Best Albums of the 1950s

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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451.

This Is How I Feel About Jazz 

 Quincy Jones

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Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

71

Rank in 1957:

70

Rank in 1950s:

451

Overall Rank:

15,746

Average Rating:

 73 (23 votes)

Comments:

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452.

Billie Holiday At Jazz At The Philharmonic 
Live

 Billie Holiday

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Year of Release:

1954

Appears in:

17 charts

Rank Score:

70

Rank in 1954:

36

Rank in 1950s:

452

Overall Rank:

15,773

Average Rating:

 72 (15 votes)

Comments:

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453.

Dig 

 Miles Davis

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Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

70

Rank in 1956:

60

Rank in 1950s:

453

Overall Rank:

15,815

Average Rating:

 72 (24 votes)

Comments:

1

454.

Jazz By Sun Ra 

 Sun Ra

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Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

22 charts

Rank Score:

70

Rank in 1957:

71

Rank in 1950s:

454

Overall Rank:

15,849

Average Rating:

 72 (21 votes)

Comments:

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455.

For Those In Love 

 Dinah Washington

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Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

70

Rank in 1955:

33

Rank in 1950s:

455

Overall Rank:

15,863

Average Rating:

 71 (20 votes)

Comments:

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456.

The Call Of The Wildest 

 Louis Prima & Keely Smith With Sam Butera And The Witnesses

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Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

69

Rank in 1957:

72

Rank in 1950s:

456

Overall Rank:

15,985

Average Rating:

 70 (15 votes)

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457.

South Of The Border 

 Charlie Parker

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Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

69

Rank in 1952:

20

Rank in 1950s:

457

Overall Rank:

16,070

Average Rating:

 72 (18 votes)

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458.

Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 

 Sonny Rollins

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Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

69

Rank in 1957:

73

Rank in 1950s:

458

Overall Rank:

16,108

Average Rating:

 75 (25 votes)

Comments:

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459.

Darling Corey 

 Pete Seeger

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Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

68

Rank in 1950:

14

Rank in 1950s:

459

Overall Rank:

16,179

Average Rating:

 70 (22 votes)

Comments:

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460.

Dave Digs Disney 

 The Dave Brubeck Quartet

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Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

68

Rank in 1957:

74

Rank in 1950s:

460

Overall Rank:

16,245

Average Rating:

 72 (3 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1950s composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Year	Albums	%
1950	45	5%
1951	42	4%
1952	57	6%
1953	63	6%
1954	73	7%
1955	86	9%
1956	116	12%
1957	153	15%
1958	174	17%
1959	191	19%

Artist	Albums	%
Billie Holiday	18	2%
Miles Davis	16	2%
Frank Sinatra	16	2%
Sonny Rollins	15	2%
Various Artists	14	1%
Ella Fitzgerald	13	1%
Doris Day	11	1%
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Country	Albums	%
	787	79%
	33	3%
	33	3%
	25	3%
	17	2%
	12	1%
	11	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	945	95%
Yes	55	6%

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

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	975	98%
Yes	25	3%