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Best Albums of the 1950s

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Listed below are the greatest albums of the 1950s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 37,000 greatest album charts.

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1950s decade summary
YearAlbums   The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts. Score   Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year) Top Ranked Album   The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
1950663,463 The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Ja... (2,485th)
by Benny Goodman
1951963,305 Hank Williams Sings (3,340th)
by Hank Williams With His Drifting ...
19521136,539 Anthology Of American Folk Music (2,393rd)
by Various Artists
19531254,685 Black Coffee (2,460th)
by Peggy Lee
19541479,433 Chet Baker Sings (1,247th)
by Chet Baker
195522112,848 In The Wee Small Hours (448th)
by Frank Sinatra
195630634,118 Elvis Presley (422nd)
by Elvis Presley
195739439,411 Blue Train (419th)
by John Coltrane
195841333,860 Lady In Satin (716th)
by Billie Holiday
1959410100,554 Kind Of Blue (38th)
by Miles Davis
Total2,291248,216

The best artists of the 1950s were Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, Frank Sinatra, Charles Mingus, Elvis Presley, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, John Coltrane, Buddy Holly, Billie Holiday and Art Blakey.
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RankAlbumArtist
991.

Drum SuiteUnited States Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
Year of Release:1957Appears in:5 charts
Rank in 1957:164Rank Score:14
Rank in 1950s991Overall Rank:37,170
Average Rating:  74/100 (4 votes)
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992.

The Last WordUnited Kingdom The Jazz Couriers Featuring Ronnie Scott And Tubby Hayes
Year of Release:1959Appears in:3 charts
Rank in 1959:191Rank Score:14
Rank in 1950s992Overall Rank:37,183
Average Rating:  73/100 (2 votes)
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993.

The Stylings Of SilverUnited States Horace Silver
Year of Release:1957Appears in:5 charts
Rank in 1957:165Rank Score:14
Rank in 1950s993Overall Rank:37,214
Average Rating:  73/100 (2 votes)
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994.

Kenny Dorham QuintetUnited States Kenny Dorham Quintet
Year of Release:1954Appears in:4 charts
Rank in 1954:74Rank Score:14
Rank in 1950s994Overall Rank:37,227
Average Rating:  73/100 (2 votes)
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995.

Balalaika: Music And Songs Of White RussiaRussia Pierre And Vladimir Svetlanoff With The Sania Poustylnikoff Orchestra
Year of Release:1959Appears in:2 charts
Rank in 1959:192Rank Score:14
Rank in 1950s995Overall Rank:37,232
Average Rating: Not enough data
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996.

Richard Strauss: Ariadne Auf NaxosGermany Herbert von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Year of Release:1955Appears in:3 charts
Rank in 1955:89Rank Score:14
Rank in 1950s996Overall Rank:37,261
Average Rating:  74/100 (2 votes)
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996.

Howard McGhee Vol. 2United States Howard McGhee
Year of Release:1953Appears in:3 charts
Rank in 1953:52Rank Score:14
Rank in 1950s996Overall Rank:37,261
Average Rating:  72/100 (2 votes)
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998.

Na Beira Da TuiaBrazil Tonico & Tinoco
Year of Release:1959Appears in:1 chart
Rank in 1959:193Rank Score:14
Rank in 1950s998Overall Rank:37,389
Average Rating: Not enough data
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999.

Johnnie RayUnited States Johnnie Ray
Year of Release:1952Appears in:4 charts
Rank in 1952:49Rank Score:14
Rank in 1950s999Overall Rank:37,482
Average Rating:  73/100 (3 votes)
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1000.

Handel: The Royal Fireworks Suite / The Water Music SuiteUnited States The Mormon Tabernacle Choir / The Philadelphia Orchestra / Eugene Ormandy
Year of Release:1959Appears in:4 charts
Rank in 1959:194Rank Score:14
Rank in 1950s1,000Overall Rank:37,492
Average Rating:  75/100 (3 votes)
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Best Albums of the 1950s composition

Year Albums %


1950 31 3%
1951 40 4%
1952 49 5%
1953 52 5%
1954 74 7%
1955 89 9%
1956 126 13%
1957 165 17%
1958 180 18%
1959 195 20%
Artist Albums %


Various Artists 20 2%
Miles Davis 17 2%
Frank Sinatra 16 2%
Sonny Rollins 15 1%
Billie Holiday 14 1%
Ella Fitzgerald 11 1%
Sarah Vaughan 11 1%
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Country Albums %


United States 752 75%
Mixed Nationality 56 6%
United Kingdom 37 4%
Brazil 36 4%
France 26 3%
Canada 13 1%
Germany 8 1%
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