Top 60 Music Albums of the 1950s
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- Chart updated: 07/01/2013 23:48
- (Created: 07/18/2012 10:55).
- Chart size: 60 albums.
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Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
1,294
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Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
22,227
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Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
2,606
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Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
1,445
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[First added to this chart: 11/11/2012]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
6,410
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Year of Release:
1953
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Rank Score:
970
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Total albums: 60. Page 1 of 6
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Top 60 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1951 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1952 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1953 | 3 | 5% | |
| 1954 | 4 | 7% | |
| 1955 | 4 | 7% | |
| 1956 | 6 | 10% | |
| 1957 | 14 | 23% | |
| 1958 | 18 | 30% | |
| 1959 | 11 | 18% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Frank Sinatra | 5 | 8% | |
| Miles Davis | 4 | 7% | |
| Chuck Berry | 3 | 5% | |
| Ella Fitzgerald | 3 | 5% | |
| Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | 3 | 5% | |
| Gene Vincent | 2 | 3% | |
| Sonny Rollins | 2 | 3% | |
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Top 60 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 59th to 58th Anita Sings The Most by Anita O'Day |
| Up 1 from 58th to 57th Satch Plays Fats by Louis Armstrong |
| Up 1 from 57th to 56th Bluejean Bop by Gene Vincent |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 35th to 36th Ravel: Piano Concerto In G / Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 4 by Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli |
| Down 1 from 37th to 38th The Consummate Artistry Of Ben Webster by Ben Webster |
| New entries |
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| At Town Hall by The Thelonious Monk Orchestra |
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From Decurso 05/15/2014 06:38 | #111874
Decurso 05/15/2014 06:38 | #111874
An incredibly thorough and diverse list! I find the 50's a very difficult decade to assess, as I'm not a big fan of jazz or musical soundtracks. You've done a very nice job here!
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