Top 24 Music Albums of the 1950s
by davidhuret 
Not an album-oriented era.
- Chart updated: 03/20/2025 19:45
- (Created: 12/12/2012 19:21).
- Chart size: 24 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/13/2012]
Year of Release:
1959
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22,272
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The first stone, the start of it all: the first rock'n'roll album by the first rock-star.
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Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
4,967
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[First added to this chart: 03/13/2013]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
766
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[First added to this chart: 12/14/2012]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
2,606
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[First added to this chart: 12/14/2012]
Year of Release:
1959
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3,489
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[First added to this chart: 12/14/2012]
Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
1,644
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[First added to this chart: 12/14/2012]
Year of Release:
1957
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4,170
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[First added to this chart: 12/13/2012]
Year of Release:
1958
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561
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Top 24 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1950 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1951 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1952 | 1 | 4% | |
| 1953 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1954 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1955 | 1 | 4% | |
| 1956 | 4 | 17% | |
| 1957 | 8 | 33% | |
| 1958 | 7 | 29% | |
| 1959 | 3 | 13% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Elvis Presley | 7 | 29% | |
| Miles Davis | 2 | 8% | |
| Hank Williams | 2 | 8% | |
| Johnny Cash | 2 | 8% | |
| Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n Roll Trio | 1 | 4% | |
| John Coltrane | 1 | 4% | |
| Carl Perkins | 1 | 4% | |
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Perfect chart!
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