Best Albums of the 1950s

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Listed below are the best albums of the 1950s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1950s decade summary

Year	Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts.	Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year)	Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
1950	125	5,235	Voice Of The Xtabay (2,074th)by Yma Sumac
1951	141	4,186	Genius Of Modern Music (2,816th)by Thelonious Monk
1952	151	6,928	Bird & Diz (1,986th)by Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie
1953	194	6,687	Black Coffee With Peggy Lee (1,847th)by Peggy Lee
1954	230	11,113	Chet Baker Sings (671st)by Chet Baker
1955	327	14,828	In The Wee Small Hours (382nd)by Frank Sinatra
1956	435	32,213	Elvis Presley (367th)by Elvis Presley
1957	568	45,277	Blue Train (307th)by John Coltrane
1958	570	41,282	Lady In Satin (565th)by Billie Holiday
1959	614	81,410	Kind Of Blue (38th)by Miles Davis
Total	3,355	249,160

The best artists of the 1950s were Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, Frank Sinatra, Charles Mingus, Elvis Presley, Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Billie Holiday and John Coltrane.

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611.

A Session With Chet Atkins

Chet Atkins

Year of Release:

1954

Appears in:

12 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1954:

Rank in 1950s:

611

Overall Rank:

22,140

Average Rating:

71 (10 votes)

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612.

Webb Pierce

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

10 charts

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Rank in 1950s:

612

Overall Rank:

22,162

Average Rating:

70 (11 votes)

Comments:

613.

Deeds, Not Words

Max Roach

Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

18 charts

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614.

The Astaire Story

Fred Astaire

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1953:

Rank in 1950s:

614

Overall Rank:

22,179

Average Rating:

68 (23 votes)

Comments:

615.

Massenet: Manon

Pierre Monteux / Choeurs Et Orchestre Du Théâtre National De L'Opéra-Comique

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

615

Overall Rank:

22,205

Average Rating:

73 (4 votes)

Comments:

616.

Havana 3 A.M.

Pérez Prado

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

616

Overall Rank:

22,237

Average Rating:

70 (16 votes)

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617.

It's A Blue World

Mel Tormé

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

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Rank in 1950s:

617

Overall Rank:

22,246

Average Rating:

72 (15 votes)

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618.

Crew Cut Capers

The Crew Cuts

Year of Release:

1954

Appears in:

12 charts

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Rank in 1950s:

618

Overall Rank:

22,248

Average Rating:

70 (9 votes)

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619.

The Rising Of The Moon: Irish Songs Of Rebellion

The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

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Rank in 1950s:

619

Overall Rank:

22,330

Average Rating:

71 (6 votes)

Comments:

620.

Open Fire, Two Guitars

Johnny Mathis

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

9 charts

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Best Albums of the 1950s composition

Year	Albums	%

1950	41	4%
1951	40	4%
1952	58	6%
1953	62	6%
1954	76	8%
1955	85	9%
1956	117	12%
1957	150	15%
1958	174	17%
1959	197	20%

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	18	2%
Billie Holiday	18	2%
Miles Davis	16	2%
Sonny Rollins	15	2%
Frank Sinatra	15	2%
Ella Fitzgerald	13	1%
Elvis Presley	11	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	778	78%
	39	4%
	32	3%
	26	3%
	21	2%
	13	1%
	11	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	943	94%
Yes	57	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	962	96%
Yes	38	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	977	98%
Yes	23	2%

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