"Arm in arm we are the harmless sociopaths"

- Andrew Bird
 

Best Albums of 1959

« View best albums of 1958View best albums of 1960 »

Listed below are the greatest albums of 1959 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 28,000 greatest album charts.

Best albums by year or decade
View by decade:1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
View by year:
1959 year summaryThe best artists of 1959 were Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Dave Brubeck, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Ornette Coleman, Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Art Blakey, Chuck Berry, Howlin' Wolf and Ray Charles.
View chart at point in time
 Show this chart as it was on the following date
Share this chart
Share | |
| RSS feed: | Download CSV file: Log in / register
URL to this chart: |
Collector's summary (top 244)Log in or register to discover the great albums that are missing from your music collection!
Sort byOverall Rank | Number of Charts | Average Rating | Number of Ratings | Release Date | Title | Artist
RankAlbumArtist
1.

Kind Of BlueUnited States Miles Davis
Year of Release:1959Appears in:1,090 charts
Rank in 1959:1Rank Score:42,398
Rank in 1950s1Overall Rank:37
Average Rating: Top rated 89/100 (1,456 votes)
Comments: 102 comments
Buy album United States Amazon   Amazon MP3   eBay   iTunes   Use the iTunes, Amazon or eBay buttons to safely buy this item from one of the world's top online stores.
2.

Mingus Ah UmUnited States Charles Mingus
Year of Release:1959Appears in:385 charts
Rank in 1959:2Rank Score:8,152
Rank in 1950s2Overall Rank:291
Average Rating:  84/100 (409 votes)
Comments: 21 comments
Buy album United States Amazon   Amazon MP3   eBay   iTunes   Use the iTunes, Amazon or eBay buttons to safely buy this item from one of the world's top online stores.
3.

Time OutUnited States The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Year of Release:1959Appears in:367 charts
Rank in 1959:3Rank Score:6,263
Rank in 1950s3Overall Rank:363
Average Rating:  84/100 (395 votes)
Comments: 18 comments
Buy album United States Amazon   Amazon MP3   eBay   iTunes   Use the iTunes, Amazon or eBay buttons to safely buy this item from one of the world's top online stores.
4.

The Shape Of Jazz To ComeUnited States Ornette Coleman
Year of Release:1959Appears in:257 charts
Rank in 1959:4Rank Score:4,411
Rank in 1950s7Overall Rank:503
Average Rating:  81/100 (291 votes)
Comments: 16 comments
Buy album United States Amazon   Amazon MP3   eBay   iTunes   Use the iTunes, Amazon or eBay buttons to safely buy this item from one of the world's top online stores.
5.

Art Blakey & The Jazz MessengersUnited States Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
Year of Release:1959Appears in:167 charts
Rank in 1959:5Rank Score:2,157
Rank in 1950s14Overall Rank:967
Average Rating:  82/100 (165 votes)
Comments: 3 comments
Buy album United States Amazon   Amazon MP3   eBay   iTunes   Use the iTunes, Amazon or eBay buttons to safely buy this item from one of the world's top online stores.
6.

Chuck Berry Is On TopUnited States Chuck Berry
Year of Release:1959Appears in:176 charts
Rank in 1959:6Rank Score:2,130
Rank in 1950s15Overall Rank:980
Average Rating:  78/100 (163 votes)
Comments: 6 comments
Buy album United States Amazon   Amazon MP3   eBay   iTunes   Use the iTunes, Amazon or eBay buttons to safely buy this item from one of the world's top online stores.
7.

Moanin' In The Moonlight
Compilation		United States Howlin' Wolf
Year of Release:1959Appears in:153 charts
Rank in 1959:7Rank Score:2,111
Rank in 1950s16Overall Rank:984
Average Rating:  80/100 (154 votes)
Comments: 8 comments
Buy album United States Amazon   Amazon MP3   eBay   iTunes   Use the iTunes, Amazon or eBay buttons to safely buy this item from one of the world's top online stores.
8.

The Genius Of Ray CharlesUnited States Ray Charles
Year of Release:1959Appears in:127 charts
Rank in 1959:8Rank Score:1,229
Rank in 1950s26Overall Rank:1,546
Average Rating:  78/100 (114 votes)
Comments: 6 comments
Buy album United States Amazon   Amazon MP3   eBay   iTunes   Use the iTunes, Amazon or eBay buttons to safely buy this item from one of the world's top online stores.
9.

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail SongsUnited States Marty Robbins
Year of Release:1959Appears in:93 charts
Rank in 1959:9Rank Score:1,099
Rank in 1950s29Overall Rank:1,698
Average Rating:  76/100 (90 votes)
Comments: 7 comments
Buy album United States Amazon   Amazon MP3   eBay   iTunes   Use the iTunes, Amazon or eBay buttons to safely buy this item from one of the world's top online stores.
10.

Chega De SaudadeBrazil João Gilberto
Year of Release:1959Appears in:63 charts
Rank in 1959:10Rank Score:876
Rank in 1950s36Overall Rank:2,060
Average Rating:  77/100 (70 votes)
Comments: 1 comment
Buy album United States Amazon   Amazon MP3   eBay   iTunes   Use the iTunes, Amazon or eBay buttons to safely buy this item from one of the world's top online stores.

Best Albums of 1959 composition

Artist Albums %


Charles Mingus 4 2%
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers 3 1%
Nina Simone 3 1%
Oscar Peterson 3 1%
Elvis Presley 3 1%
Johnny Cash 3 1%
Connie Francis 3 1%
Show all
Country Albums %


United States 200 82%
United Kingdom 9 4%
Mixed Nationality 6 2%
Canada 6 2%
France 5 2%
Brazil 4 2%
Germany 3 1%
Show all

« View best albums of 1958View best albums of 1960 »

BestEverAlbums.com  Site Newsletter
Sign up to receive the latest site news.
We value your privacy. 

BestEverAlbums.com   Music Stores
United States  Buy from your favourite store:
eBay Amazon iTunes


Back to Top
Copyright © 2005-2017 BestEverAlbums.com. All rights reserved.    Terms of Use  |   Privacy Policy  |   Contact Us  |   Advertising  |   RSS Feeds  |   Site Map  |   Hosting by ServInt