Top 20 Music Albums of the 1950s by AlienCinema 
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Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
1,717
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Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
657
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Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
2,364
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Top 20 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1950 | 1 | 5% | |
| 1951 | 1 | 5% | |
| 1952 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1953 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1954 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1955 | 1 | 5% | |
| 1956 | 4 | 20% | |
| 1957 | 4 | 20% | |
| 1958 | 3 | 15% | |
| 1959 | 6 | 30% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Frank Sinatra | 2 | 10% | |
| Fats Domino | 2 | 10% | |
| Allen Ginsberg | 1 | 5% | |
| Gene Vincent | 1 | 5% | |
| Baby Dodds | 1 | 5% | |
| Ken Nordine Featuring The Fred Katz Group | 1 | 5% | |
| Ferrante & Teicher | 1 | 5% | |
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