Best Albums of 1959

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Listed below are the best albums of 1959 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1959 year summaryThe best artists of 1959 were Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Dave Brubeck, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Ornette Coleman, Art Blakey, Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Chuck Berry, Nina Simone and Howlin' Wolf.

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61.

N°2

Serge Gainsbourg

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

28 charts

Rank Score:

120

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Rank in 1950s:

290

Overall Rank:

9,830

Average Rating:

71 (28 votes)

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107.

Messiaen: Catalogue D'Oiseaux (1959)

Yvonne Loriod

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

5 charts

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129.

Play Bach No.1

Jacques Loussier

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

6 charts

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207.

Musique Tachiste

Michel Magne

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

3 charts

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275.

Cadmus, Le Robot De L'espace

Jean-Jacques Perrey

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

3 charts

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297.

N°6 - 10 Ans De Chansons

Juliette Gréco

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

4 charts

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444.

Un Témoin Dans La Ville

Barney Wilen

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

1 chart

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Rank in 1959:

444

Rank in 1950s:

2,365

Average Rating:

73 (2 votes)

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457.

J'Irai Cracher Sur Vos Tombes
Soundtrack

Alain Goraguer

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

2 charts

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457

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2,471

Average Rating:

72 (1 vote)

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466.

Barney

Barney Wilen

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

1 chart

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466

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2,529

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Best Albums of 1959 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	5	1%
Ella Fitzgerald	5	1%
Nina Simone	4	1%
Martin Denny	4	1%
Frank Sinatra	4	1%
Billie Holiday	4	1%
Connie Francis	4	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	354	70%
	32	6%
	31	6%
	13	3%
	11	2%
	9	2%
	7	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	475	94%
Yes	29	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	491	97%
Yes	13	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	493	98%
Yes	11	2%

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Best Artists of the 1960s
1. The Beatles
2. The Velvet Underground
3. Jimi Hendrix
4. Bob Dylan
5. The Beach Boys
6. The Jimi Hendrix Experience
7. The Velvet Underground & Nico
8. Led Zeppelin
9. The Doors
10. The Rolling Stones
11. King Crimson
12. John Coltrane
13. Frank Zappa
14. The Kinks
15. Love
16. Van Morrison
17. Charles Mingus
18. Neil Young
19. Miles Davis
20. The Zombies