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 56,000 greatest album charts.

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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 John Coltrane.

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Plenty Valente!

Caterina Valente

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

4 charts

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892.

Jazz Lab

Donald Byrd & Gigi Gryce

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

8 charts

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893.

Beethoven: Symphony No. 7

Arturo Toscanini / NBC Symphony Orchestra

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

9 charts

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893

Overall Rank:

30,902

Average Rating:

74 (7 votes)

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Scriabin: First Symphony In E Major, Op. 26

Nikolai Golovanov / The Great Symphony Orchestra Of The All-Union Radio And Central TV

Year of Release:

1953

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4 charts

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894

Overall Rank:

30,916

Average Rating:

71 (3 votes)

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895.

Chris Craft

Chris Connor

Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

12 charts

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896.

Volume Two

Billie Holiday

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

8 charts

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896

Overall Rank:

30,936

Average Rating:

71 (10 votes)

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897.

Lee Konitz Plays With The Gerry Mulligan Quartet

Lee Konitz / Gerry Mulligan Quartet

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

11 charts

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897

Overall Rank:

30,950

Average Rating:

72 (10 votes)

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898.

Verdi: Otello

Arturo Toscanini / NBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

4 charts

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898

Overall Rank:

30,989

Average Rating:

75 (6 votes)

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899.

Word Jazz

Ken Nordine Featuring The Fred Katz Group

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

8 charts

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900.

Clyde

Clyde McPhatter

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

4 charts

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Best Albums of the 1950s composition

Year	Albums	%

1950	41	4%
1951	40	4%
1952	57	6%
1953	62	6%
1954	73	7%
1955	85	9%
1956	114	11%
1957	154	15%
1958	178	18%
1959	196	20%

Artist	Albums	%

Billie Holiday	18	2%
Sonny Rollins	15	2%
Miles Davis	15	2%
Frank Sinatra	15	2%
Various Artists	14	1%
Ella Fitzgerald	13	1%
Sarah Vaughan	11	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	782	78%
	35	4%
	31	3%
	26	3%
	18	2%
	12	1%
	11	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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