Rank in 1957:	13	Rank Score:	146
Rank in 1950s	73	Overall Rank:	4,959
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74.

Dinah Jams

Dinah Washington

Year of Release:	1954	Appears in:	10 charts
Rank in 1954:	5	Rank Score:	144
Rank in 1950s	74	Overall Rank:	5,042
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75.

The Wizard Of Oz: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Various Artists

Year of Release:	1956	Appears in:	11 charts
Rank in 1956:	12	Rank Score:	143
Rank in 1950s	75	Overall Rank:	5,060
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76.

After Midnight

Nat King Cole

Year of Release:	1957	Appears in:	10 charts
Rank in 1957:	14	Rank Score:	140
Rank in 1950s	76	Overall Rank:	5,143
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77.

Relaxin' With The Miles Davis Quintet

Miles Davis

Year of Release:	1958	Appears in:	11 charts
Rank in 1958:	16	Rank Score:	139
Rank in 1950s	77	Overall Rank:	5,158
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78.

Billie Holiday Sings

Billie Holiday

Year of Release:	1952	Appears in:	6 charts
Rank in 1952:	4	Rank Score:	139
Rank in 1950s	78	Overall Rank:	5,165
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79.

The Everly Brothers

Year of Release:	1958	Appears in:	19 charts
Rank in 1958:	17	Rank Score:	138
Rank in 1950s	79	Overall Rank:	5,190
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80.

At Home With Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Year of Release:	1958	Appears in:	8 charts
Rank in 1958:	18	Rank Score:	138
Rank in 1950s	80	Overall Rank:	5,198
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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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