Top 19 Music Albums of the 1950s
by ewhittenburg 
AKA The "I like Miles, Monk, Coltrane and Rollins list. The problem with the '50's is so much of the music was more single oriented. I have a ton or great compilations of that music but not many actual albums.
- Chart updated: 02/18/2015 19:15
- (Created: 02/18/2015 18:51).
- Chart size: 19 albums.
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Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
20,916
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Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
6,286
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Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
2,689
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Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
5,375
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Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
915
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Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
6,767
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[First added to this chart: 02/18/2015]
Year of Release:
1957
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,916
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Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
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Total albums: 19. Page 1 of 2
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Top 19 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1951 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1952 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1953 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1954 | 1 | 5% | |
| 1955 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1956 | 3 | 16% | |
| 1957 | 4 | 21% | |
| 1958 | 4 | 21% | |
| 1959 | 5 | 26% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Miles Davis | 5 | 26% | |
| Sonny Rollins | 2 | 11% | |
| John Coltrane | 2 | 11% | |
| Thelonious Monk | 2 | 11% | |
| Cannonball Adderley | 2 | 11% | |
| Dave Brubeck | 1 | 5% | |
| Glenn Gould | 1 | 5% | |
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