Top 26 Music Albums of the 1950s
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- Chart updated: 11/11/2025 06:45
- (Created: 10/21/2017 12:32).
- Chart size: 26 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 07/03/2020]
Year of Release:
1957
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2,803
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[First added to this chart: 07/07/2020]
Year of Release:
1959
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7,057
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[First added to this chart: 07/19/2020]
Year of Release:
1959
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2,398
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[First added to this chart: 05/25/2019]
Year of Release:
1959
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22,234
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[First added to this chart: 06/24/2020]
Year of Release:
1958
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3,497
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[First added to this chart: 07/29/2020]
Year of Release:
1959
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2,276
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[First added to this chart: 07/28/2019]
Year of Release:
1957
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4,165
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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2020]
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[First added to this chart: 06/26/2022]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
6,406
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[First added to this chart: 05/23/2020]
Year of Release:
1958
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5,611
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Total albums: 26. Page 1 of 3
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Top 26 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2 | 8% | |
| 1951 | 1 | 4% | |
| 1952 | 2 | 8% | |
| 1953 | 2 | 8% | |
| 1954 | 1 | 4% | |
| 1955 | 3 | 12% | |
| 1956 | 3 | 12% | |
| 1957 | 4 | 15% | |
| 1958 | 3 | 12% | |
| 1959 | 5 | 19% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Billie Holiday | 3 | 12% | |
| Moondog | 2 | 8% | |
| Sarah Vaughan | 2 | 8% | |
| Miles Davis | 2 | 8% | |
| Charlie Parker | 1 | 4% | |
| Nina Simone | 1 | 4% | |
| Hank Williams | 1 | 4% | |
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Top 26 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 19th to 20th Saxophone Colossus by Sonny Rollins |
| Down 1 from 20th to 21st Billie Holiday Sings (1950) by Billie Holiday |
| Down 1 from 21st to 22nd Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis |
| New entries |
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| Moanin' The Blues by Hank Williams |
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