Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s by Maxence

Chart updated: 08/03/2019 19:45
(Created: 07/14/2018 20:30).
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Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

[First added to this chart: 08/03/2019]

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

1,612 charts

Rank Score:

24,895

Rank in 1959:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

89 (2,217 votes)

Comments:

166

2. (3)

Saxophone Colossus

Sonny Rollins

[First added to this chart: 08/03/2019]

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

355 charts

Rank Score:

2,719

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

659

Average Rating:

81 (371 votes)

Comments:

3. (4)

Ascenseur Pour L'échafaud
Soundtrack

Miles Davis

[First added to this chart: 08/03/2019]

Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

186 charts

Rank Score:

1,479

Rank in 1958:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

1,206

Average Rating:

80 (208 votes)

Comments:

4. (6)

Mingus Ah Um

Charles Mingus

[First added to this chart: 08/03/2019]

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

643 charts

Rank Score:

7,386

Rank in 1959:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

229

Average Rating:

84 (709 votes)

Comments:

5. (2)

Chansons Possibles Et Impossibles

Boris Vian

[First added to this chart: 08/03/2019]

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

220

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

172

Overall Rank:

5,942

Average Rating:

75 (23 votes)

Comments:

6. (7)

Blue Train

John Coltrane

[First added to this chart: 08/03/2019]

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

571 charts

Rank Score:

5,959

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

303

Average Rating:

84 (648 votes)

Comments:

7. (5)

Basie

Count Basie And His Orchestra & Neal Hefti

[First added to this chart: 08/03/2019]

Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

168 charts

Rank Score:

896

Rank in 1958:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

1,880

Average Rating:

77 (154 votes)

Comments:

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Birth Of The Cool
Compilation

Miles Davis

[First added to this chart: 08/03/2019]

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

352 charts

Rank Score:

2,452

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

731

Average Rating:

80 (455 votes)

Comments:

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Ellington Uptown

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

[First added to this chart: 08/03/2019]

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

105 charts

Rank Score:

537

Rank in 1953:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

2,855

Average Rating:

77 (81 votes)

Comments:

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The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert
Live

Benny Goodman

[First added to this chart: 08/03/2019]

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

94 charts

Rank Score:

596

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

2,614

Average Rating:

73 (81 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s composition

Year	Albums	%

1950	3	3%
1951	5	5%
1952	4	4%
1953	5	5%
1954	6	6%
1955	4	4%
1956	16	16%
1957	20	20%
1958	15	15%
1959	20	20%

Artist	Albums	%

Billie Holiday	8	8%
Sonny Rollins	7	7%
Ella Fitzgerald	6	6%
Miles Davis	5	5%
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	5	5%
Count Basie	4	4%
Miles Davis Quintet	3	3%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	88	88%
	5	5%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	1	1%
	1	1%
	1	1%

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	93	93%
Yes	7	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	92	92%
Yes	8	8%

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

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 2 from 6th to 4th Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus
Up 1 from 7th to 6th Blue Train by John Coltrane
Up 1 from 4th to 3rd Ascenseur Pour L'échafaud by Miles Davis

Biggest fallers
Down 3 from 2nd to 5th Chansons Possibles Et Impossibles by Boris Vian
Down 2 from 5th to 7th Basie by Count Basie And His Orchestra & Neal Hefti

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