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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341.

Brown And Roach Incorporated

Clifford Brown & Max Roach

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

100

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

341

Overall Rank:

11,708

Average Rating:

71 (28 votes)

Comments:

342.

Singing Down The Lane

Jim Reeves

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

12 charts

Rank Score:

100

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

342

Overall Rank:

11,714

Average Rating:

68 (11 votes)

Comments:

343.

Anita Sings The Most

Anita O'Day

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

343

Overall Rank:

11,764

Average Rating:

70 (38 votes)

Comments:

344.

Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson

Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1959:

Rank in 1950s:

344

Overall Rank:

11,799

Average Rating:

78 (24 votes)

Comments:

345.

His Story
Compilation

Blind Willie Johnson

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

345

Overall Rank:

11,877

Average Rating:

72 (3 votes)

Comments:

346.

Groovin' High

Dizzy Gillespie

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

28 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

346

Overall Rank:

11,923

Average Rating:

74 (27 votes)

Comments:

347.

Close To You

Frank Sinatra

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

347

Overall Rank:

11,971

Average Rating:

70 (40 votes)

Comments:

348.

At Town Hall
Live

The Thelonious Monk Orchestra

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1959:

Rank in 1950s:

348

Overall Rank:

11,990

Average Rating:

74 (19 votes)

Comments:

349.

Byrd In Hand

Donald Byrd

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

28 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1959:

Rank in 1950s:

349

Overall Rank:

12,051

Average Rating:

76 (21 votes)

Comments:

350.

For Musicians Only

Stan Getz / Dizzy Gillespie / Sonny Stitt

Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1958:

Rank in 1950s:

350

Overall Rank:

12,072

Average Rating:

74 (23 votes)

Comments:

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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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