Best Albums of the 1950s
Listed below are the best albums of the 1950s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 45,000 greatest album charts.
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1959
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28,690
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1959
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8,200
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1959
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Rank Score:
6,908
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1957
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5,907
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1956
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Rank Score:
5,038
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1955
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Rank Score:
5,014
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1959
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4,181
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1957
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Rank Score:
3,981
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1959
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3,544
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1958
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3,113
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Total albums: 964. Page 1 of 97
Best Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1950 | 43 | 4% | |
| 1951 | 44 | 4% | |
| 1952 | 55 | 6% | |
| 1953 | 59 | 6% | |
| 1954 | 74 | 7% | |
| 1955 | 88 | 9% | |
| 1956 | 116 | 12% | |
| 1957 | 157 | 16% | |
| 1958 | 173 | 17% | |
| 1959 | 191 | 19% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Billie Holiday | 18 | 2% | |
| Various Artists | 18 | 2% | |
| Frank Sinatra | 17 | 2% | |
| Sonny Rollins | 15 | 2% | |
| Miles Davis | 15 | 2% | |
| Ella Fitzgerald | 12 | 1% | |
| Sarah Vaughan | 12 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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770 | 77% | |
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40 | 4% | |
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32 | 3% | |
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29 | 3% | |
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25 | 3% | |
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12 | 1% | |
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10 | 1% | |
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