Top 11 Music Albums of the 1950s
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desh79 
- Chart updated: 09/07/2020 17:45
- (Created: 12/30/2016 14:36).
- Chart size: 11 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/07/2020]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
21,865
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Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
6,401
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Year of Release:
1955
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Rank Score:
816
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Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
4,985
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Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
1,514
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Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
3,559
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Year of Release:
1952
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Rank Score:
880
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1956
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1,402
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Total albums: 11. Page 1 of 2
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Top 11 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1951 | 1 | 9% | |
| 1952 | 1 | 9% | |
| 1953 | 1 | 9% | |
| 1954 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1955 | 1 | 9% | |
| 1956 | 2 | 18% | |
| 1957 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1958 | 2 | 18% | |
| 1959 | 3 | 27% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Elvis Presley | 2 | 18% | |
| Miles Davis | 2 | 18% | |
| Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys | 1 | 9% | |
| Chuck Berry | 1 | 9% | |
| Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie | 1 | 9% | |
| The Champs | 1 | 9% | |
| The Dave Brubeck Quartet | 1 | 9% | |
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Top 11 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 4th to 5thHank Williams Sings by Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys |
| Down 1 from 5th to 6thElvis Presley by Elvis Presley |
| Down 1 from 6th to 7thMilestones by Miles Davis |
| New entries |
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| The Great Artistry Of Django Reinhardt by Django Reinhardt |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 11/11/2020 17:27 |  Larcx13 | 1,138 | 86/100 |
| ! | 01/09/2019 16:21 |  Rhyner | 1,452 | 99/100 |
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From Larcx13 11/11/2020 17:27 | #260646
Larcx13 11/11/2020 17:27 | #260646
Just to buff up your list here's a few suggestions for you if you haven't gone there already:
Jazz:
Miles Davis - Round About Midnight
Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um
John Coltrane - Blue Train
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (self-titled)
Charles Mingues - Pithecanthropus Erectus
Blues:
Here's Little Richard - Little Richard
Monanin' In The Moonlight - Howlin' Wolf
Bo Diddley (Self-Titled)
Pop/Blues/Other:
Ray Charles - What'd I Say & The Genius of Ray Charles
Sam Cooke (more of a singles guy but worth checking out)
Carl Perkins - Dance Album
Enjoy!
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