Best Albums of 1950

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Listed below are the best albums of 1950 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1950 year summaryThe best artists of 1950 were Yma Sumac, Benny Goodman, Woody Guthrie, Charlie Parker, Billie Holiday, Les Paul, Ella Fitzgerald, Trio Aguilillas, Dexter Gordon and Édith Piaf.

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31.

Hot Jazz

Sarah Vaughan

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

19 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

704

Overall Rank:

25,212

Average Rating:

73 (19 votes)

Comments:

32.

Complete Works Of Edgard Varèse, Volume 1

Edgard Varèse

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

713

Overall Rank:

25,642

Average Rating:

72 (9 votes)

Comments:

33.

Autumn In New York

Jo Stafford

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

729

Overall Rank:

26,057

Average Rating:

69 (12 votes)

Comments:

34.

Jazz Classics Vol. 1

Sidney Bechet

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

746

Overall Rank:

26,658

Average Rating:

71 (10 votes)

Comments:

35.

Piano (Solos)

Bud Powell

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

846

Overall Rank:

30,083

Average Rating:

71 (9 votes)

Comments:

36.

Brahms: Concerto In D, Op. 77 For Violin And Orchestra

Wilhelm Furtwängler / Lucerne Festival Orchestra / Yehudi Menuhin

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

859

Overall Rank:

30,517

Average Rating:

70 (6 votes)

Comments:

37.

Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 "Eroica"

Arturo Toscanini / NBC Symphony Orchestra

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

861

Overall Rank:

30,630

Average Rating:

70 (6 votes)

Comments:

38.

Volume Two

Billie Holiday

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

887

Overall Rank:

31,345

Average Rating:

72 (9 votes)

Comments:

39.

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 In B Minor, Op. 74

Arturo Toscanini / NBC Symphony Orchestra

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

960

Overall Rank:

33,924

Average Rating:

72 (6 votes)

Comments:

40.

Café Continental

Ruth Welcome / Dick Marta

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

1,000

Overall Rank:

35,097

Average Rating:

70 (3 votes)

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Best Albums of 1950 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Édith Piaf	3	3%
Norman Granz' Jazz At The Philharmonic	3	3%
André Cluytens / Orchestre Et Choeur Du Théâtre National De L'Opéra-Comique	2	2%
Benny Goodman	2	2%
Charlie Parker	2	2%
Frank Sinatra	2	2%
Woody Guthrie	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%

	79	68%
	8	7%
	5	4%
	4	3%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	2	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	113	97%
Yes	3	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	115	99%
Yes	1	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	115	99%
Yes	1	1%

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