Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s
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Fischman 
- Chart updated: 04/10/2025 04:15
- (Created: 10/26/2016 22:37).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
3,417
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Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
5,576
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Year of Release:
1958
Appears in:
Rank Score:
563
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Comments:
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1950 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1951 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1952 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1953 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1954 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1955 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1956 | 22 | 22% | |
| 1957 | 22 | 22% | |
| 1958 | 20 | 20% | |
| 1959 | 21 | 21% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Dizzy Gillespie | 7 | 7% | |
| Chet Atkins | 5 | 5% | |
| Thad Jones | 5 | 5% | |
| Horace Silver | 5 | 5% | |
| John Coltrane | 4 | 4% | |
| Kenny Burrell | 4 | 4% | |
| Coleman Hawkins | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes
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| 80/100 | 01/04/2019 22:33 | NSPE | | 77/100 |
| 90/100 | 11/16/2016 14:04 |  sssvnnn | | 83/100 |
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From PurpleHazel 06/27/2019 03:24
Excellent mostly jazz chart.
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