Best Albums of 1950

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

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summaryThe best artists of 1950 were Yma Sumac, Benny Goodman, Woody Guthrie, Charlie Parker, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Les Paul, Édith Piaf, Trio Aguilillas and Stan Kenton And His Orchestra.

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71.

Harpist's Holiday

Robert Maxwell

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

1,584

Overall Rank:

57,182

Average Rating:

70 (3 votes)

Comments:

72.

Stan Getz Volume One

The Stan Getz Quartet / Stan Getz Tenor Sax Stars

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

1,587

Overall Rank:

57,233

Average Rating:

69 (3 votes)

Comments:

73.

Call Me Madam

Ethel Merman

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

1,625

Overall Rank:

59,338

Average Rating:

65 (7 votes)

Comments:

74.

The Bix Beiderbecke Story / Volume 1 - Bix And His Gang
Compilation

Bix Beiderbecke

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

1,631

Overall Rank:

59,508

Average Rating:

70 (4 votes)

Comments:

75.

Down In The Valley: An American Folk Opera

Kurt Weill & Arnold Sundgaard

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

1,636

Overall Rank:

59,692

Average Rating:

67 (6 votes)

Comments:

76.

New Sounds From France

Jack Dieval And His Quartet / James Moody / Annie Ross

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

1,653

Overall Rank:

60,608

Average Rating:

70 (3 votes)

Comments:

77.

Al Cohn Quartet

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

1,657

Overall Rank:

60,819

Average Rating:

68 (4 votes)

Comments:

78.

Piano Moods

Teddy Wilson

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

1,672

Overall Rank:

61,946

Average Rating:

69 (6 votes)

Comments:

79.

Montunos Cubanos: Cuban Off-Beat

Arsenio Rodriguez

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

1,723

Overall Rank:

65,397

Average Rating:

69 (3 votes)

Comments:

80.

George Shearing Quintet

The George Shearing Quintet

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

1,786

Overall Rank:

68,740

Average Rating:

70 (3 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1950 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Norman Granz' Jazz At The Philharmonic	3	2%
Édith Piaf	3	2%
Jo Stafford	2	2%
Arturo Toscanini / NBC Symphony Orchestra	2	2%
Les Brown And His Band Of Renown	2	2%
Various Artists	2	2%
André Cluytens / Orchestre Et Choeur Du Théâtre National De L'Opéra-Comique	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%

	85	69%
	8	7%
	7	6%
	4	3%
	3	2%
	2	2%
	2	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	120	98%
Yes	3	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	122	99%
Yes	1	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	122	99%
Yes	1	1%

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Best Albums of 1957
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2. Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk
3. The "Chirping" Crickets by The Crickets
4. Saxophone Colossus by Sonny Rollins
5. Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis
6. 'Round About Midnight by Miles Davis
7. With His Hot And Blue Guitar by Johnny Cash
8. After School Session by Chuck Berry
9. Ray Charles by Ray Charles
10. Cookin' With The Miles Davis Quintet by Miles Davis Quintet
11. Miles Ahead by Miles Davis + 19
12. The Clown by Charles Mingus
13. Monk's Music by Thelonious Monk Septet
14. Dance Album by Carl Perkins
15. After Midnight by Nat King Cole
16. Singin' The Blues by B.B. King
17. Way Out West by Sonny Rollins
18. Singin' To My Baby by Eddie Cochran With The Johnny Mann Orchestra And Chorus
19. Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps by Gene Vincent
20. Kenya by Machito