Best Albums of the 1950s
Listed below are the best albums of the 1950s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 4 hours ago).
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"Missing the Symphonic Dances (about 9 of them) that really make this something more, but overall a classic. For me this is a bit more than just a lame musical. Leonard Bernstein! Also I wonder if I'm comparing this against other musicals and therefore giving it a higher score... also probably wou..." [+] Reply
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"Classic, classic, classic..." Reply
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"A classic soundtrack to a classic film." Reply
"Great album. The highlights for me are slow tempo tunes, beautifully played." Reply
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Best Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1950 | 47 | 5% | |
| 1951 | 42 | 4% | |
| 1952 | 57 | 6% | |
| 1953 | 60 | 6% | |
| 1954 | 73 | 7% | |
| 1955 | 93 | 9% | |
| 1956 | 116 | 12% | |
| 1957 | 153 | 15% | |
| 1958 | 170 | 17% | |
| 1959 | 189 | 19% |
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| Billie Holiday | 18 | 2% | |
| Miles Davis | 16 | 2% | |
| Frank Sinatra | 16 | 2% | |
| Various Artists | 16 | 2% | |
| Sonny Rollins | 14 | 1% | |
| Ella Fitzgerald | 13 | 1% | |
| Sarah Vaughan | 11 | 1% | |
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788 | 79% | |
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34 | 3% | |
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33 | 3% | |
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23 | 2% | |
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16 | 2% | |
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13 | 1% | |
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10 | 1% | |
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