Best Albums of the 1950s
Listed below are the best albums of the 1950s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.
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Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
1,643
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1950
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614
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1956
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595
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Best Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1950 | 47 | 5% | |
| 1951 | 43 | 4% | |
| 1952 | 57 | 6% | |
| 1953 | 61 | 6% | |
| 1954 | 74 | 7% | |
| 1955 | 87 | 9% | |
| 1956 | 116 | 12% | |
| 1957 | 153 | 15% | |
| 1958 | 173 | 17% | |
| 1959 | 189 | 19% |
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| Billie Holiday | 18 | 2% | |
| Various Artists | 17 | 2% | |
| Frank Sinatra | 17 | 2% | |
| Miles Davis | 16 | 2% | |
| Sonny Rollins | 15 | 2% | |
| Ella Fitzgerald | 13 | 1% | |
| Sarah Vaughan | 11 | 1% | |
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786 | 79% | |
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36 | 4% | |
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35 | 4% | |
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23 | 2% | |
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16 | 2% | |
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12 | 1% | |
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10 | 1% | |
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