Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s
by Guigou 
- Chart updated: 08/11/2023 10:15
- (Created: 07/10/2022 11:28).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 03/12/2023]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
936
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[First added to this chart: 03/12/2023]
Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
4,196
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[First added to this chart: 04/12/2023]
Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
1,693
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[First added to this chart: 04/02/2023]
Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
1,158
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[First added to this chart: 03/12/2023]
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[First added to this chart: 03/12/2023]
Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
4,989
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[First added to this chart: 03/26/2023]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
888
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[First added to this chart: 03/12/2023]
Year of Release:
1958
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808
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1950 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1951 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1952 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1953 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1954 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1955 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1956 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1957 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1958 | 23 | 23% | |
| 1959 | 26 | 26% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Georges Brassens | 6 | 6% | |
| Johnny Cash | 5 | 5% | |
| Elvis Presley | 5 | 5% | |
| Jacques Brel | 4 | 4% | |
| Little Richard | 3 | 3% | |
| Édith Piaf | 3 | 3% | |
| B.B. King | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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72 | 72% | |
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16 | 16% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 40 from 60th to 20thFolksongs And Instrumentals With Guitar by Elizabeth Cotten |
| Up 16 from 31st to 15thHaitian Dances by Frantz Casseus |
| Up 7 from 19th to 12thGo Bo Diddley by Bo Diddley |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 7 from 15th to 22ndSouvenirs De Django Reinhardt, Vol. 1 by Django Reinhardt |
| Down 6 from 29th to 35thLa Vie En Rose by Édith Piaf |
| Down 5 from 14th to 19thJack Takes The Floor by Ramblin' Jack Elliott |
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