Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s by 
Hayden 
- Chart updated: 03/22/2024 00:45
- (Created: 12/04/2011 21:53).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/29/2017]
Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
1,367
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[First added to this chart: 10/16/2014]
Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
586
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[First added to this chart: 10/17/2014]
Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
1,602
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[First added to this chart: 09/09/2012]
Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
1,834
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[First added to this chart: 02/19/2012]
Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
1,487
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[First added to this chart: 10/16/2014]
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1950 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1951 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1952 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1953 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1954 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1955 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1956 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1957 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1958 | 18 | 18% | |
| 1959 | 27 | 27% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Various Artists | 6 | 6% | |
| Billie Holiday | 3 | 3% | |
| Moondog | 2 | 2% | |
| Frank Sinatra | 2 | 2% | |
| Ravi Shankar | 2 | 2% | |
| Charles Mingus | 2 | 2% | |
| Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | 2 | 2% | |
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62 | 62% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 17 from 87th to 70th What'd I Say by Ray Charles |
| Up 10 from 82nd to 72nd Those Prison Blues by Robert Pete Williams |
| Up 6 from 73rd to 67th Big Bill Blues by Big Bill Broonzy |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 28 from 69th to 97th Haitian Folk Songs by Lolita Cuevas & Frantz Casseus |
| Down 12 from 40th to 52nd The Sounds Of India by Ravi Shankar |
| Down 5 from 18th to 23rd A Second Album Of Bahamian Songs by Blind Blake (BS) |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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 90/100  | 04/29/2020 08:49 |  ExTeaSea | | 89/100 |
| 100/100 | 06/30/2018 16:11 |  Repo | | 100/100 |
| 90/100 | 02/11/2014 15:24 | PauloPaz | | 89/100 |
| 75/100 | 10/27/2013 18:01 |  Antonio-Pedro | | 90/100 |
| 80/100 | 03/23/2012 00:17 | BlueNote | | 74/100 |
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From ExTeaSea 04/29/2020 08:50
ExTeaSea 04/29/2020 08:50
I should check out this chart if I want more recommendations for the fifties. Thanks again.
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From Antonio-Pedro 10/27/2013 18:01
Antonio-Pedro 10/27/2013 18:01
Jazz Blues what a great decade
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CellarDoor 12/04/2011 22:17
CellarDoor 12/04/2011 22:17
My jazz albums are better than yours :P
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