Best Albums of the 1950s

Listed below are the best albums of the 1950s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 55,000 greatest album charts.

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1950s decade summary
YearAlbums 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.
19501315,291
19511414,291
19521566,563
19531986,694
195423811,200
195534515,187
195646432,969
195759039,816
195861148,398
195965782,234
Total3,531252,642

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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Year of Release:
1954
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22
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1957
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22
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Year of Release:
1956
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22
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Year of Release:
1953
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22
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Year of Release:
1956
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22
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Year of Release:
1958
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22
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Year of Release:
1954
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Rank Score:
22
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
22
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Average Rating:
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
22
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Year of Release:
1959
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22
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 100 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 83 8%
1956 116 12%
1957 153 15%
1958 177 18%
1959 198 20%
Country Albums %


United States 782 78%
France 35 4%
Mixed Nationality 32 3%
United Kingdom 27 3%
Brazil 18 2%
Canada 12 1%
Austria 11 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 944 94%
Yes 56 6%
Live? Albums %
No 962 96%
Yes 38 4%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 976 98%
Yes 24 2%
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