Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s by 
unwound 
- Chart updated: 05/31/2012 21:52
- (Created: 05/31/2012 00:08).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/30/2012]
Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
2,453
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Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
25,036
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[First added to this chart: 05/30/2012]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
7,417
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[First added to this chart: 05/30/2012]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
3,892
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[First added to this chart: 05/30/2012]
Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
4,980
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[First added to this chart: 05/30/2012]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
3,186
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[First added to this chart: 05/30/2012]
Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
2,957
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[First added to this chart: 05/30/2012]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
6,612
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[First added to this chart: 05/30/2012]
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[First added to this chart: 05/30/2012]
Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
5,991
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1950 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1951 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1952 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1953 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1954 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1955 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1956 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1957 | 23 | 23% | |
| 1958 | 20 | 20% | |
| 1959 | 16 | 16% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Miles Davis | 8 | 8% | |
| Frank Sinatra | 5 | 5% | |
| Elvis Presley | 4 | 4% | |
| Ray Charles | 4 | 4% | |
| Billie Holiday | 4 | 4% | |
| Charles Mingus | 3 | 3% | |
| Miles Davis Quintet | 3 | 3% | |
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