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Best Albums of the 1950s

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Listed below are the greatest albums of the 1950s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 36,000 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.
1950653,467 The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Ja... (2,477th)
by Benny Goodman
1951973,339 Hank Williams Sings (3,341st)
by Hank Williams With His Drifting ...
19521126,646 Anthology Of American Folk Music (2,397th)
by Various Artists
19531254,686 Black Coffee (2,462nd)
by Peggy Lee
19541449,421 Chet Baker Sings (1,253rd)
by Chet Baker
195521612,800 In The Wee Small Hours (450th)
by Frank Sinatra
195630334,099 Elvis Presley (419th)
by Elvis Presley
195738939,382 Blue Train (417th)
by John Coltrane
195840433,838 Lady In Satin (713th)
by Billie Holiday
1959406100,512 Kind Of Blue (38th)
by Miles Davis
Total2,261248,189

The best artists of the 1950s were Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, Frank Sinatra, Charles Mingus, Elvis Presley, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, John Coltrane, Buddy Holly, Billie Holiday and Art Blakey.
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RankAlbumArtist
9.

Saxophone ColossusUnited States Sonny Rollins
Year of Release:1956Appears in:257 charts
Rank in 1956:2Rank Score:3,620
Rank in 1950s9Overall Rank:695
Average Rating:  81/100 (263 votes)
Comments: 8 comments
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122.

Way Out WestUnited States Sonny Rollins
Year of Release:1957Appears in:59 charts
Rank in 1957:21Rank Score:281
Rank in 1950s122Overall Rank:5,779
Average Rating:  77/100 (46 votes)
Comments: 3 comments
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139.

Sonny Rollins With The Modern Jazz QuartetUnited States Sonny Rollins
Year of Release:1953Appears in:36 charts
Rank in 1953:4Rank Score:238
Rank in 1950s139Overall Rank:6,606
Average Rating:  76/100 (28 votes)
Comments: 0 comments
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200.

Tenor MadnessUnited States Sonny Rollins
Year of Release:1956Appears in:30 charts
Rank in 1956:30Rank Score:152
Rank in 1950s200Overall Rank:9,246
Average Rating:  76/100 (30 votes)
Comments: 0 comments
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320.

Freedom SuiteUnited States Sonny Rollins
Year of Release:1958Appears in:20 charts
Rank in 1958:59Rank Score:84
Rank in 1950s320Overall Rank:15,456
Average Rating:  75/100 (18 votes)
Comments: 0 comments
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327.

A Night At The Village VanguardUnited States Sonny Rollins
Year of Release:1957Appears in:21 charts
Rank in 1957:62Rank Score:82
Rank in 1950s327Overall Rank:15,759
Average Rating:  75/100 (22 votes)
Comments: 0 comments
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411.

Volume OneUnited States Sonny Rollins
Year of Release:1957Appears in:10 charts
Rank in 1957:75Rank Score:59
Rank in 1950s411Overall Rank:19,988
Average Rating:  77/100 (9 votes)
Comments: 0 comments
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432.

Newk's TimeUnited States Sonny Rollins
Year of Release:1958Appears in:11 charts
Rank in 1958:85Rank Score:53
Rank in 1950s432Overall Rank:21,045
Average Rating:  76/100 (11 votes)
Comments: 0 comments
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495.

Moving OutUnited States Sonny Rollins
Year of Release:1954Appears in:8 charts
Rank in 1954:38Rank Score:41
Rank in 1950s495Overall Rank:23,747
Average Rating:  74/100 (8 votes)
Comments: 0 comments
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553.

Sonny Rollins Plus 4United States Sonny Rollins
Year of Release:1956Appears in:9 charts
Rank in 1956:69Rank Score:35
Rank in 1950s553Overall Rank:25,507
Average Rating:  73/100 (13 votes)
Comments: 0 comments
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Best Albums of the 1950s composition

Year Albums %


1950 31 3%
1951 41 4%
1952 49 5%
1953 52 5%
1954 74 7%
1955 89 9%
1956 126 13%
1957 165 17%
1958 180 18%
1959 193 19%
Artist Albums %


Various Artists 19 2%
Miles Davis 17 2%
Frank Sinatra 16 2%
Sonny Rollins 15 2%
Billie Holiday 14 1%
Ella Fitzgerald 11 1%
Sarah Vaughan 11 1%
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Country Albums %


United States 752 75%
Mixed Nationality 55 6%
United Kingdom 37 4%
Brazil 36 4%
France 26 3%
Canada 13 1%
Germany 8 1%
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