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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 37,000 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.
1950683,636 The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Ja... (2,541st)
by Benny Goodman
19511013,268 Hank Williams Sings (3,353rd)
by Hank Williams With His Drifting ...
19521146,802 Anthology Of American Folk Music (2,444th)
by Various Artists
19531314,740 Black Coffee (2,484th)
by Peggy Lee
19541539,551 Chet Baker Sings (1,241st)
by Chet Baker
195522313,088 In The Wee Small Hours (432nd)
by Frank Sinatra
195631634,454 Elvis Presley (431st)
by Elvis Presley
195740740,366 Blue Train (414th)
by John Coltrane
195842434,789 Lady In Satin (698th)
by Billie Holiday
1959425101,730 Kind Of Blue (38th)
by Miles Davis
Total2,362252,424

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

Saxophone ColossusUnited States Sonny Rollins
Year of Release:1956Appears in:269 charts
Rank in 1956:2Rank Score:3,676
Rank in 1950s9Overall Rank:692
Average Rating:  81/100 (276 votes)
Comments: 8 comments
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123.

Way Out WestUnited States Sonny Rollins
Year of Release:1957Appears in:60 charts
Rank in 1957:22Rank Score:281
Rank in 1950s123Overall Rank:5,818
Average Rating:  77/100 (48 votes)
Comments: 3 comments
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134.

Sonny Rollins With The Modern Jazz QuartetUnited States Sonny Rollins
Year of Release:1953Appears in:39 charts
Rank in 1953:3Rank Score:263
Rank in 1950s134Overall Rank:6,132
Average Rating:  76/100 (31 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:9,325
Average Rating:  77/100 (31 votes)
Comments: 0 comments
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326.

Freedom SuiteUnited States Sonny Rollins
Year of Release:1958Appears in:20 charts
Rank in 1958:60Rank Score:84
Rank in 1950s326Overall Rank:15,639
Average Rating:  75/100 (19 votes)
Comments: 0 comments
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331.

A Night At The Village VanguardUnited States Sonny Rollins
Year of Release:1957Appears in:21 charts
Rank in 1957:63Rank Score:82
Rank in 1950s331Overall Rank:15,880
Average Rating:  75/100 (23 votes)
Comments: 0 comments
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412.

Volume OneUnited States Sonny Rollins
Year of Release:1957Appears in:10 charts
Rank in 1957:74Rank Score:59
Rank in 1950s412Overall Rank:20,049
Average Rating:  77/100 (9 votes)
Comments: 0 comments
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471.

Newk's TimeUnited States Sonny Rollins
Year of Release:1958Appears in:10 charts
Rank in 1958:93Rank Score:46
Rank in 1950s471Overall Rank:22,718
Average Rating:  76/100 (11 votes)
Comments: 0 comments
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500.

Moving OutUnited States Sonny Rollins
Year of Release:1954Appears in:8 charts
Rank in 1954:38Rank Score:41
Rank in 1950s500Overall Rank:24,089
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 1956:68Rank Score:35
Rank in 1950s553Overall Rank:25,677
Average Rating:  73/100 (13 votes)
Comments: 0 comments
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Best Albums of the 1950s composition

Year Albums %


1950 32 3%
1951 39 4%
1952 48 5%
1953 52 5%
1954 74 7%
1955 89 9%
1956 124 12%
1957 168 17%
1958 181 18%
1959 193 19%
Artist Albums %


Various Artists 20 2%
Miles Davis 16 2%
Frank Sinatra 16 2%
Sonny Rollins 15 2%
Billie Holiday 14 1%
Sarah Vaughan 11 1%
Thelonious Monk 11 1%
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Country Albums %


United States 741 74%
Mixed Nationality 59 6%
Brazil 38 4%
United Kingdom 37 4%
France 26 3%
Canada 13 1%
Germany 8 1%
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