Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s by platus

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Time Out 

 The Dave Brubeck Quartet

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[First added to this chart: 06/28/2013]

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

653 charts

Rank Score:

6,565

Rank in 1959:

3

Rank in 1950s:

3

Overall Rank:

253

Average Rating:

 84 (732 votes)

Comments:

39

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Kind Of Blue 

 Miles Davis

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[First added to this chart: 06/28/2013]

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

1,642 charts

Rank Score:

23,150

Rank in 1959:

1

Rank in 1950s:

1

Overall Rank:

37

Average Rating:

 89 (2,268 votes)

Comments:

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Blue Train 

 John Coltrane

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[First added to this chart: 06/28/2013]

Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

589 charts

Rank Score:

5,500

Rank in 1958:

1

Rank in 1950s:

4

Overall Rank:

311

Average Rating:

 84 (663 votes)

Comments:

29

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The "Chirping" Crickets 

 The Crickets

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[First added to this chart: 06/28/2013]

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

314 charts

Rank Score:

2,801

Rank in 1957:

3

Rank in 1950s:

15

Overall Rank:

620

Average Rating:

 78 (333 votes)

Comments:

28

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Lady In Satin 

 Billie Holiday

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[First added to this chart: 06/28/2013]

Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

371 charts

Rank Score:

3,229

Rank in 1958:

3

Rank in 1950s:

11

Overall Rank:

545

Average Rating:

 80 (380 votes)

Comments:

25

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N° 4 

 Jacques Brel

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[First added to this chart: 04/08/2015]

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

96 charts

Rank Score:

895

Rank in 1959:

11

Rank in 1950s:

43

Overall Rank:

1,868

Average Rating:

 75 (89 votes)

Comments:

3

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Mingus Ah Um 

 Charles Mingus

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[First added to this chart: 06/28/2013]

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

657 charts

Rank Score:

7,092

Rank in 1959:

2

Rank in 1950s:

2

Overall Rank:

231

Average Rating:

 84 (725 votes)

Comments:

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Bird & Diz 

 Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie

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[First added to this chart: 04/08/2015]

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

137 charts

Rank Score:

876

Rank in 1952:

1

Rank in 1950s:

47

Overall Rank:

1,900

Average Rating:

 77 (122 votes)

Comments:

7

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Buddy Holly 

 Buddy Holly

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[First added to this chart: 04/08/2015]

Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

309 charts

Rank Score:

2,673

Rank in 1958:

5

Rank in 1950s:

17

Overall Rank:

655

Average Rating:

 79 (282 votes)

Comments:

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Anthology Of American Folk Music 
Compilation

 Various Artists

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[First added to this chart: 04/08/2015]

Year of Release:

1997*

Appears in:

72 charts

Rank Score:

71

Rank in 1997:

262

Rank in 1990s:

2,518

Overall Rank:

15,664

Average Rating:

 78 (78 votes)

Comments:

5

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s composition

Year	Albums	%
1950	1	1%
1951	2	2%
1952	3	3%
1953	3	3%
1954	11	11%
1955	7	7%
1956	20	20%
1957	12	12%
1958	22	22%
1959	16	16%

Artist	Albums	%
Frank Sinatra	6	6%
Miles Davis	5	5%
Elvis Presley	4	4%
Georges Brassens	3	3%
Thelonious Monk	3	3%
The Dave Brubeck Quartet	2	2%
Bo Diddley	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	87	87%
	6	6%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	1	1%
	1	1%
	1	1%

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