Top 17 Music Albums of the 1950s
by TroutMaskGreg 
- Chart updated: 08/20/2025 11:15
- (Created: 09/11/2021 08:44).
- Chart size: 17 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 08/18/2022]
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Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
1,587
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[First added to this chart: 03/28/2022]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
2,395
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[First added to this chart: 09/12/2021]
Year of Release:
1955
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4,607
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[First added to this chart: 03/29/2022]
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[First added to this chart: 09/24/2021]
Year of Release:
1957
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4,159
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[First added to this chart: 03/28/2022]
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1958
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Rank Score:
897
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[First added to this chart: 09/24/2021]
Year of Release:
1959
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6,956
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[First added to this chart: 08/19/2022]
Year of Release:
1956
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4,946
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Total albums: 17. Page 1 of 2
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Top 17 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1 | 6% | |
| 1951 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1952 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1953 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1954 | 1 | 6% | |
| 1955 | 1 | 6% | |
| 1956 | 2 | 12% | |
| 1957 | 1 | 6% | |
| 1958 | 6 | 35% | |
| 1959 | 5 | 29% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Frank Sinatra | 3 | 18% | |
| Screamin' Jay Hawkins | 2 | 12% | |
| Edgard Varèse | 1 | 6% | |
| Chuck Berry | 1 | 6% | |
| Miles Davis | 1 | 6% | |
| Bo Diddley | 1 | 6% | |
| The Flamingos | 1 | 6% | |
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Top 17 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 2nd to 3rdScreamin' Jay Hawkins by Screamin' Jay Hawkins |
| Down 1 from 3rd to 4thMoanin' In The Moonlight by Howlin' Wolf |
| Down 1 from 4th to 5thIn The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra |
| New entries |
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| Bo Diddley by Bo Diddley |
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