Top 50 Music Albums of the 1950s
by jlsfourth 
- Chart updated: 12/09/2025 14:45
- (Created: 09/05/2014 13:34).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/08/2014]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
22,081
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[First added to this chart: 09/08/2014]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
5,603
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[First added to this chart: 03/14/2024]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
3,496
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[First added to this chart: 08/07/2023]
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[First added to this chart: 07/18/2023]
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[First added to this chart: 07/18/2023]
Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
1,144
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[First added to this chart: 09/07/2014]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
809
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[First added to this chart: 12/15/2021]
Year of Release:
1959
Appears in:
Rank Score:
6,391
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[First added to this chart: 12/06/2023]
Total albums: 50. Page 1 of 5
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Top 50 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1951 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1952 | 3 | 6% | |
| 1953 | 2 | 4% | |
| 1954 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1955 | 2 | 4% | |
| 1956 | 7 | 14% | |
| 1957 | 6 | 12% | |
| 1958 | 13 | 26% | |
| 1959 | 17 | 34% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Ray Charles | 4 | 8% | |
| Frank Sinatra | 3 | 6% | |
| Elvis Presley | 3 | 6% | |
| Ella Fitzgerald | 3 | 6% | |
| Miles Davis | 2 | 4% | |
| John Coltrane | 2 | 4% | |
| Harry Belafonte | 2 | 4% | |
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