Best Albums of the 1950s
Listed below are the best albums of the 1950s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 51,000 greatest album charts.
Year of Release:
1959
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26,248
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Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
7,533
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Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
6,602
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Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
5,976
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Year of Release:
1956
Appears in:
Rank Score:
5,063
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Year of Release:
1955
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Rank Score:
4,856
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Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
4,054
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1957
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Rank Score:
3,998
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1959
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Rank Score:
3,412
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Year of Release:
1958
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3,203
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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 | 39 | 4% | |
| 1951 | 40 | 4% | |
| 1952 | 59 | 6% | |
| 1953 | 62 | 6% | |
| 1954 | 76 | 8% | |
| 1955 | 87 | 9% | |
| 1956 | 117 | 12% | |
| 1957 | 152 | 15% | |
| 1958 | 172 | 17% | |
| 1959 | 196 | 20% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Various Artists | 19 | 2% | |
| Billie Holiday | 18 | 2% | |
| Miles Davis | 16 | 2% | |
| Frank Sinatra | 15 | 2% | |
| Sonny Rollins | 15 | 2% | |
| Ella Fitzgerald | 13 | 1% | |
| Doris Day | 11 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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781 | 78% | |
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39 | 4% | |
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30 | 3% | |
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27 | 3% | |
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21 | 2% | |
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12 | 1% | |
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10 | 1% | |
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