Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s
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Arthurknight 
- Chart updated: 04/13/2018 04:15
- (Created: 04/13/2018 03:45).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
21,924
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Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
3,924
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9.5/10
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Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
2,915
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Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
1,363
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8.5/10
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Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
2,336
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8.5/10
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Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
2,736
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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 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1952 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1953 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1954 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1955 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1956 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1957 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1958 | 25 | 25% | |
| 1959 | 24 | 24% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Miles Davis | 4 | 4% | |
| Billie Holiday | 3 | 3% | |
| Jacques Brel | 3 | 3% | |
| Moondog | 3 | 3% | |
| Frank Sinatra | 3 | 3% | |
| Chuck Berry | 2 | 2% | |
| The Everly Brothers | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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82 | 82% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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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 climbers |
|---|
| Up 6 from 13th to 7thAmalia À L'Olympia by Amália Rodrigues |
| Up 1 from 17th to 16thPrélude Au Sommeil by Jean-Jacques Perrey |
| Up 1 from 15th to 14thFolksongs And Instrumentals With Guitar by Elizabeth Cotten |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 5 from 7th to 12thMoondog by Moondog |
| Down 3 from 12th to 15thPithecanthropus Erectus by Charles Mingus |
| Down 1 from 16th to 17thMingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus |
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From leniad 09/07/2021 18:56 | #273428
great list, love jazz
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