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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168
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1956
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111
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1959
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87
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1959
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84
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1957
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80
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1954
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61
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1958
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56
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Year of Release:
1959
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51
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1952
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48
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1957
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Best Albums of the 1950s composition

Year Albums %


1950 41 4%
1951 39 4%
1952 55 6%
1953 62 6%
1954 73 7%
1955 85 9%
1956 118 12%
1957 155 16%
1958 179 18%
1959 193 19%
Artist Albums %


Billie Holiday 18 2%
Miles Davis 16 2%
Frank Sinatra 15 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 784 78%
France 35 4%
Mixed Nationality 32 3%
United Kingdom 26 3%
Brazil 17 2%
Austria 11 1%
Canada 11 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 944 94%
Yes 56 6%
Live? Albums %
No 962 96%
Yes 38 4%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 974 97%
Yes 26 3%
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2. David Bowie
3. Led Zeppelin
4. Neil Young
5. The Rolling Stones
6. The Clash
7. Fleetwood Mac
8. Black Sabbath
9. Stevie Wonder
10. The Who
11. Genesis
12. Brian Eno
13. Joni Mitchell
14. Paul McCartney
15. Bob Dylan
16. Yes
17. Bob Marley
18. Bruce Springsteen
19. Nick Drake
20. Marvin Gaye
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