Best Albums of the 1950s
Explore the best albums of the 1950s, based on over 2 million album rankings across 59,000 charts.
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"Sinatra's first album for Capitol." Reply
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1954
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575
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"CD has Be-bop-a-lula, which is his big hit. He has a nice voice and classic early rock sound, but not revolutionary or way above average. Original Release:75 CD: 80" Reply
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"Solid KIng, two extreme classics ( King Creole, Trouble)" Reply
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1958
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564
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"Summertime should have caused a scandal in the 50s, with the sultriness it oozes..." Reply
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"I've yet to hear a mediocre recording from The Duke, but this one is something special. It's more energetic and adventurous than his work with the Blanton-Webster band. There are a lot of great tracks, but I especially enjoyed "A Tone Parallel to Harlem."" Reply
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1953
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561
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"'Day-O' and 'Jamaica Farewell' are some favourites. Certainly an improvement from his previous effort on 'Belafonte'. A good album overall." Reply
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1956
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549
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"Like "Something Else" by Cannonball Adderley it becomes fairly obvious early that there's a huge Miles Davis influence on the album. Melodic, tasteful, strict adherence to the groove in the midst of soloing. Sonny has similar style to the great Bill Evans (ok, that's my opinion and probably not t..." [+] Reply
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1958
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"From here lies the origin of the term “Cotten-picking”, based around her unique technique of guitar playing. Recorded in the 50s, while Cotten was in her 60s, Freight Train & Other North Carolina Folk Songs & Tunes is a collection of songs that Elizabeth Cotten had originally written in the early..." [+] Reply
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Best Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1950 | 47 | 5% | |
| 1951 | 42 | 4% | |
| 1952 | 57 | 6% | |
| 1953 | 59 | 6% | |
| 1954 | 73 | 7% | |
| 1955 | 92 | 9% | |
| 1956 | 117 | 12% | |
| 1957 | 154 | 15% | |
| 1958 | 170 | 17% | |
| 1959 | 189 | 19% |
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| Miles Davis | 22 | 2% | |
| Billie Holiday | 18 | 2% | |
| Frank Sinatra | 16 | 2% | |
| Sonny Rollins | 16 | 2% | |
| Various Artists | 15 | 2% | |
| Thelonious Monk | 14 | 1% | |
| Ella Fitzgerald | 13 | 1% | |
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788 | 79% | |
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33 | 3% | |
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33 | 3% | |
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23 | 2% | |
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17 | 2% | |
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13 | 1% | |
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