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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1950s decade 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 Duke Ellington.
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1956
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218
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"Along with, only the lonely, this is my favourite Frank Sinatra album. The brilliant record cover says it all, it's a light night alone LP. A cottage for sale, stormy weather, and, why try to change me now, are all highlights. A wonderful album, with Sinatra at the peak of his powers. Excellent."  Reply
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1959
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1958
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"Blakey and Monk go together perfectly. The melodic playing of Blakey, the percussive playing of Monk, the soulful funkiness of Johnny Griffin, they're all working on the same bebop wavelength--high energy music, but with so much space and silence left in. The interplay between the musicians here ..."  [+]  Reply
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1958
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1958
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"A fantastic display of vocal talents by Sarah Vaughan that really separates her from the crowd as an extremely unique vocalist. The control she has over her voice is mesmerising and it shines on every single track on this album. She really drags you into this nightclub feel with her forcing you i..."  [+]  Reply
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1958
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1957
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210
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1957
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1955
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