Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s
by sdees33 
- Chart updated: 08/18/2017 16:15
- (Created: 08/04/2017 11:05).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 08/18/2017]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
22,098
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[First added to this chart: 08/18/2017]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
5,604
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[First added to this chart: 08/18/2017]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
7,055
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[First added to this chart: 08/18/2017]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
783
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[First added to this chart: 08/18/2017]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
2,887
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[First added to this chart: 08/18/2017]
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[First added to this chart: 08/18/2017]
Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
2,917
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[First added to this chart: 08/18/2017]
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[First added to this chart: 08/18/2017]
Year of Release:
1952
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Rank Score:
873
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[First added to this chart: 08/18/2017]
Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
2,735
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1950 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1951 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1952 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1953 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1954 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1955 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1956 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1957 | 22 | 22% | |
| 1958 | 18 | 18% | |
| 1959 | 20 | 20% |
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| Miles Davis | 7 | 7% | |
| Dizzy Gillespie | 4 | 4% | |
| Sonny Rollins | 4 | 4% | |
| Georges Brassens | 4 | 4% | |
| Tal Farlow | 3 | 3% | |
| Charlie Parker | 3 | 3% | |
| Chet Baker | 3 | 3% | |
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11 | 11% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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From PurpleHazel 06/25/2019 15:46 | #238243
Excellent jazz-heavy chart.
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