Best Albums of the 1950s

« View best albums of the 1940sView best albums of the 1960s »

Listed below are the best albums of the 1950s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

Best albums by year or decade

Decade:

Year:

summaryThe best artists of the 1950s were Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, Frank Sinatra, Charles Mingus, Elvis Presley, Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk, Billie Holiday, The Dave Brubeck Quartet and Duke Ellington.

View chart at point in time

Share this chart

Collector's summary (top 1,000)Log in or register to discover the great albums that are missing from your music collection!

Sort by

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

1,649 charts

Rank Score:

22,221

Rank in 1959:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

660 charts

Rank Score:

7,059

Rank in 1959:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

225

Average Rating:

84 (730 votes)

Comments:

Time Out

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

656 charts

Rank Score:

6,401

Rank in 1959:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

599 charts

Rank Score:

5,542

Rank in 1958:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

308

Average Rating:

84 (668 votes)

Comments:

Elvis Presley

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

597 charts

Rank Score:

4,956

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

347

Average Rating:

79 (773 votes)

Comments:

In The Wee Small Hours

Frank Sinatra

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

495 charts

Rank Score:

4,534

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

371

Average Rating:

80 (647 votes)

Comments:

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

434 charts

Rank Score:

4,167

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

403

Average Rating:

79 (497 votes)

Comments:

The Shape Of Jazz To Come

Ornette Coleman

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

438 charts

Rank Score:

3,867

Rank in 1959:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

375 charts

Rank Score:

3,498

Rank in 1959:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

495

Average Rating:

79 (336 votes)

Comments:

10.

Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

394 charts

Rank Score:

3,479

Rank in 1958:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

503

Average Rating:

83 (374 votes)

Comments:

« prev
1
2
3
4
...
99
100
next »
Goto Page:

Total albums: 1,000. Page 1 of 100

Best Albums of the 1950s composition

Year	Albums	%

1950	45	5%
1951	42	4%
1952	56	6%
1953	63	6%
1954	74	7%
1955	88	9%
1956	117	12%
1957	153	15%
1958	173	17%
1959	189	19%

Artist	Albums	%

Billie Holiday	18	2%
Frank Sinatra	17	2%
Miles Davis	16	2%
Various Artists	16	2%
Sonny Rollins	15	2%
Ella Fitzgerald	13	1%
Elvis Presley	11	1%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	786	79%
	35	4%
	33	3%
	24	2%
	17	2%
	12	1%
	10	1%
Show all

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	946	95%
Yes	54	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	963	96%
Yes	37	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	974	97%
Yes	26	3%

« View best albums of the 1940sView best albums of the 1960s »

If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.

A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(

We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.

Best Artists of the 1970s
1. Pink Floyd
2. David Bowie
3. Led Zeppelin
4. Neil Young
5. The Rolling Stones
6. The Clash
7. Black Sabbath
8. Fleetwood Mac
9. Stevie Wonder
10. The Who
11. Genesis
12. Brian Eno
13. Joni Mitchell
14. Paul McCartney
15. Yes
16. Bob Dylan
17. Bob Marley
18. Bruce Springsteen
19. Nick Drake
20. Marvin Gaye