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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941.

Folk Music Of Rumania
Compilation

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

5 charts

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941

Overall Rank:

32,248

Average Rating:

69 (8 votes)

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942.

Jazz Sur Seine

Barney Wilen

Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

6 charts

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943.

Julie

Julie London

Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

6 charts

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944.

American Favorite Ballads Volume 3

Pete Seeger

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

11 charts

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945.

Jazz Guitar

Jim Hall Trio

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

7 charts

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946.

Cab Calloway

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1956

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7 charts

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947.

The Opener

Curtis Fuller

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

9 charts

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948.

The Modern Jazz Quartet

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

13 charts

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948

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32,465

Average Rating:

73 (11 votes)

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949.

Mahler: Das Lied Von Der Erde (The Song Of The Earth) And Three Rückert Songs

Bruno Walter / The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Kathleen Ferrier / Julius Patzak

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1957

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4 charts

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950.

Sings Ballads - Blues

Josh White

Year of Release:

1957

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3 charts

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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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