Top 26 Music Albums of the 1950s
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- Chart updated: 07/18/2025 19:15
- (Created: 03/25/2016 02:52).
- Chart size: 26 albums.
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Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
2,923
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[First added to this chart: 12/16/2017]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
22,238
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[First added to this chart: 12/15/2018]
Year of Release:
1957
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,805
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[First added to this chart: 12/16/2017]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
2,607
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[First added to this chart: 12/15/2018]
Year of Release:
1959
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,399
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[First added to this chart: 12/16/2017]
Year of Release:
1956
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,909
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Rank in 1950s:
Overall Rank:
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Comments:
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[First added to this chart: 12/15/2018]
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[First added to this chart: 12/16/2017]
Year of Release:
1959
Appears in:
Rank Score:
6,412
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[First added to this chart: 12/15/2018]
Total albums: 26. Page 1 of 3
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Top 26 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1951 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1952 | 1 | 4% | |
| 1953 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1954 | 1 | 4% | |
| 1955 | 1 | 4% | |
| 1956 | 3 | 12% | |
| 1957 | 4 | 15% | |
| 1958 | 8 | 31% | |
| 1959 | 8 | 31% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Miles Davis | 3 | 12% | |
| Frank Sinatra | 2 | 8% | |
| Buddy Holly | 2 | 8% | |
| Charles Mingus | 2 | 8% | |
| The Dave Brubeck Quartet | 1 | 4% | |
| Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers | 1 | 4% | |
| Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic | 1 | 4% | |
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From Tamthebam 02/26/2020 08:52 | #248255
Tamthebam 02/26/2020 08:52 | #248255
Great chart showcasing all that is great in an overlooked decade on this site. Try investigating Sarah Vaughan an amazing Jazz vocalist of this period.
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