Best Albums of the 1950s
Listed below are the best albums of the 1950s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 5 hours ago).
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"Easy to see why Arcade Fire were inspired by this film while writing the songs for Reflektor. This soundtrack is mesmerizing, perfectly weaving in with the film, an incredible expression of the Greek myth/legend that inspired more operas than any other." Reply
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"This album really gets you moving and has such a fantastic rhythm to it which is just so infectious. It really does groove and that is all down to the brilliant instrumentation with each aspect of the sound playing a vital role. The percussion is simply phenomenal with the bongos and timbales ste..." [+] Reply
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"After three listens, I found myself liking this one quite a bit." Reply
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"Smooth sounding, pleasant to the ears jazz music." Reply
"For a long time I've mixed up "La vie en rose" and "Non je ne regrette rien," the latter is the one in Inception, the former is in WALL-E" Reply
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"Another brilliant Frank Sinatra album. Collaborating with Nelson Riddle, Sinatra produces a pleasing easy on the ear recording. Originally an eight track LP, it has now been extended to twelve, still, the original release is lovely. Featuring, I'm gonna sit right down and write myself a letter, a..." [+] Reply
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"Amazing and beautiful album, right now I can hear it on YouTube only since it’s not available on Apple Music" Reply
Total albums: 1,000. Page 13 of 100
Best Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1950 | 47 | 5% | |
| 1951 | 41 | 4% | |
| 1952 | 57 | 6% | |
| 1953 | 60 | 6% | |
| 1954 | 73 | 7% | |
| 1955 | 92 | 9% | |
| 1956 | 116 | 12% | |
| 1957 | 152 | 15% | |
| 1958 | 173 | 17% | |
| 1959 | 189 | 19% |
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| Billie Holiday | 18 | 2% | |
| Frank Sinatra | 16 | 2% | |
| Miles Davis | 16 | 2% | |
| Various Artists | 16 | 2% | |
| Sonny Rollins | 15 | 2% | |
| Ella Fitzgerald | 13 | 1% | |
| Sarah Vaughan | 11 | 1% | |
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789 | 79% | |
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34 | 3% | |
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33 | 3% | |
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23 | 2% | |
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16 | 2% | |
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12 | 1% | |
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