Top 18 Music Albums of the 1950s
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2nd-Impressions 
As I listen to more albums, I'm going to update this list and add them! ^^
Here's a list of some of the albums I'm going to be ranking in the future...
Nat King Cole - Unforgettable (1954)
Frank Sinatra - In the Wee Small Hours (1955)
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong - Ella and Louis (1956)
Duke Ellington - Ellington at Newport (1956)
Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley (1956)
Billie Holiday - Lady Sings the Blues (1956)
Charles Mingus - Pithecanthropus Erectus (1956)
Johnny Cash - With His Hot and Blue Guitar! (1957)
The Everly Brothers - The Everly Brothers (1958)
Jerry Lee Lewis - Jerry Lee Lewis (1958)
Billie Holiday - Lady in Satin (1958)
Miles Davis - Milestones (1958)
Carl Perkins - The Dance Album (1959)
Ray Charles - The Genius of Ray Charles (1959)
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
Dave Brubeck - Time Out (1959)
- Chart updated: 06/06/2020 17:45
- (Created: 06/05/2020 01:13).
- Chart size: 18 albums.
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3,536
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4,190
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2,747
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873
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Top 18 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1951 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1952 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1953 | 1 | 6% | |
| 1954 | 2 | 11% | |
| 1955 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1956 | 2 | 11% | |
| 1957 | 6 | 33% | |
| 1958 | 6 | 33% | |
| 1959 | 1 | 6% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Miles Davis | 2 | 11% | |
| Harry Belafonte | 2 | 11% | |
| Chuck Berry | 2 | 11% | |
| Frank Sinatra | 1 | 6% | |
| Nat King Cole | 1 | 6% | |
| Buddy Holly | 1 | 6% | |
| John Coltrane | 1 | 6% | |
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