Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s
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EyeKanFly 
- Chart updated: 09/21/2021 21:15
- (Created: 11/09/2019 19:15).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Post-bob
[First added to this chart: 11/20/2019]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
6,931
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Modal jazz, cool jazz
[First added to this chart: 11/20/2019]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
21,774
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3. (=)
Bossa nova, film soundtrack
[First added to this chart: 07/25/2021]
Bebop
[First added to this chart: 07/25/2021]
Year of Release:
1952
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Rank Score:
889
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Hard bop
[First added to this chart: 11/20/2019]
Year of Release:
1958
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5,569
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Hard bop
[First added to this chart: 08/24/2020]
Year of Release:
1958
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2,864
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Romantic, symphony
[First added to this chart: 07/25/2021]
Show tunes, musical, symphonic dance
[First added to this chart: 07/25/2021]
Hard bop
[First added to this chart: 07/25/2021]
Year of Release:
1958
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564
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Jazz manouche
[First added to this chart: 07/25/2021]
Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1951 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1952 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1953 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1954 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1955 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1956 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1957 | 21 | 21% | |
| 1958 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1959 | 16 | 16% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Miles Davis | 6 | 6% | |
| Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | 4 | 4% | |
| Toshiko Akiyoshi | 3 | 3% | |
| Sonny Rollins | 3 | 3% | |
| The Original Broadway Cast | 2 | 2% | |
| Billie Holiday | 2 | 2% | |
| Machito | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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75 | 75% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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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
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 10/14/2021 00:10 | leniad | 669 | 85/100 | |
| 08/04/2021 19:44 |  travelful | 208 | 99/100 | |
| 04/17/2021 20:25 |  Rhyner | 1,452 | 99/100 | |
| 12/24/2020 14:42 |  Larcx13 | 1,138 | 86/100 |
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From travelful 08/04/2021 19:50 | #272255
travelful 08/04/2021 19:50 | #272255
Awesome chart. A 50's chart is probably the toughest to make (I would imagine) because most people would probably have been least exposed to music from the 50s outside the few legendary household names. I'm gonna add the Antônio Carlos Jobim & Luiz Floriano Bonfá soundtrack to my shortlist. I discovered Antônio Carlos Jobim recently while digging through the 60's and I'm a big fan of what I've heard thus far.
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From Larcx13 11/11/2020 12:48 | #260629
Larcx13 11/11/2020 12:48 | #260629
yes.
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