Best Albums of the 1950s

Listed below are the best albums of the 1950s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 49,000 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.
19501215,168
19511374,144
19521547,407
19531865,923
195422210,656
195531514,908
195642332,004
195754745,387
195854440,228
195960184,048
Total3,250249,873

The best artists of the 1950s were Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, Frank Sinatra, Charles Mingus, Elvis Presley, Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, John Coltrane and Billie Holiday.
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1958
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A Star Is Born 
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1954
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138
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1951
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 25 of 100

Best Albums of the 1950s composition

Year Albums %


1950 42 4%
1951 41 4%
1952 60 6%
1953 62 6%
1954 73 7%
1955 89 9%
1956 117 12%
1957 153 15%
1958 172 17%
1959 191 19%
Country Albums %


United States 777 78%
Mixed Nationality 36 4%
France 32 3%
United Kingdom 30 3%
Brazil 21 2%
Canada 13 1%
Austria 11 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 944 94%
Yes 56 6%
Live? Albums %
No 964 96%
Yes 36 4%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 979 98%
Yes 21 2%
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