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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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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1959
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634
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1950
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615
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Year of Release:
1958
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611
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1951
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608
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1959
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603
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1956
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597
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1958
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582
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1958
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572
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1958
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569
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1958
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564
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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%
Country Albums %


United States 785 79%
Mixed Nationality 36 4%
France 35 4%
United Kingdom 23 2%
Brazil 16 2%
Canada 12 1%
Austria 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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