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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Bud Powell's Moods 

 Bud Powell

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Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

33

Rank in 1955:

65

Rank in 1950s:

781

Overall Rank:

27,108

Average Rating:

 73 (11 votes)

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782.

Damn Yankees (An Original Cast Recording) 
Soundtrack

 The Original Broadway Cast

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Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

33

Rank in 1955:

66

Rank in 1950s:

782

Overall Rank:

27,139

Average Rating:

 71 (9 votes)

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783.

Bean Bags 

 Milt Jackson & Coleman Hawkins

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Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

33

Rank in 1958:

136

Rank in 1950s:

783

Overall Rank:

27,204

Average Rating:

 72 (8 votes)

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784.

Sonny's Crib 

 Sonny Clark

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Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

33

Rank in 1958:

137

Rank in 1950s:

784

Overall Rank:

27,276

Average Rating:

 77 (16 votes)

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785.

Dream Of You 

 Helen Merrill

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Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

33

Rank in 1956:

99

Rank in 1950s:

785

Overall Rank:

27,284

Average Rating:

 71 (10 votes)

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786.

Mahler: Symphony No. 9 In D Minor 

 Jascha Horenstein / Vienna Symphony Orchestra

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Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

32

Rank in 1952:

42

Rank in 1950s:

786

Overall Rank:

27,332

Average Rating:

 70 (5 votes)

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787.

Latin Kick 

 Cal Tjader

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Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

32

Rank in 1958:

138

Rank in 1950s:

787

Overall Rank:

27,385

Average Rating:

 69 (15 votes)

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788.

Open Fire, Two Guitars 

 Johnny Mathis

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Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

32

Rank in 1959:

153

Rank in 1950s:

788

Overall Rank:

27,490

Average Rating:

 68 (11 votes)

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789.

Charles Aznavour Chante Charles Aznavour Vol. 2 

 Charles Aznavour

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Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

32

Rank in 1955:

67

Rank in 1950s:

789

Overall Rank:

27,528

Average Rating:

 69 (11 votes)

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790.

Musique D'Afrique Du Nord 

 Orchestre Thouraya D'Alger

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Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

32

Rank in 1952:

43

Rank in 1950s:

790

Overall Rank:

27,540

Average Rating:

 67 (6 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1950s composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Year	Albums	%
1950	45	5%
1951	42	4%
1952	56	6%
1953	63	6%
1954	74	7%
1955	88	9%
1956	117	12%
1957	153	15%
1958	173	17%
1959	189	19%

Artist	Albums	%
Billie Holiday	18	2%
Frank Sinatra	17	2%
Miles Davis	16	2%
Various Artists	16	2%
Sonny Rollins	15	2%
Ella Fitzgerald	13	1%
Elvis Presley	11	1%
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Country	Albums	%
	786	79%
	35	4%
	33	3%
	24	2%
	17	2%
	12	1%
	10	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	946	95%
Yes	54	5%

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

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