Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s
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[First added to this chart: 04/13/2018]
Year of Release:
1955
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[First added to this chart: 04/13/2018]
Year of Release:
1958
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1,298
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[First added to this chart: 04/13/2018]
Year of Release:
1956
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s composition

Year Albums %


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%
Country Albums %


United States 82 82%
France 6 6%
Belgium 3 3%
Brazil 2 2%
Portugal 1 1%
Ireland 1 1%
Bahamas 1 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 97 97%
Yes 3 3%
Live? Albums %
No 97 97%
Yes 3 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 98 98%
Yes 2 2%

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great list, love jazz
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Best Albums of 1953
1. Black Coffee With Peggy Lee by Peggy Lee
2. Ellington Uptown by Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
3. Sonny Rollins With The Modern Jazz Quartet by Sonny Rollins
4. Chante Les Chansons Poétiques no1 by Georges Brassens
5. Dean Martin Sings by Dean Martin
6. The Great Artistry Of Django Reinhardt by Django Reinhardt
7. Songs By Tom Lehrer by Tom Lehrer
8. An Evening With Billie Holiday by Billie Holiday
9. Jazz At Oberlin by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
10. Inca Taqui by Yma Sumac
11. Moondog And His Friends by Moondog
12. Nat King Cole Sings For Two In Love by Nat King Cole
13. Calamity Jane by Doris Day
14. Puccini: Tosca by Maria Callas / Victor De Sabata
15. New Concepts Of Artistry In Rhythm by Stan Kenton
16. Memorial Album by Hank Williams
17. Vol. 2 by Georges Brassens
18. Leadbelly's Last Sessions Volume One by Lead Belly
19. The Duke Plays Ellington by Duke Ellington
20. Young Man With A Horn by Miles Davis
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