Best Albums of the 1950s

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, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Billie Holiday and John Coltrane.
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1950
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23
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1955
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1959
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1956
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1958
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1959
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22
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1958
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22
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Year of Release:
1957
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22
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Year of Release:
1958
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22
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Year of Release:
1955
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22
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Best Albums of the 1950s composition

Year Albums %


1950 44 4%
1951 41 4%
1952 58 6%
1953 63 6%
1954 73 7%
1955 87 9%
1956 116 12%
1957 153 15%
1958 174 17%
1959 191 19%
Country Albums %


United States 787 79%
Mixed Nationality 33 3%
France 33 3%
United Kingdom 25 3%
Brazil 17 2%
Canada 12 1%
Austria 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%
Best Albums of 1957
1. Here's Little Richard by Little Richard
2. Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk
3. The "Chirping" Crickets by The Crickets
4. Saxophone Colossus by Sonny Rollins
5. Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis
6. 'Round About Midnight by Miles Davis
7. With His Hot And Blue Guitar by Johnny Cash
8. After School Session by Chuck Berry
9. Ray Charles by Ray Charles
10. Cookin' With The Miles Davis Quintet by Miles Davis Quintet
11. Miles Ahead by Miles Davis + 19
12. The Clown by Charles Mingus
13. Monk's Music by Thelonious Monk Septet
14. Dance Album by Carl Perkins
15. After Midnight by Nat King Cole
16. Singin' The Blues by B.B. King
17. Way Out West by Sonny Rollins
18. Singin' To My Baby by Eddie Cochran With The Johnny Mann Orchestra And Chorus
19. Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps by Gene Vincent
20. Kenya by Machito
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