Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s
by dwils0891 
- Chart updated: 04/05/2012 23:59
- (Created: 04/02/2012 22:35).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
There is 1 comment for this chart from BestEverAlbums.com members and Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s has an average rating of 84 out of 100 (from 1 vote). Please log in or register to leave a comment or assign a rating.
View the complete list of 57,000 charts on BestEverAlbums.com from The Charts page.
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 04/02/2012]
Year of Release:
1959
Appears in:
Rank Score:
22,236
Rank in 1959:
Rank in 1950s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 04/02/2012]
Year of Release:
1956
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,956
Rank in 1956:
Rank in 1950s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 04/02/2012]
Year of Release:
1959
Appears in:
Rank Score:
7,063
Rank in 1959:
Rank in 1950s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 04/02/2012]
Year of Release:
1959
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,496
Rank in 1959:
Rank in 1950s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 04/02/2012]
Year of Release:
1959
Appears in:
Rank Score:
6,411
Rank in 1959:
Rank in 1950s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 04/02/2012]
Year of Release:
1955
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,580
Rank in 1955:
Rank in 1950s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 04/02/2012]
Year of Release:
1957
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,804
Rank in 1957:
Rank in 1950s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 04/02/2012]
Year of Release:
1957
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,489
Rank in 1957:
Rank in 1950s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1957
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,139
Rank in 1957:
Rank in 1950s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 04/02/2012]
Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
Don't agree with this chart? Create your own from the My Charts page!
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1951 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1952 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1953 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1954 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1955 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1956 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1957 | 20 | 20% | |
| 1958 | 24 | 24% | |
| 1959 | 19 | 19% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|||
| Frank Sinatra | 5 | 5% | |
| Miles Davis | 4 | 4% | |
| Billie Holiday | 4 | 4% | |
| Charles Mingus | 3 | 3% | |
| Chuck Berry | 3 | 3% | |
| Nat King Cole | 3 | 3% | |
| Ray Charles | 3 | 3% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 3 from 97th to 100th Shout! by The Isley Brothers |
| Down 2 from 85th to 87th Swingin' Easy by Sarah Vaughan |
| Down 2 from 86th to 88th Bags' Groove by Miles Davis |
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s similar charts
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | album guru joe | 1950s decade chart | 2012 |  |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | mnorris75 | 1950s decade chart | 2013 |  |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s |  jhuik | 1950s decade chart | 2012 |  |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s |  djnizzi | 1950s decade chart | 2025 |  |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s |  Patman360 | 1950s decade chart | 2025 |  |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s |  Tamthebam | 1950s decade chart | 2025 |  |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | Ashmark | 1950s decade chart | 2018 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s |  Captain_Dude | 1950s decade chart | 2014 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | platus | 1950s decade chart | 2015 |  |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s |  StefanR10 | 1950s decade chart | 2020 |  |
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s similarity to your chart(s)
Not a member? Registering is quick, easy and FREE!
Why register?
- Join a passionate community of over 50,000 music fans.
- Create & share your own charts.
- Have your say in the overall rankings.
- Post comments in the forums and vote on polls.
- Comment on or rate any album, artist, track or chart.
- Discover new music & improve your music collection.
- Customise the overall chart using a variety of different filters & metrics.
- Create a wishlist of albums.
- Help maintain the BEA database.
- Earn member points and gain access to increasing levels of functionality!
- ... And lots more!
Register now - it only takes a moment!
Other decade charts by dwils0891
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | dwils0891 | 2010s decade chart | 2012 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | dwils0891 | 2000s decade chart | 2012 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | dwils0891 | 1990s decade chart | 2018 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | dwils0891 | 1980s decade chart | 2012 | |
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
N.B. The average rating for this chart will not be reliable as it has been rated very few times.
Showing all 1 ratings for this chart.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 02/26/2014 20:34 |  pa | 458 | 91/100 |
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s favourites
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s comments
Showing all 1 comments |
Most Helpful First | Newest First | Positive Sentiment First |
Longest Comments First
(Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile)
From 
Norman Bates 04/30/2012 22:30 | #41291
Norman Bates 04/30/2012 22:30 | #41291
Sorry: left a message on your 60s chart to ask whether you were listening to jazz, obviously you do :) Only checked out this one afterwards.
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Your feedback for Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s
Let us know what you think of this chart by adding a comment or assigning a rating below!
If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.
| Best Ever Artists | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. Nirvana | |
| 10. Neil Young | |
| 11. The Velvet Underground | |
| 12. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 13. Miles Davis | |
| 14. The Smiths | |
| 15. The Beach Boys | |
| 16. R.E.M. | |
| 17. Kanye West | |
| 18. Pixies | |
| 19. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 20. Jimi Hendrix |
