Top 20 Music Albums of the 1950s
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joannajewsom 
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- Chart updated: 04/02/2018 00:15
- (Created: 04/01/2018 23:49).
- Chart size: 20 albums.
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1959
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3,852
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1959
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6,949
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1958
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3,484
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1959
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6,374
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Year of Release:
1959
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21,938
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1958
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2,618
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1959
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3,490
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Year of Release:
1958
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5,544
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1957
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2,895
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Top 20 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1951 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1952 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1953 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1954 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1955 | 2 | 10% | |
| 1956 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1957 | 5 | 25% | |
| 1958 | 8 | 40% | |
| 1959 | 5 | 25% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Miles Davis | 2 | 10% | |
| Chuck Berry | 1 | 5% | |
| Susan Reed | 1 | 5% | |
| John Coltrane | 1 | 5% | |
| Helen Merrill | 1 | 5% | |
| Thelonious Monk | 1 | 5% | |
| Bernard Herrmann | 1 | 5% | |
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