Top 18 Music Albums of the 1950s by Romanelli

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Buddy Holly 

 Buddy Holly

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[First added to this chart: 08/05/2012]

Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

292 charts

Rank Score:

2,484

Rank in 1958:

3

Rank in 1950s:

18

Overall Rank:

724

Average Rating:

 79 (260 votes)

Comments:

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Memorial Album 
Compilation

 Johnny Ace

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1955-MCA
NO PRODUCTION CREDITS

1. Pledging My Love
2. Don’t You Know
3. Never Let Me Go
4. So Lonely
5. I’m Crazy Baby
6. My Song
7. Saving My Love For You
8. The Clock
9. How Can You Be So Mean
10. Still Love You So
11. Cross My Heart
12. Anymore

One of the more curious stories in music. Johnny Ace was a pianist who played with BB King and Bobby Bland before signing as a solo artist in 1952. He had eight hits in the next two years, and was touring with Big Mama Thornton in Houston on Christmas 1954 when he accidentally shot himself in the head (sometimes reported as a game of Russian Roulette). Ace became known forever as the first casualty of rock & roll. The Memorial Album was released the following year as a tribute, and to plug the posthumous single “Pledging My Love”.

Since 1955, the album has been re-released numerous times with different track lists. This list is the original, and it contains pretty much everything he recorded during his short life. Most of the songs are ballads, and his promise is evident. Of particular interest is “How Can You Be So Mean”, which has a very BB King sounding guitar solo. While lacking session notes and a decent biography, The Memorial Album has been almost all there is of Ace over the years, and it remains an important document of the formative years of rock & roll, and a sad picture of what might have been. [First added to this chart: 09/03/2012]

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

19 charts

Rank Score:

91

Rank in 1955:

26

Rank in 1950s:

357

Overall Rank:

12,635

Average Rating:

 72 (20 votes)

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Kind Of Blue 

 Miles Davis

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[First added to this chart: 12/08/2011]

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

1,611 charts

Rank Score:

25,005

Rank in 1959:

1

Rank in 1950s:

1

Overall Rank:

38

Average Rating:

 89 (2,213 votes)

Comments:

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Elvis Presley 

 Elvis Presley

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[First added to this chart: 09/30/2012]

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

577 charts

Rank Score:

4,975

Rank in 1956:

1

Rank in 1950s:

5

Overall Rank:

364

Average Rating:

 79 (747 votes)

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Johnny Cash With His Hot And Blue Guitar 

 Johnny Cash

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[First added to this chart: 02/18/2019]

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

222 charts

Rank Score:

1,586

Rank in 1957:

8

Rank in 1950s:

26

Overall Rank:

1,113

Average Rating:

 77 (215 votes)

Comments:

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Count Basie At Newport 
Live

 Count Basie

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[First added to this chart: 12/22/2012]

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

79

Rank in 1957:

65

Rank in 1950s:

395

Overall Rank:

14,217

Average Rating:

 71 (16 votes)

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'Round About Midnight 

 Miles Davis

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[First added to this chart: 12/12/2011]

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

238 charts

Rank Score:

1,729

Rank in 1957:

7

Rank in 1950s:

23

Overall Rank:

1,028

Average Rating:

 82 (303 votes)

Comments:

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Ritchie Valens 

 Ritchie Valens

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[First added to this chart: 09/17/2018]

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

89 charts

Rank Score:

670

Rank in 1959:

15

Rank in 1950s:

60

Overall Rank:

2,382

Average Rating:

 75 (77 votes)

Comments:

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Basie, One More Time 

 Count Basie

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[First added to this chart: 11/10/2012]

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

41

Rank in 1959:

131

Rank in 1950s:

649

Overall Rank:

23,387

Average Rating:

 72 (14 votes)

Comments:

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April In Paris 

 Count Basie And His Orchestra

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[First added to this chart: 05/07/2023]

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

185

Rank in 1957:

38

Rank in 1950s:

197

Overall Rank:

6,937

Average Rating:

 76 (38 votes)

Comments:

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Top 18 Music Albums of the 1950s composition

Year	Albums	%
1950	0	0%
1951	0	0%
1952	0	0%
1953	0	0%
1954	0	0%
1955	2	11%
1956	1	6%
1957	4	22%
1958	3	17%
1959	8	44%

Artist	Albums	%
Elvis Presley	3	17%
Frank Sinatra	2	11%
Miles Davis	2	11%
Count Basie	2	11%
Ritchie Valens	1	6%
Count Basie And His Orchestra	1	6%
Cecil Taylor Quartet	1	6%
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Country	Albums	%
	18	100%

Top 18 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes

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Up 1 from 6th to 5th Johnny Cash With His Hot And Blue Guitar by Johnny Cash

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From Sean 12/09/2011 01:39

Good chart

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From Sean 12/08/2011 03:24

all u need for 50s

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