Best Albums of the 1950s
Listed below are the best albums of the 1950s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 7 hours ago).
"This album defined how rock N' roll riffs and solos would look like from ten years and so on, It is a remarkable stand point on 50s guitar music, and Chuck is the first guitar god from Rock History." Reply
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1957
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1,477
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"Can't listen to it without being affected emotionally. Impossible." Reply
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junodog4 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1956
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"This just oozes 1950s French art film, in the best way possible. It feels a bit disjointed in places, but the music is so good, I'm willing to forgo that complaint completely." Reply
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teague | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1958
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1,404
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"Elvis Presley's second album is obviously nowhere near as significant or important as his first, but it is a more consistent record. Some great rock'n'roll classics sung with gusto serve to make this a thoroughly enjoyable album. Elvis at his early best." Reply
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1956
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"This is a medicine for anxiety." Reply
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1959
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1,317
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"Frankie's most introspective mood with Ava in the heart and soul. Painful, autumnal, sad, nocturnal, is the photography of a man alone. Nobody sing these feeling with more knowledge, dignity, self-respect. And at last..... one for my baby and one more for the road (Bill Millar's piano is a miracle)." Reply
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1958
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1,268
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"I cannot think of a better combination than Ella & Cole Porter. With classics such as Everytime We Say Goodbye, Just One of Those Things And I Love Paris it is just fantastic." Reply
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1956
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1,224
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"Listen up! He doin' the Mess Around. Turns out he was Genius right from the start. All killer no filler. Remarkable for a non-jazz 50s album." Reply
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1957
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1,191
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"Her voice was so beautiful at this point in her career, I loved the way it changed and became darker over the years." Reply
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ffudnebbuh | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1955
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1,176
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"At first, you'll think this is the greatest album ever, but most of the album is decent filler while there are only a few fantastic tracks." Reply
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1958
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1,161
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 4 of 100
Best Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1950 | 47 | 5% | |
| 1951 | 41 | 4% | |
| 1952 | 57 | 6% | |
| 1953 | 60 | 6% | |
| 1954 | 73 | 7% | |
| 1955 | 92 | 9% | |
| 1956 | 116 | 12% | |
| 1957 | 152 | 15% | |
| 1958 | 173 | 17% | |
| 1959 | 189 | 19% |
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| Billie Holiday | 18 | 2% | |
| Miles Davis | 16 | 2% | |
| Various Artists | 16 | 2% | |
| Frank Sinatra | 16 | 2% | |
| Sonny Rollins | 15 | 2% | |
| Ella Fitzgerald | 13 | 1% | |
| Sarah Vaughan | 11 | 1% | |
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789 | 79% | |
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34 | 3% | |
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33 | 3% | |
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23 | 2% | |
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16 | 2% | |
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12 | 1% | |
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10 | 1% | |
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