Best Albums of the 1950s

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Listed below are the best albums of the 1950s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of the 1950s were Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, Frank Sinatra, Charles Mingus, Elvis Presley, Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Billie Holiday and John Coltrane.

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Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

1,642 charts

Rank Score:

23,154

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Average Rating:

89 (2,268 votes)

Comments:

169

Mingus Ah Um

Charles Mingus

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

657 charts

Rank Score:

7,093

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Overall Rank:

231

Average Rating:

84 (725 votes)

Comments:

Time Out

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

653 charts

Rank Score:

6,577

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Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

590 charts

Rank Score:

5,496

Rank in 1958:

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Overall Rank:

312

Average Rating:

84 (663 votes)

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Elvis Presley

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

595 charts

Rank Score:

5,072

Rank in 1956:

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Overall Rank:

343

Average Rating:

79 (768 votes)

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In The Wee Small Hours

Frank Sinatra

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

491 charts

Rank Score:

4,647

Rank in 1955:

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Overall Rank:

369

Average Rating:

80 (646 votes)

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Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

430 charts

Rank Score:

4,260

Rank in 1957:

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Overall Rank:

404

Average Rating:

79 (495 votes)

Comments:

The Shape Of Jazz To Come

Ornette Coleman

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

436 charts

Rank Score:

3,919

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Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

373 charts

Rank Score:

3,532

Rank in 1959:

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Overall Rank:

498

Average Rating:

80 (331 votes)

Comments:

10.

Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

385 charts

Rank Score:

3,398

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Overall Rank:

519

Average Rating:

84 (371 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1950s composition

Year	Albums	%

1950	44	4%
1951	41	4%
1952	58	6%
1953	63	6%
1954	73	7%
1955	87	9%
1956	116	12%
1957	153	15%
1958	174	17%
1959	191	19%

Artist	Albums	%

Billie Holiday	18	2%
Miles Davis	16	2%
Frank Sinatra	16	2%
Sonny Rollins	15	2%
Various Artists	14	1%
Ella Fitzgerald	13	1%
Elvis Presley	11	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	787	79%
	33	3%
	33	3%
	25	3%
	17	2%
	12	1%
	11	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	946	95%
Yes	54	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	963	96%
Yes	37	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	975	98%
Yes	25	3%

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