Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s
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Maxence 
- Chart updated: 08/03/2019 19:45
- (Created: 07/14/2018 20:30).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2019]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
22,218
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Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
2,740
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Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
1,407
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Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
7,060
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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2019]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
5,552
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Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
850
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Year of Release:
1957
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2,489
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Year of Release:
1953
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Rank Score:
549
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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2019]
Year of Release:
1950
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615
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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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1951 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1952 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1953 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1954 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1955 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1956 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1957 | 19 | 19% | |
| 1958 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1959 | 20 | 20% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Billie Holiday | 8 | 8% | |
| Sonny Rollins | 7 | 7% | |
| Ella Fitzgerald | 6 | 6% | |
| Miles Davis | 5 | 5% | |
| Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | 5 | 5% | |
| Miles Davis Quintet | 3 | 3% | |
| Dizzy Gillespie | 3 | 3% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 2 from 6th to 4th Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus |
| Up 1 from 7th to 6th Blue Train by John Coltrane |
| Up 1 from 4th to 3rd Ascenseur Pour L'échafaud by Miles Davis |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 3 from 2nd to 5th Chansons Possibles Et Impossibles by Boris Vian |
| Down 2 from 5th to 7th Basie by Count Basie And His Orchestra & Neal Hefti |
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