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, Billie Holiday, The Dave Brubeck Quartet and John Coltrane.

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The Stylings Of Silver

Horace Silver

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

11 charts

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992.

Gypsy

The Original Broadway Cast

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

9 charts

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Miles Davis Quartet

Miles Davis

Year of Release:

1954

Appears in:

7 charts

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993

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34,877

Average Rating:

72 (11 votes)

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994.

Delirium In Hi-Fi

André Popp

Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

3 charts

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995.

Angola Prison Spirituals
Compilation

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

6 charts

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996.

The Jazz Giants '56

Lester Young

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

6 charts

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997.

Tanganyika Strut

Wilbur Harden

Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

4 charts

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998.

Cab Calloway

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1956

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6 charts

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999.

Blues And Haikus

Jack Kerouac Featuring Al Cohn And Zoot Sims

Year of Release:

1959

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4 charts

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1000.

Julian "Cannonball" Adderley

Cannonball Adderley

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

13 charts

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1,000

Overall Rank:

35,184

Average Rating:

72 (10 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1950s composition

Year	Albums	%

1950	41	4%
1951	39	4%
1952	55	6%
1953	62	6%
1954	73	7%
1955	85	9%
1956	118	12%
1957	155	16%
1958	179	18%
1959	193	19%

Artist	Albums	%

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

	784	78%
	35	4%
	32	3%
	26	3%
	17	2%
	11	1%
	11	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	944	94%
Yes	56	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	962	96%
Yes	38	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	974	97%
Yes	26	3%

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