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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[First added to this chart: 11/13/2017]
Year of Release:
1959
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21,828
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[First added to this chart: 11/13/2017]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
6,958
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[First added to this chart: 11/13/2017]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
5,582
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[First added to this chart: 03/13/2019]
Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
703
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[First added to this chart: 03/07/2019]
Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
1,903
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[First added to this chart: 11/13/2017]
Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
788
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[First added to this chart: 11/13/2017]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
6,432
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[First added to this chart: 03/25/2019]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
1,514
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[First added to this chart: 03/25/2019]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
1,411
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[First added to this chart: 11/13/2017]
Year of Release:
1958
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3,248
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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 | 6 | 10% | |
| Billie Holiday | 3 | 5% | |
| Frank Sinatra | 3 | 5% | |
| Chuck Berry | 3 | 5% | |
| Charles Mingus | 3 | 5% | |
| Miles Davis Quintet | 3 | 5% | |
| Ray Charles | 2 | 3% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 60 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 12 from 47th to 59thKing Creole by Elvis Presley |
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