Top 20 Music Albums of the 1950s
by jdizzle123456 
- Chart updated: 06/01/2026 21:45
- (Created: 06/19/2018 03:01).
- Chart size: 20 albums.
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Modal jazz
[First added to this chart: 01/18/2019]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
20,984
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Free jazz
[First added to this chart: 01/18/2019]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
3,872
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Post-bop
[First added to this chart: 01/18/2019]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
6,789
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Rock and roll, Rockabilly
[First added to this chart: 01/18/2019]
Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
5,015
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Hard bop
[First added to this chart: 01/18/2019]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
3,520
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Rock and roll
[First added to this chart: 01/18/2019]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
3,514
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Cool jazz
[First added to this chart: 01/18/2019]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
6,240
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Vocal jazz, Traditional pop
[First added to this chart: 01/18/2019]
Year of Release:
1955
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Rank Score:
4,566
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Vocal jazz
[First added to this chart: 01/18/2019]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
3,251
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Hard bop
[First added to this chart: 01/18/2019]
Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
2,696
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Total albums: 20. Page 1 of 2
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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 | 1 | 5% | |
| 1956 | 3 | 15% | |
| 1957 | 4 | 20% | |
| 1958 | 5 | 25% | |
| 1959 | 7 | 35% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Frank Sinatra | 2 | 10% | |
| Miles Davis | 2 | 10% | |
| Dave Brubeck | 1 | 5% | |
| The Crickets | 1 | 5% | |
| Billie Holiday | 1 | 5% | |
| Sonny Rollins | 1 | 5% | |
| Thelonious Monk | 1 | 5% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 20 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 9 from 14th to 5thArt Blakey And The Jazz Messengers by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers |
| Up 4 from 18th to 14thGunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs by Marty Robbins |
| Up 3 from 10th to 7thTime Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 5 from 7th to 12thBlue Train by John Coltrane |
| Down 4 from 2nd to 6thBerry Is On Top by Chuck Berry |
| Down 4 from 12th to 16thHere's Little Richard by Little Richard |
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