Best Albums of 1959

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Listed below are the best albums of 1959 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1959 year summaryThe best artists of 1959 were Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Dave Brubeck, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Ornette Coleman, Art Blakey, Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Chuck Berry, Nina Simone and Howlin' Wolf.

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74.

The Hottest New Group In Jazz

Lambert, Hendricks & Ross

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

30 charts

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341

Overall Rank:

11,885

Average Rating:

66 (39 votes)

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81.

The Sound Of Music

The Original Broadway Cast

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

14 charts

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363

Overall Rank:

12,945

Average Rating:

73 (10 votes)

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89.

Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson

Ben Webster & Oscar Peterson

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

26 charts

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379

Overall Rank:

13,548

Average Rating:

79 (22 votes)

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190.

Gypsy

The Original Broadway Cast

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

9 charts

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191.

Angola Prison Spirituals
Compilation

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

6 charts

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Angola Prisoners' Blues

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

3 charts

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223.

Highlights Of Vortex
Compilation

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

4 charts

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231.

A Touch Of Tabasco

Rosemary Clooney / Pérez Prado

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

3 charts

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Porgy And Bess (Original Soundtrack Recording)

Various Artists

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1959

Appears in:

4 charts

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314.

Chorus From The Gallows

Ewan MacColl & Peggy Seeger

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1959

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6 charts

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Best Albums of 1959 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Ella Fitzgerald	5	1%
Various Artists	5	1%
Connie Francis	4	1%
Frank Sinatra	4	1%
Billie Holiday	4	1%
Nina Simone	4	1%
Martin Denny	4	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	349	70%
	32	6%
	31	6%
	13	3%
	11	2%
	9	2%
	7	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	470	94%
Yes	29	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	486	97%
Yes	13	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	489	98%
Yes	10	2%

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