Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s
by lisalisa 
- Chart updated: 08/21/2023 09:45
- (Created: 04/01/2018 21:12).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2018]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
2,335
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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2018]
[First added to this chart: 04/01/2018]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
1,749
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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2018]
[First added to this chart: 04/01/2018]
[First added to this chart: 04/01/2018]
[First added to this chart: 04/01/2018]
[First added to this chart: 04/01/2018]
Year of Release:
1958
Appears in:
Rank Score:
5,578
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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2018]
[First added to this chart: 04/01/2018]
Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1951 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1952 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1953 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1954 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1955 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1956 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1957 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1958 | 23 | 23% | |
| 1959 | 22 | 22% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Nat King Cole | 3 | 3% | |
| Édith Piaf | 3 | 3% | |
| Nina Simone | 3 | 3% | |
| Eartha Kitt | 2 | 2% | |
| Odetta | 2 | 2% | |
| Sarah Vaughan | 2 | 2% | |
| Chuck Berry | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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83 | 83% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 25th to 26thDown To Eartha by Eartha Kitt |
| Down 1 from 26th to 27thNew Sounds Of Africa by Spokes Mashiyane / Miriam Makeba / Leo De Lyon |
| Down 1 from 27th to 28thRock Around The Clock by Bill Haley And His Comets |
| New entries |
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| Chansons Parisiennes by Édith Piaf |
| Leavers |
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| This Is Dean Martin! by Dean Martin |
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From Johnnyo 02/24/2025 06:11 | #307755
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