Best Albums of the 1950s : Best Ever Albums

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

Year	Albums 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.
1950	68	3,636	The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Ja... (2,542nd) by Benny Goodman
1951	99	3,255	Hank Williams Sings (3,361st) by Hank Williams With His Drifting ...
1952	114	6,802	Anthology Of American Folk Music (2,449th) by Various Artists
1953	131	4,738	Black Coffee (2,484th) by Peggy Lee
1954	153	9,563	Chet Baker Sings (1,242nd) by Chet Baker
1955	223	13,089	In The Wee Small Hours (430th) by Frank Sinatra
1956	315	34,412	Elvis Presley (431st) by Elvis Presley
1957	406	40,422	Blue Train (413th) by John Coltrane
1958	424	34,791	Lady In Satin (697th) by Billie Holiday
1959	424	101,848	Kind Of Blue (38th) by Miles Davis
Total	2,357	252,556

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, Art Blakey and Billie Holiday.

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Rank

Album

Artist

10.

Lady In Satin

Billie Holiday

Year of Release:	1958	Appears in:	258 charts
Rank in 1958:	1	Rank Score:	3,635
Rank in 1950s	10	Overall Rank:	697
Average Rating: 80/100 (273 votes)
Comments: 13 comments

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17.

Somethin' Else

Cannonball Adderley

Year of Release:	1958	Appears in:	234 charts
Rank in 1958:	2	Rank Score:	2,489
Rank in 1950s	17	Overall Rank:	993
Average Rating: 81/100 (209 votes)
Comments: 8 comments

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19.

Buddy Holly

Year of Release:	1958	Appears in:	189 charts
Rank in 1958:	3	Rank Score:	2,091
Rank in 1950s	19	Overall Rank:	1,170
Average Rating: 79/100 (171 votes)
Comments: 12 comments

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23.

Frank Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely

Frank Sinatra

Year of Release:	1958	Appears in:	125 charts
Rank in 1958:	4	Rank Score:	1,685
Rank in 1950s	23	Overall Rank:	1,394
Average Rating: 78/100 (151 votes)
Comments: 9 comments

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25.

Little Girl Blue

Nina Simone

Year of Release:	1958	Appears in:	129 charts
Rank in 1958:	5	Rank Score:	1,564
Rank in 1950s	25	Overall Rank:	1,493
Average Rating: 80/100 (117 votes)
Comments: 4 comments

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35.

Ascenseur Pour L'Échafaud

Miles Davis

Year of Release:	1958	Appears in:	113 charts
Rank in 1958:	6	Rank Score:	1,183
Rank in 1950s	35	Overall Rank:	1,879
Average Rating: 79/100 (139 votes)
Comments: 2 comments

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36.

Milestones

Miles Davis

Year of Release:	1958	Appears in:	130 charts
Rank in 1958:	7	Rank Score:	1,181
Rank in 1950s	36	Overall Rank:	1,884
Average Rating: 79/100 (151 votes)
Comments: 4 comments

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37.

Bo Diddley

Year of Release:	1958	Appears in:	120 charts
Rank in 1958:	8	Rank Score:	1,065
Rank in 1950s	37	Overall Rank:	2,043
Average Rating: 77/100 (94 votes)
Comments: 7 comments

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41.

Porgy And Bess

Miles Davis

Year of Release:	1958	Appears in:	112 charts
Rank in 1958:	9	Rank Score:	860
Rank in 1950s	41	Overall Rank:	2,415
Average Rating: 78/100 (133 votes)
Comments: 4 comments

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47.

Come Fly With Me

Frank Sinatra

Year of Release:	1958	Appears in:	80 charts
Rank in 1958:	10	Rank Score:	751
Rank in 1950s	47	Overall Rank:	2,689
Average Rating: 74/100 (85 votes)
Comments: 2 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%
Ella Fitzgerald	11	1%
Sarah Vaughan	11	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	740	74%
	59	6%
	38	4%
	37	4%
	26	3%
	13	1%
	8	1%
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