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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41.

Tenderly

Oscar Peterson

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

1,005

Overall Rank:

35,255

Average Rating:

71 (5 votes)

Comments:

42.

Dedicated To You

Frank Sinatra

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

1,024

Overall Rank:

35,760

Average Rating:

70 (7 votes)

Comments:

43.

Who Built America

Bill Bonyun

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

1,029

Overall Rank:

35,968

Average Rating:

72 (2 votes)

Comments:

44.

Selections From Korla Pandit's The Grand Moghul Suite

Korla Pandit

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

1,033

Overall Rank:

36,061

Average Rating:

70 (3 votes)

Comments:

45.

Lost Horizon

Dimitri Tiomkin

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

1,051

Overall Rank:

36,843

Average Rating:

71 (6 votes)

Comments:

46.

Chansons Parisiennes Volume II

Édith Piaf

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

1,054

Overall Rank:

37,016

Average Rating:

71 (8 votes)

Comments:

47.

My Best To You - Peggy Lee Sings

Peggy Lee

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

1,091

Overall Rank:

38,384

Average Rating:

70 (4 votes)

Comments:

48.

Piano Moods

Ralph Sutton

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

1,116

Overall Rank:

39,173

Average Rating:

68 (8 votes)

Comments:

49.

Bernstein: The Age Of Anxiety (Symphony No. 2 For Piano And Orchestra After W. H. Auden)

Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

1,119

Overall Rank:

39,312

Average Rating:

73 (3 votes)

Comments:

50.

Offenbach: Les Contes D'Hoffmann

André Cluytens / Orchestre Et Choeur Du Théâtre National De L'Opéra-Comique

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

1,130

Overall Rank:

39,726

Average Rating:

71 (3 votes)

Comments:

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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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