Best Albums of 1959

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Listed below are the best albums of 1959 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of 1959 were Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Dave Brubeck, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Ornette Coleman, Chuck Berry, Nina Simone, Ray Charles, Howlin' Wolf and Marty Robbins.

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Hymns And Sacred Songs

The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys

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1959

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2 charts

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Puccini: Manon Lescaut

Tullio Serafin / Coro E Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano

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1959

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4 charts

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Handel: The Royal Fireworks Suite / The Water Music Suite

Eugene Ormandy / The Philadelphia Orchestra / The Mormon Tabernacle Choir

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1959

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7 charts

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Especially For You

Duane Eddy

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1959

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5 charts

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Les Baxter's Wild Guitars

Les Baxter

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1959

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3 charts

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Jazz Alive! A Night At The Half Note

Zoot Sims / Al Cohn / Phil Woods

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1959

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5 charts

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Estúpido Cupido

Celly Campello

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1959

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Ana Lúcia

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1959

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3 charts

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Remember When?

The Platters

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1959

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8 charts

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Gosto De Você

Alaíde Costa

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1959

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Best Albums of 1959 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Ella Fitzgerald	5	1%
Various Artists	5	1%
Nina Simone	4	1%
Martin Denny	4	1%
Miles Davis	4	1%
Frank Sinatra	4	1%
Connie Francis	4	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	362	70%
	33	6%
	31	6%
	13	3%
	13	3%
	9	2%
	8	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	488	94%
Yes	30	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	502	97%
Yes	16	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	508	98%
Yes	10	2%

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