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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 35,000 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.
1950563,031 The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Ja... (2,455th)
by Benny Goodman
1951873,351 Hank Williams Sings (3,265th)
by Hank Williams With His Drifting ...
19521006,404 Anthology Of American Folk Music (2,552nd)
by Various Artists
19531064,471 Black Coffee (2,448th)
by Peggy Lee
19541249,132 Chet Baker Sings (1,220th)
by Chet Baker
195517512,104 In The Wee Small Hours (443rd)
by Frank Sinatra
195625832,783 Elvis Presley (428th)
by Elvis Presley
195733938,199 Blue Train (426th)
by John Coltrane
195836032,733 Lady In Satin (702nd)
by Billie Holiday
195936898,018 Kind Of Blue (38th)
by Miles Davis
Total1,973240,227

The best artists of the 1950s were Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, Frank Sinatra, Charles Mingus, Elvis Presley, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, John Coltrane, Billie Holiday, Buddy Holly and Art Blakey.
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RankAlbumArtist
10.

Saxophone ColossusUnited States Sonny Rollins
Year of Release:1956Appears in:249 charts
Rank in 1956:2Rank Score:3,338
Rank in 1950s10Overall Rank:738
Average Rating:  81/100 (258 votes)
Comments: 8 comments
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127.

Way Out WestUnited States Sonny Rollins
Year of Release:1957Appears in:60 charts
Rank in 1957:21Rank Score:263
Rank in 1950s127Overall Rank:5,985
Average Rating:  77/100 (45 votes)
Comments: 2 comments
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132.

Sonny Rollins With The Modern Jazz QuartetUnited States Sonny Rollins
Year of Release:1953Appears in:38 charts
Rank in 1953:3Rank Score:252
Rank in 1950s132Overall Rank:6,200
Average Rating:  76/100 (26 votes)
Comments: 0 comments
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195.

Tenor MadnessUnited States Sonny Rollins
Year of Release:1956Appears in:28 charts
Rank in 1956:30Rank Score:148
Rank in 1950s195Overall Rank:9,219
Average Rating:  76/100 (28 votes)
Comments: 0 comments
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311.

Freedom SuiteUnited States Sonny Rollins
Year of Release:1958Appears in:19 charts
Rank in 1958:56Rank Score:83
Rank in 1950s311Overall Rank:15,385
Average Rating:  75/100 (17 votes)
Comments: 0 comments
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325.

A Night At The Village VanguardUnited States Sonny Rollins
Year of Release:1957Appears in:19 charts
Rank in 1957:61Rank Score:79
Rank in 1950s325Overall Rank:15,954
Average Rating:  75/100 (20 votes)
Comments: 0 comments
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408.

Volume OneUnited States Sonny Rollins
Year of Release:1957Appears in:8 charts
Rank in 1957:72Rank Score:56
Rank in 1950s408Overall Rank:20,046
Average Rating:  78/100 (7 votes)
Comments: 0 comments
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444.

Newk's TimeUnited States Sonny Rollins
Year of Release:1958Appears in:10 charts
Rank in 1958:86Rank Score:47
Rank in 1950s444Overall Rank:21,874
Average Rating:  76/100 (10 votes)
Comments: 0 comments
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505.

Moving OutUnited States Sonny Rollins
Year of Release:1954Appears in:6 charts
Rank in 1954:37Rank Score:38
Rank in 1950s505Overall Rank:24,089
Average Rating:  75/100 (6 votes)
Comments: 0 comments
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548.

Sonny Rollins Plus 4United States Sonny Rollins
Year of Release:1956Appears in:7 charts
Rank in 1956:70Rank Score:31
Rank in 1950s548Overall Rank:25,778
Average Rating:  74/100 (12 votes)
Comments: 0 comments
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Best Albums of the 1950s composition

Year Albums %


1950 29 3%
1951 45 5%
1952 50 5%
1953 50 5%
1954 73 7%
1955 87 9%
1956 127 13%
1957 163 16%
1958 181 18%
1959 195 20%
Artist Albums %


Various Artists 19 2%
Frank Sinatra 16 2%
Miles Davis 16 2%
Sonny Rollins 15 2%
Billie Holiday 13 1%
Ella Fitzgerald 12 1%
Sarah Vaughan 12 1%
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Country Albums %


United States 776 78%
Mixed Nationality 41 4%
United Kingdom 30 3%
France 27 3%
Brazil 25 3%
Canada 14 1%
Germany 11 1%
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