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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Webb Pierce 

 Webb Pierce

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Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

42

Rank in 1955:

55

Rank in 1950s:

671

Overall Rank:

22,995

Average Rating:

 70 (13 votes)

Comments:

0

672.

Massenet: Manon 

 Pierre Monteux / Choeurs Et Orchestre Du Théâtre National De L'Opéra-Comique

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Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

42

Rank in 1955:

56

Rank in 1950s:

672

Overall Rank:

23,003

Average Rating:

 72 (6 votes)

Comments:

0

673.

Art Tatum - Ben Webster Quartet 

 Art Tatum / Ben Webster Quartet

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Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

42

Rank in 1958:

117

Rank in 1950s:

673

Overall Rank:

23,067

Average Rating:

 73 (27 votes)

Comments:

3

674.

Complete Works Of Edgard Varèse, Volume 1 

 Edgard Varèse

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Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

42

Rank in 1950:

29

Rank in 1950s:

674

Overall Rank:

23,091

Average Rating:

 71 (10 votes)

Comments:

0

675.

The Swinging Buddy Rich 

 Buddy Rich

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Year of Release:

1954

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

42

Rank in 1954:

52

Rank in 1950s:

675

Overall Rank:

23,099

Average Rating:

 69 (9 votes)

Comments:

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Day By Day 

 Doris Day

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Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

42

Rank in 1956:

84

Rank in 1950s:

676

Overall Rank:

23,121

Average Rating:

 70 (15 votes)

Comments:

1

677.

Interpreta Ernesto Nazareth 

 Carolina Cardoso De Menezes

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Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

42

Rank in 1952:

36

Rank in 1950s:

677

Overall Rank:

23,155

Average Rating:

 72 (8 votes)

Comments:

1

678.

Rock Island Line: Huddie Ledbetter Memorial, Vol. 2 
Compilation

 Lead Belly

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Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

42

Rank in 1953:

38

Rank in 1950s:

678

Overall Rank:

23,174

Average Rating:

 72 (18 votes)

Comments:

0

679.

Quartets 
Compilation

 Stan Getz

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Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

42

Rank in 1955:

57

Rank in 1950s:

679

Overall Rank:

23,221

Average Rating:

 70 (16 votes)

Comments:

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680.

Once Upon A Summertime 

 Blossom Dearie

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Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

17 charts

Rank Score:

42

Rank in 1958:

118

Rank in 1950s:

680

Overall Rank:

23,273

Average Rating:

 71 (23 votes)

Comments:

0

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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	944	94%
Yes	56	6%

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

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