Top 51 Music Albums of the 1950s
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DriftingOrpheus 
- Chart updated: 11/20/2025 01:15
- (Created: 11/25/2021 07:28).
- Chart size: 51 albums.
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89.4
[First added to this chart: 01/21/2023]
Year of Release:
1958
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5,605
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89
[First added to this chart: 12/23/2021]
Year of Release:
1954
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Rank Score:
2,661
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88.7
[First added to this chart: 07/15/2022]
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86.76
[First added to this chart: 01/26/2025]
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86.3
[First added to this chart: 01/23/2023]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
3,494
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85.77
[First added to this chart: 02/01/2025]
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85.4
[First added to this chart: 07/21/2023]
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85.2
[First added to this chart: 08/13/2023]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
1,518
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84
[First added to this chart: 05/01/2023]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
611
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83.7
[First added to this chart: 02/12/2023]
Year of Release:
1958
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2,880
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Top 51 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1 | 2% | |
| 1951 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1952 | 1 | 2% | |
| 1953 | 2 | 4% | |
| 1954 | 2 | 4% | |
| 1955 | 3 | 6% | |
| 1956 | 7 | 14% | |
| 1957 | 12 | 24% | |
| 1958 | 13 | 25% | |
| 1959 | 10 | 20% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Paul Clayton | 8 | 16% | |
| Helen Merrill | 4 | 8% | |
| Chet Baker | 3 | 6% | |
| Charles Mingus | 3 | 6% | |
| Miles Davis | 3 | 6% | |
| Charlie Parker | 2 | 4% | |
| Elvis Presley | 2 | 4% | |
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Top 51 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 18 from 38th to 20thPaul Clayton Sings Unholy Matrimony by Paul Clayton |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 20th to 21st'Round About Midnight by Miles Davis |
| Down 1 from 21st to 22ndThe Hawk Flies High by Coleman Hawkins |
| Down 1 from 22nd to 23rdMingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus |
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