Best Albums of 1959

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Listed below are the best albums of 1959 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 41,000 greatest album charts.

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1959 year summaryThe best artists of 1959 were Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Dave Brubeck, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Ornette Coleman, Art Blakey, Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Chuck Berry, Howlin' Wolf and Ray Charles.

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Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

1,381 charts

Rank Score:

30,870

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Average Rating:

89 (1,924 votes)

Comments:

141

Mingus Ah Um

Charles Mingus

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

515 charts

Rank Score:

7,591

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Overall Rank:

259

Average Rating:

84 (584 votes)

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Time Out

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

523 charts

Rank Score:

6,499

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Overall Rank:

305

Average Rating:

84 (577 votes)

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The Shape Of Jazz To Come

Ornette Coleman

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

347 charts

Rank Score:

4,318

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Overall Rank:

446

Average Rating:

81 (407 votes)

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Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

276 charts

Rank Score:

2,887

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Overall Rank:

652

Average Rating:

83 (270 votes)

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Chuck Berry Is On Top

Chuck Berry

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

273 charts

Rank Score:

2,727

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Overall Rank:

692

Average Rating:

79 (250 votes)

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Moanin' In The Moonlight
Compilation

Howlin' Wolf

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

228 charts

Rank Score:

2,232

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Overall Rank:

835

Average Rating:

80 (227 votes)

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The Genius Of Ray Charles

Ray Charles

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

179 charts

Rank Score:

1,417

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Overall Rank:

1,254

Average Rating:

77 (164 votes)

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Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

142 charts

Rank Score:

1,193

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Overall Rank:

1,457

Average Rating:

77 (145 votes)

Comments:

10.

Chega De Saudade

João Gilberto

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

104 charts

Rank Score:

998

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Overall Rank:

1,699

Average Rating:

78 (103 votes)

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Best Albums of 1959 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Ella Fitzgerald	4	1%
Connie Francis	4	1%
John Lee Hooker	3	1%
The Oscar Peterson Trio	3	1%
Frank Sinatra	3	1%
Johnny Cash	3	1%
Elvis Presley	3	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	279	70%
	30	8%
	23	6%
	10	3%
	8	2%
	6	2%
	4	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	369	93%
Yes	27	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	393	99%
Yes	3	1%

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