Top 60 Music Albums of the 1950s
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- Chart updated: 06/09/2020 02:15
- (Created: 02/09/2013 03:46).
- Chart size: 60 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/08/2013]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
21,933
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[First added to this chart: 11/08/2013]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
6,975
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[First added to this chart: 11/08/2013]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
6,416
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[First added to this chart: 11/08/2013]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
5,599
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[First added to this chart: 04/27/2020]
Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
3,502
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[First added to this chart: 11/08/2013]
Year of Release:
1957
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,736
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[First added to this chart: 11/08/2013]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
3,915
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[First added to this chart: 04/27/2020]
Year of Release:
1957
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,915
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[First added to this chart: 04/27/2020]
Year of Release:
1958
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,876
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[First added to this chart: 11/08/2013]
Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
2,501
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Top 60 Music Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1951 | 1 | 2% | |
| 1952 | 1 | 2% | |
| 1953 | 1 | 2% | |
| 1954 | 2 | 3% | |
| 1955 | 3 | 5% | |
| 1956 | 9 | 15% | |
| 1957 | 11 | 18% | |
| 1958 | 16 | 27% | |
| 1959 | 15 | 25% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Miles Davis | 6 | 10% | |
| Billie Holiday | 3 | 5% | |
| Elvis Presley | 3 | 5% | |
| Miles Davis Quintet | 3 | 5% | |
| Thelonious Monk | 3 | 5% | |
| Chuck Berry | 2 | 3% | |
| Charles Mingus | 2 | 3% | |
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Top 60 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 29 from 41st to 12thLittle Girl Blue by Nina Simone |
| Up 27 from 56th to 29thCookin' With The Miles Davis Quintet by Miles Davis Quintet |
| Up 20 from 51st to 31stWorkin' With The Miles Davis Quintet by Miles Davis Quintet |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 14 from 19th to 33rdFrank Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely by Frank Sinatra |
| Down 14 from 21st to 35thElla Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Song Book by Ella Fitzgerald |
| Down 12 from 24th to 36thThe Genius Of Ray Charles by Ray Charles |
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