Top 12 Music Albums of the 1950s
by xhitmanx 
- Chart updated: 10/26/2025 19:15
- (Created: 08/13/2019 18:37).
- Chart size: 12 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 08/14/2019]
Year of Release:
1959
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21,632
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[First added to this chart: 08/15/2019]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
5,490
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[First added to this chart: 08/15/2019]
Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
4,184
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[First added to this chart: 12/20/2023]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
3,859
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[First added to this chart: 08/14/2019]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
3,552
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[First added to this chart: 08/15/2019]
Year of Release:
1956
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4,986
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Year of Release:
1957
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2,493
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[First added to this chart: 08/13/2019]
Year of Release:
1959
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6,388
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[First added to this chart: 01/11/2021]
Year of Release:
1958
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764
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Year of Release:
1958
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1,511
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Total albums: 12. Page 1 of 2
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Top 12 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1951 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1952 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1953 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1954 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1955 | 1 | 8% | |
| 1956 | 1 | 8% | |
| 1957 | 2 | 17% | |
| 1958 | 4 | 33% | |
| 1959 | 4 | 33% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Miles Davis | 3 | 25% | |
| Elvis Presley | 2 | 17% | |
| Bill Haley And His Comets | 1 | 8% | |
| Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers | 1 | 8% | |
| John Coltrane | 1 | 8% | |
| Little Richard | 1 | 8% | |
| Ornette Coleman | 1 | 8% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 12 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 5 from 7th to 2ndBlue Train by John Coltrane |
| Up 2 from 6th to 4thThe Shape Of Jazz To Come by Ornette Coleman |
| Up 1 from 2nd to 1stKind Of Blue by Miles Davis |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 4 from 5th to 9thElvis' Golden Records by Elvis Presley |
| Down 3 from 8th to 11thRock Around The Clock by Bill Haley And His Comets |
| Down 2 from 1st to 3rdHere's Little Richard by Little Richard |
| New entries |
|---|
| Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis |
| Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet |
| Milestones by Miles Davis |
| Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers |
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