Top 19 Music Albums of the 1950s
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TheDarkOrb 
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- Chart updated: 12/01/2025 14:15
- (Created: 07/24/2019 16:24).
- Chart size: 19 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/25/2022]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
21,873
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[First added to this chart: 09/25/2022]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
6,402
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[First added to this chart: 07/06/2025]
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[First added to this chart: 07/06/2025]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
2,874
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[First added to this chart: 07/06/2025]
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[First added to this chart: 07/06/2025]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
3,493
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[First added to this chart: 07/06/2025]
Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
1,674
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[First added to this chart: 07/06/2025]
Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 07/07/2025]
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[First added to this chart: 09/25/2022]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
6,954
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Total albums: 19. Page 1 of 2
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Top 19 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1951 | 1 | 5% | |
| 1952 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1953 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1954 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1955 | 2 | 11% | |
| 1956 | 3 | 16% | |
| 1957 | 1 | 5% | |
| 1958 | 5 | 26% | |
| 1959 | 7 | 37% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Miles Davis | 3 | 16% | |
| Frank Sinatra | 3 | 16% | |
| Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | 2 | 11% | |
| Ornette Coleman | 1 | 5% | |
| Cannonball Adderley | 1 | 5% | |
| Louis Armstrong | 1 | 5% | |
| Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers | 1 | 5% | |
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Top 19 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 17th to 16thThe Shape Of Jazz To Come by Ornette Coleman |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 16th to 17thCome Fly With Me by Frank Sinatra |
| Down 1 from 18th to 19thPorgy And Bess by Miles Davis |
| New entries |
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| Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra |
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