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	122	5,226	Voice Of The Xtabay (2,069th)by Yma Sumac
1951	141	4,238	Genius Of Modern Music (2,771st)by Thelonious Monk
1952	150	6,935	Bird & Diz (1,990th)by Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie
1953	194	6,690	Black Coffee With Peggy Lee (1,839th)by Peggy Lee
1954	230	11,095	Chet Baker Sings (681st)by Chet Baker
1955	325	14,935	In The Wee Small Hours (381st)by Frank Sinatra
1956	433	32,487	Elvis Presley (364th)by Elvis Presley
1957	565	45,546	Blue Train (303rd)by John Coltrane
1958	568	41,508	Lady In Satin (564th)by Billie Holiday
1959	611	82,071	Kind Of Blue (38th)by Miles Davis
Total	3,339	250,730

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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131.

Loving You

Elvis Presley

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

70 charts

Rank Score:

299

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

131

Overall Rank:

4,643

Average Rating:

70 (73 votes)

Comments:

132.

A Swingin' Affair!

Frank Sinatra

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

65 charts

Rank Score:

296

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

132

Overall Rank:

4,673

Average Rating:

74 (81 votes)

Comments:

133.

50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong: Elvis' Gold Records - Volume 2
Compilation

Elvis Presley

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

52 charts

Rank Score:

294

Rank in 1959:

Rank in 1950s:

133

Overall Rank:

4,704

Average Rating:

77 (54 votes)

Comments:

134.

Nina Simone At Town Hall
Live

Nina Simone

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

293

Rank in 1959:

Rank in 1950s:

134

Overall Rank:

4,714

Average Rating:

75 (57 votes)

Comments:

135.

Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

291

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

135

Overall Rank:

4,741

Average Rating:

75 (38 votes)

Comments:

136.

A Date With Elvis
Compilation

Elvis Presley

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

57 charts

Rank Score:

291

Rank in 1959:

Rank in 1950s:

136

Overall Rank:

4,748

Average Rating:

74 (43 votes)

Comments:

137.

A Night At Birdland Vol. 1
Live

Art Blakey

Year of Release:

1954

Appears in:

45 charts

Rank Score:

285

Rank in 1954:

Rank in 1950s:

137

Overall Rank:

4,821

Average Rating:

75 (40 votes)

Comments:

138.

Dinah Jams
Live

Dinah Washington

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

66 charts

Rank Score:

282

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

138

Overall Rank:

4,869

Average Rating:

74 (54 votes)

Comments:

139.

Du Chant À La Une!...

Serge Gainsbourg

Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

268

Rank in 1958:

Rank in 1950s:

139

Overall Rank:

5,031

Average Rating:

72 (52 votes)

Comments:

140.

Palo Congo

Sabu

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

55 charts

Rank Score:

267

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

140

Overall Rank:

5,047

Average Rating:

71 (67 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 1950s composition

Year	Albums	%

1950	39	4%
1951	40	4%
1952	58	6%
1953	62	6%
1954	77	8%
1955	87	9%
1956	116	12%
1957	152	15%
1958	173	17%
1959	196	20%

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	19	2%
Billie Holiday	18	2%
Miles Davis	16	2%
Frank Sinatra	15	2%
Sonny Rollins	15	2%
Ella Fitzgerald	13	1%
Elvis Presley	11	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	781	78%
	39	4%
	32	3%
	26	3%
	20	2%
	12	1%
	11	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	942	94%
Yes	58	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	963	96%
Yes	37	4%

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

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