Top 26 Music Albums of the 1950s
by ThuramThugood

Best tracks of the 1950s - TBC - very unfinished:

Rated 80+ only:

* Yma Sumac (VotX - PER - Oct 50) - Virgin Of The Sun God (Taita Inty). 93
* Yma Sumac (VotX - PER - Oct 50) - High Andes! (Ataypura!). 92
* Yma Sumac (VotX - PER - Oct 50) - Lure Of The Unknown Love (Xtabay). 91
* Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - One O'Clock Jump 84
* Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Sing Sing Sing (With A Swing) 83
* Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Sensation Rag 83
* Yma Sumac (VotX - PER - Oct 50) - Chant Of The Chosen Maidens (Accla Taqui). 81
* Yma Sumac (VotX - PER - Oct 50) - Dance Of The Winds (Wayra). 80

Chart updated: 06/18/2025 13:45
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Dvořák: Symphony From The New World

Arturo Toscanini / NBC Symphony Orchestra

Album Rating: 84.50
(338/4)

Arturo Toscanini / NBC Symphony Orchestra: Dvořák: Symphony From The New World

1954

1.Adagio; Allegro Molto. 85
2.Largo. 86
3.Scherzo; Molto Vivace. 80
4.Allegro Con Fuoco. 87 [First added to this chart: 11/25/2023]

Year of Release:

1954

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1954:

Rank in 1950s:

841

Overall Rank:

29,057

Average Rating:

72 (7 votes)

Comments:

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Voice Of The Xtabay

Yma Sumac

Album Rating: 81.50
(652/8)

Yma Sumac (VotX - PER - Oct 50) - Voice Of The Xtabay

14.10.1950

Essential Peruvian soprano. Incaredible - think Nobby Solano en Boca, Nazca Blue Lines, and other cliches. The first three tracks are incredible and the album improves with every listen.

1.Yma Sumac (VotX - PER - Oct 50) - Virgin Of The Sun God (Taita Inty). 93
2.Yma Sumac (VotX - PER - Oct 50) - Lure Of The Unknown Love (Xtabay). 92
3.Yma Sumac (VotX - PER - Oct 50) - High Andes! (Ataypura!). 91
4.Yma Sumac (VotX - PER - Oct 50) - Monkeys (Monos). 72
5.Yma Sumac (VotX - PER - Oct 50) - Chant Of The Chosen Maidens (Accla Taqui). 81
6.Yma Sumac (VotX - PER - Oct 50) - Dance Of The Winds (Wayra). 80
7.Yma Sumac (VotX - PER - Oct 50) - Earthquake (Tumpa!). 73
8.Yma Sumac (VotX - PER - Oct 50) - Dance Of The Moon Festival (Choladas). 70

Ranked in order:

* Yma Sumac (VotX - PER - Oct 50) - Virgin Of The Sun God (Taita Inty). 93
* Yma Sumac (VotX - PER - Oct 50) - High Andes! (Ataypura!). 92
* Yma Sumac (VotX - PER - Oct 50) - Lure Of The Unknown Love (Xtabay). 91
* Yma Sumac (VotX - PER - Oct 50) - Chant Of The Chosen Maidens (Accla Taqui). 81
* Yma Sumac (VotX - PER - Oct 50) - Dance Of The Winds (Wayra). 80
* Yma Sumac (VotX - PER - Oct 50) - Earthquake (Tumpa!). 73
* Yma Sumac (VotX - PER - Oct 50) - Monkeys (Monos). 72
* Yma Sumac (VotX - PER - Oct 50) - Dance Of The Moon Festival (Choladas). 70 [First added to this chart: 05/19/2022]

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

87 charts

Rank Score:

707

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

2,266

Average Rating:

73 (81 votes)

Comments:

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Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana

Tullio Serafin / Orchestra And Chorus Of La Scala Opera House, Milan / Maria Callas/ Giuseppe Di Stefano/ Rolando Panerai/ Ebe Ticozzi

[First added to this chart: 10/30/2022]

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1953:

Rank in 1950s:

964

Overall Rank:

33,061

Average Rating:

69 (6 votes)

Comments:

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Beethoven: Symphony No. 7

Arturo Toscanini / NBC Symphony Orchestra

Album Rating: 79.00
(316/4)

Arturo Toscanini / NBC Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 7

1951

1.1st Movement: Poco Sostenuto-Vivace. 79
2.2nd Movement: Allegretto. 90
3.3rd Movement: Scherzo. 70
4.4th Movement: Allegro Con Brio. 77 [First added to this chart: 11/26/2023]

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

859

Overall Rank:

29,689

Average Rating:

72 (8 votes)

Comments:

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Brahms: Symphony No. 3 In F Major

Arturo Toscanini / NBC Symphony Orchestra

Album Rating: 74.50
(298/4)

Arturo Toscanini / NBC Symphony Orchestra: Brahms: Symphony No. 3 In F Major (studio album)

1955

1.Allegro Con Brio. 71
2.Andante. 72
3.Poco Allegretto. 79
4.Allegro. 76 [First added to this chart: 11/26/2023]

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

906

Overall Rank:

31,204

Average Rating:

71 (6 votes)

Comments:

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Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite; Waldteufel: The Skaters Waltz; Rossini: William Tell

Arturo Toscanini / NBC Symphony Orchestra

Album Rating: 73.00
(219/3)

Arturo Toscanini / NBC Symphony Orchestra:
Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite; Waldteufel: The Skaters Waltz; Rossini: William Tell (studio album)

1956

1.The Nutcracker Suite. 71
2.The Skaters Waltz. 70
3.William Tell Overture. 78 [First added to this chart: 11/26/2023]

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

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The "Chirping" Crickets

The Crickets

Album Rating: 72.83
(874/12)

1.Oh, Boy! 83
2.Not Fade Away. 72
3.You've Got Love. 70
4.Maybe Baby. 75
5.It's Too Late. 68
6.Tell Me How. 68
7.That’ll Be The Day. 79
8.I'm Lookin' For Someone To Love. 74
9.An Empty Cup (And A Broken Date). 64
10.Send Me Some Lovin'. 68
11.Last Night. 84
12.Rock Me My Baby. 69 [First added to this chart: 02/23/2020]

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

322 charts

Rank Score:

2,805

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

610

Average Rating:

78 (337 votes)

Comments:

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Brahms: Symphony No. 4 In E Minor

Arturo Toscanini / NBC Symphony Orchestra

Album Rating: 72.75
(291/4)

Arturo Toscanini / NBC Symphony Orchestra:
Brahms: Symphony No. 4 In E Minor (studio album)

1954

1.Allegro Non Troppo. 80
2.Andante Moderato. 73
3.Allegro Giocoso. 68
4.Allegro Energico E Passionato. 70 [First added to this chart: 11/26/2023]

Year of Release:

1954

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1954:

Rank in 1950s:

1,054

Overall Rank:

36,525

Average Rating:

74 (4 votes)

Comments:

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Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

[First added to this chart: 02/23/2020]

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

1,650 charts

Rank Score:

22,212

Rank in 1959:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

89 (2,280 votes)

Comments:

169

10.

The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert
Live

Benny Goodman

Album Rating: 69.67
(1,463/21)

Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert

02.11.1950

Influential jazz that has you checking the wardrobe that Gene Krupa isn't in there banging away like a man possessed. Krupa isn't just a drummer - he's the drum.

1.Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Don't Be That Way 77
2.Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - One O'Clock Jump 84
3.Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Sensation Rag 83
4.Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - I'm Coming Virginia n/a (53) n/a
5.Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - When My Baby Smiles At Me 69
6.Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Shine n/a (68) n/a
7.Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Blue Reverie 66
8.Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Life Goes To A Party 72
9.Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Honeysuckle Rose 69
10.Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Body And Soul 71
11.Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Avalon 68
12.Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - The Man I Love 61
13.Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - I Got Rhythm 57
14.Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Blue Skies 72
15.Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Loch Lomond 60
16.Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Blue Room 68
17.Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Swingtime In The Rockies 70
18.Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen 70
19.Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - China Boy 66
20.Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Stompin' At The Savoy 61
21.Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Dizzy Spells 68
22.Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Sing Sing Sing (With A Swing) 83
23.Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Big John's Special 68

Ranked in order:

* Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - One O'Clock Jump 84
* Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Sing Sing Sing (With A Swing) 83
* Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Sensation Rag 83
* Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Don't Be That Way 77
* Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Blue Skies 72
* Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Life Goes To A Party 72
* Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Body And Soul 71
* Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen 70
* Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Swingtime In The Rockies 70
* Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - When My Baby Smiles At Me 69
* Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Honeysuckle Rose 69
* Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Shine n/a (68) n/a
* Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Avalon 68
* Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Dizzy Spells 68
* Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Big John's Special 68
* Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Blue Room 68
* Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - China Boy 66
* Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Blue Reverie 66
* Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Stompin' At The Savoy 61
* Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - The Man I Love 61
* Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Loch Lomond 60
* Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - I Got Rhythm 57
* Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - I'm Coming Virginia n/a (53) n/a

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

104 charts

Rank Score:

615

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

2,552

Average Rating:

73 (91 votes)

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Top 26 Music Albums of the 1950s composition

Year	Albums	%

1950	4	15%
1951	1	4%
1952	0	0%
1953	1	4%
1954	2	8%
1955	1	4%
1956	3	12%
1957	6	23%
1958	3	12%
1959	5	19%

Artist	Albums	%

Elvis Presley	6	23%
Arturo Toscanini / NBC Symphony Orchestra	6	23%
Frank Sinatra	5	19%
Little Richard	1	4%
Buddy Holly	1	4%
Yma Sumac	1	4%
Tullio Serafin / Orchestra And Chorus Of La Scala Opera House, Milan / Maria Callas/ Giuseppe Di Stefano/ Rolando Panerai/ Ebe Ticozzi	1	4%
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Country	Albums	%

	24	92%
	1	4%
	1	4%

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	22	85%
Yes	4	15%

Live?	Albums	%
No	25	96%
Yes	1	4%

Top 26 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 3 from 14th to 11th Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 In B Minor, Op. 74 by Arturo Toscanini / NBC Symphony Orchestra

Biggest fallers
Down 2 from 10th to 12th Dance Album by Carl Perkins
Down 2 from 11th to 13th After School Session by Chuck Berry
Down 2 from 12th to 14th Here's Little Richard by Little Richard

New entries
The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert by Benny Goodman

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Still a work in progress. Well, hardly a work at all. Will return to at some point because my list as it is currently is complete rubbish

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