Top 18 Music Albums of the 1950s by 
rliberty 
The 50's! This list is more focused on my personal taste than what I necessarily think is the "greatest" or most influential. A work in progress, as I have not heard very much from the 50's.
- Chart updated: 11/18/2018 04:45
- (Created: 09/05/2018 01:39).
- Chart size: 18 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/16/2018]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
7,415
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[First added to this chart: 09/16/2018]
Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
5,990
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[First added to this chart: 09/16/2018]
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1953
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Rank Score:
524
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[First added to this chart: 09/16/2018]
Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
2,917
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[First added to this chart: 09/16/2018]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
25,032
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[First added to this chart: 09/16/2018]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
2,389
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[First added to this chart: 09/16/2018]
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Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
1,832
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[First added to this chart: 09/16/2018]
Year of Release:
1956
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1,364
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[First added to this chart: 09/16/2018]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
2,092
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Total albums: 18. Page 1 of 2
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Top 18 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1950 | 1 | 6% | |
| 1951 | 1 | 6% | |
| 1952 | 2 | 11% | |
| 1953 | 2 | 11% | |
| 1954 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1955 | 2 | 11% | |
| 1956 | 4 | 22% | |
| 1957 | 2 | 11% | |
| 1958 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1959 | 4 | 22% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Charles Mingus | 2 | 11% | |
| Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | 2 | 11% | |
| The Quintet | 1 | 6% | |
| Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie | 1 | 6% | |
| John Coltrane | 1 | 6% | |
| Sarah Vaughan | 1 | 6% | |
| Julie London | 1 | 6% | |
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