Top 60 Music Albums of the 1950s
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- Chart updated: 05/27/2025 15:45
- (Created: 09/04/2013 17:45).
- Chart size: 60 albums.
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Of course
[First added to this chart: 03/12/2014]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
21,816
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The best jazz album I've ever heard
[First added to this chart: 03/12/2014]
Year of Release:
1958
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2,866
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Some of these tracks sound better on Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus, but the original is breathtaking.
[First added to this chart: 03/12/2014]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
6,940
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The album we'll play for the aliens who ask us what rock and roll was
[First added to this chart: 03/12/2014]
Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
4,195
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Speaking of perfection...
[First added to this chart: 03/12/2014]
Year of Release:
1958
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5,574
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Frank demanded perfection. He got it here.
[First added to this chart: 03/12/2014]
Year of Release:
1955
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4,643
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A voice like an angel and a trumpet to match
[First added to this chart: 07/25/2017]
Year of Release:
1954
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Rank Score:
2,625
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Self-titled on here, I call this one "Moanin'"
[First added to this chart: 03/12/2014]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
3,500
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[First added to this chart: 03/12/2014]
Year of Release:
1957
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,826
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[First added to this chart: 03/12/2014]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
3,856
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Total albums: 60. Page 1 of 6
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Top 60 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1951 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1952 | 4 | 7% | |
| 1953 | 1 | 2% | |
| 1954 | 2 | 3% | |
| 1955 | 2 | 3% | |
| 1956 | 4 | 7% | |
| 1957 | 14 | 23% | |
| 1958 | 18 | 30% | |
| 1959 | 15 | 25% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Miles Davis | 3 | 5% | |
| Charles Mingus | 3 | 5% | |
| Chet Baker | 3 | 5% | |
| Lee Morgan | 2 | 3% | |
| Hank Williams | 2 | 3% | |
| Chuck Berry | 2 | 3% | |
| Little Richard | 2 | 3% | |
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Top 60 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 11 from 50th to 39thAfter School Session by Chuck Berry |
| Up 11 from 46th to 35thSatchmo Serenades by Louis Armstrong |
| Up 10 from 40th to 30thJazz In Silhouette by Sun Ra And His Arkestra |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 19 from 23rd to 42ndKenya by Machito |
| Down 15 from 32nd to 47thThe Amazing Nina Simone by Nina Simone |
| Down 13 from 38th to 51stSaxophone Colossus by Sonny Rollins |
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From Johnnyo 08/30/2019 06:27 | #241931
Nice 50's chart
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