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
- (Created: 02/22/2020 13:12).
- Chart size: 26 albums.
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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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| 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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Top 26 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 3 from 14th to 11thTchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 In B Minor, Op. 74 by Arturo Toscanini / NBC Symphony Orchestra |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 10th to 12thDance Album by Carl Perkins |
| Down 2 from 11th to 13thAfter School Session by Chuck Berry |
| Down 2 from 12th to 14thHere's Little Richard by Little Richard |
| New entries |
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| The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert by Benny Goodman |
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