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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
10.

Lady In SatinUnited States Billie Holiday
Year of Release:1958Appears in:249 charts
Rank in 1958:1Rank Score:3,546
Rank in 1950s10Overall Rank:713
Average Rating:  80/100 (264 votes)
Comments: 13 comments
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17.

Somethin' ElseUnited States Cannonball Adderley
Year of Release:1958Appears in:230 charts
Rank in 1958:2Rank Score:2,398
Rank in 1950s17Overall Rank:1,024
Average Rating:  81/100 (199 votes)
Comments: 8 comments
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19.

Buddy HollyUnited States Buddy Holly
Year of Release:1958Appears in:189 charts
Rank in 1958:3Rank Score:2,022
Rank in 1950s19Overall Rank:1,192
Average Rating:  79/100 (163 votes)
Comments: 12 comments
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23.

Frank Sinatra Sings For Only The LonelyUnited States Frank Sinatra
Year of Release:1958Appears in:117 charts
Rank in 1958:4Rank Score:1,618
Rank in 1950s23Overall Rank:1,434
Average Rating:  78/100 (141 votes)
Comments: 9 comments
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25.

Little Girl BlueUnited States Nina Simone
Year of Release:1958Appears in:122 charts
Rank in 1958:5Rank Score:1,523
Rank in 1950s25Overall Rank:1,506
Average Rating:  80/100 (109 votes)
Comments: 4 comments
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35.

Ascenseur Pour L'ÉchafaudUnited States Miles Davis
Year of Release:1958Appears in:108 charts
Rank in 1958:6Rank Score:1,108
Rank in 1950s35Overall Rank:1,973
Average Rating:  79/100 (132 votes)
Comments: 2 comments
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36.

MilestonesUnited States Miles Davis
Year of Release:1958Appears in:125 charts
Rank in 1958:7Rank Score:1,086
Rank in 1950s36Overall Rank:2,019
Average Rating:  79/100 (142 votes)
Comments: 4 comments
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38.

Bo DiddleyUnited States Bo Diddley
Year of Release:1958Appears in:118 charts
Rank in 1958:8Rank Score:1,014
Rank in 1950s38Overall Rank:2,116
Average Rating:  76/100 (89 votes)
Comments: 6 comments
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44.

Porgy And BessUnited States Miles Davis
Year of Release:1958Appears in:107 charts
Rank in 1958:9Rank Score:816
Rank in 1950s44Overall Rank:2,494
Average Rating:  78/100 (126 votes)
Comments: 4 comments
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47.

Come Fly With MeUnited States Frank Sinatra
Year of Release:1958Appears in:77 charts
Rank in 1958:10Rank Score:734
Rank in 1950s47Overall Rank:2,705
Average Rating:  73/100 (80 votes)
Comments: 2 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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