Best Albums of 1950

Listed below are the best albums of 1950 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 50,000 greatest album charts.

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1950 year summaryThe best artists of 1950 were Yma Sumac, Benny Goodman, Woody Guthrie, Charlie Parker, Les Paul, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Trio Aguilillas, Dexter Gordon and Nat King Cole.
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Total albums: 114. Page 1 of 12

Best Albums of 1950 composition

Country Albums %


United States 78 68%
France 8 7%
Mixed Nationality 5 4%
Canada 4 4%
Cuba 3 3%
United Kingdom 2 2%
Switzerland 2 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 111 97%
Yes 3 3%
Live? Albums %
No 113 99%
Yes 1 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 113 99%
Yes 1 1%
Best Albums of the 1950s
1. Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis
2. Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus
3. Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4. Blue Train by John Coltrane
5. Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley
6. In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra
7. The Shape Of Jazz To Come by Ornette Coleman
8. Here's Little Richard by Little Richard
9. Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
10. Chuck Berry Is On Top by Chuck Berry
11. Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk
12. Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday
13. Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra
14. Somethin' Else by Cannonball Adderley
15. Saxophone Colossus by Sonny Rollins
16. The "Chirping" Crickets by The Crickets
17. Chet Baker Sings by Chet Baker
18. Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis
19. Buddy Holly by Buddy Holly
20. Moanin' In The Moonlight by Howlin' Wolf
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