Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s
by PurpleHazel 
- Chart updated: 06/10/2026 07:15
- (Created: 09/13/2017 06:47).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
20,908
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Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
6,780
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Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
2,921
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Year of Release:
1959
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,827
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[First added to this chart: 09/13/2017]
Year of Release:
1959
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,452
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[First added to this chart: 09/13/2017]
Year of Release:
1958
Appears in:
Rank Score:
828
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[First added to this chart: 09/13/2017]
Year of Release:
1958
Appears in:
Rank Score:
5,380
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[First added to this chart: 09/13/2017]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
3,529
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1951 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1952 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1953 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1954 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1955 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1956 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1957 | 24 | 24% | |
| 1958 | 23 | 23% | |
| 1959 | 21 | 21% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Miles Davis | 11 | 11% | |
| Charles Mingus | 7 | 7% | |
| Thelonious Monk | 7 | 7% | |
| Sonny Rollins | 5 | 5% | |
| Art Blakey | 4 | 4% | |
| Duke Ellington | 3 | 3% | |
| Cannonball Adderley | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes
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Up 2 from 5th to 3rd |
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Down 1 from 3rd to 4th |
Down 1 from 4th to 5th |
Down 1 from 13th to 14th |
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