Top 53 Music Albums of the 1950s
by WayneMC 
- Chart updated: 08/07/2025 19:45
- (Created: 05/30/2016 18:40).
- Chart size: 53 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/30/2016]
Year of Release:
1959
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21,648
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[First added to this chart: 05/30/2016]
Year of Release:
1955
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Rank Score:
4,627
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[First added to this chart: 05/30/2016]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
1,612
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[First added to this chart: 05/30/2016]
Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
4,184
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[First added to this chart: 05/30/2016]
Year of Release:
1959
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,748
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[First added to this chart: 05/30/2016]
Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
2,904
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[First added to this chart: 05/30/2016]
Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
2,823
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[First added to this chart: 05/30/2016]
Year of Release:
1959
Appears in:
Rank Score:
6,903
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[First added to this chart: 05/30/2016]
Year of Release:
1959
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,329
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[First added to this chart: 05/30/2016]
Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
2,493
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Total albums: 53. Page 1 of 6
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Top 53 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1951 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1952 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1953 | 1 | 2% | |
| 1954 | 2 | 4% | |
| 1955 | 2 | 4% | |
| 1956 | 11 | 21% | |
| 1957 | 12 | 23% | |
| 1958 | 16 | 30% | |
| 1959 | 9 | 17% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Frank Sinatra | 4 | 8% | |
| Miles Davis | 3 | 6% | |
| Little Richard | 2 | 4% | |
| Billie Holiday | 2 | 4% | |
| The Louvin Brothers | 2 | 4% | |
| B.B. King | 2 | 4% | |
| Sonny Rollins | 2 | 4% | |
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Top 53 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 54th to 53rdArt Blakey And The Jazz Messengers by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers |
| Up 1 from 53rd to 52ndBrilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk |
| Up 1 from 52nd to 51stDance Mania by Tito Puente |
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