Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s
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Helios 
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- Chart updated: 10/02/2023 17:15
- (Created: 11/04/2015 00:43).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
583
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Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
6,410
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Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
828
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Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
4,165
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1950 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1951 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1952 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1953 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1954 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1955 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1956 | 18 | 18% | |
| 1957 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1958 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1959 | 13 | 13% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Little Richard | 2 | 2% | |
| Les Baxter | 2 | 2% | |
| Martin Denny | 2 | 2% | |
| Harry Belafonte | 2 | 2% | |
| Stan Getz | 2 | 2% | |
| Billie Holiday | 2 | 2% | |
| Machito | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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76 | 76% | |
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8 | 8% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 19th to 21st Chante Les Chansons Poétiques no1 by Georges Brassens |
| Down 2 from 20th to 22nd The Great Caruso by Mario Lanza |
| Down 2 from 21st to 23rd Moanin' The Blues by Hank Williams |
| New entries |
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| Exotica by Martin Denny |
| Primitiva by Martin Denny |
| Leavers |
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| Nagauta Music And Original Music And Arrangements From Older Classics by The Azuma Kabuki Musicians |
| Bird & Diz by Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie |
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