Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s
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bertrandu 
Updated Jan 25 2026
Rating of #1 : 4,21
Rating of #100 : 3,54
Average rating : 3,67
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- (Created: 04/27/2014 09:37).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1958
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Year of Release:
1959
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Year of Release:
1957
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Year of Release:
1959
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1951 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1952 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1953 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1954 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1955 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1956 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1957 | 19 | 19% | |
| 1958 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1959 | 27 | 27% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Ella Fitzgerald | 6 | 6% | |
| Billie Holiday | 4 | 4% | |
| Frank Sinatra | 4 | 4% | |
| Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | 4 | 4% | |
| Chuck Berry | 3 | 3% | |
| Sonny Rollins | 3 | 3% | |
| Clifford Brown & Max Roach | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 79th to 80thWe Three by Roy Haynes With Phineas Newborn & Paul Chambers |
| Down 1 from 80th to 81stElla Fitzgerald Sings The Rodgers And Hart Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald |
| Down 1 from 81st to 82ndSongs For Young Lovers by Frank Sinatra |
| New entries |
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| Byrd In Hand by Donald Byrd |
| Leavers |
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| Go Bo Diddley by Bo Diddley |
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