Best Albums of 1950

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Listed below are the best albums of 1950 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 greatest album charts.

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1950 year summaryThe best artists of 1950 were Yma Sumac, Benny Goodman, Woody Guthrie, Charlie Parker, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Les Paul, Édith Piaf, Trio Aguilillas and Dexter Gordon.

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31.

Historical America In Song: Songs Of Expanding America

Burl Ives

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

710

Overall Rank:

25,248

Average Rating:

65 (11 votes)

Comments:

32.

Hot Jazz

Sarah Vaughan

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

17 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

733

Overall Rank:

26,212

Average Rating:

74 (18 votes)

Comments:

33.

Jazz Classics Vol. 1

Sidney Bechet

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

752

Overall Rank:

26,754

Average Rating:

71 (10 votes)

Comments:

34.

Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 "Eroica"

Arturo Toscanini / NBC Symphony Orchestra

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

811

Overall Rank:

29,115

Average Rating:

70 (7 votes)

Comments:

35.

Piano (Solos)

Bud Powell

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

840

Overall Rank:

30,173

Average Rating:

71 (11 votes)

Comments:

36.

Volume Two

Billie Holiday

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

875

Overall Rank:

31,070

Average Rating:

72 (9 votes)

Comments:

37.

Brahms: Concerto In D, Op. 77 For Violin And Orchestra

Wilhelm Furtwängler / Lucerne Festival Orchestra / Yehudi Menuhin

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

900

Overall Rank:

31,710

Average Rating:

70 (6 votes)

Comments:

38.

Autumn In New York

Jo Stafford

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

941

Overall Rank:

32,804

Average Rating:

70 (12 votes)

Comments:

39.

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 In B Minor, Op. 74

Arturo Toscanini / NBC Symphony Orchestra

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

957

Overall Rank:

33,350

Average Rating:

72 (7 votes)

Comments:

40.

Tenderly

Oscar Peterson

Year of Release:

1950

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1950:

Rank in 1950s:

975

Overall Rank:

34,178

Average Rating:

71 (5 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1950 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Édith Piaf	3	3%
Norman Granz' Jazz At The Philharmonic	3	3%
André Cluytens / Orchestre Et Choeur Du Théâtre National De L'Opéra-Comique	2	2%
Benny Goodman	2	2%
Charlie Parker	2	2%
Frank Sinatra	2	2%
Billie Holiday	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%

	82	69%
	8	7%
	6	5%
	4	3%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	2	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	116	97%
Yes	3	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	118	99%
Yes	1	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	118	99%
Yes	1	1%

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