Top 99 Music Albums of the 1950s
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- Chart updated: 02/03/2020 10:15
- (Created: 04/12/2016 00:08).
- Chart size: 99 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2016]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
22,218
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Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
1,445
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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2016]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
7,053
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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2016]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
2,397
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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2016]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
569
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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2016]
Year of Release:
1952
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Rank Score:
874
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[First added to this chart: 05/30/2016]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
5,608
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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2016]
Year of Release:
1958
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1,108
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Top 99 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1950 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1951 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1952 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1953 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1954 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1955 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1956 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1957 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1958 | 26 | 26% | |
| 1959 | 23 | 23% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Miles Davis | 5 | 5% | |
| Moondog | 3 | 3% | |
| Frank Sinatra | 3 | 3% | |
| Billie Holiday | 3 | 3% | |
| Hank Williams | 2 | 2% | |
| Yma Sumac | 2 | 2% | |
| John Coltrane | 2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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