Best Albums of the 1950s
Explore the best albums of the 1950s, based on over 2 million album rankings across 60,000 charts.
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"What a great voice Hank has got. His songs are so powerful and his life story is full of tragedy and sorrow." Reply
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lancashirearab | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1952
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721
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"Very entertaining exotica album ... very rich in its instruments, that lay the ground for Yma's insanely, out of this world good vocals!" Reply
"If there's a better guitar sound and chord changes by this guy playing on this track I've yet to hear it. Trying to play it reveals how skilful and lovely it is. Great voice has Julie" Reply
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1955
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709
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"Absolutely brilliant, one of my favourite jazz albums. Could listen to on repeat and not get bored." Reply
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1959
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707
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"This version suffers from the lack of the last two tracks, which were omitted for a stupid reason (because people said Mingus couldnt swing). Together at Noon was easily one of the most badass jazz tracks ever." Reply
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1957
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703
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"As far as I can tell, this is Miles Davis's first foray into Third Stream and it is great. The way each piece blends together is magnificent. And Davis blows it out of the water with his playing, as he always does. I also love the little bits of cool jazz that are thrown in there. Makes for a rea..." [+] Reply
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teague | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1957
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702
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"For such a young kid from such simple beginnings, he crafted simple melodies and catchy hooks as well as anyone in his time. As big of a loss as Buddy Holly." Reply
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junodog4 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Don't let the release date fool you. Perkins wrote it." Reply
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Larcx13 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1957
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693
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"A master at work." Reply
"An Album for the old rock family. Really adorable. Favorite tracks: Oh Yea and The Great Grandfather." Reply
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StefanR10 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1959
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667
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 7 of 100
Best Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1950 | 48 | 5% | |
| 1951 | 43 | 4% | |
| 1952 | 57 | 6% | |
| 1953 | 61 | 6% | |
| 1954 | 72 | 7% | |
| 1955 | 91 | 9% | |
| 1956 | 117 | 12% | |
| 1957 | 153 | 15% | |
| 1958 | 170 | 17% | |
| 1959 | 188 | 19% |
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| Miles Davis | 22 | 2% | |
| Billie Holiday | 18 | 2% | |
| Sonny Rollins | 16 | 2% | |
| Frank Sinatra | 16 | 2% | |
| Various Artists | 15 | 2% | |
| Thelonious Monk | 14 | 1% | |
| Ella Fitzgerald | 13 | 1% | |
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787 | 79% | |
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33 | 3% | |
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33 | 3% | |
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24 | 2% | |
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17 | 2% | |
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13 | 1% | |
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10 | 1% | |
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