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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In Concert
Live

The Jazz Couriers

Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

2 charts

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992.

Delirium In Hi-Fi

André Popp

Year of Release:

1958

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3 charts

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4, 5, And 6

Jackie McLean

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

7 charts

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994.

The Stylings Of Silver

Horace Silver

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

11 charts

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995.

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

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7 charts

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996

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34,864

Average Rating:

72 (11 votes)

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Angola Prison Spirituals
Compilation

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

6 charts

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The Jazz Giants '56

Lester Young

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1956

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6 charts

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Tanganyika Strut

Wilbur Harden

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1958

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4 charts

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Cab Calloway

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1956

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6 charts

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Best Albums of the 1950s composition

Year	Albums	%

1950	41	4%
1951	39	4%
1952	56	6%
1953	62	6%
1954	74	7%
1955	84	8%
1956	117	12%
1957	155	16%
1958	179	18%
1959	192	19%

Artist	Albums	%

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

	781	78%
	35	4%
	33	3%
	26	3%
	17	2%
	12	1%
	11	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	942	94%
Yes	57	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	961	96%
Yes	38	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	973	97%
Yes	26	3%

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