Best Albums of the 1950s : Best Ever Albums

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 35,000 greatest album charts.

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1950s decade summary

Year	Albums 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.
1950	56	3,031	The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Ja... (2,453rd) by Benny Goodman
1951	87	3,384	Hank Williams Sings (3,262nd) by Hank Williams With His Drifting ...
1952	100	6,404	Anthology Of American Folk Music (2,550th) by Various Artists
1953	106	4,480	Black Coffee (2,403rd) by Peggy Lee
1954	124	9,153	Chet Baker Sings (1,217th) by Chet Baker
1955	175	12,116	In The Wee Small Hours (441st) by Frank Sinatra
1956	258	32,768	Elvis Presley (428th) by Elvis Presley
1957	339	38,210	Blue Train (418th) by John Coltrane
1958	360	32,689	Lady In Satin (702nd) by Billie Holiday
1959	368	98,015	Kind Of Blue (38th) by Miles Davis
Total	1,973	240,250

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

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Album

Artist

41.

The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert

Benny Goodman

Year of Release:	1950	Appears in:	71 charts
Rank in 1950:	1	Rank Score:	817
Rank in 1950s	41	Overall Rank:	2,453
Average Rating: 73/100 (61 votes)
Comments: 9 comments

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42.

The Goldberg Variations

Glenn Gould

Year of Release:	1956	Appears in:	71 charts
Rank in 1956:	10	Rank Score:	809
Rank in 1950s	42	Overall Rank:	2,473
Average Rating: 80/100 (77 votes)
Comments: 3 comments

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43.

Porgy And Bess

Miles Davis

Year of Release:	1958	Appears in:	106 charts
Rank in 1958:	9	Rank Score:	806
Rank in 1950s	43	Overall Rank:	2,483
Average Rating: 78/100 (121 votes)
Comments: 4 comments

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44.

Anthology Of American Folk Music
Compilation

Various Artists

Year of Release:	1952	Appears in:	64 charts
Rank in 1952:	1	Rank Score:	778
Rank in 1950s	44	Overall Rank:	2,551
Average Rating: 78/100 (60 votes)
Comments: 4 comments

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45.

Bird & Diz

Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie

Year of Release:	1952	Appears in:	88 charts
Rank in 1952:	2	Rank Score:	748
Rank in 1950s	45	Overall Rank:	2,620
Average Rating: 76/100 (72 votes)
Comments: 4 comments

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46.

The Atomic Mr. Basie

Count Basie

Year of Release:	1958	Appears in:	112 charts
Rank in 1958:	10	Rank Score:	733
Rank in 1950s	46	Overall Rank:	2,658
Average Rating: 76/100 (103 votes)
Comments: 3 comments

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47.

Come Fly With Me

Frank Sinatra

Year of Release:	1958	Appears in:	76 charts
Rank in 1958:	11	Rank Score:	728
Rank in 1950s	47	Overall Rank:	2,674
Average Rating: 74/100 (79 votes)
Comments: 2 comments

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48.

One Dozen Berrys

Chuck Berry

Year of Release:	1958	Appears in:	95 charts
Rank in 1958:	12	Rank Score:	689
Rank in 1950s	48	Overall Rank:	2,781
Average Rating: 73/100 (71 votes)
Comments: 4 comments

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49.

Elvis' Golden Records
Compilation

Elvis Presley

Year of Release:	1958	Appears in:	60 charts
Rank in 1958:	13	Rank Score:	661
Rank in 1950s	49	Overall Rank:	2,872
Average Rating: 79/100 (65 votes)
Comments: 5 comments

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50.

Jazz At Massey Hall

The Quintet

Year of Release:	1956	Appears in:	88 charts
Rank in 1956:	11	Rank Score:	660
Rank in 1950s	50	Overall Rank:	2,880
Average Rating: 76/100 (80 votes)
Comments: 8 comments

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Best Albums of the 1950s composition

Year	Albums	%

1950	29	3%
1951	45	5%
1952	50	5%
1953	50	5%
1954	73	7%
1955	87	9%
1956	127	13%
1957	163	16%
1958	181	18%
1959	195	20%

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	19	2%
Miles Davis	16	2%
Frank Sinatra	16	2%
Sonny Rollins	15	2%
Billie Holiday	13	1%
Ella Fitzgerald	12	1%
Sarah Vaughan	12	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	776	78%
	41	4%
	30	3%
	27	3%
	25	3%
	14	1%
	11	1%
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