Best Albums of the 1950s

Listed below are the best albums of the 1950s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 50,000 greatest album charts.

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1950s decade summary
YearAlbums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
19501215,211
19511384,206
19521527,399
19531916,088
195422311,000
195531614,983
195642632,386
195755445,504
195855240,900
195960383,642
Total3,276251,319

The best artists of the 1950s were Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, Frank Sinatra, Charles Mingus, Elvis Presley, Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, John Coltrane and Billie Holiday.
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1959
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26,748
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1959
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7,631
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1959
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6,618
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1957
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5,982
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1956
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5,086
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1955
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4,828
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1959
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4,065
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1957
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4,031
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1959
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3,520
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1959
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3,194
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 1 of 100

Best Albums of the 1950s composition

Year Albums %


1950 41 4%
1951 41 4%
1952 61 6%
1953 62 6%
1954 75 8%
1955 87 9%
1956 116 12%
1957 152 15%
1958 175 18%
1959 190 19%
Country Albums %


United States 776 78%
Mixed Nationality 39 4%
France 32 3%
United Kingdom 29 3%
Brazil 20 2%
Canada 13 1%
Austria 10 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 944 94%
Yes 56 6%
Live? Albums %
No 964 96%
Yes 36 4%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 978 98%
Yes 22 2%
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