Best Albums of 1959

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Listed below are the best albums of 1959 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 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, Nina Simone and Howlin' Wolf.

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191.

Angola Prison Spirituals
Compilation

Various Artists

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1959

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6 charts

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192.

New Orleans Street Singer

Snooks Eaglin

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1959

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7 charts

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193.

This Is Johnny Tillotson

Johnny Tillotson

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1959

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3 charts

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Lili Marlene

Marlene Dietrich

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1959

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5 charts

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Songs For Rounders

Hank Thompson

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1959

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6 charts

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Olympia Concert
Live

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

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1959

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7 charts

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Plan 9 From Outer Space

Frank Worth

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1959

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8 charts

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Exploring New Sounds In Hi-Fi

Esquivel

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1959

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15 charts

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Hymns And Sacred Songs

The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys

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1959

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2 charts

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Amor De Gente Moça

Silvia Telles

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1959

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4 charts

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Best Albums of 1959 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	5	1%
Ella Fitzgerald	5	1%
Nina Simone	4	1%
Martin Denny	4	1%
Connie Francis	4	1%
Frank Sinatra	4	1%
Billie Holiday	4	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	349	70%
	32	6%
	31	6%
	13	3%
	11	2%
	9	2%
	7	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	470	94%
Yes	29	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	486	97%
Yes	13	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	489	98%
Yes	10	2%

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