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 57,000 greatest album charts.

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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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We Three

Roy Haynes With Phineas Newborn & Paul Chambers

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

6 charts

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992.

Camino Del Indio

Atahualpa Yupanqui

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

4 charts

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993.

Hypnotique

Martin Denny

Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

6 charts

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994.

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

5 charts

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994

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34,333

Average Rating:

72 (6 votes)

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995.

Satchmo In Style

Louis Armstrong

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

4 charts

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996.

Café Continental

Ruth Welcome / Dick Marta

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

6 charts

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996

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34,457

Average Rating:

69 (4 votes)

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997.

The 7th Voyage Of Sinbad

Bernard Herrmann

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

5 charts

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998.

Day Dreams

Doris Day

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

12 charts

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998

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34,488

Average Rating:

67 (11 votes)

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999.

Historically Speaking

Gerry Mulligan

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

11 charts

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999

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34,594

Average Rating:

70 (11 votes)

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1000.

The Weavers At Carnegie Hall
Live

The Weavers

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

8 charts

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Best Albums of the 1950s composition

Year	Albums	%

1950	47	5%
1951	44	4%
1952	57	6%
1953	61	6%
1954	74	7%
1955	87	9%
1956	116	12%
1957	153	15%
1958	172	17%
1959	189	19%

Artist	Albums	%

Billie Holiday	18	2%
Various Artists	17	2%
Frank Sinatra	17	2%
Miles Davis	16	2%
Sonny Rollins	15	2%
Ella Fitzgerald	13	1%
Sarah Vaughan	11	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	785	79%
	36	4%
	35	4%
	23	2%
	16	2%
	12	1%
	10	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	944	94%
Yes	56	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	963	96%
Yes	37	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	974	97%
Yes	26	3%

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