Best Albums of the 1950s
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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Year of Release:
1959
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23,409
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Year of Release:
1959
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7,110
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Year of Release:
1959
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6,549
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1958
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Rank Score:
5,474
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1956
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Rank Score:
5,091
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1955
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Rank Score:
4,645
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1957
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Rank Score:
4,244
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1959
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3,914
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1959
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3,524
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1958
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3,381
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Best Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1950 | 41 | 4% | |
| 1951 | 39 | 4% | |
| 1952 | 55 | 6% | |
| 1953 | 62 | 6% | |
| 1954 | 73 | 7% | |
| 1955 | 85 | 9% | |
| 1956 | 118 | 12% | |
| 1957 | 155 | 16% | |
| 1958 | 178 | 18% | |
| 1959 | 194 | 19% |
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| Billie Holiday | 18 | 2% | |
| Miles Davis | 16 | 2% | |
| Frank Sinatra | 15 | 2% | |
| Sonny Rollins | 15 | 2% | |
| Various Artists | 14 | 1% | |
| Ella Fitzgerald | 13 | 1% | |
| Sarah Vaughan | 11 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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785 | 79% | |
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34 | 3% | |
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32 | 3% | |
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26 | 3% | |
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17 | 2% | |
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11 | 1% | |
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11 | 1% | |
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