Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s
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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:
2,498
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[First added to this chart: 05/30/2012]
Year of Release:
1959
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22,245
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[First added to this chart: 05/30/2012]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
7,065
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[First added to this chart: 05/30/2012]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
3,876
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[First added to this chart: 05/30/2012]
Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
4,957
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[First added to this chart: 05/30/2012]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
3,496
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[First added to this chart: 05/30/2012]
Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
2,875
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[First added to this chart: 05/30/2012]
Year of Release:
1959
Appears in:
Rank Score:
6,412
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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:
1958
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Rank Score:
5,555
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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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1951 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1952 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1953 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1954 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1955 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1956 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1957 | 22 | 22% | |
| 1958 | 22 | 22% | |
| 1959 | 16 | 16% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Miles Davis | 8 | 8% | |
| Frank Sinatra | 5 | 5% | |
| Billie Holiday | 4 | 4% | |
| Elvis Presley | 4 | 4% | |
| Ray Charles | 4 | 4% | |
| Sonny Rollins | 3 | 3% | |
| Charles Mingus | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 71st to 72nd Songs By Sam Cooke by Sam Cooke & Bumps Blackwell Orchestra |
| Down 1 from 72nd to 73rd Calypso by Harry Belafonte |
| Down 1 from 73rd to 74th Ramblin' Man by Hank Williams |
| New entries |
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| Sarah Vaughan by Sarah Vaughan |
| Little Richard by Little Richard |
| Ray Charles by Ray Charles |
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