Best Albums of the 1950s

Listed below are the best albums of the 1950s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 52,000 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.
19501225,220
19511394,203
19521506,809
19531936,480
195422911,258
195532114,892
195643232,543
195756245,578
195856341,364
195960882,492
Total3,319250,839

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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Year of Release:
1957
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594
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Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
588
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Year of Release:
1958
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576
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Year of Release:
1958
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575
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1952
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570
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1957
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570
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Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
569
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Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
566
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Year of Release:
1951
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Rank Score:
559
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1954
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558
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Best Albums of the 1950s composition

Year Albums %


1950 39 4%
1951 40 4%
1952 59 6%
1953 62 6%
1954 77 8%
1955 86 9%
1956 117 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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