Top 75 Music Albums of the 1950s
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[First added to this chart: 11/17/2011]
Year of Release:
1959
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21,860
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Top rated album (89/100 - 2286 votes)  89 (2,286 votes)
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Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
4,994
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[First added to this chart: 11/17/2011]
Year of Release:
1955
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4,652
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[First added to this chart: 11/17/2011]
Year of Release:
1959
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6,400
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[First added to this chart: 11/17/2011]
Year of Release:
1959
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3,869
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6. (5) Down 1
Birth Of The Cool 
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[First added to this chart: 11/17/2011]
Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
2,497
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[First added to this chart: 11/17/2011]
Year of Release:
1959
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6,962
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[First added to this chart: 11/17/2011]
Year of Release:
1956
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2,919
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[First added to this chart: 11/17/2011]
Year of Release:
1957
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2,733
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[First added to this chart: 11/17/2011]
Year of Release:
1957
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2,913
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Top 75 Music Albums of the 1950s composition

Year Albums %


1950 2 3%
1951 2 3%
1952 2 3%
1953 2 3%
1954 4 5%
1955 4 5%
1956 14 19%
1957 14 19%
1958 15 20%
1959 16 21%
Country Albums %


United States 72 96%
Mixed Nationality 3 4%
Compilation? Albums %
No 71 95%
Yes 4 5%
Live? Albums %
No 66 88%
Yes 9 12%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 74 99%
Yes 1 1%

Top 75 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes

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Biggest fallers
Faller Down 32 from 32nd to 64thRelaxin' With The Miles Davis Quintet
by Miles Davis Quintet
Faller Down 29 from 31st to 60thCalypso
by Harry Belafonte
Faller Down 24 from 29th to 53rdDinah Jams
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