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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Gone With The Wind

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

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1959

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9 charts

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272.

Art Pepper + Eleven

Art Pepper

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1959

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1 chart

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This Is Sparrow

The Mighty Sparrow

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1959

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Berg: Sonata For Piano, Op. 1 / Schoenberg: Three Piano Pieces, Op. 11 / Krenek: Sonata No. 3 For Piano; Op. 92; No. 4

Glenn Gould

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1959

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3 charts

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Art Blakey Big Band

Art Blakey

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1959

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3 charts

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The Teddy Bears Sing!

The Teddy Bears

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1959

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2 charts

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Mr. Personality

Lloyd Price

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1959

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3 charts

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Elgar: Enigma Variations: Suite From The Dramatic Music Of Purcell

Sir Malcolm Sargent / London Symphony Orchestra

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1959

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6 charts

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J.S. Bach: Скрипичные концерты [Violin Concertos]

Rudolf Barshai / Moscow Chamber Orchestra / Leonid Kogan / Elizaveta Gilels

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1959

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280.

Plays The Cole Porter Songbook

Oscar Peterson

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1959

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8 charts

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Best Albums of 1959 composition

Artist	Albums	%

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

	353	70%
	32	6%
	31	6%
	13	3%
	11	2%
	9	2%
	7	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	474	94%
Yes	29	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	489	97%
Yes	14	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	492	98%
Yes	11	2%

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Best Albums of 1951
1. Genius Of Modern Music by Thelonious Monk
2. Masterpieces By Ellington by Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
3. Hank Williams Sings by Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys
4. Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite by Machito
5. Ritual Of The Savage by Les Baxter
6. On Moonlight Bay by Doris Day
7. Lover Man by Billie Holiday
8. Les Paul's New Sound, Vol. 2 by Les Paul & Mary Ford
9. Satchmo At Symphony Hall by Louis Armstrong
10. Sonatas And Interludes For Prepared Piano By John Cage by Maro Ajemian
11. The New Sounds by Miles Davis
12. Judy At The Palace by Judy Garland
13. Talking And Drum Solos by Baby Dodds
14. I'll See You In My Dreams by Doris Day
15. Lullaby Of Broadway by Doris Day
16. Encores by Édith Piaf
17. Harmony Time Vol.2 by The Chordettes
18. 1ère Série: Félix Leclerc Chante Ses Derniers Succès by Félix Leclerc
19. Blessed Assurance by Sister Rosetta Tharpe
20. Porgy And Bess by George Gershwin