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" :)

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[First added to this chart: 01/20/2012]
Year of Release:
1959
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22,361
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[First added to this chart: 01/20/2012]
Year of Release:
1957
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4,227
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[First added to this chart: 01/20/2012]
Year of Release:
1956
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4,973
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[First added to this chart: 01/20/2012]
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1958
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894
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[First added to this chart: 01/20/2012]
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1957
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2,811
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[First added to this chart: 01/20/2012]
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1959
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7,075
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[First added to this chart: 01/20/2012]
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1959
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6,476
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[First added to this chart: 01/20/2012]
Year of Release:
1958
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3,205
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[First added to this chart: 01/20/2012]
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1958
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897
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[First added to this chart: 01/20/2012]
Year of Release:
1955
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4,557
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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%
Country Albums %


United States 97 97%
Cuba 1 1%
United Kingdom 1 1%
Brazil 1 1%
Compilation? Albums %
No 94 94%
Yes 6 6%
Live? Albums %
No 96 96%
Yes 4 4%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 97 97%
Yes 3 3%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes

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Climber Up 2 from 73rd to 71st
I'm John Lee Hooker
by John Lee Hooker
Climber Up 1 from 65th to 64th
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by Frank Sinatra
Climber Up 1 from 35th to 34th
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by Cannonball Adderley
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 5 from 60th to 65th
That Bad Eartha
by Eartha Kitt
Faller Down 4 from 31st to 35th
Lonnie Donegan Showcase
by Lonnie Donegan
Faller Down 4 from 64th to 68th
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by June Christy
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