Best Albums of 1950

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Listed below are the best albums of 1950 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of 1950 were Yma Sumac, Benny Goodman, Woody Guthrie, Charlie Parker, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Les Paul, Édith Piaf, Trio Aguilillas and Stan Kenton And His Orchestra.

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31.

Night In Manhattan

Lee Wiley

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

723

Overall Rank:

25,214

Average Rating:

73 (11 votes)

Comments:

32.

Historical America In Song: Songs Of Expanding America

Burl Ives

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

725

Overall Rank:

25,242

Average Rating:

65 (11 votes)

Comments:

33.

Hot Jazz

Sarah Vaughan

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

17 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

751

Overall Rank:

26,253

Average Rating:

74 (18 votes)

Comments:

34.

Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 "Eroica"

Arturo Toscanini / NBC Symphony Orchestra

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

829

Overall Rank:

29,024

Average Rating:

70 (7 votes)

Comments:

35.

Chansons Parisiennes Volume II

Édith Piaf

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

832

Overall Rank:

29,114

Average Rating:

71 (8 votes)

Comments:

36.

Tenderly

Oscar Peterson

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

841

Overall Rank:

29,457

Average Rating:

71 (5 votes)

Comments:

37.

Piano (Solos)

Bud Powell

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

873

Overall Rank:

30,553

Average Rating:

71 (11 votes)

Comments:

38.

Volume Two

Billie Holiday

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

902

Overall Rank:

31,208

Average Rating:

71 (10 votes)

Comments:

39.

Brahms: Concerto In D, Op. 77 For Violin And Orchestra

Wilhelm Furtwängler / Lucerne Festival Orchestra / Yehudi Menuhin

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

913

Overall Rank:

31,675

Average Rating:

70 (6 votes)

Comments:

40.

Autumn In New York

Jo Stafford

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

920

Overall Rank:

31,843

Average Rating:

70 (13 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1950 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Norman Granz' Jazz At The Philharmonic	3	2%
Édith Piaf	3	2%
Benny Goodman	2	2%
Charlie Parker	2	2%
Frank Sinatra	2	2%
Billie Holiday	2	2%
Woody Guthrie	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%

	85	69%
	8	7%
	7	6%
	4	3%
	3	2%
	2	2%
	2	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	120	98%
Yes	3	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	122	99%
Yes	1	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	122	99%
Yes	1	1%

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