Best Albums of the 1950s
Listed below are the best albums of the 1950s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 3 hours ago).
"Hard to believe it's Art Blakey on the first and third tracks; he's playing like an ordinary studio drummer. Very odd, it's like hiring Jimi Hendrix and having him strum gently in the background. Other than that, all the musicians are killing it, particularly Lee Morgan. The track J.O.S. is a gre..." [+] Reply
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"Berstein's exuberance is a perfect match for Gershwin's music. "Rhapsody" will take you away, from opening bluesy note and seduces you with all it's jazzy brilliance. It's a lively, flashy, and intensely enchanting piece of music. This rendition of "Rhapsody in Blue" is unsurpassed. "An American ..." [+] Reply
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"An excellent jazz pianist at the top of his game. Wonderful album!" Reply
"I bet these sounds amazed many in 1950. Most of the tricks are repeated so often that they lose their punch. But surely nobody could fail with these songs. Mr Paul is the first guitar genius, probably." Reply
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"First Pressings: 12 Tracks, later pressings often only 10 Tracks. Missing often Tracks: Old Maid, Strange Kisses. Specially 12 Tracks on german Pressing from 1980: Missing 3 Tracks here: The Clock, Someone watching over you, Strange Kisses. Another 3 Tracks here: Crazy Blues, Monkey Song, Purple ..." [+] Reply
"The fine treasure trove of fine ballads. An even tighter selection of songs could have improved the score a bit," Reply
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"Very nice collection of Christmas classics from the King of Rock n Roll, ideal to have on when sitting by the log fire at December evenings" Reply
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"The power of his voice overcomes the inferior quality of some songs. Great stuff" Reply
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 17 of 100
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 | 93 | 9% | |
| 1956 | 116 | 12% | |
| 1957 | 154 | 15% | |
| 1958 | 171 | 17% | |
| 1959 | 188 | 19% |
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| Billie Holiday | 18 | 2% | |
| Miles Davis | 16 | 2% | |
| Frank Sinatra | 16 | 2% | |
| Various Artists | 15 | 2% | |
| Sonny Rollins | 14 | 1% | |
| Ella Fitzgerald | 13 | 1% | |
| Sarah Vaughan | 11 | 1% | |
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789 | 79% | |
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33 | 3% | |
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33 | 3% | |
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23 | 2% | |
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