Top 24 Music Albums of the 1950s
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eclab 
Albums I've rated 80 or above appear on this chart. I don't know if this will ever be a top 100, but hopefully I'll make it to 50 within a few years.
- Chart updated: 11/01/2014 12:15
- (Created: 07/07/2012 08:27).
- Chart size: 24 albums.
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I don't know jazz, but I know what I like.
[First added to this chart: 02/12/2013]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
20,889
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9.0
[First added to this chart: 09/04/2012]
Year of Release:
1955
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Rank Score:
4,512
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8.8
[First added to this chart: 03/27/2014]
Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
2,858
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8.6 (November 2014)
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8.6 (October 2014)
[First added to this chart: 11/01/2014]
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8.5
[First added to this chart: 01/23/2013]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
2,450
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8.5
[First added to this chart: 03/12/2013]
Year of Release:
1955
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Rank Score:
710
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8.5
[First added to this chart: 03/08/2013]
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[First added to this chart: 02/12/2013]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
3,192
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8.5
[First added to this chart: 08/30/2012]
Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
5,055
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Total albums: 24. Page 1 of 3
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Top 24 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1951 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1952 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1953 | 1 | 4% | |
| 1954 | 2 | 8% | |
| 1955 | 5 | 21% | |
| 1956 | 5 | 21% | |
| 1957 | 4 | 17% | |
| 1958 | 3 | 13% | |
| 1959 | 4 | 17% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Mose Allison | 3 | 13% | |
| Elvis Presley | 2 | 8% | |
| Frank Sinatra | 2 | 8% | |
| B.B. King | 1 | 4% | |
| Julie London | 1 | 4% | |
| Eartha Kitt | 1 | 4% | |
| Dinah Washington | 1 | 4% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 03/13/2016 19:18 | juandelprado | 39 | 73/100 |
| ! | 02/01/2014 15:24 | PauloPaz | 1,759 | 89/100 |
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