Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s by StefanR10

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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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Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

I put it on number one because it is the best that the 50s bring to the world [First added to this chart: 05/30/2020]

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

1,611 charts

Rank Score:

25,032

Rank in 1959:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

89 (2,213 votes)

Comments:

166

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Elvis Presley

[First added to this chart: 05/30/2020]

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

577 charts

Rank Score:

4,980

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

364

Average Rating:

79 (746 votes)

Comments:

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Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

[First added to this chart: 05/30/2020]

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

411 charts

Rank Score:

3,988

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

449

Average Rating:

79 (479 votes)

Comments:

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Mingus Ah Um

Charles Mingus

[First added to this chart: 05/30/2020]

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

642 charts

Rank Score:

7,415

Rank in 1959:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

227

Average Rating:

84 (708 votes)

Comments:

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Time Out

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

[First added to this chart: 05/30/2020]

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

634 charts

Rank Score:

6,610

Rank in 1959:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

266

Average Rating:

84 (707 votes)

Comments:

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Lady In Satin

Billie Holiday

[First added to this chart: 05/30/2020]

Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

349 charts

Rank Score:

3,119

Rank in 1958:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

570

Average Rating:

80 (360 votes)

Comments:

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In The Wee Small Hours

Frank Sinatra

[First added to this chart: 05/30/2020]

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

471 charts

Rank Score:

4,692

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

380

Average Rating:

80 (632 votes)

Comments:

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Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald

[First added to this chart: 05/30/2020]

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

97 charts

Rank Score:

519

Rank in 1959:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

2,922

Average Rating:

78 (80 votes)

Comments:

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Blue Train

John Coltrane

[First added to this chart: 05/30/2020]

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

570 charts

Rank Score:

5,990

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

300

Average Rating:

84 (646 votes)

Comments:

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The Shape Of Jazz To Come

Ornette Coleman

[First added to this chart: 05/30/2020]

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

414 charts

Rank Score:

3,891

Rank in 1959:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

462

Average Rating:

81 (497 votes)

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s composition

Year	Albums	%

1950	4	4%
1951	3	3%
1952	5	5%
1953	2	2%
1954	4	4%
1955	4	4%
1956	16	16%
1957	17	17%
1958	21	21%
1959	22	22%

Artist	Albums	%

Miles Davis	3	3%
Frank Sinatra	3	3%
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	2	2%
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong	2	2%
Thelonious Monk	2	2%
Johnny Cash	2	2%
Elvis Presley	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%

	89	89%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	1	1%
	1	1%
	1	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	88	88%
Yes	12	12%

Live?	Albums	%
No	95	95%
Yes	5	5%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	98	98%
Yes	2	2%

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From lisalisa 05/14/2022 18:27

Love you´re chart!
Na ja auch nicht schwer: 1/3 der Künstler gemeinsam!

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