Best Albums of the 1950s
Explore the best albums of the 1950s, based on over 2 million album rankings across 59,000 charts.
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"While not as great a revolutionary opus as A Love Supreme, Blue Train is nevertheless its equal as an exemplary exposition of what great jazz can be. This one is highly listenable without forsaking any of the compositional and improvisational challenge that sets Coltrane apart in the first place...." [+] Reply
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Fischman | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1958
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"Absolutely spectacular. Every instrument shines. The band moves cohesively from song to song with memorable themes and well-developed melodic lines. A near-perfect Hard Bop Jazz record. 9.5/10!" Reply
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1958
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3,531
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"Her voice is heartbreaking and very very touching and strong... an album to listen to in a melancholic afternoon." Reply
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patriciatoledo | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1958
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3,248
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"You gotta check out this chill-ass motherfucking album over here." Reply
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Amirkhosro | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1958
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"One can only imagine what Buddy Holly would have been capable of creating had he stayed alive. His gift of song-craft was unmatched by anyone else in his time. Elvis was a captivating performed, but he wasn't an artist like Buddy Holly. Rock and roll is the way it is today because of him. This al..." [+] Reply
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junodog4 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1958
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"Bo Diddley at his finest. No-one else in the blues game had as much fun, or as much energy as Bo." Reply
- junodog4 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1958
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1,645
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"Still getting my feet wet with jazz albums, so this is an inexperienced question, but why is this not as well regarded as Davis' other albums? You can definitely tell it served as a canvas for Kind of Blue and that's regarded as the best jazz album of all time." Reply
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1958
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"The ultimate cool of any soundtracks, used while Jeanne Moreau is walking on the night streets of Paris" Reply
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Jboy56 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1958
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"Sinatra quote-"Only The Lonely was my Finest hour"." Reply
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1958
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1,264
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"At first, you'll think this is the greatest album ever, but most of the album is decent filler while there are only a few fantastic tracks." Reply
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1958
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Best Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1950 | 47 | 5% | |
| 1951 | 42 | 4% | |
| 1952 | 57 | 6% | |
| 1953 | 59 | 6% | |
| 1954 | 73 | 7% | |
| 1955 | 92 | 9% | |
| 1956 | 117 | 12% | |
| 1957 | 154 | 15% | |
| 1958 | 170 | 17% | |
| 1959 | 189 | 19% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Miles Davis | 22 | 2% | |
| Billie Holiday | 18 | 2% | |
| Frank Sinatra | 16 | 2% | |
| Sonny Rollins | 16 | 2% | |
| Various Artists | 15 | 2% | |
| Thelonious Monk | 14 | 1% | |
| Ella Fitzgerald | 13 | 1% | |
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788 | 79% | |
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33 | 3% | |
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33 | 3% | |
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23 | 2% | |
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17 | 2% | |
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13 | 1% | |
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10 | 1% | |
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