Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s
by 
StefanR10 
It is a little bit hard to find top 100 Albums from the 50s but i find some and here is my list of the best albums of the 50s.
- Chart updated: 05/30/2020 20:15
- (Created: 05/29/2020 14:44).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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I put it on number one because it is the best that the 50s bring to the world
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Year of Release:
1959
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21,616
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Year of Release:
1956
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4,985
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Year of Release:
1957
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4,183
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Year of Release:
1959
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6,897
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Year of Release:
1959
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6,385
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Year of Release:
1958
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3,233
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1955
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4,625
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1959
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569
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1958
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5,488
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[First added to this chart: 05/30/2020]
Year of Release:
1959
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3,857
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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 | % | |
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| 1950 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1951 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1952 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1953 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1954 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1955 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1956 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1957 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1958 | 24 | 24% | |
| 1959 | 21 | 21% |
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| Miles Davis | 3 | 3% | |
| Frank Sinatra | 3 | 3% | |
| Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong | 2 | 2% | |
| Thelonious Monk | 2 | 2% | |
| Johnny Cash | 2 | 2% | |
| Elvis Presley | 2 | 2% | |
| Ray Charles | 2 | 2% | |
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89 | 89% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes
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From lisalisa 05/14/2022 18:27 | #285344
Love you´re chart!
Na ja auch nicht schwer: 1/3 der Künstler gemeinsam!
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