Top 32 Music Albums of the 1950s
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seb7 
- Chart updated: 01/30/2023 19:45
- (Created: 06/04/2021 18:15).
- Chart size: 32 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/19/2021]
Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
1,605
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[First added to this chart: 11/19/2021]
Year of Release:
1955
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1,143
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[First added to this chart: 11/19/2021]
Year of Release:
1959
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2,275
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[First added to this chart: 11/19/2021]
Year of Release:
1957
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1,868
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[First added to this chart: 11/19/2021]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
5,607
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[First added to this chart: 11/19/2021]
Year of Release:
1959
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603
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[First added to this chart: 11/19/2021]
Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
1,387
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[First added to this chart: 11/19/2021]
Year of Release:
1959
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3,868
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[First added to this chart: 09/14/2022]
Year of Release:
1954
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2,660
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Top 32 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1951 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1952 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1953 | 1 | 3% | |
| 1954 | 2 | 6% | |
| 1955 | 2 | 6% | |
| 1956 | 6 | 19% | |
| 1957 | 9 | 28% | |
| 1958 | 5 | 16% | |
| 1959 | 7 | 22% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Miles Davis | 3 | 9% | |
| Harry Belafonte | 3 | 9% | |
| The Dave Brubeck Quartet | 2 | 6% | |
| Charles Mingus | 2 | 6% | |
| Miles Davis Quintet | 2 | 6% | |
| Billie Holiday | 2 | 6% | |
| Sonny Rollins | 2 | 6% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 32 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 14 from 30th to 16thPithecanthropus Erectus by Charles Mingus |
| Up 13 from 28th to 15thThelonious Monk / Sonny Rollins by Thelonious Monk / Sonny Rollins |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 4 from 15th to 19thBeethoven: Symphony No. 9 by Wilhelm Furtwängler / Bayreuth Festpiele Orchester Und Chor |
| Down 4 from 16th to 20thCookin' With The Miles Davis Quintet by Miles Davis Quintet |
| Down 4 from 17th to 21stKind Of Blue by Miles Davis |
| New entries |
|---|
| Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk |
| Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers |
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| ! | 06/26/2022 09:30 |  Purplepash | 1,693 | 88/100 |
| ! | 11/27/2021 03:18 |  Rhyner | 1,457 | 99/100 |
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From Larcx13 07/22/2021 18:14 | #271823
Larcx13 07/22/2021 18:14 | #271823
If you like Jazz then check out Art Blakey's Moanin', Thelonius Monk's Brilliant Corners, and Cannonball Adderley's Somethin' Else if you haven't already! Also Miles Davis' Milestones is pretty decent.
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