Top 33 Music Albums of the 1950s
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JR 
- Chart updated: 11/15/2025 08:45
- (Created: 12/13/2016 20:34).
- Chart size: 33 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/13/2016]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
21,779
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[First added to this chart: 12/13/2016]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
5,577
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[First added to this chart: 02/16/2017]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
3,501
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[First added to this chart: 01/27/2017]
Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
1,673
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[First added to this chart: 12/13/2016]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
6,950
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[First added to this chart: 11/04/2025]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
766
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[First added to this chart: 12/13/2016]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
6,425
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[First added to this chart: 12/13/2016]
Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
2,808
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[First added to this chart: 05/29/2021]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
2,335
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[First added to this chart: 01/19/2021]
Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
4,199
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Total albums: 33. Page 1 of 4
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Top 33 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1951 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1952 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1953 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1954 | 1 | 3% | |
| 1955 | 2 | 6% | |
| 1956 | 6 | 18% | |
| 1957 | 8 | 24% | |
| 1958 | 9 | 27% | |
| 1959 | 7 | 21% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Miles Davis | 4 | 12% | |
| Elvis Presley | 4 | 12% | |
| Little Richard | 2 | 6% | |
| Ray Charles | 2 | 6% | |
| Charles Mingus | 2 | 6% | |
| Frank Sinatra | 2 | 6% | |
| Buddy Holly | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 33 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 8 from 11th to 3rdArt Blakey And The Jazz Messengers by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers |
| Up 1 from 19th to 18thSongs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra |
| Up 1 from 18th to 17thChet Baker Sings by Chet Baker |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 2 from 6th to 8thThe "Chirping" Crickets by The Crickets |
| Down 2 from 7th to 9thLittle Girl Blue by Nina Simone |
| Down 2 from 17th to 19thElla & Louis by Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong |
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