Top-rated albums of the 1950s

Listed below are the top-rated albums of the 1950s as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members!
(To qualify for this chart, an album must have had at least 10 member ratings .)

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51.

Anthology Of American Folk Music
Compilation

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

80 charts

Rank Score:

569

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

2,714

Average Rating:

78 (78 votes)

Comments:

52.

Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Song Book

Ella Fitzgerald

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

161 charts

Rank Score:

1,069

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

1,611

Average Rating:

78 (137 votes)

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53.

Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

97 charts

Rank Score:

519

Rank in 1959:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

2,922

Average Rating:

78 (80 votes)

Comments:

54.

T-Bone Blues

T-Bone Walker

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

149

Rank in 1959:

Rank in 1950s:

236

Overall Rank:

8,281

Average Rating:

78 (35 votes)

Comments:

55.

Tenor Madness

Sonny Rollins

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

52 charts

Rank Score:

324

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

126

Overall Rank:

4,350

Average Rating:

78 (47 votes)

Comments:

56.

Monk's Music

Thelonious Monk Septet

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

122 charts

Rank Score:

616

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

2,539

Average Rating:

78 (118 votes)

Comments:

57.

Art Pepper Meets The Rhythm Section

Art Pepper

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

53 charts

Rank Score:

252

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

149

Overall Rank:

5,305

Average Rating:

78 (40 votes)

Comments:

58.

Way Out West

Sonny Rollins

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

83 charts

Rank Score:

398

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

104

Overall Rank:

3,656

Average Rating:

78 (72 votes)

Comments:

59.

Bo Diddley

Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

192 charts

Rank Score:

1,505

Rank in 1958:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

1,178

Average Rating:

78 (141 votes)

Comments:

60.

Frank Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely

Frank Sinatra

Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

173 charts

Rank Score:

1,324

Rank in 1958:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

1,323

Average Rating:

77 (194 votes)

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The average rating is a Bayesian average, calculated as follows:
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV

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av = mean average rating an album has currently received.
n = number of ratings an album has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an album to appear in the 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating for an album (currently 72/100).

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