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.

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summaryThe 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:
1953
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63
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Year of Release:
1956
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63
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1953
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1951
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62
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Year of Release:
1958
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62
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Year of Release:
1952
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62
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Year of Release:
1951
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62
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1950
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62
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1959
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62
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Year of Release:
1957
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61
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 49 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 85 9%
1956 115 12%
1957 154 15%
1958 176 18%
1959 197 20%
Country Albums %


United States 783 78%
France 35 4%
Mixed Nationality 31 3%
United Kingdom 26 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 963 96%
Yes 37 4%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 974 97%
Yes 26 3%
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