Top 40 Music Albums of the 1950s
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- Chart updated: 01/18/2015 15:15
- (Created: 01/18/2015 14:17).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 01/18/2015]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
22,227
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Year of Release:
1955
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Rank Score:
1,143
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[First added to this chart: 01/18/2015]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
7,062
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Year of Release:
1955
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Rank Score:
4,616
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[First added to this chart: 01/18/2015]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
5,553
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[First added to this chart: 01/18/2015]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
2,884
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[First added to this chart: 01/18/2015]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
1,519
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[First added to this chart: 01/18/2015]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
2,399
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[First added to this chart: 01/18/2015]
Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
893
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Total albums: 40. Page 1 of 4
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Top 40 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1951 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1952 | 2 | 5% | |
| 1953 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1954 | 2 | 5% | |
| 1955 | 2 | 5% | |
| 1956 | 3 | 8% | |
| 1957 | 11 | 28% | |
| 1958 | 7 | 18% | |
| 1959 | 11 | 28% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Miles Davis | 4 | 10% | |
| Charles Mingus | 2 | 5% | |
| Frank Sinatra | 2 | 5% | |
| Billie Holiday | 2 | 5% | |
| John Coltrane | 2 | 5% | |
| Sonny Rollins | 2 | 5% | |
| Sarah Vaughan | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 4 from 27th to 31st Down And Out Blues by Sonny Boy Williamson |
| Down 2 from 28th to 30th Coltrane by John Coltrane |
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From sssvnnn 02/03/2015 21:23 | #133846
sssvnnn 02/03/2015 21:23 | #133846
I am far away from beeing a 50´s expert... but I think the chart looks pretty good.
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