Best Albums of 1959

Listed below are the best albums of 1959 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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1.

Kind Of Blue 

 Miles Davis

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Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

1,645 charts

Rank Score:

22,377

Rank in 1959:

1

Rank in 1950s:

1

Overall Rank:

37

Average Rating:

 89 (2,277 votes)

Comments:

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2.

Mingus Ah Um 

 Charles Mingus

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Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

658 charts

Rank Score:

7,077

Rank in 1959:

2

Rank in 1950s:

2

Overall Rank:

225

Average Rating:

 84 (728 votes)

Comments:

40

3.

Time Out 

 The Dave Brubeck Quartet

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Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

655 charts

Rank Score:

6,477

Rank in 1959:

3

Rank in 1950s:

3

Overall Rank:

251

Average Rating:

 84 (734 votes)

Comments:

39

4.

The Shape Of Jazz To Come 

 Ornette Coleman

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Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

437 charts

Rank Score:

3,880

Rank in 1959:

4

Rank in 1950s:

8

Overall Rank:

445

Average Rating:

 81 (512 votes)

Comments:

24

5.

Berry Is On Top 

 Chuck Berry

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Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

374 charts

Rank Score:

3,492

Rank in 1959:

5

Rank in 1950s:

9

Overall Rank:

500

Average Rating:

 79 (335 votes)

Comments:

16

6.

Moanin' In The Moonlight 
Compilation

 Howlin' Wolf

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Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

309 charts

Rank Score:

2,403

Rank in 1959:

6

Rank in 1950s:

20

Overall Rank:

724

Average Rating:

 79 (307 votes)

Comments:

11

7.

Little Girl Blue 

 Nina Simone

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Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

237 charts

Rank Score:

2,257

Rank in 1959:

7

Rank in 1950s:

21

Overall Rank:

773

Average Rating:

 81 (223 votes)

Comments:

9

8.

The Genius Of Ray Charles 

 Ray Charles

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Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

244 charts

Rank Score:

1,699

Rank in 1959:

8

Rank in 1950s:

24

Overall Rank:

1,025

Average Rating:

 77 (222 votes)

Comments:

13

9.

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs 

 Marty Robbins

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Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

222 charts

Rank Score:

1,661

Rank in 1959:

9

Rank in 1950s:

25

Overall Rank:

1,045

Average Rating:

 76 (215 votes)

Comments:

13

10.

Chega De Saudade 

 João Gilberto

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Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

154 charts

Rank Score:

1,296

Rank in 1959:

10

Rank in 1950s:

35

Overall Rank:

1,327

Average Rating:

 78 (149 votes)

Comments:

5

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Best Albums of 1959 composition

Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Artist	Albums	%
Ella Fitzgerald	5	1%
Various Artists	5	1%
Nina Simone	4	1%
Oscar Peterson	4	1%
Miles Davis	4	1%
Martin Denny	4	1%
Frank Sinatra	4	1%
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Country	Albums	%
	361	70%
	33	6%
	30	6%
	13	3%
	13	3%
	9	2%
	8	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	486	94%
Yes	31	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	500	97%
Yes	17	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	507	98%
Yes	10	2%