Best Albums of the 1950s
Listed below are the best albums of the 1950s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 4 hours ago).
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1950s decade summary The 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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1955
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1959
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1951
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1954
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1959
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