Top 22 Music Albums of the 1950s
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swed 
- Chart updated: 04/15/2025 14:45
- (Created: 12/04/2011 20:50).
- Chart size: 22 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 02/22/2025]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
7,059
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86/100
[First added to this chart: 03/29/2012]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
22,221
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[First added to this chart: 03/29/2012]
Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
4,956
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[First added to this chart: 04/14/2025]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
1,658
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[First added to this chart: 03/29/2012]
Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
4,167
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84/100
[First added to this chart: 02/20/2025]
Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
1,646
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84/100
[First added to this chart: 01/28/2025]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
5,542
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83/100
[First added to this chart: 03/21/2025]
Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
2,807
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[First added to this chart: 03/26/2025]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
3,498
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[First added to this chart: 04/05/2025]
Year of Release:
1958
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2,603
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Top 22 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1951 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1952 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1953 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1954 | 1 | 5% | |
| 1955 | 1 | 5% | |
| 1956 | 2 | 9% | |
| 1957 | 5 | 23% | |
| 1958 | 5 | 23% | |
| 1959 | 8 | 36% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Bernard Herrmann | 1 | 5% | |
| Charles Mingus | 1 | 5% | |
| The Dave Brubeck Quartet | 1 | 5% | |
| Miles Davis | 1 | 5% | |
| Billie Holiday | 1 | 5% | |
| Elvis Presley | 1 | 5% | |
| Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong | 1 | 5% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 22 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 1 from 21st to 20th Chet Baker Sings by Chet Baker |
| Up 1 from 20th to 19th In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra |
| Up 1 from 19th to 18th Saxophone Colossus by Sonny Rollins |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 14 from 7th to 21st Moanin' In The Moonlight by Howlin' Wolf |
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