Best Albums of the 1950s

Listed below are the best albums of the 1950s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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1.

Kind Of Blue 

 Miles Davis

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Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

1,648 charts

Rank Score:

22,549

Rank in 1959:

1

Rank in 1950s:

1

Overall Rank:

37

Average Rating:

 89 (2,277 votes)

Comments:

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2.

Mingus Ah Um 

 Charles Mingus

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Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

658 charts

Rank Score:

7,089

Rank in 1959:

2

Rank in 1950s:

2

Overall Rank:

226

Average Rating:

 84 (728 votes)

Comments:

40

3.

Time Out 

 The Dave Brubeck Quartet

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Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

655 charts

Rank Score:

6,487

Rank in 1959:

3

Rank in 1950s:

3

Overall Rank:

251

Average Rating:

 84 (733 votes)

Comments:

39

4.

Blue Train 

 John Coltrane

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Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

595 charts

Rank Score:

5,576

Rank in 1958:

1

Rank in 1950s:

4

Overall Rank:

308

Average Rating:

 84 (666 votes)

Comments:

29

5.

Elvis Presley 

 Elvis Presley

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Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

598 charts

Rank Score:

5,009

Rank in 1956:

1

Rank in 1950s:

5

Overall Rank:

343

Average Rating:

 79 (771 votes)

Comments:

37

6.

In The Wee Small Hours 

 Frank Sinatra

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Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

493 charts

Rank Score:

4,564

Rank in 1955:

1

Rank in 1950s:

6

Overall Rank:

368

Average Rating:

 80 (647 votes)

Comments:

39

7.

Here's Little Richard 

 Little Richard

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Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

434 charts

Rank Score:

4,229

Rank in 1957:

1

Rank in 1950s:

7

Overall Rank:

400

Average Rating:

 79 (496 votes)

Comments:

40

8.

The Shape Of Jazz To Come 

 Ornette Coleman

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Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

438 charts

Rank Score:

3,887

Rank in 1959:

4

Rank in 1950s:

8

Overall Rank:

446

Average Rating:

 81 (512 votes)

Comments:

24

9.

Berry Is On Top 

 Chuck Berry

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Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

374 charts

Rank Score:

3,494

Rank in 1959:

5

Rank in 1950s:

9

Overall Rank:

499

Average Rating:

 79 (335 votes)

Comments:

16

10.

Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers 

 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

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Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

390 charts

Rank Score:

3,417

Rank in 1958:

2

Rank in 1950s:

10

Overall Rank:

516

Average Rating:

 83 (372 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1950s composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Year	Albums	%
1950	46	5%
1951	42	4%
1952	57	6%
1953	64	6%
1954	73	7%
1955	87	9%
1956	116	12%
1957	152	15%
1958	174	17%
1959	189	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%
Sarah Vaughan	11	1%
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Country	Albums	%
	788	79%
	33	3%
	33	3%
	24	2%
	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%