Top 27 Music Albums of the 1950s by MARTINBORS

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Kind Of Blue 

 Miles Davis

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[First added to this chart: 01/27/2016]

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

1,611 charts

Rank Score:

25,032

Rank in 1959:

1

Rank in 1950s:

1

Overall Rank:

37

Average Rating:

 89 (2,213 votes)

Comments:

166

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Lady In Satin 

 Billie Holiday

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[First added to this chart: 01/27/2016]

Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

349 charts

Rank Score:

3,119

Rank in 1958:

1

Rank in 1950s:

11

Overall Rank:

570

Average Rating:

 80 (360 votes)

Comments:

25

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Mingus Ah Um 

 Charles Mingus

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[First added to this chart: 01/27/2016]

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

642 charts

Rank Score:

7,415

Rank in 1959:

2

Rank in 1950s:

2

Overall Rank:

227

Average Rating:

 84 (708 votes)

Comments:

40

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Blue Train 

 John Coltrane

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[First added to this chart: 01/27/2016]

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

570 charts

Rank Score:

5,990

Rank in 1957:

1

Rank in 1950s:

4

Overall Rank:

300

Average Rating:

 84 (646 votes)

Comments:

29

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Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Song Book 

 Ella Fitzgerald

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[First added to this chart: 01/27/2016]

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

161 charts

Rank Score:

1,069

Rank in 1956:

8

Rank in 1950s:

39

Overall Rank:

1,611

Average Rating:

 78 (137 votes)

Comments:

5

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Chega De Saudade 

 João Gilberto

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[First added to this chart: 01/27/2016]

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

137 charts

Rank Score:

1,178

Rank in 1959:

11

Rank in 1950s:

36

Overall Rank:

1,472

Average Rating:

 79 (133 votes)

Comments:

4

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Ascenseur Pour L'échafaud 
Soundtrack

 Miles Davis

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[First added to this chart: 01/27/2016]

Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

186 charts

Rank Score:

1,457

Rank in 1958:

6

Rank in 1950s:

32

Overall Rank:

1,217

Average Rating:

 80 (207 votes)

Comments:

7

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Porgy & Bess 

 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

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[First added to this chart: 01/27/2016]

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

56 charts

Rank Score:

242

Rank in 1959:

32

Rank in 1950s:

158

Overall Rank:

5,480

Average Rating:

 75 (57 votes)

Comments:

6

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Time Out 

 The Dave Brubeck Quartet

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[First added to this chart: 01/27/2016]

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

634 charts

Rank Score:

6,610

Rank in 1959:

3

Rank in 1950s:

3

Overall Rank:

266

Average Rating:

 84 (708 votes)

Comments:

37

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Vertigo 
Soundtrack

 Bernard Herrmann

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[First added to this chart: 01/27/2016]

Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

67 charts

Rank Score:

453

Rank in 1958:

24

Rank in 1950s:

92

Overall Rank:

3,255

Average Rating:

 78 (74 votes)

Comments:

4

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Top 27 Music Albums of the 1950s composition

Year	Albums	%
1950	0	0%
1951	0	0%
1952	0	0%
1953	1	4%
1954	2	7%
1955	2	7%
1956	4	15%
1957	4	15%
1958	5	19%
1959	9	33%

Artist	Albums	%
Miles Davis	4	15%
Billie Holiday	3	11%
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong	2	7%
Yma Sumac	1	4%
Cannonball Adderley	1	4%
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1	4%
Charles Mingus	1	4%
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Country	Albums	%
	25	93%
	1	4%
	1	4%

Top 27 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 2 from 20th to 18th In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra

Biggest fallers
Down 2 from 18th to 20th Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk
Down 2 from 19th to 21st Porgy And Bess by Miles Davis
Down 2 from 24th to 26th Songs For Distingué Lovers by Billie Holiday

New entries
Black Coffee With Peggy Lee by Peggy Lee
'Round About Midnight by Miles Davis

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