Top 16 Music Albums of the 1950s by 
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Only albums I've rated 75/100 and above will be included on this chart. My ratings are pretty strict, thus 75/100 is an exclusive, high rating from me, indicating a historically extraordinary work.
NOTE: Art Blakey's Orgy in Rhythm is separated into two volumes and two selections on this site, but I consider both volumes as one album and one selection. So my rating and ranking is infact for both volumes put together as one work, not each individually.
- Chart updated: 05/28/2019 23:45
- (Created: 09/09/2016 20:51).
- Chart size: 16 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/21/2016]
Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
2,919
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[First added to this chart: 09/21/2016]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
25,068
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[First added to this chart: 09/21/2016]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
3,896
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[First added to this chart: 09/21/2016]
Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
2,722
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[First added to this chart: 09/21/2016]
Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
1,834
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[First added to this chart: 09/21/2016]
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1957
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2,453
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[First added to this chart: 09/21/2016]
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1959
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Rank Score:
7,423
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2016]
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Total albums: 16. Page 1 of 2
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Top 16 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1950 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1951 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1952 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1953 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1954 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1955 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1956 | 2 | 13% | |
| 1957 | 7 | 44% | |
| 1958 | 1 | 6% | |
| 1959 | 5 | 31% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Miles Davis | 2 | 13% | |
| Sonny Rollins | 2 | 13% | |
| Charles Mingus | 2 | 13% | |
| Art Blakey | 2 | 13% | |
| John Coltrane | 1 | 6% | |
| Thelonious Monk | 1 | 6% | |
| Jimmy Giuffre | 1 | 6% | |
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Top 16 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 3 from 11th to 8th Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus |
| Up 3 from 10th to 7th Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 7th to 9th Orgy In Rhythm (Volume One) by Art Blakey |
| Down 2 from 8th to 10th Orgy In Rhythm, Volume 2 by Art Blakey |
| Down 2 from 9th to 11th Jazz In Silhouette by Sun Ra And His Arkestra |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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 90/100  | 07/02/2017 00:24 |  RoundTheBend | | 92/100 |
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From AfterHours 07/03/2017 02:16
AfterHours 07/03/2017 02:16
Right on. There are many other excellent Jazz albums from the 50s but with these charts I am keeping the cut off point at 7.5/10 (which indicates "historically extraordinary/amazing")
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90/100
From RoundTheBend 07/02/2017 00:24
RoundTheBend 07/02/2017 00:24
6 albums in common. Not bad considering only 16 albums on the list.
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