Top 40 Music Albums of the 1950s
by 
Montpejo 
- Chart updated: 03/25/2025 21:15
- (Created: 05/30/2019 02:01).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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90.0000
86
4 highllights [First added to this chart: 12/24/2019]
86
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Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
21,774
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85.0000
4 Highlights
81.0000 [First added to this chart: 01/05/2020]
4 Highlights
81.0000 [First added to this chart: 01/05/2020]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
5,569
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83.5000
6 Highlights
77.5000 [First added to this chart: 11/25/2023]
6 Highlights
77.5000 [First added to this chart: 11/25/2023]
Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
2,826
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83.0833
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77.0833 [First added to this chart: 01/12/2020]
6 Highlgihts
77.0833 [First added to this chart: 01/12/2020]
Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
4,995
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83.0000
3 Highlights
80.0000 [First added to this chart: 09/18/2021]
3 Highlights
80.0000 [First added to this chart: 09/18/2021]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
2,864
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82.0833
5 Highlights
77.0833 [First added to this chart: 10/07/2021]
5 Highlights
77.0833 [First added to this chart: 10/07/2021]
Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
4,192
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82.0000
6 Highlights
76.0000 [First added to this chart: 08/13/2022]
6 Highlights
76.0000 [First added to this chart: 08/13/2022]
Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
2,910
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81.7826
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74.7826 [First added to this chart: 05/29/2020]
7 Highlights
74.7826 [First added to this chart: 05/29/2020]
Year of Release:
1950
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Rank Score:
625
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81.7778
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77.7778 [First added to this chart: 10/07/2021]
4 Highlights
77.7778 [First added to this chart: 10/07/2021]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
6,931
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81.5714
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78.5714 [First added to this chart: 12/27/2022]
3 Highlights
78.5714 [First added to this chart: 12/27/2022]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
6,411
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Total albums: 40. Page 1 of 4
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Top 40 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4 | 10% | |
| 1951 | 5 | 13% | |
| 1952 | 3 | 8% | |
| 1953 | 4 | 10% | |
| 1954 | 4 | 10% | |
| 1955 | 4 | 10% | |
| 1956 | 4 | 10% | |
| 1957 | 3 | 8% | |
| 1958 | 5 | 13% | |
| 1959 | 4 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Billie Holiday | 3 | 8% | |
| Frank Sinatra | 3 | 8% | |
| Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | 2 | 5% | |
| Thelonious Monk | 2 | 5% | |
| Charles Mingus | 2 | 5% | |
| Julie London | 1 | 3% | |
| Ella Fitzgerald | 1 | 3% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 40 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 1 from 41st to 40thDean Martin Sings by Dean Martin |
| Up 1 from 40th to 39thSongs For Young Lovers by Frank Sinatra |
| Up 1 from 39th to 38thHank Williams Sings by Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys |
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