Top 99 Music Albums of the 1950s
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skelter54 
- Chart updated: 04/17/2025 16:15
- (Created: 06/13/2013 18:20).
- Chart size: 99 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2013]
Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
4,976
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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2013]
Year of Release:
1959
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21,982
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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2013]
Year of Release:
1957
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2,818
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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2013]
Year of Release:
1955
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4,623
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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2013]
Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
4,175
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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2013]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
907
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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2013]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
3,525
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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2013]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
3,242
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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2013]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
1,728
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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2013]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
1,311
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Top 99 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1951 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1952 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1953 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1954 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1955 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1956 | 20 | 20% | |
| 1957 | 19 | 19% | |
| 1958 | 22 | 22% | |
| 1959 | 24 | 24% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Frank Sinatra | 4 | 4% | |
| Elvis Presley | 4 | 4% | |
| Chuck Berry | 3 | 3% | |
| Billie Holiday | 3 | 3% | |
| Miles Davis | 3 | 3% | |
| Thelonious Monk | 2 | 2% | |
| Bo Diddley | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 99 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 100th to 99thArt Blakey And The Jazz Messengers by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers |
| Up 1 from 99th to 98thThe Weavers At Carnegie Hall by The Weavers |
| Up 1 from 98th to 97thShake, Rattle And Roll by Bill Haley And His Comets |
| Leavers |
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| Viens Au Creux De Mon Epaule by Charles Aznavour |
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| ! | 02/24/2018 10:52 |  jnfbn | 309 | 96/100 |
| ! | 08/16/2014 16:02 |  Decurso | 171 | 82/100 |
| ! | 10/09/2013 20:42 | JusticeDone | 424 | 96/100 |
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Easily the best 1950's list I've seen so far.
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