Top 61 Music Albums of the 1950s by edubs

• Chart updated: 08/23/2020 15:15
• (Created: 06/29/2013 18:20).
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Mingus Ah Um 

 Charles Mingus

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[First added to this chart: 07/02/2013]

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

657 charts

Rank Score:

7,094

Rank in 1959:

2

Rank in 1950s:

2

Overall Rank:

231

Average Rating:

 84 (725 votes)

Comments:

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Kind Of Blue 

 Miles Davis

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[First added to this chart: 07/02/2013]

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

1,642 charts

Rank Score:

23,155

Rank in 1959:

1

Rank in 1950s:

1

Overall Rank:

37

Average Rating:

 89 (2,268 votes)

Comments:

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After Midnight 

 Nat King Cole

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[First added to this chart: 07/02/2013]

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

79 charts

Rank Score:

539

Rank in 1957:

15

Rank in 1950s:

86

Overall Rank:

2,851

Average Rating:

 77 (80 votes)

Comments:

5

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Blue Train 

 John Coltrane

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[First added to this chart: 07/02/2013]

Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

590 charts

Rank Score:

5,501

Rank in 1958:

1

Rank in 1950s:

4

Overall Rank:

311

Average Rating:

 84 (663 votes)

Comments:

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Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Song Book 

 Ella Fitzgerald

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[First added to this chart: 07/02/2013]

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

176 charts

Rank Score:

1,119

Rank in 1956:

8

Rank in 1950s:

38

Overall Rank:

1,529

Average Rating:

 77 (147 votes)

Comments:

5

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Anthology Of American Folk Music 
Compilation

 Various Artists

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[First added to this chart: 07/02/2013]

Year of Release:

1997*

Appears in:

72 charts

Rank Score:

71

Rank in 1997:

262

Rank in 1990s:

2,518

Overall Rank:

15,659

Average Rating:

 78 (78 votes)

Comments:

5

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Lady In Satin 

 Billie Holiday

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[First added to this chart: 09/28/2013]

Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

371 charts

Rank Score:

3,232

Rank in 1958:

3

Rank in 1950s:

11

Overall Rank:

544

Average Rating:

 80 (380 votes)

Comments:

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Birth Of The Cool 
Compilation

 Miles Davis

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[First added to this chart: 07/02/2013]

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

359 charts

Rank Score:

2,507

Rank in 1957:

5

Rank in 1950s:

19

Overall Rank:

701

Average Rating:

 80 (467 votes)

Comments:

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Time Out 

 The Dave Brubeck Quartet

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[First added to this chart: 07/02/2013]

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

653 charts

Rank Score:

6,569

Rank in 1959:

3

Rank in 1950s:

3

Overall Rank:

253

Average Rating:

 84 (732 votes)

Comments:

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Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers 

 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

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[First added to this chart: 07/02/2013]

Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

385 charts

Rank Score:

3,401

Rank in 1958:

2

Rank in 1950s:

10

Overall Rank:

519

Average Rating:

 84 (371 votes)

Comments:

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Top 61 Music Albums of the 1950s composition

Year	Albums	%
1950	2	3%
1951	0	0%
1952	3	5%
1953	0	0%
1954	5	8%
1955	5	8%
1956	10	16%
1957	12	20%
1958	12	20%
1959	11	18%

Artist	Albums	%
Chet Baker	5	8%
Ella Fitzgerald	5	8%
Miles Davis	4	7%
Ornette Coleman	3	5%
Billie Holiday	2	3%
Sun Ra And His Arkestra	2	3%
Sonny Rollins	2	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	59	97%
	2	3%

Top 61 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 30 from 60th to 30th Birks Works by Dizzy Gillespie
Up 22 from 44th to 22nd Super-Sonic Jazz by Sun Ra And His Arkestra
Up 22 from 43rd to 21st Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley

Biggest fallers
Down 10 from 42nd to 52nd Sings And Plays With Bud Shank, Russ Freeman And Strings by Chet Baker
Down 9 from 41st to 50th Chet Baker & Strings by Chet Baker
Down 8 from 30th to 38th Freedom Suite by Sonny Rollins

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90/100	02/04/2018 06:00	CharlieBarley	477	94/100
95/100	04/15/2014 19:56	pa	458	91/100

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From CharlieBarley 02/04/2018 06:01

Great to see so much jazz and Ella F. Bit disappointed there's no Elvis but we can't all like the same things. Good chart overall.

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