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 (4,680th) 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 (3,350th) by Duke Ellington
1954	26	2,048	Sarah Vaughan (1,832nd) by Sarah Vaughan
1955	34	3,178	In The Wee Small Hours (614th) by Frank Sinatra
1956	54	10,692	Elvis Presley (360th) by Elvis Presley
1957	85	11,485	Here's Little Richard (601st) by Little Richard
1958	94	8,403	Lady In Satin (1,022nd) by Billie Holiday
1959	96	33,990	Kind Of Blue (44th) by Miles Davis
Total	448	74,601

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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Band

81.

Palo Congo

Sabu

Year of Release:	1957	Appears in:	6 charts
Rank in 1957:	15	Rank Score:	138
Rank in 1950s	81	Overall Rank:	5,207
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82.

Anita Sings The Most

Anita O'Day

Year of Release:	1957	Appears in:	5 charts
Rank in 1957:	16	Rank Score:	133
Rank in 1950s	82	Overall Rank:	5,342
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83.

The Amazing Bud Powell

Bud Powell

Year of Release:	1951	Appears in:	10 charts
Rank in 1951:	2	Rank Score:	132
Rank in 1950s	83	Overall Rank:	5,367
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84.

Unforgettable

Nat King Cole

Year of Release:	1952	Appears in:	4 charts
Rank in 1952:	5	Rank Score:	131
Rank in 1950s	84	Overall Rank:	5,394
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85.

Sonny Rollins With The Modern Jazz Quartet

Sonny Rollins

Year of Release:	1953	Appears in:	7 charts
Rank in 1953:	6	Rank Score:	129
Rank in 1950s	85	Overall Rank:	5,463
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86.

Blue Jean Bop

Gene Vincent

Year of Release:	1956	Appears in:	13 charts
Rank in 1956:	13	Rank Score:	129
Rank in 1950s	86	Overall Rank:	5,473
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87.

Little Richard

Year of Release:	1958	Appears in:	19 charts
Rank in 1958:	19	Rank Score:	127
Rank in 1950s	87	Overall Rank:	5,515
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88.

American Ballads

Pete Seeger

Year of Release:	1957	Appears in:	7 charts
Rank in 1957:	17	Rank Score:	125
Rank in 1950s	88	Overall Rank:	5,572
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89.

Shake, Rattle And Roll

Bill Haley And His Comets

Year of Release:	1955	Appears in:	7 charts
Rank in 1955:	5	Rank Score:	125
Rank in 1950s	89	Overall Rank:	5,582
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90.

Last Sessions

Leadbelly

Year of Release:	1953	Appears in:	10 charts
Rank in 1953:	7	Rank Score:	122
Rank in 1950s	90	Overall Rank:	5,702
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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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