Top 39 Music Albums of the 1950s
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jwammo12 
- Chart updated: 12/25/2023 20:15
- (Created: 04/02/2016 01:07).
- Chart size: 39 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2016]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
22,081
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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2016]
Year of Release:
1955
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Rank Score:
4,607
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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2016]
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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2016]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
5,603
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[First added to this chart: 11/09/2016]
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[First added to this chart: 05/25/2021]
Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
894
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[First added to this chart: 11/13/2016]
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[First added to this chart: 11/11/2016]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
2,395
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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2016]
Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
1,868
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[First added to this chart: 07/03/2017]
Total albums: 39. Page 1 of 4
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Top 39 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1951 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1952 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1953 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1954 | 1 | 3% | |
| 1955 | 2 | 5% | |
| 1956 | 7 | 18% | |
| 1957 | 4 | 10% | |
| 1958 | 12 | 31% | |
| 1959 | 12 | 31% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Miles Davis | 6 | 15% | |
| Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | 2 | 5% | |
| Chet Baker | 2 | 5% | |
| Jeri Southern And Johnny Smith | 1 | 3% | |
| Buddy Holly | 1 | 3% | |
| Henry Mancini | 1 | 3% | |
| Ella Fitzgerald | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 39 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 31st to 32ndSomethin' Else by Cannonball Adderley |
| Down 1 from 32nd to 33rdVelvet Carpet by The George Shearing Quintet |
| Down 1 from 33rd to 34thLet's Get Away From It All by André Previn |
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