Best Albums of 1950

« View best albums of 1949View best albums of 1951 »

Listed below are the best albums of 1950 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

Best albums by year or decade

Decade:

Year:

1950 year summaryThe best artists of 1950 were Yma Sumac, Benny Goodman, Woody Guthrie, Charlie Parker, Billie Holiday, Les Paul, Ella Fitzgerald, Trio Aguilillas, Édith Piaf and Dexter Gordon.

View chart at point in time

Share this chart

Share | |

Collector's summary (top 116)Log in or register to discover the great albums that are missing from your music collection!

Sort by

Voice Of The Xtabay

Yma Sumac

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

77 charts

Rank Score:

803

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

2,064

Average Rating:

75 (71 votes)

Comments:

The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert
Live

Benny Goodman

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

94 charts

Rank Score:

598

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

2,607

Average Rating:

73 (81 votes)

Comments:

Talking Dust Bowl
Compilation

Woody Guthrie

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

57 charts

Rank Score:

405

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

102

Overall Rank:

3,594

Average Rating:

72 (45 votes)

Comments:

Charlie Parker With Strings

Charlie Parker

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

85 charts

Rank Score:

389

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

105

Overall Rank:

3,732

Average Rating:

76 (83 votes)

Comments:

Billie Holiday Sings (1950)
Compilation

Billie Holiday

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

240

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

55 charts

Rank Score:

230

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

218

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

34 charts

Rank Score:

131

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

20 charts

Rank Score:

117

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

296

Overall Rank:

10,023

Average Rating:

70 (12 votes)

Comments:

10.

Innovations In Modern Music

Stan Kenton And His Orchestra

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

101

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

327

Overall Rank:

11,423

Average Rating:

71 (25 votes)

Comments:

« prev
1
2
3
4
...
11
12
next »
Goto Page:

Total albums: 116. Page 1 of 12

Best Albums of 1950 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Édith Piaf	3	3%
Norman Granz' Jazz At The Philharmonic	3	3%
Benny Goodman	2	2%
Charlie Parker	2	2%
Frank Sinatra	2	2%
Billie Holiday	2	2%
Woody Guthrie	2	2%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	79	68%
	8	7%
	5	4%
	4	3%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	2	2%
Show all

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	113	97%
Yes	3	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	115	99%
Yes	1	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	115	99%
Yes	1	1%

« View best albums of 1949View best albums of 1951 »

If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.

A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(

We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.

Best Albums of 1973
1. The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
2. Innervisions by Stevie Wonder
3. Houses Of The Holy by Led Zeppelin
4. Selling England By The Pound by Genesis
5. Quadrophenia by The Who
6. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John
7. Band On The Run by Paul McCartney & Wings
8. Raw Power by Iggy And The Stooges
9. Aladdin Sane by David Bowie
10. Future Days by Can
11. (pronounced 'lĕh-'nérd 'skin-'nérd) by Lynyrd Skynyrd
12. Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock
13. For Your Pleasure by Roxy Music
14. Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield
15. Closing Time by Tom Waits
16. Berlin by Lou Reed
17. The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle by Bruce Springsteen
18. Artaud by Pescado Rabioso
19. Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye
20. Catch A Fire by The Wailers