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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641.

Time Waits: The Amazing Bud Powell (Vol. 4) 

 Bud Powell

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Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

45

Rank in 1958:

114

Rank in 1950s:

641

Overall Rank:

21,984

Average Rating:

 72 (17 votes)

Comments:

0

642.

Blue Serge 

 Serge Chaloff

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Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

45

Rank in 1956:

81

Rank in 1950s:

642

Overall Rank:

22,069

Average Rating:

 71 (13 votes)

Comments:

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643.

Dvořák: Symphony No. 5 In E Minor, Op. 95 "From The New World" 

 George Szell & The Cleveland Orchestra

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Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

45

Rank in 1953:

35

Rank in 1950s:

643

Overall Rank:

22,081

Average Rating:

 75 (9 votes)

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644.

The Astaire Story 

 Fred Astaire

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Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

45

Rank in 1953:

36

Rank in 1950s:

644

Overall Rank:

22,106

Average Rating:

 68 (25 votes)

Comments:

3

645.

The Steamer 

 The Stan Getz Quartet

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Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

45

Rank in 1957:

105

Rank in 1950s:

645

Overall Rank:

22,180

Average Rating:

 73 (13 votes)

Comments:

1

646.

Swing And Dance With Frank Sinatra 

 Frank Sinatra

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Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

45

Rank in 1950:

25

Rank in 1950s:

646

Overall Rank:

22,210

Average Rating:

 72 (16 votes)

Comments:

1

647.

Bye Bye Blues 

 Les Paul & Mary Ford

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Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

45

Rank in 1952:

33

Rank in 1950s:

647

Overall Rank:

22,213

Average Rating:

 71 (11 votes)

Comments:

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648.

Great Times! 

 Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn

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Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

45

Rank in 1950:

26

Rank in 1950s:

648

Overall Rank:

22,225

Average Rating:

 69 (14 votes)

Comments:

1

649.

Thelonious Alone In San Francisco 

 Thelonious Monk

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Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

22 charts

Rank Score:

44

Rank in 1959:

131

Rank in 1950s:

649

Overall Rank:

22,284

Average Rating:

 74 (37 votes)

Comments:

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650.

Chet Atkins At Home 

 Chet Atkins

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Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

44

Rank in 1957:

106

Rank in 1950s:

650

Overall Rank:

22,316

Average Rating:

 69 (9 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1950s composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

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	943	94%
Yes	57	6%

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

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	974	97%
Yes	26	3%