Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s
by album guru joe 
A great decade of music...Jazz, Country, Blues, Rockabilly, Vocal Pop, World Music and most importantly the birth of "Rock & Roll" :)
- Chart updated: 11/29/2012 12:16
- (Created: 01/20/2012 13:33).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 01/20/2012]
Year of Release:
1959
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21,133
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Year of Release:
1957
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4,205
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Year of Release:
1956
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5,045
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1958
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932
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Year of Release:
1957
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2,861
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[First added to this chart: 01/20/2012]
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1959
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6,816
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[First added to this chart: 01/20/2012]
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1959
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6,296
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[First added to this chart: 01/20/2012]
Year of Release:
1958
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3,254
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[First added to this chart: 01/20/2012]
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1958
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913
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[First added to this chart: 01/20/2012]
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1955
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4,582
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1951 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1952 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1953 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1954 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1955 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1956 | 23 | 23% | |
| 1957 | 18 | 18% | |
| 1958 | 27 | 27% | |
| 1959 | 17 | 17% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Frank Sinatra | 6 | 6% | |
| Ray Charles | 5 | 5% | |
| Elvis Presley | 4 | 4% | |
| Fats Domino | 3 | 3% | |
| Ella Fitzgerald | 3 | 3% | |
| Miles Davis | 3 | 3% | |
| Little Richard | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 2 from 73rd to 71stI'm John Lee Hooker by John Lee Hooker |
| Up 1 from 65th to 64thA Swingin' Affair! by Frank Sinatra |
| Up 1 from 35th to 34thSomethin' Else by Cannonball Adderley |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 5 from 60th to 65thThat Bad Eartha by Eartha Kitt |
| Down 4 from 31st to 35thLonnie Donegan Showcase by Lonnie Donegan |
| Down 4 from 64th to 68thSomething Cool by June Christy |
| New entries |
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| Oh! Suzy-Q by Dale Hawkins |
| We Are The Chantels by The Chantels |
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