Best Albums of the 1950s

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

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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 John Coltrane.
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1956
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818
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1959
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803
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1958
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799
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1959
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792
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Year of Release:
1955
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787
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1958
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780
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1956
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775
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Year of Release:
1957
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764
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Year of Release:
1950
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740
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1956
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720
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 6 of 100

Best Albums of the 1950s composition

Year Albums %


1950 41 4%
1951 39 4%
1952 55 6%
1953 62 6%
1954 73 7%
1955 85 9%
1956 118 12%
1957 155 16%
1958 179 18%
1959 193 19%
Country Albums %


United States 784 78%
France 35 4%
Mixed Nationality 32 3%
United Kingdom 26 3%
Brazil 17 2%
Austria 11 1%
Canada 11 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 944 94%
Yes 56 6%
Live? Albums %
No 962 96%
Yes 38 4%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 974 97%
Yes 26 3%
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