Top 29 Music Albums of the 1950s
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- Chart updated: 01/12/2026 04:15
- (Created: 04/04/2022 08:28).
- Chart size: 29 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/04/2022]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
21,472
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94
[First added to this chart: 04/04/2022]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
5,485
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94
[First added to this chart: 04/05/2022]
93.5
[First added to this chart: 04/04/2022]
Year of Release:
1955
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Rank Score:
4,620
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93.5
[First added to this chart: 04/04/2022]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
6,811
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93.5
[First added to this chart: 04/04/2022]
Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
4,200
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92.5
[First added to this chart: 09/13/2023]
Year of Release:
1959
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,340
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92.5
[First added to this chart: 04/05/2022]
Year of Release:
1958
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,481
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92
[First added to this chart: 06/12/2022]
92
[First added to this chart: 04/05/2022]
Year of Release:
1958
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,220
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Total albums: 29. Page 1 of 3
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Top 29 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1951 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1952 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1953 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1954 | 1 | 3% | |
| 1955 | 1 | 3% | |
| 1956 | 4 | 14% | |
| 1957 | 6 | 21% | |
| 1958 | 7 | 24% | |
| 1959 | 10 | 34% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Elvis Presley | 6 | 21% | |
| Miles Davis | 3 | 10% | |
| Frank Sinatra | 2 | 7% | |
| Charles Mingus | 2 | 7% | |
| John Coltrane | 2 | 7% | |
| Sonny Rollins | 1 | 3% | |
| Chuck Berry | 1 | 3% | |
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