Top 20 Music Albums of the 1950s
by marleykeys 
- Chart updated: 02/05/2023 02:15
- (Created: 03/28/2019 04:32).
- Chart size: 20 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 03/28/2019]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
3,213
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[First added to this chart: 03/28/2019]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
6,406
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[First added to this chart: 03/28/2019]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
22,234
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[First added to this chart: 03/28/2019]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
7,057
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[First added to this chart: 03/28/2019]
Year of Release:
1958
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,497
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[First added to this chart: 03/28/2019]
Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
1,869
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[First added to this chart: 03/28/2019]
Year of Release:
1958
Appears in:
Rank Score:
5,611
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[First added to this chart: 03/28/2019]
Year of Release:
1959
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,873
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[First added to this chart: 03/28/2019]
Year of Release:
1955
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,613
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[First added to this chart: 03/28/2019]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
2,276
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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 | 2 | 10% | |
| 1956 | 4 | 20% | |
| 1957 | 3 | 15% | |
| 1958 | 5 | 25% | |
| 1959 | 6 | 30% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Charles Mingus | 2 | 10% | |
| Billie Holiday | 2 | 10% | |
| Miles Davis | 2 | 10% | |
| Sarah Vaughan | 1 | 5% | |
| Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers | 1 | 5% | |
| Glenn Gould | 1 | 5% | |
| John Coltrane | 1 | 5% | |
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Top 20 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 7 from 8th to 1st Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 1st to 2nd Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet |
| Down 1 from 2nd to 3rd Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis |
| Down 1 from 3rd to 4th Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus |
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