Top 16 Music Albums of the 1950s
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AfterHours 
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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Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
2,926
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Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
20,870
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Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
3,841
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Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
2,697
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[First added to this chart: 09/21/2016]
Year of Release:
1956
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,977
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[First added to this chart: 09/21/2016]
Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
2,513
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[First added to this chart: 09/21/2016]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
6,755
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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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1951 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1952 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1953 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1954 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1955 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1956 | 2 | 13% | |
| 1957 | 6 | 38% | |
| 1958 | 2 | 13% | |
| 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% | |
| The Modern Jazz Quartet | 1 | 6% | |
| George Russell | 1 | 6% | |
| Yusef Lateef | 1 | 6% | |
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Top 16 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes
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Top 16 Music Albums of the 1950s ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 07/02/2017 00:24 |  RoundTheBend | 370 | 92/100 |
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AfterHours 07/03/2017 02:16 | #193586
AfterHours 07/03/2017 02:16 | #193586
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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RoundTheBend TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/02/2017 00:24 | #193541
RoundTheBend TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/02/2017 00:24 | #193541
6 albums in common. Not bad considering only 16 albums on the list.
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