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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Rank Score:
22,344
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[First added to this chart: 01/20/2012]
Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
4,226
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[First added to this chart: 01/20/2012]
Year of Release:
1956
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4,971
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[First added to this chart: 01/20/2012]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
894
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[First added to this chart: 01/20/2012]
Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
2,811
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[First added to this chart: 01/20/2012]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
7,073
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[First added to this chart: 01/20/2012]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
6,473
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[First added to this chart: 01/20/2012]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
3,204
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[First added to this chart: 01/20/2012]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
897
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[First added to this chart: 01/20/2012]
Year of Release:
1955
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4,553
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 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 |
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| Up 2 from 73rd to 71st I'm John Lee Hooker by John Lee Hooker |
| Up 1 from 65th to 64th A Swingin' Affair! by Frank Sinatra |
| Up 1 from 35th to 34th Somethin' Else by Cannonball Adderley |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 5 from 60th to 65th That Bad Eartha by Eartha Kitt |
| Down 4 from 31st to 35th Lonnie Donegan Showcase by Lonnie Donegan |
| Down 4 from 64th to 68th Something Cool by June Christy |
| New entries |
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 Oh! Suzy-Qby Dale Hawkins |
| We Are The Chantels by The Chantels |
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Great chart!
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