Best Albums of the 1950s
Listed below are the best albums of the 1950s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 46,000 greatest album charts.
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
28,241
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Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
7,786
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Year of Release:
1959
Appears in:
Rank Score:
6,765
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Year of Release:
1957
Appears in:
Rank Score:
5,762
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Year of Release:
1956
Appears in:
Rank Score:
5,081
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Year of Release:
1955
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,926
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Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
4,097
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1957
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Rank Score:
3,889
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1959
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Rank Score:
3,438
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Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
3,110
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 1 of 100
Best Albums of the 1950s composition
Year | Albums | % | |
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1950 | 44 | 4% | |
1951 | 44 | 4% | |
1952 | 56 | 6% | |
1953 | 60 | 6% | |
1954 | 75 | 8% | |
1955 | 86 | 9% | |
1956 | 113 | 11% | |
1957 | 158 | 16% | |
1958 | 176 | 18% | |
1959 | 189 | 19% |
Artist | Albums | % | |
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Billie Holiday | 18 | 2% | |
Various Artists | 18 | 2% | |
Frank Sinatra | 17 | 2% | |
Sonny Rollins | 15 | 1% | |
Miles Davis | 15 | 1% | |
Ella Fitzgerald | 12 | 1% | |
Sarah Vaughan | 12 | 1% | |
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Country | Albums | % | |
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775 | 77% | |
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37 | 4% | |
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32 | 3% | |
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30 | 3% | |
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24 | 2% | |
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13 | 1% | |
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10 | 1% | |
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