Top 10 Music Albums of the 1950s by munson 
- Chart updated: 01/02/2014 16:49
- (Created: 04/21/2013 23:04).
- Chart size: 10 albums.
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Year of Release:
1957
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1,086
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Year of Release:
1957
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4,232
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Year of Release:
1958
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2,610
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Year of Release:
1958
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783
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1955
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4,643
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1958
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1,065
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1957
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1,632
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Year of Release:
1959
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6,491
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Top 10 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1950 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1951 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1952 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1953 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1954 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1955 | 1 | 10% | |
| 1956 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1957 | 3 | 30% | |
| 1958 | 4 | 40% | |
| 1959 | 2 | 20% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Little Richard | 2 | 20% | |
| The Dave Brubeck Quartet | 1 | 10% | |
| Little Walter | 1 | 10% | |
| Ray Charles | 1 | 10% | |
| Buddy Holly | 1 | 10% | |
| Elvis Presley | 1 | 10% | |
| Frank Sinatra | 1 | 10% | |
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Top 10 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes
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| Up 1 from 2nd to 1st Ray Charles by Ray Charles |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 1st to 2nd Here's Little Richard by Little Richard |
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From Decurso 09/05/2014 13:52
Decurso 09/05/2014 13:52
The 50's are a toughie, due to it being a time when singles were more common than albums. Chuck Berry is a big oversight in my book, and I like Chirping Crickets more than Buddy Holly's self-titles album, but I really did the inclusion of Little Walter.
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tgarritsen 01/13/2014 23:41
So cool to see Ray Charles on top.
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