Best Albums of the 1950s

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Explore the best albums of the 1950s, based on over 2 million album rankings across 59,000 charts.
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1950s decade summaryThe best artists of the 1950s were Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, Frank Sinatra, Charles Mingus, Elvis Presley, Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk, Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington and John Coltrane.
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202.
The Wizard Of Oz 
Soundtrack
Mixed Nationality Various Artists
Buy album United States
"Follow the yellow brick road... follow the yellow brick road..."  Reply
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Year of Release:
1956
Appears in:
47 charts
Rank Score:
194
Rank in 1956:
30
Rank in 1950s:
202
Overall Rank:
6,761
Average Rating:
 73 (53 votes)
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204.
Singin' In The Rain (Recorded Directly From The Sound Track Of The M-G-M Technicolor Musical) 
Soundtrack
Mixed Nationality Various Artists
Buy album United States
"A classic soundtrack to a classic film."  Reply
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Year of Release:
1952
Appears in:
36 charts
Rank Score:
188
Rank in 1952:
10
Rank in 1950s:
204
Overall Rank:
6,922
Average Rating:
 74 (29 votes)
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434.
Oklahoma! (Soundtrack) 
Soundtrack
Mixed Nationality Various Artists
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1955
Appears in:
24 charts
Rank Score:
75
Rank in 1955:
33
Rank in 1950s:
434
Overall Rank:
15,166
Average Rating:
 68 (29 votes)
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582.
South Pacific 
Soundtrack
Mixed Nationality Various Artists
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1958
Appears in:
24 charts
Rank Score:
52
Rank in 1958:
103
Rank in 1950s:
582
Overall Rank:
20,123
Average Rating:
 72 (26 votes)
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594.
Anthology Of American Folk Music Volume One: Ballads 
Compilation
Mixed Nationality Various Artists
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1952
Appears in:
11 charts
Rank Score:
50
Rank in 1952:
29
Rank in 1950s:
594
Overall Rank:
20,694
Average Rating:
 73 (8 votes)
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609.
Music Of The Ituri Forest 
Mixed Nationality Various Artists
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1957
Appears in:
9 charts
Rank Score:
49
Rank in 1957:
101
Rank in 1950s:
609
Overall Rank:
21,216
Average Rating:
 68 (8 votes)
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733.
The Pygmies Of The Ituri Forest 
Mixed Nationality Various Artists
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1958
Appears in:
2 charts
Rank Score:
39
Rank in 1958:
128
Rank in 1950s:
733
Overall Rank:
24,755
Average Rating:
 73 (3 votes)
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775.
An American In Paris 
Soundtrack
Mixed Nationality Various Artists
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1951
Appears in:
16 charts
Rank Score:
34
Rank in 1951:
29
Rank in 1950s:
775
Overall Rank:
26,946
Average Rating:
 68 (19 votes)
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829.
The Sound Of Jazz 
Mixed Nationality Various Artists
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1958
Appears in:
8 charts
Rank Score:
30
Rank in 1958:
143
Rank in 1950s:
829
Overall Rank:
29,042
Average Rating:
 73 (10 votes)
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868.
Selections From Irving Berlin's White Christmas 
Soundtrack
Mixed Nationality Various Artists
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1954
Appears in:
7 charts
Rank Score:
28
Rank in 1954:
65
Rank in 1950s:
868
Overall Rank:
30,320
Average Rating:
 72 (6 votes)
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Best Albums of the 1950s composition

Artist Albums %


Miles Davis 22 2% Filter chart to just show these albums
Billie Holiday 18 2% Filter chart to just show these albums
Frank Sinatra 16 2% Filter chart to just show these albums
Sonny Rollins 16 2% Filter chart to just show these albums
Various Artists 15 2% Filter chart to just show these albums
Thelonious Monk 14 1% Filter chart to just show these albums
Ella Fitzgerald 13 1% Filter chart to just show these albums
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Country Albums %


United States 788 79% Filter chart to just show these albums
Mixed Nationality 33 3% Filter chart to just show these albums
France 33 3% Filter chart to just show these albums
United Kingdom 23 2% Filter chart to just show these albums
Brazil 17 2% Filter chart to just show these albums
Canada 13 1% Filter chart to just show these albums
Austria 10 1% Filter chart to just show these albums
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