Top 96 Music Albums of the 1950s
by TodFitz 
- Chart updated: 04/22/2025 04:15
- (Created: 11/15/2018 02:59).
- Chart size: 96 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/21/2025]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
1,407
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[First added to this chart: 04/21/2025]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
22,210
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[First added to this chart: 04/21/2025]
Year of Release:
1958
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5,551
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Year of Release:
1957
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2,739
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[First added to this chart: 04/21/2025]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
7,059
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[First added to this chart: 04/21/2025]
Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
2,489
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[First added to this chart: 04/21/2025]
Year of Release:
1959
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6,407
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[First added to this chart: 04/21/2025]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
3,493
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[First added to this chart: 04/21/2025]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
2,883
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[First added to this chart: 04/21/2025]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
3,874
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Total albums: 96. Page 1 of 10
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Top 96 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1951 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1952 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1953 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1954 | 12 | 13% | |
| 1955 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1956 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1957 | 19 | 20% | |
| 1958 | 23 | 24% | |
| 1959 | 17 | 18% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Sonny Rollins | 7 | 7% | |
| Miles Davis | 5 | 5% | |
| Kenny Burrell | 3 | 3% | |
| Stan Getz | 3 | 3% | |
| Miles Davis Quintet | 3 | 3% | |
| Charlie Parker | 3 | 3% | |
| Jackie McLean | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 96 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 4 from 100th to 96th Santo & Johnny by Santo & Johnny |
| Up 4 from 99th to 95th Here Comes Louis Smith by Louis Smith |
| Up 4 from 98th to 94th Soul Stirrin' by Bennie Green |
| Leavers |
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| Quiet Kenny by Kenny Dorham |
| On View At The Five Spot Cafe by Kenny Burrell With Art Blakey |
| The Wes Montgomery Trio by Wes Montgomery |
| Burnin' by Sonny Stitt |
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From PurpleHazel 06/25/2019 11:56 | #238231
Excellent chart of primarily jazz. Particularly like the inclusions of the Horace Silver albums, J.J. Johnson, Kenny Burrell's A Night at the Vanguard and Gene Ammons' The Big Sound.
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