Top 48 Music Albums of the 1950s by SD100852

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• (Created: 11/20/2021 14:57).
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Kind Of Blue 

 Miles Davis

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[First added to this chart: 11/25/2021]

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

1,611 charts

Rank Score:

24,889

Rank in 1959:

1

Rank in 1950s:

1

Overall Rank:

38

Average Rating:

 89 (2,214 votes)

Comments:

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2. (3) 1

Elvis Presley 

 Elvis Presley

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[First added to this chart: 11/25/2021]

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

577 charts

Rank Score:

4,958

Rank in 1956:

1

Rank in 1950s:

5

Overall Rank:

364

Average Rating:

 79 (747 votes)

Comments:

37

3. (2) 1

Ellington At Newport 
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 Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

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[First added to this chart: 04/12/2022]

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

210 charts

Rank Score:

1,488

Rank in 1956:

5

Rank in 1950s:

30

Overall Rank:

1,194

Average Rating:

 79 (192 votes)

Comments:

6

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The Shape Of Jazz To Come 

 Ornette Coleman

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[First added to this chart: 11/25/2021]

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

414 charts

Rank Score:

3,893

Rank in 1959:

4

Rank in 1950s:

8

Overall Rank:

462

Average Rating:

 81 (498 votes)

Comments:

24

5.

Songs For Swingin' Lovers! 

 Frank Sinatra

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Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

307 charts

Rank Score:

2,960

Rank in 1956:

2

Rank in 1950s:

12

Overall Rank:

598

Average Rating:

 79 (364 votes)

Comments:

20

6. (5) 1

Blue Train 

 John Coltrane

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[First added to this chart: 11/25/2021]

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

571 charts

Rank Score:

5,966

Rank in 1957:

1

Rank in 1950s:

4

Overall Rank:

303

Average Rating:

 84 (648 votes)

Comments:

29

7. (6) 1

Here's Little Richard 

 Little Richard

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[First added to this chart: 11/25/2021]

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

411 charts

Rank Score:

3,982

Rank in 1957:

2

Rank in 1950s:

7

Overall Rank:

452

Average Rating:

 79 (480 votes)

Comments:

40

8. (7) 1

In The Wee Small Hours 

 Frank Sinatra

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[First added to this chart: 11/25/2021]

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

475 charts

Rank Score:

4,711

Rank in 1955:

1

Rank in 1950s:

6

Overall Rank:

381

Average Rating:

 80 (633 votes)

Comments:

38

9. (8) 1

Please Please Please 

 James Brown And His Famous Flames

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[First added to this chart: 11/25/2021]

Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

95 charts

Rank Score:

537

Rank in 1958:

20

Rank in 1950s:

83

Overall Rank:

2,858

Average Rating:

 74 (66 votes)

Comments:

5

10. (9) 1

Johnny Cash With His Hot And Blue Guitar 

 Johnny Cash

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[First added to this chart: 01/30/2024]

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

224 charts

Rank Score:

1,599

Rank in 1957:

8

Rank in 1950s:

26

Overall Rank:

1,106

Average Rating:

 77 (216 votes)

Comments:

13

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Top 48 Music Albums of the 1950s composition

Year	Albums	%
1950	1	2%
1951	0	0%
1952	0	0%
1953	0	0%
1954	0	0%
1955	2	4%
1956	8	17%
1957	12	25%
1958	12	25%
1959	12	25%

Artist	Albums	%
Elvis Presley	7	15%
Miles Davis	4	8%
Little Richard	3	6%
Miles Davis Quintet	3	6%
Frank Sinatra	3	6%
James Brown And His Famous Flames	2	4%
Johnny Cash	2	4%
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Country	Albums	%
	43	90%
	2	4%
	2	4%
	1	2%

Top 48 Music Albums of the 1950s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 1 from 23rd to 22nd Dig by Miles Davis
Up 1 from 21st to 20th Relaxin' With The Miles Davis Quintet by Miles Davis Quintet
Up 1 from 3rd to 2nd Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley

Biggest fallers
Down 14 from 17th to 31st Elvis' Christmas Album by Elvis Presley
Down 5 from 34th to 39th Merry Christmas (1955) by Bing Crosby
Down 5 from 35th to 40th Tanganyika Strut by Wilbur Harden

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