Best Albums of the 1950s
Listed below are the best albums of the 1950s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.
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1959
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24,845
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1959
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7,374
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1959
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6,538
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1957
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5,918
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1956
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4,946
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1955
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4,709
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1957
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3,975
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1959
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3,887
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1959
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3,527
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1959
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3,182
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Total albums: 977. Page 1 of 98
Best Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1950 | 40 | 4% | |
| 1951 | 40 | 4% | |
| 1952 | 58 | 6% | |
| 1953 | 62 | 6% | |
| 1954 | 77 | 8% | |
| 1955 | 86 | 9% | |
| 1956 | 116 | 12% | |
| 1957 | 152 | 15% | |
| 1958 | 173 | 17% | |
| 1959 | 196 | 20% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Various Artists | 19 | 2% | |
| Billie Holiday | 18 | 2% | |
| Miles Davis | 16 | 2% | |
| Frank Sinatra | 15 | 2% | |
| Sonny Rollins | 15 | 2% | |
| Ella Fitzgerald | 13 | 1% | |
| Elvis Presley | 11 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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780 | 78% | |
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40 | 4% | |
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32 | 3% | |
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26 | 3% | |
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20 | 2% | |
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12 | 1% | |
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11 | 1% | |
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