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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Para Você Ouvir E Dançar 

 Angela Maria

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Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

23

Rank in 1958:

172

Rank in 1950s:

991

Overall Rank:

34,455

Average Rating:

 69 (3 votes)

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Pastoral Suite / Surf Session 

 Moondog

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Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

23

Rank in 1953:

63

Rank in 1950s:

992

Overall Rank:

34,461

Average Rating:

 64 (10 votes)

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Satchmo Sings 

 Louis Armstrong

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Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

23

Rank in 1955:

86

Rank in 1950s:

993

Overall Rank:

34,470

Average Rating:

 71 (6 votes)

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Howard McGhee Vol. 2 

 Howard McGhee

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Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

23

Rank in 1953:

64

Rank in 1950s:

994

Overall Rank:

34,593

Average Rating:

 70 (7 votes)

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Day Dreams 

 Doris Day

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Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

12 charts

Rank Score:

23

Rank in 1955:

87

Rank in 1950s:

995

Overall Rank:

34,605

Average Rating:

 67 (11 votes)

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996.

Little Klunk 

 Stan Tracey Trio

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Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

22

Rank in 1959:

189

Rank in 1950s:

996

Overall Rank:

34,636

Average Rating:

 73 (3 votes)

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997.

Historically Speaking 

 Gerry Mulligan

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Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

22

Rank in 1951:

42

Rank in 1950s:

997

Overall Rank:

34,649

Average Rating:

 70 (11 votes)

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Warm Woods 

 Phil Woods Quartet

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Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

22

Rank in 1958:

173

Rank in 1950s:

998

Overall Rank:

34,727

Average Rating:

 72 (4 votes)

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999.

The Big Sound 

 Gene Ammons' All-Stars

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Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

22

Rank in 1958:

174

Rank in 1950s:

999

Overall Rank:

34,787

Average Rating:

 72 (5 votes)

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Selections From Korla Pandit's The Grand Moghul Suite 

 Korla Pandit

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Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

22

Rank in 1950:

46

Rank in 1950s:

1,000

Overall Rank:

34,829

Average Rating:

 70 (4 votes)

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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%