Best Albums of the 1950s

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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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1950s decade 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 Duke Ellington.

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721.

Crew Cut Capers

The Crew Cuts

Year of Release:

1954

Appears in:

13 charts

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721

Overall Rank:

24,845

Average Rating:

70 (11 votes)

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722.

A Night At The Vanguard

Kenny Burrell

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

12 charts

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723.

Beauty & The Beat!

Peggy Lee & George Shearing

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

12 charts

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724.

Songs To Grow On For Mother And Child

Woody Guthrie

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

14 charts

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724

Overall Rank:

24,901

Average Rating:

65 (22 votes)

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725.

In Chicago

The Cannonball Adderley Quintet

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

13 charts

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726.

The Great Benny Goodman

Benny Goodman

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

12 charts

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726

Overall Rank:

24,968

Average Rating:

69 (10 votes)

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727.

False True Lovers

Shirley Collins

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

14 charts

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728.

Frank Sinatra Conducts Tone Poems Of Color

Frank Sinatra

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

9 charts

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728

Overall Rank:

25,026

Average Rating:

66 (16 votes)

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729.

Wagner: Das Rheingold

Sir Georg Solti / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

12 charts

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730.

Roy And Diz #2

Roy Eldridge & Dizzy Gillespie

Year of Release:

1954

Appears in:

14 charts

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730

Overall Rank:

25,045

Average Rating:

71 (16 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1950s composition

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%

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