Top 80 Music Albums of the 1950s
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flamingyesdept 
- Chart updated: 03/23/2025 21:15
- (Created: 12/07/2015 13:17).
- Chart size: 80 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2015]
Year of Release:
1959
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21,925
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2015]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
6,974
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2015]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
6,415
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2015]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
3,501
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2015]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
5,598
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2015]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
2,336
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2015]
Year of Release:
1956
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2,916
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2015]
Year of Release:
1959
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3,914
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Top 80 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1951 | 2 | 3% | |
| 1952 | 3 | 4% | |
| 1953 | 2 | 3% | |
| 1954 | 2 | 3% | |
| 1955 | 4 | 5% | |
| 1956 | 15 | 19% | |
| 1957 | 14 | 18% | |
| 1958 | 16 | 20% | |
| 1959 | 21 | 26% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Frank Sinatra | 6 | 8% | |
| Miles Davis | 5 | 6% | |
| Billie Holiday | 4 | 5% | |
| Charles Mingus | 3 | 4% | |
| Ray Charles | 3 | 4% | |
| Nina Simone | 3 | 4% | |
| Chuck Berry | 3 | 4% | |
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Top 80 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 1 from 81st to 80thSolitude by Billie Holiday |
| Up 1 from 80th to 79thNina Simone At Town Hall by Nina Simone |
| Up 1 from 79th to 78thTalking Dust Bowl by Woody Guthrie |
| Leavers |
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| Chansons Des Cafés De Paris by Édith Piaf |
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| ! | 09/09/2024 19:36 |  Larcx13 | 1,138 | 86/100 |
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