Best Albums of the 1950s

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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, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Billie Holiday and John Coltrane.

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47.

Bird & Diz

Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

136 charts

Rank Score:

868

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

1,917

Average Rating:

77 (121 votes)

Comments:

63.

Moanin' The Blues

Hank Williams

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

104 charts

Rank Score:

680

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

2,353

Average Rating:

75 (85 votes)

Comments:

96.

Billie Holiday Sings

Billie Holiday

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

73 charts

Rank Score:

452

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

3,283

Average Rating:

77 (68 votes)

Comments:

115.

The Amazing Bud Powell

Bud Powell

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

76 charts

Rank Score:

372

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

115

Overall Rank:

3,895

Average Rating:

76 (66 votes)

Comments:

120.

Genius Of Modern Music, Vol. 2
Compilation

Thelonious Monk

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

66 charts

Rank Score:

354

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

120

Overall Rank:

4,053

Average Rating:

77 (65 votes)

Comments:

130.

La Vie En Rose

Édith Piaf

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

49 charts

Rank Score:

328

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

130

Overall Rank:

4,316

Average Rating:

72 (35 votes)

Comments:

143.

Unforgettable
Compilation

Nat King Cole

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

288

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

143

Overall Rank:

4,819

Average Rating:

73 (46 votes)

Comments:

165.

Satchmo Serenades

Louis Armstrong

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

234

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

165

Overall Rank:

5,673

Average Rating:

74 (25 votes)

Comments:

200.

Singin' In The Rain (Recorded Directly From The Sound Track Of The M-G-M Technicolor Musical)
Soundtrack

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

34 charts

Rank Score:

189

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

200

Overall Rank:

6,779

Average Rating:

74 (27 votes)

Comments:

246.

A Second Album Of Bahamian Songs

Blind Blake And His Royal Victoria Calypsos

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

152

Rank in 1952:

Rank in 1950s:

246

Overall Rank:

8,147

Average Rating:

71 (22 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1950s composition

Year	Albums	%

1950	45	5%
1951	42	4%
1952	57	6%
1953	63	6%
1954	73	7%
1955	86	9%
1956	116	12%
1957	153	15%
1958	174	17%
1959	191	19%

Artist	Albums	%

Billie Holiday	18	2%
Miles Davis	16	2%
Frank Sinatra	16	2%
Sonny Rollins	15	2%
Various Artists	14	1%
Ella Fitzgerald	13	1%
Elvis Presley	11	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	788	79%
	33	3%
	32	3%
	25	3%
	17	2%
	11	1%
	11	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	945	95%
Yes	55	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	963	96%
Yes	37	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	975	98%
Yes	25	3%

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