Top 68 Music Albums of the 1950s
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AAL2014 
- Chart updated: 07/30/2026 21:45
- (Created: 04/23/2022 04:49).
- Chart size: 68 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/24/2022]
Year of Release:
1959
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6,790
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[First added to this chart: 05/24/2022]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
20,991
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[First added to this chart: 05/24/2022]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
6,241
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[First added to this chart: 05/02/2024]
Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
703
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[First added to this chart: 06/04/2024]
Year of Release:
1959
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2,348
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[First added to this chart: 03/01/2023]
[First added to this chart: 06/04/2024]
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[First added to this chart: 04/06/2024]
[First added to this chart: 04/12/2025]
Year of Release:
1958
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1,512
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Total albums: 68. Page 1 of 7
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Top 68 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1951 | 2 | 3% | |
| 1952 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1953 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1954 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1955 | 5 | 7% | |
| 1956 | 9 | 13% | |
| 1957 | 16 | 24% | |
| 1958 | 15 | 22% | |
| 1959 | 19 | 28% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Miles Davis | 13 | 19% | |
| Charles Mingus | 7 | 10% | |
| Art Blakey | 3 | 4% | |
| Max Roach | 3 | 4% | |
| Nina Simone | 3 | 4% | |
| Sun Ra | 3 | 4% | |
| Bill Evans | 2 | 3% | |
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Top 68 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes
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| Down 1 from 32nd to 33rdClifford Brown And Max Roach by Clifford Brown & Max Roach |
| Down 1 from 33rd to 34thThe Wildest! by Louis Prima |
| Down 1 from 34th to 35thThe Shape Of Jazz To Come by Ornette Coleman |
| New entries |
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| Jazz By Sun Ra by Sun Ra |
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