Top 60 Music Albums of the 1950s
by JamesMowbray 
- Chart updated: 03/25/2019 20:15
- (Created: 04/18/2017 13:23).
- Chart size: 60 albums.
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Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
20,899
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Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
6,790
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Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
5,385
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Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
704
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Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
1,976
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Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
779
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Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
6,311
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Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
1,507
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Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
1,399
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Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
3,223
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Total albums: 60. Page 1 of 6
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Top 60 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1951 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1952 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1953 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1954 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1955 | 1 | 2% | |
| 1956 | 10 | 17% | |
| 1957 | 15 | 25% | |
| 1958 | 18 | 30% | |
| 1959 | 15 | 25% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Miles Davis | 10 | 17% | |
| Billie Holiday | 3 | 5% | |
| Frank Sinatra | 3 | 5% | |
| Chuck Berry | 3 | 5% | |
| Charles Mingus | 3 | 5% | |
| Ella Fitzgerald | 2 | 3% | |
| Thelonious Monk | 2 | 3% | |
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Top 60 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes
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