Best Albums of the 1950s
Listed below are the best albums of the 1950s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 47,000 greatest album charts.
Year of Release:
1959
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27,908
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Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
7,772
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Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
6,831
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Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
5,942
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Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
5,134
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Year of Release:
1955
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Rank Score:
4,898
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Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
4,071
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1957
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Rank Score:
3,995
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1959
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Rank Score:
3,516
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Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
3,185
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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 | 45 | 5% | |
| 1951 | 42 | 4% | |
| 1952 | 58 | 6% | |
| 1953 | 60 | 6% | |
| 1954 | 77 | 8% | |
| 1955 | 88 | 9% | |
| 1956 | 115 | 12% | |
| 1957 | 157 | 16% | |
| 1958 | 173 | 17% | |
| 1959 | 185 | 19% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Billie Holiday | 18 | 2% | |
| Various Artists | 17 | 2% | |
| Frank Sinatra | 16 | 2% | |
| Miles Davis | 16 | 2% | |
| Sonny Rollins | 15 | 2% | |
| Ella Fitzgerald | 12 | 1% | |
| Sarah Vaughan | 12 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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777 | 78% | |
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36 | 4% | |
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32 | 3% | |
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30 | 3% | |
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21 | 2% | |
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14 | 1% | |
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10 | 1% | |
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