Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s
by 
Martini 
- Chart updated: 08/23/2022 23:15
- (Created: 11/02/2020 21:38).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
There are 0 comments for this chart from BestEverAlbums.com members and this chart has not been rated yet. Please log in or register to leave a comment or assign a rating.
View the complete list of 57,000 charts on BestEverAlbums.com from The Charts page.
This chart is currently filtered to only show albums from United States. (Remove this filter)
Buy album 
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 11/02/2020]
Year of Release:
1958
Appears in:
Rank Score:
897
Rank in 1958:
Rank in 1950s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 11/02/2020]
Year of Release:
1952
Appears in:
Rank Score:
689
Rank in 1952:
Rank in 1950s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 11/02/2020]
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 11/02/2020]
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 11/02/2020]
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 11/02/2020]
Year of Release:
1958
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,603
Rank in 1958:
Rank in 1950s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 11/02/2020]
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 11/02/2020]
Year of Release:
1956
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,952
Rank in 1956:
Rank in 1950s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 11/02/2020]
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 11/02/2020]
Year of Release:
1956
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,869
Rank in 1956:
Rank in 1950s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Total albums: 93. Page 1 of 10
Don't agree with this chart? Create your own from the My Charts page!
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1951 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1952 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1953 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1954 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1955 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1956 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1957 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1958 | 26 | 26% | |
| 1959 | 26 | 26% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|||
| Woody Guthrie | 2 | 2% | |
| Fats Domino | 2 | 2% | |
| Chuck Berry | 2 | 2% | |
| Bo Diddley | 2 | 2% | |
| The Everly Brothers | 2 | 2% | |
| Little Richard | 2 | 2% | |
| Hank Williams | 2 | 2% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 4 from 64th to 60thI'll Sing You A Song And Harmonize Too by Skeeter Davis |
| Up 3 from 59th to 56thHank Snow's Country Guitar by Hank Snow The Singing Ranger & The Rainbow Ranch Boys |
| Up 2 from 76th to 74thNewport 1958 by Mahalia Jackson |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 3 from 60th to 63rdRicky by Ricky Nelson |
| Down 2 from 42nd to 44thPatsy Cline by Patsy Cline |
| Down 2 from 43rd to 45thAfter School Session by Chuck Berry |
| New entries |
|---|
| Songs For Rounders by Hank Thompson |
| Leavers |
|---|
| The Genius Of Ray Charles by Ray Charles |
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s similar charts
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s |  StefanR10 | 1950s decade chart | 2020 |  |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | henrygreen0203 | 1950s decade chart | 2025 |  |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s |  jhuik | 1950s decade chart | 2012 |  |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s |  CharlieBarley | 1950s decade chart | 2025 |  |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s |  meccalecca | 1950s decade chart | 2023 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | album guru joe | 1950s decade chart | 2012 |  |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s |  Captain_Dude | 1950s decade chart | 2014 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s |  RoundTheBend | 1950s decade chart | 2020 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | Ashmark | 1950s decade chart | 2018 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | cmoshier | 1950s decade chart | 2017 | |
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s similarity to your chart(s)
Not a member? Registering is quick, easy and FREE!
Why register?
- Join a passionate community of over 50,000 music fans.
- Create & share your own charts.
- Have your say in the overall rankings.
- Post comments in the forums and vote on polls.
- Comment on or rate any album, artist, track or chart.
- Discover new music & improve your music collection.
- Customise the overall chart using a variety of different filters & metrics.
- Create a wishlist of albums.
- Help maintain the BEA database.
- Earn member points and gain access to increasing levels of functionality!
- ... And lots more!
Register now - it only takes a moment!
Other decade charts by Martini
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 50 Music Albums of the 2020s | Martini | 2020s decade chart | 2025 | |
| Top 98 Music Albums of the 2010s | Martini | 2010s decade chart | 2025 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | Martini | 2000s decade chart | 2025 | |
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s ratings
Not enough data Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s favourites
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s comments
Be the first to add a comment for this Chart - add your comment!
Your feedback for Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s
Let us know what you think of this chart by adding a comment or assigning a rating below!
If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.
| Best Artists of the 2020s | |
|---|---|
| 1. Black Country, New Road | |
| 2. The Strokes | |
| 3. Charli XCX | |
| 4. Little Simz | |
| 5. Fontaines D.C. | |
| 6. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 7. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | |
| 8. Big Thief | |
| 9. The Smile | |
| 10. Fiona Apple | |
| 11. Taylor Swift | |
| 12. Phoebe Bridgers | |
| 13. Black Midi | |
| 14. Magdalena Bay | |
| 15. Lana Del Rey | |
| 16. Sufjan Stevens | |
| 17. The Weeknd | |
| 18. Jessie Ware | |
| 19. Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra | |
| 20. Tyler, The Creator |
