Top 59 Music Albums of the 1950s
by 
paladisiac 
1950s, baby
- Chart updated: 01/15/2026 17:15
- (Created: 12/17/2011 02:55).
- Chart size: 59 albums.
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690/10= 69
(Awesome 50th album to reach this 50s chart at #1!) [First added to this chart: 08/16/2021]
(Awesome 50th album to reach this 50s chart at #1!) [First added to this chart: 08/16/2021]
Year of Release:
1959
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841
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820/12= 68.33
t= 3.3 [First added to this chart: 03/21/2017]
t= 3.3 [First added to this chart: 03/21/2017]
Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
2,808
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815/12= 67.92
t= 1.5 [First added to this chart: 11/14/2017]
t= 1.5 [First added to this chart: 11/14/2017]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
1,161
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1005/15= 67
t= 2.5 [First added to this chart: 01/10/2018]
t= 2.5 [First added to this chart: 01/10/2018]
Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
2,917
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935/14= 66.79
T= 3.2 [First added to this chart: 08/12/2021]
T= 3.2 [First added to this chart: 08/12/2021]
Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
1,157
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800/12= 66.67
T=2.2 [First added to this chart: 08/10/2021]
T=2.2 [First added to this chart: 08/10/2021]
Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
1,692
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930/14= 66.43
T=1.6 [First added to this chart: 09/03/2021]
T=1.6 [First added to this chart: 09/03/2021]
785/12= 65.42
[First added to this chart: 10/26/2017]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
1,750
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645/10= 64.5
[First added to this chart: 01/09/2018]
Year of Release:
1956
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831
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320/5= 64
[First added to this chart: 12/16/2011]
Year of Release:
1959
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21,813
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Total albums: 59. Page 1 of 6
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Top 59 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1 | 2% | |
| 1951 | 1 | 2% | |
| 1952 | 1 | 2% | |
| 1953 | 2 | 3% | |
| 1954 | 1 | 2% | |
| 1955 | 3 | 5% | |
| 1956 | 8 | 14% | |
| 1957 | 14 | 24% | |
| 1958 | 15 | 25% | |
| 1959 | 13 | 22% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Ray Charles | 5 | 8% | |
| Miles Davis | 5 | 8% | |
| Frank Sinatra | 4 | 7% | |
| Fats Domino | 3 | 5% | |
| Little Richard | 3 | 5% | |
| Johnny Cash | 3 | 5% | |
| Charles Mingus | 2 | 3% | |
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Top 59 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 29th to 30thTime Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet |
| Down 1 from 30th to 31stBlack Coffee With Peggy Lee by Peggy Lee |
| Down 1 from 31st to 32ndSings The Gershwin Song Book Vol. 1 by Ella Fitzgerald |
| New entries |
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| Frank Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely by Frank Sinatra |
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