Best Albums of the 1950s
Listed below are the best albums of the 1950s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.
Buy album 
- #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1958
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,240
Rank in 1958:
Rank in 1950s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
25
Buy album
- #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1956
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,940
Rank in 1956:
Rank in 1950s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1957
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,859
Rank in 1957:
Rank in 1950s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1958
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,827
Rank in 1958:
Rank in 1950s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1957
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,786
Rank in 1957:
Rank in 1950s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1957
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,682
Rank in 1957:
Rank in 1950s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1954
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,607
Rank in 1954:
Rank in 1950s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1958
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,594
Rank in 1958:
Rank in 1950s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1957
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,457
Rank in 1957:
Rank in 1950s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1959
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,383
Rank in 1959:
Rank in 1950s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Total albums: 1,000. Page 2 of 100
Best Albums of the 1950s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
 |
|
|
| 1950 | 41 | 4% | |
| 1951 | 40 | 4% | |
| 1952 | 56 | 6% | |
| 1953 | 61 | 6% | |
| 1954 | 75 | 8% | |
| 1955 | 84 | 8% | |
| 1956 | 116 | 12% | |
| 1957 | 154 | 15% | |
| 1958 | 176 | 18% | |
| 1959 | 197 | 20% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
 |
|
|
| Billie Holiday | 18 | 2% | |
| Miles Davis | 16 | 2% | |
| Sonny Rollins | 15 | 2% | |
| Frank Sinatra | 15 | 2% | |
| Various Artists | 14 | 1% | |
| Ella Fitzgerald | 13 | 1% | |
| Sarah Vaughan | 11 | 1% | |
| Show all | |||
| Country | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
784 | 78% | |
 |
35 | 4% | |
 |
31 | 3% | |
 |
26 | 3% | |
 |
18 | 2% | |
 |
12 | 1% | |
 |
11 | 1% | |
| Show all | |||
If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.
| Email Address | |
|---|---|
| Forgotten passwords and other site notifications are sent to the email address saved on your profile. If you've changed your email address recently, please remember to update it on your profile page. (If you can't remember your password, and your email address is out of date, please contact us for assistance getting back into your account). |