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.

Dance Parade

Harry James

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

1,679

Overall Rank:

63,506

Average Rating:

69 (6 votes)

Comments:

72.

Arnold Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht

The Hollywood String Quartet / Alvin Dinkin / Kurt Reher

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

1,694

Overall Rank:

64,198

Average Rating:

71 (3 votes)

Comments:

73.

Al Cohn Quartet

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

1,702

Overall Rank:

64,510

Average Rating:

69 (3 votes)

Comments:

74.

Stan Getz Volume One

The Stan Getz Quartet / Stan Getz Tenor Sax Stars

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

1,710

Overall Rank:

64,926

Average Rating:

70 (2 votes)

Comments:

75.

Down In The Valley: An American Folk Opera

Kurt Weill & Arnold Sundgaard

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

1,765

Overall Rank:

67,531

Average Rating:

67 (5 votes)

Comments:

76.

Piano Moods

Teddy Wilson

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

1,776

Overall Rank:

67,918

Average Rating:

69 (5 votes)

Comments:

77.

Call Me Madam

Ethel Merman

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

1,784

Overall Rank:

68,683

Average Rating:

67 (6 votes)

Comments:

78.

Montunos Cubanos: Cuban Off-Beat

Arsenio Rodriguez

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

1,796

Overall Rank:

69,209

Average Rating:

70 (2 votes)

Comments:

79.

Hungarian Folk Songs

Bela Bartok

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

1,806

Overall Rank:

69,680

Average Rating:

72 (4 votes)

Comments:

80.

Chubby Jackson & His All Stars Band Plays

Chubby Jackson & His All Stars Band

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

1,934

Overall Rank:

77,473

Average Rating:

69 (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%
André Cluytens / Orchestre Et Choeur Du Théâtre National De L'Opéra-Comique	2	2%
Benny Goodman	2	2%
Charlie Parker	2	2%
Frank Sinatra	2	2%
Woody Guthrie	2	2%
Show all

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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