Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s
by stereo_mike 
- Chart updated: 10/17/2019 18:45
- (Created: 10/17/2019 15:57).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 10/17/2019]
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Year of Release:
1954
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2,612
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[First added to this chart: 10/17/2019]
Year of Release:
1953
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Rank Score:
558
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[First added to this chart: 10/17/2019]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
6,894
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1951 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1952 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1953 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1954 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1955 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1956 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1957 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1958 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1959 | 16 | 16% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Billie Holiday | 4 | 4% | |
| Miles Davis | 4 | 4% | |
| Moondog | 3 | 3% | |
| Various Artists | 3 | 3% | |
| Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | 2 | 2% | |
| Dorival Caymmi | 2 | 2% | |
| Yma Sumac | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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65 | 65% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 1 from 85th to 86thHarpist's Holiday by Robert Maxwell |
| Down 1 from 86th to 87thYoung Man With A Horn by Miles Davis |
| Down 1 from 87th to 88thBrilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk |
| New entries |
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| Musique D'Afrique Du Nord by Orchestre Thouraya D'Alger |
| Afro-Cuban (1957) by Kenny Dorham |
| The Big Drum Dance Of Carriacou by Various Artists |
| Leavers |
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| Little Girl Blue by Nina Simone |
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