Best Albums of the 1950s

Listed below are the best albums of the 1950s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 49,000 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.
19501215,167
19511374,144
19521547,406
19531865,929
195422210,676
195531514,940
195642332,021
195754745,454
195854440,257
195960184,163
Total3,250250,158

The best artists of the 1950s were Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, Frank Sinatra, Charles Mingus, Elvis Presley, Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, John Coltrane and Billie Holiday.
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1956
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763
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1959
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142
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1958
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107
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1958
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97
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1952
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68
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1951
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61
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1954
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50
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1950
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38
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1952
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36
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32
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Total albums: 13. Page 1 of 2

Best Albums of the 1950s composition

Year Albums %


1950 42 4%
1951 41 4%
1952 60 6%
1953 62 6%
1954 73 7%
1955 88 9%
1956 118 12%
1957 153 15%
1958 172 17%
1959 191 19%
Country Albums %


United States 778 78%
Mixed Nationality 36 4%
France 32 3%
United Kingdom 30 3%
Brazil 20 2%
Canada 13 1%
Austria 11 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 944 94%
Yes 56 6%
Live? Albums %
No 964 96%
Yes 36 4%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 979 98%
Yes 21 2%
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