Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s
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1957
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1957
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1957
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1958
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40
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[First added to this chart: 01/01/2025]
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1953
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336
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1957
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465
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Year of Release:
1958
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s composition

Year Albums %


1950 1 1%
1951 3 3%
1952 4 4%
1953 3 3%
1954 4 4%
1955 7 7%
1956 10 10%
1957 22 22%
1958 22 22%
1959 24 24%
Country Albums %


United States 96 96%
Mixed Nationality 3 3%
Canada 1 1%
Compilation? Albums %
No 95 95%
Yes 5 5%
Live? Albums %
No 95 95%
Yes 5 5%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 94 94%
Yes 6 6%

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