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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Year of Release:
1956
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,359
Rank in 1956:
Rank in 1950s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
5
Year of Release:
1956
Appears in:
Rank Score:
618
Rank in 1956:
Rank in 1950s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Total albums: 36. Page 1 of 4
Best Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 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% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Billie Holiday | 18 | 2% | |
| Miles Davis | 16 | 2% | |
| Various Artists | 16 | 2% | |
| Frank Sinatra | 16 | 2% | |
| Sonny Rollins | 15 | 2% | |
| Ella Fitzgerald | 12 | 1% | |
| Elvis Presley | 11 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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778 | 78% | |
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36 | 4% | |
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32 | 3% | |
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30 | 3% | |
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20 | 2% | |
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13 | 1% | |
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11 | 1% | |
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