Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s
by byuzak 
- Chart updated: 09/11/2021 10:15
- (Created: 04/30/2017 10:51).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/06/2017]
Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
2,734
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[First added to this chart: 05/06/2017]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
21,873
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[First added to this chart: 05/06/2017]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
5,582
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[First added to this chart: 05/06/2017]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
6,954
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[First added to this chart: 05/06/2017]
Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
2,913
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[First added to this chart: 05/06/2017]
Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
1,648
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[First added to this chart: 05/07/2017]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
2,874
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[First added to this chart: 05/06/2017]
Year of Release:
1958
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,493
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[First added to this chart: 05/18/2017]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
6,402
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[First added to this chart: 05/06/2017]
Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1951 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1952 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1953 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1954 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1955 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1956 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1957 | 23 | 23% | |
| 1958 | 18 | 18% | |
| 1959 | 22 | 22% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Sonny Rollins | 6 | 6% | |
| Miles Davis | 6 | 6% | |
| Clifford Brown & Max Roach | 3 | 3% | |
| Charles Mingus | 3 | 3% | |
| Elvis Presley | 3 | 3% | |
| Miles Davis Quintet | 3 | 3% | |
| Kenny Dorham | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 54th to 55thThe Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 2 by J.J. Johnson |
| Down 1 from 55th to 56thThe Opener by Curtis Fuller |
| Down 1 from 56th to 57thThe Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 1 by J.J. Johnson |
| Leavers |
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| Mating Call by Tadd Dameron With John Coltrane |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 09/12/2021 00:39 | stangetzaway | 174 | 89/100 |
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