Top 50 Music Albums of the 1950s
by PapaShiz86 
- Chart updated: 10/28/2025 01:45
- (Created: 12/20/2022 05:09).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 02/19/2024]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
22,233
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[First added to this chart: 02/19/2024]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
7,056
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[First added to this chart: 02/19/2024]
Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
4,953
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[First added to this chart: 02/19/2024]
Year of Release:
1955
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Rank Score:
4,616
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[First added to this chart: 02/19/2024]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
3,495
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[First added to this chart: 02/19/2024]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
2,606
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[First added to this chart: 02/19/2024]
Year of Release:
1958
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,213
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[First added to this chart: 10/27/2025]
Year of Release:
1957
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,646
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[First added to this chart: 02/19/2024]
Year of Release:
1957
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,920
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[First added to this chart: 02/19/2024]
Total albums: 50. Page 1 of 5
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Top 50 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1 | 2% | |
| 1951 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1952 | 4 | 8% | |
| 1953 | 3 | 6% | |
| 1954 | 4 | 8% | |
| 1955 | 3 | 6% | |
| 1956 | 10 | 20% | |
| 1957 | 10 | 20% | |
| 1958 | 7 | 14% | |
| 1959 | 8 | 16% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Billie Holiday | 4 | 8% | |
| Miles Davis | 4 | 8% | |
| Frank Sinatra | 3 | 6% | |
| Sonny Rollins | 3 | 6% | |
| Hank Williams | 2 | 4% | |
| Thelonious Monk | 2 | 4% | |
| Ray Charles | 2 | 4% | |
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