Best Albums of the 1950s

Listed below are the best albums of the 1950s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of the 1950s were Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, Frank Sinatra, Charles Mingus, Elvis Presley, Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk, Billie Holiday, The Dave Brubeck Quartet and John Coltrane.
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1959
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23,242
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1957
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2,473
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1957
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1,754
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1958
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1,512
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1958
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1,434
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1959
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803
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Bags' Groove 
Compilation
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Year of Release:
1957
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230
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1955
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201
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Blue Haze 
Compilation
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Year of Release:
1954
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164
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1959
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95
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Best Albums of the 1950s composition

Year Albums %


1950 45 5%
1951 41 4%
1952 58 6%
1953 63 6%
1954 73 7%
1955 86 9%
1956 116 12%
1957 153 15%
1958 174 17%
1959 191 19%
Artist Albums %


Billie Holiday 18 2%
Miles Davis 16 2%
Frank Sinatra 16 2%
Sonny Rollins 15 2%
Various Artists 14 1%
Ella Fitzgerald 13 1%
Doris Day 11 1%
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Country Albums %


United States 788 79%
France 33 3%
Mixed Nationality 32 3%
United Kingdom 25 3%
Brazil 17 2%
Austria 11 1%
Canada 11 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 945 95%
Yes 55 6%
Live? Albums %
No 963 96%
Yes 37 4%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 975 98%
Yes 25 3%
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