Top 5 Music Albums of 1959
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Purplepash 
- Chart updated: 04/25/2025 02:15
- (Created: 10/21/2017 12:31).
- Chart size: 5 albums.
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Best post-bop album of the year
Best USA album of the year [First added to this chart: 07/14/2020]
Best USA album of the year [First added to this chart: 07/14/2020]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
7,061
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Best compilation album of the year
[First added to this chart: 06/26/2022]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
2,397
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Best modal jazz album of the year
[First added to this chart: 07/23/2018]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
22,213
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Best vocal jazz album of the year
Best debut album of the year [First added to this chart: 04/24/2025]
Best debut album of the year [First added to this chart: 04/24/2025]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
2,260
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Best cool jazz album of the year
[First added to this chart: 06/26/2022]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
6,400
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Top 5 Music Albums of 1959 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Charles Mingus | 1 | 20% | |
| Howlin' Wolf | 1 | 20% | |
| Miles Davis | 1 | 20% | |
| Nina Simone | 1 | 20% | |
| The Dave Brubeck Quartet | 1 | 20% |
Top 5 Music Albums of 1959 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 6th to 5th Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet |
| Up 1 from 5th to 4th Little Girl Blue by Nina Simone |
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