Best Albums of the 1950s
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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Year of Release:
1954
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Rank Score:
2,593
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Year of Release:
1954
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Rank Score:
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Year of Release:
1954
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Rank Score:
556
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Best Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1950 | 45 | 5% | |
| 1951 | 41 | 4% | |
| 1952 | 58 | 6% | |
| 1953 | 63 | 6% | |
| 1954 | 73 | 7% | |
| 1955 | 86 | 9% | |
| 1956 | 116 | 12% | |
| 1957 | 153 | 15% | |
| 1958 | 174 | 17% | |
| 1959 | 191 | 19% |
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| Billie Holiday | 18 | 2% | |
| Miles Davis | 16 | 2% | |
| Frank Sinatra | 16 | 2% | |
| Sonny Rollins | 15 | 2% | |
| Various Artists | 14 | 1% | |
| Ella Fitzgerald | 13 | 1% | |
| Doris Day | 11 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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787 | 79% | |
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33 | 3% | |
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32 | 3% | |
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25 | 3% | |
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17 | 2% | |
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12 | 1% | |
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11 | 1% | |
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